2008 Photo Gallery
Take a look at some photos from some of this year’s many events.
Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman and his wife Axie, held their annual book talk in the cozy setting of Newcomer Schoolhouse in Shelter Gardens. A few attendees shared their memories of attending a one room schoolhouse and there was a discussion about the vivid dreams that Paul, the narrator, has in the book.
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Ashland's senior center was crowded Monday night for a presentation of photos and history on the one-room schoolhouses of Boone County. Presenter Dianne Hart Miller brought along lots of photographs to share as she discussed the life and times of her great aunt, the first woman superintendent of Boone County schools. Many in the audience had attended one-room schools and some were even in the photos. They had a great time remembering their childhoods and filling in forgotten names of the children pictured.
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A good crowd of readers came by the Columbia library and William Woods in Fulton to talk to One Read author Ivan Doig. The author said he draws on his early years growing up in Montana and his career as a journalist in Illinois. Doig also answered lots of questions and even read an excerpt from his novel in progress which is a sequel to "The Whistling Season." In the scene Doig read, Morrie is working in a library in Butte and encounters "Rabrab," one of his students from Marias Coulee.
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Over 200 people showed up last Wednesday night at William Woods auditorium in Fulton to hear about the working lives of horses in America 1880-1920. Equine instrutor Laura Ward showed off some lovely horse blankets and sleigh bells. She also brought along great old photos of horses being used for all kinds of work.
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The Boonslick Chord Busters and the Sweet Adelines chorus performed music from the era of "The Whistling Season" as part of Friday night's One Read concert at the Cherry St. Artisan.
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Local author Betty Cook Rottmann shared stories from her year teaching at a one-room schoolhouse in rural Missouri in 1941. As young woman, Betty moved from her urban life in Kansas City out to the country to teach for a year near the home of her boyfriend Leroy Rottmann. She wanted to test herself and find out what life was like in the country. An appreciative audience listened while she read them her story, filled with charming anecdotes like the story of how her wedding dress became the whole town's business. Making her own dress, Betty needed 14 yards of lace and asked the local store to order it in for her. She was startled to discover that her package, coming in from New York City, was extraordinary enough that the whole town knew when it arrived.
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KFRU's David Lile moderated this panel. the other participants were Tim Lloyd of KBXR, historian Dianne Hart Miller, David Shenker from MU's classics department and Wayne Anderson from MU's psychology department.
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Curt Morgret, a member of the 2008 reading panel, led this talk. "Three Cups of Tea" was the first of the ten finalists that he read and it remains his favorite.
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Retired teacher Ruby Robinson taught in a one-room schoolhouse. She shared her memories and her insights into "The Whistling Season" with other readers at a program in Hallsville.
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Former Ashland mayor Charlie Campbell led this year's book discussion in Ashland.
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The First Wednesday Book Discussion convenes every month to discuss a notable book and every September, the One Read book is their focus.
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