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A look back at how rural students in Gillespie County learned in one-room schoolhouses during the late 19th and early

"12 Gillespie County Schools are Recognized – Not for Achievement, but Survival" Texas Escapes.com, Read the story . . .

Boots & BBQ Donation

"In honor of Fredericksburg Tea Party member Doris Spraggins, the Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools was chosen as the

Cruising the GCCS Driving Trail

"In Fredericksburg, Texas, there is a driving trail called the Gillespie County Country Schools Driving Trail. If you haven’t heard about

Designed for Repair-ability

"Learning from the German Country Schools of Gillespie County, Texas" Texas Tech University, States of Disrepair/Acts of Repair, credit: Ben

Sustain and Endure

"A look at the history of the German rural schools." Texas Architech Magazine, credit: Ben K. Shaklette, March/April 2021 Read

Along the Road

"Interview with former students about their hill country school experiences." OKRA-Real Southern Culture Magazine, credit: Deborah Burst, Winter, 2021, pgs

Day Trips: Gillespie County Country Schools (2020)

"Take a trip back in education history while enjoying the Hill Country scenery." Austin Chronicle, credit: Gerald E. McLeod, May

Discover the Gillespie County Schoolhouses

"A Fredericksburg-area non-profit works to preserve Gillespie County schoolhouses, nostalgic pieces of our region's heritage." The Texas Wildflower, credit: Shawna

Preservation Partnership

County.org/Magazine, Vol 29, No 5, Page 8, (A Publication of the Texas Association of Counties), credit: Liz Carmack (Historical Highlights),

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