Country School: One Room - One Nation

Encore Screenings of "Country School" in Moline and Davenport September 24-25, 2011

Moline Public Library.

Two encore screenings of the award-winning documentary Country School: One Room – One Nation will take place in the Quad Cities this weekend.

The film will screen on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. at the Moline Public Library, 717 3210 41st Street, Moline, Illinois. A Q&A session with filmmakers Tammy & Kelly Rundle will follow the film.
  
On Sunday, September 25th, 2011 the film will be featured at the German American Heritage Center, 712 West Second Street, Davenport, Iowa at 2:00 p.m. The program will feature a special presentation on German influences in Davenport schools, the documentary film and Q&A with the filmmakers.

German American Heritage Museum in Davenport, IA.

A display of one-room school memorabilia will be included at each presentation.

Country School: One Room - One Nation received grant awards from Humanities Iowa, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Wisconsin Humanities Council, and Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area.

Grout Museum to Feature "Country School" and Q&A with Filmmakers and Historian Bob Neymeyer

The Grout Museum of History and Science in Waterloo, Iowa.

Country School: One Room - One Nation will be showcased Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Grout Museum, 503 South Street, in Waterloo, Iowa.  Seating is very limited and reservations are recommended.

Several country schools in Black Hawk County appear in the documentary, including Bennington #4 in Waterloo, “R” Little Red Schoolhouse in Cedar Falls and Marshall Center School on the UNI Campus.  Grout Museum historian Dr. Robert Neymeyer and UNI Museums Director Dr. Sue Grosboll were interviewed and served as consultants on the film.

Q&A with film producers Tammy and Kelly Rundle, and historian Robert Neymeyer will follow each presentation.  Tickets are $8 for museum members and $10 for non-members, and include admission to the Grout Museum of History and Science and the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum. 

Visit www.groutmuseumdistrict.org for more information or call 319.234.6357.