Endnotes




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1 Helen Hemingway Benton, The New Encyclopedia Britanica, Micropaedia, Ready Reference Index, Encyclopedia Britanica, Chicago, Illinois, 1977, Volume IX, 715.

2 Helen Hemingway Benton, The New Encyclopedia Britanica, Micropaedia, Encyclopedia Britanica, Chicago, Illinois, 1977, Volume 17, 846.

3 Henry J. Perkinson, The Perfect Panacea: American Faith in Education 1865 – 1990, 1991, McGraw Hill, Inc., New York, 119.

4 The Silverhill 75th Anniversary, The Baldwin Times, Volume 82, Number 46, Bay Minette, Alabama, Thursday, November 11, 1971, C-1.

5 Historical and Genealogical Quarterly, Volume I, Number 4, The Baldwin County Historical Society, Fall 1988, page number unknown.

6 Eugene O. Foote, Baldwin County U.S.A., Southern Publishing Company, Pensacola, Florida, 1985, 3.

7 The Silverhill 75th Anniversary, The Baldwin Times, Volume 82, Number 46, Bay Minette, Alabama, Thursday, November 11, 1971, C-2.

8 Helen Hemingway Benton, The New Encyclopedia Britanica, Micropaedia, Ready Reference Index, Encyclopedia Britanica, Chicago, Illinois, 1977, Volume IX, 705.

9 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1979, located in the Silverhill School Library.

10 Carl Johnson, Cafeteria Dedication Notes, located in the Silverhill School Library, 1981, page 1.

11 Interview with Gladys Phildius, a former student in the two-story school and cafeteria worker, Silverhill, Alabama, April 14, 1992.

12 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1969, located in the Silverhill School Library.

13 Interview with Gladys Phildius, a former student in the two-story school and cafeteria worker, Silverhill, Alabama, April 14, 1992.

14 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1969, located in the Silverhill School Library.

15 Silverhill Nyheter, Svea Land Company, March, 1902, Chicago, Illinois, page 2.

16 Carl Johnson, Cafeteria Dedication Notes, located in the Silverhill School Library, 1981, page 2, Section 4.

17 The Silverhill 75th Anniversary, The Baldwin Times, Volume 82, Number 46, Bay Minette, Alabama, Thursday, November 11, 1971, C-9.

18 Interview with Ted Forsman, a former student in the two-story school and school trustee, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

19 Carl Johnson, Cafeteria Dedication Notes, located in the Silverhill School Library, 1981, page 2, section 4-5.

20 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1969, located in the Silverhill School Library.

21 The School Improvement Association handbook, Constitution and By-Laws, provided by Alice Johnson, mother of Carl Johnson, Silverhill, Alabama, 1992.

22 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1968, located in the Silverhill Town Library.

23 Dr. O.F.E. Winberg, from article “Scandinavians at Silverhill”, from a collection of papers in the Silverhill Town Library, date and page unknown.

24 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1979, located in the Silverhill School Library.

25 The Silverhill 75th Anniversary, The Baldwin Times, Volume 82, Number 46, Bay Minette, Alabama, Thursday, November 11, 1971, C-9.

26 The Silverhill 75th Anniversary, The Baldwin Times, Volume 82, Number 46, Bay Minette, Alabama, Thursday, November 11, 1971, C-9.

27 Interview with Gladys Phildius, a former student in the two-story school and cafeteria worker, Silverhill, Alabama, April 14, 1992.

28 Wayne E. Fuller, The Old Country School, University of Chicago Press, 1982, 76.

29 Interview with Ted Forsman, a former student in the two-story school and school trustee, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

30 Interview with George and Tina Lyrene and Esther Smith, all former students in the two-story school, Silverhill, Alabama, April 4, 1992.

31 Interview with Bob Linden, former student in the two-story school and school trustee, Silverhill, Alabama, May 13, 1992.

32 Interview with George and Tina Lyrene and Esther Smith, all former students in the two-story school, Silverhill, Alabama, April 4, 1992.

33 Interview with Bob Linden, former student in the two-story school and school trustee, Silverhill, Alabama, May 13, 1992.

34 Interview with George and Tina Lyrene and Esther Smith, all former students in the two-story school, Silverhill, Alabama, April 4, 1992.

35 Interview with Dorothy Clark, former teacher at Silverhill School, Silverhill, Alabama, April 16, 1992.

36 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1978, located in the Silverhill School Library.

37 Baldwin County Fair Brochure, Baldwin County Fair Association and the Silverhill Chamber of Commerce, 1939, brochure was located in the Silverhill Town Library.

38 Interview with Paul Anderson, former mayor of Silverhill and school trustee who knew Buffalo Bill, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

39 Interview with Paul Anderson, former mayor of Silverhill and school trustee who knew Buffalo Bill, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

40 Wayne E. Fuller, The Old Country School, University of Chicago Press, 1982, 231.

41 Clarke County Democrat, Grove Hill, Alabama, Thursday, March 26, 1931, page unknown.

42 Ira Harvey, A History of Educational Finance in Alabama, The Truman Pierce Institute for the Advancement of Teacher Education, Auburn, 1989, 131.

43 Baldwin County School Board Minutes, Instructional Resource Center, Bay Minette, Alabama, July 18, 1928.

44 Interview with Georgia Kucera, a parent of Bohemian children who attended the first brick school and wife of former Silverhill Mayor Ben Kucera, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

45 Interview with Paul Anderson, former mayor of Silverhill and school trustee who knew Buffalo Bill, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

46 The Silverhill 75th Anniversary, The Baldwin Times, Volume 82, Number 46, Bay Minette, Alabama, Thursday, November 11, 1971, C-7&8.

47 Interview with Ted Forsman, a former student in the two-story school and school trustee, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

48 Baldwin County Fair Brochure, Baldwin County Fair Association and the Silverhill Chamber of Commerce, 1939, brochure was located in the Silverhill Town Library.

49 Interview with Bob Linden, former student in the two-story school and school trustee, Silverhill, Alabama, May 13, 1992.

50 Interview with Elsie Chandler, one of the original organizers of Founder’s Day and town librarian, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

51 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1968, located in the Silverhill Town Library.

52 The Silverhill 75th Anniversary, The Baldwin Times, Volume 82, Number 46, Bay Minette, Alabama, Thursday, November 11, 1971, C-9&10.

53 Interview with Elsie Chandler, one of the original organizers of Founder’s Day and town librarian, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

54 Interview with Bob Linden, former student in the two-story school and school trustee, Silverhill, Alabama, May 13, 1992.

55 Silverhill Yearbook, 1948 – 1949, found in the Silverhill Town Library.

56 Carl Johnson, Cafeteria Dedication Notes, located in the Silverhill School Library, 1981, page 3, Section 9, and page 4, Section 10.

57 The Silverhill 75th Anniversary, The Baldwin Times, Volume 82, Number 46, Bay Minette, Alabama, Thursday, November 11, 1971, C-10.

58 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1968, located in the Silverhill Town Library.

59 Interview with Mrs. Doretha Hall, Silverhill School teacher and the first Black teacher assigned to Silverhill School, Silverhill, Alabama, May 22, 1992.

60 Interview with Gladys Phildius, a former student in the two-story school and cafeteria worker, Silverhill, Alabama, April 14, 1992.

61 Interview with Elsie Chandler, one of the original organizers of Founder’s Day and town librarian, Silverhill, Alabama, May 5, 1992.

62 The Silverhill 75th Anniversary, The Baldwin Times, Volume 82, Number 46, Bay Minette, Alabama, Thursday, November 11, 1971, C-10.

63 Founder’s Day Banquet Program, 1979, located in the Silverhill School Library.

64 Carl Johnson, Cafeteria Dedication Notes, located in the Silverhill School Library, 1981, page 4, Section 12, and page 5, Section 13.