District #36 School

District #36 School. . This schoolhouse was located four miles north and four miles west of Hershey, Nebraska and was called "Lower Birdwood". On January 22, 1892, the representatives from both the State of Nebraska and Lincoln County signed an agreement claiming this as a district. , In 1901, the court records show the assessed value of this school to be $5,824.00. , The first known teacher was M.G. McNeel during the 1904-1905 school year. At that time, students only attended school in three month sessions, later six month sessions were introduced. Not until 1954-1955 was school extended to a nine month schedule. , District #36 was closed in 1976 and consolidated with District #95, known as "Upper Birdwood". , On March 16th, 1976, members of the Lincoln County Historical Museum, Hosmer Doolittle and Gordon Knotts, met with the District #36 school board. The board presented the museum with this schoolhouse and all its contents, plus two toilets, and a pump for water. , A round oak stove sat at the left front of the room for heat. Corn cobs, cow chips, and chopped wood from locally felled trees were used for heat. , The school was moved by Mr. Crow in May 1976.