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j e r s e y s h o r e • F A L L / H O L I D A Y 2 0 2 1 15 continued on page 16 tained by the Freehold Township Heritage Society. It is currently closed to visitors except for special events. WEST FREEHOLD SCHOOL HOUSE, FREEHOLD Corner of County Road 537 and Wemrock Road, Freehold www.oakleyfarmmuseum.org/ west-freehold-schoolhouse The West Freehold School House is the second original schoolhouse still standing in Freehold Township and is located at what was once known as Mount's Corner. The school, which was originally named the West Freehold Collegiate and Seminary Institute, was built in 1847 on land purchased for $25. Pieces of original furnishings and school supplies, as One of the holdings of the Barnegat Light Museum, formerly the Barnegat Light School House, is the book of "School Records." Dating back to the early 1900s, the book contains transcribed, typewrit- ten copies of the original pages that were written by the students in pen and are kept safe in the museum's archives. The instructions to students were as follows: School Records from Barnegat Light Students The School Record of Barnegat City School: Introductory Instructions For Entries It having been decided that a weekly school record of Barnegat City school be kept, herein will be found the items which such record should or may contain: 1st The weather for the week. 2nd Record of attendance for week, together with those scholars named who deserve special mention for good lessons and deportment. 3rd Anything new in school work. 4th Local news of interest. 5th National news of interest. 6th Criticism of any grammatical errors noticed at school. 7th Name of the editor for the following week. 8th Quotation or selection from some good author Photos courtesy of Barnegat Light Museum well as original documents such as an attendance sheet from 1881 and the original flooring, can be found inside the school, which is staged for a typical school day in the late 19th century and stands upon its original foundation. Fifty to sixty students attended the school at any given time and studied math, reading, writing, and science. The school- house closed in 1937 when schools in Freehold Township were consol- idated and students were moved to other school buildings. An Eagle Scout project added replica outhouses to the site behind the school build- ing in 2005. Today, it is a historic landmark/museum and maintained by the Freehold Township Historic Preservation Commission. It is cur- rently closed to visitors except for special events. West Freehold School House. A handwritten page from the weekly school record, October 20, 1902. Jill Ocone Barnegat Light School House.

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