Ted Hall, recently retired Superintendent of Batesville School District, will present a program titled, “Schools Consolidate: From One Room to Many” on Sunday, September 26 at 4 p.m. in Old Independence Regional Museum.
The museum invites visitors to learn about school consolidation history and its advantages and disadvantages through Hall’s presentation.
Normal museum hours are: Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $3.00 for adults, $2.00 for seniors and $1.00 for children. The museum is located at 380 South 9th street, between Boswell and Vine Streets in Batesville.
Old Independence is a regional museum serving a 12-county area: Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Marion, Poinsett, Sharp, Stone, White, and Woodruff. Parts of these present-day counties comprised the original Independence County in 1820’s Arkansas territory.
