08/26/2026
i hope i see something from my family. There is a great chance since my mother and my father and their sisters and brothers went there and my sisters and brothers and i went there and some of my cousins on my mother’s side of the family went there.
Dates and times!
Tue Sep 1st at 7:00 PM - presentation
Sat Sep 12th 10:00 AM-2:00 PM - reunion
Sun Sep 13th 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
[10:52-10:58 PM Tue Aug 25, 2026]
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1686872729683380&id=100050820086252
Reunion planned for 100th year of Village School building
By GEORGE AUSTIN
SOMERSET - The Somerset Historical Society is inviting alumni of the former Village School to come back to the building for a reunion on Sept. 12 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the building.
The Historical Society is encouraging former students of the school to come and share their stories about attending classes there.
"The people who went to that school are very attached to it, so there must be a lot of good memories there," Somerset Historical Society Director John Larsen said.
For alumni of the Village School who can not make it on Sept. 12, the building will be open on Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. Larsen said that when he has been at the Historical Society building, people have come in and said they went to the Village School there. He said they pointed out rooms where certain teachers taught.
Larsen said construction of the Village School building, which is located at 274 High St. in Somerset, started in 1925 and the school opened in September of 2026.
"At the time, it was a state-of-the-art school," Larsen said. "One thing they were very excited about is they didn't have to go outside to go to the bathroom. They had indoor plumbing."
Larsen said there was a 60th anniversary celebration of the school. He said the Historical Society has a script for the play that fourth graders of the school put on at that event.
The Village School closed in 1989.
Larsen said the Historical Society has a number of class photographs from the Village School that do not have the students identified. He said they will have books at the 100th anniversary open house at the building where people can identify students in the photos.
Larsen said that people he has talked to seem very excited about the event at the former Village School building.
"I think we're going to get a good turnout," Larsen said.
Lucia Casey was the last principal at Village School. Larsen said the Historical Society is reaching out to her about attending the event on Sept. 12.
Larsen said that at one time, the Village School had classes for kindergarten through grade eight. He said the Historical Society has graduation photos from the school from the 1930s.
The former Village School building is currently used as a museum for the Somerset Historical Society with a lot of artifacts from the town's history. During the reunion event, Larsen said the Historical Society will have a school room set up with desks from different periods. He said they have chalk boards in the room, as well as book shelves with elementary school books.
Larsen said there will be some light refreshments at the reunion.
Larsen said that on Sept. 1, Somerset Historical Society President Christopher Duarte, will do a presentation on the history of the Village School starting at 7 p.m. at the Historical Society building located at 274 High St.
Larsen said if anybody has any type of artifacts from the Village School that they would like to donate to the museum, they can email a message to [email protected].
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