Mineral Springs School

Latest Site Updates

Check this page to find out what's been added to the site since your last visit. As always, we depend on our faithful Mineralites to provide us with information, photos, or anything else having to do with the Old School that we can use to  enhance this site. If you don't know how to provide material, click on this link.

April 25, 2010
Unbeknownst to us, the Guestbook for this site has for some time had a glitch that prevented folks from signing the book or leaving comments. To fix that, we've upgraded the Guestbook for better functionality and a totally new look. We apologize to those of you who may have attempted to sign the book but couldn't because the security number you were supposed to enter didn't appear. The good news is that the glitch led us to a better Guestbook. All entries from the previous Guestbook have been transferred to the new one, with the original posting dates indicated. Check it out and sign in, please! >


October 25, 2009
Our Obituaries page notes the passing of David Jo (Densmore) Baggett, a dear friend of Mineral Springs School and of this Web site. David Jo attended Mineral Springs from 1952 until 1961. During the entirety of that time she was a friend and classmate of the Webmaster of this site, who will always cherish her memory and be grateful for her friendship.

October 18, 2009
Two new treasures have been added to our archives collection. First is the oldest document in the archives--a copy of a third grade report card from school year 1917-1918. This was at least 4 years before the school moved from its Jew Hollow location to the "new" building of our memories. We also have a photo of what may be the original Mineral Springs School bell.

August 27, 2009
Thanks to Betty (Moore) Williams, we've added about a dozen photos to our 2009 school reunion collection. Check them all out on the reunions page, or start scrolling through the new photos here.

We also note the passing of longtime Coalburg resident and Mineral student Bud England on the Obituaries page.

August 11, 2009
We've added a photo of the 4th Grade Harvest King and Queen (Chris Sorensen and Paula McDuffie) as well as Chris with his Rebel snowman.

August 9, 2009
We've enjoyed another great Mineral School reunion, and we've added a bunch of photo's of some of this year's attendees. See the reunions page, and start scrollin'.

March 4, 2009
Again thanks to Sid Adkins, an old newspaper clipping comes to light that depicts the officers of the Jefferson County Teachers' Association circa 1958. Prominent among them are association president Richard Causey (erroneously identified as Richard Causly), who was Mineral Springs principal from 1957 to 1959, and treasurer B. H. Oden, who succeeded Mr. Causey as principal in 1959.
 
February 22, 2009
Thanks to Sid Adkins, we've been able to add a new class photo. Check out the 8th grade class of 1958-'59.

January-February 2009
Unfortunately, most of the recent updates have been to the Obituaries page, where we've noted the recent passing of Lynn Gibson, Jack Sorensen, Sanford Herron, and George Pennington.