Young Searsmont teacher inspires, educates Searsmont third graders, 126 years later

Ames Elementary School third graders created an abridged and illustrated version of the recently published 1880s diary of Searsmont schoolteacher Josephine Knight and presented it to the Searsmont Historical Society Tuesday morning, June 10. When the students arrived at the Searmont Library carrying their illustrations of scenes from the diary, Searsmont Historical Society's curator, Norman Withee, had a surprise ...