WHEATLAND – The Platte County Historical Society will host retired rural schoolteacher, Ann Koenig, at the Platte County Library on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, beginning at 7 p.m.
Koenig moved to Wyoming in 1977 to teach in Albany County rural schools after completing her BS and MS degrees from Oklahoma University. Her teaching career in preschool and elementary grades spanned 35 years in three Wyoming school districts. She retired from Platte County School District No. 1 in 2021.
Her program titled “Reflections of a Rural School Teacher” will include information about the establishment of rural schools in Wyoming, and statutes that pertained to the growth of rural education in Wyoming, along with many personal experiences (some of which are very humorous) of her years as a teacher.
The PCHS is a chapter of the Wyoming Historical Society. Membership includes receiving Annals of Wyoming three times a year, Wyoming History News, notices of special events such as treks to historic sites, award opportunities, and more. Officers include Rick Robbins, President; Mary Jo Birt, Vice President; Wendy Dickerson, Secretary and Diana McDonald, Treasurer. For more details contact Rick on 331-3024.