FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 26, 2010

CONTACT: Jori Wade-Booth, UNI Museums Public Affairs Coordinator, (319) 273-7615

SPEND "SATURDAYS AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE"
Marshall Center School to feature 1930s programming

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Experience life in the 1930s with "Saturdays at the Schoolhouse" at Marshall Center School, corner of corner of Indiana St. and W. 23rd St. in Cedar Falls.
This fun and educational series brings the 1930s to life with programs that focus on rural, Iowa life and education in one-room schools. All programs are free and open to the public of all ages. Programs include:

• Saturday, Feb. 6, 2-4 p.m.
  Candy, Movies & Fun!
  Discover the differences between today's treats and those from the 1930s. Enjoy a screening of Disney's Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated feature film released in 1937. Space is limited! Call (319) 273-2188 to register by Wednesday, Feb. 3.

• Saturday, Feb. 20, 2:30-4 p.m.
  Iowa's One-Room Schoolhouses: Steve Sage
  Join Steve Sage, former student at Bennington No. 4, a rural Black Hawk County one-room school featured in the documentary, Iowa's One-Room Schoolhouses, for a short presentation about his experience in Iowa's one-room schools. Following, enjoy a screening of the Emmy Award-winning IPTV documentary featuring Marshall Center School and Bennington No. 4.

• Saturday, March 6, 2-4 p.m.
  Dear Mrs. Roosevelt
  Explore the world of the Roosevelt family during the Great Depression. Discover how the first family helped Americans get back to work and find out how Iowa children survived the 1930s. Learn fascinating facts with hands-on crafts and activities. Space is limited! Call (319) 273-2188 to register by Wednesday, March 3.

• Saturday, March 27, 2:30-4 p.m.
  Iowa's One-Room Schoolhouses: Ruth Anne Gooden
  Join Ruth Anne Gooden, a former one-room school teacher, for a short presentation about her experience teaching in Iowa's rural schoolhouses. Following, enjoy a screening of the Emmy Award-winning IPTV documentary Iowa's One-Room Schoolhouses.

• Saturday, April 3, 2-4 p.m.
  Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
  Attention all you American Girls (and boys)! Discover what Kit Kittredge's world was like in the 1930s. Bring your doll and join us for fun stories, crafts and a screening of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl the movie! Space is limited! Call (319) 273-2188 to register by Wednesday, March 31.
  Marshall Center School is open Friday and Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. The University Museum is located on Hudson Road and is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. For a complete schedule of UNI Museums' programs, visit www.uni.edu/museum.

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