Peshawbestown School

District 6,  Suttons Bay Township,  Leelanau County

School Picture - postcard photo by Edward L. Beebe c1916.

The original record book was purchased at a yard sale. After a few years it was donated to the Leelanau Historical Society Museum in Leland, Michigan for protection and preservation.

Transcription of names:

1925-1926 - Fern Lindley, teacher
Student - Age
Alice Stallman, 6
Elmer Shacko, 5
Kitty Demeny, 7
John Petwadam, 9
Geard Stallman, 7
Alex Agosa, (no age, first grade)
Earle Shacko, 7
Eugene Stallman, 8
Charlie Howards, 7
Annette Anderson, 8
Irving Sands, 11
Margaret Sands, 14
Marie Stallman, 10
Edward Peshaba, 13
Nicholas Gingway, 14
Edward Francis, 13
Isabella Pontiac, 13
Alice Wabnimkee, 15
Lucille Peshaba, 15
Kermit Raftshall, 11
Josephine Ance, 10
Lucelle Petwadem, 12
Irene Chippway, 7
Oscar Chippway, 6
Rose Petwadem, 5
Archie Miller, 5
Isabella Fisher, 11
Florence Raftshal, 5
Sammie Howard, 11
Garland Howard, 13
Jeanette Fisher, 15


1927-1928 - Rosella Belanger, teacher
Student - grade
Roy Shocko, 1st
Lorraine Stallman, 1st
Alice Stallman, 2nd
Elmer Shocko, 2nd
Gerard Stallman, 3rd
Florence Raftshol, 3rd
Earl Shocko, 3rd
Howard Raphael, 3rd
Eugene Stallman, 5th
Annette Anderson, 6th
Margaret Sands, 6th
Edward Reshabe, 7th
Marie Stallman, 8th
Amelia Wasagishik, 1st
George Bemos, 5th
Florence Bemos, 5th

Visitors' Register 1925-1926
Comm. H. R. Dumbrille
E. Martinsons
R. Maakstead
Edna Otto
Fern Priest
Ivan Sanborn
Gerturde Rafthsol
Emma Behm
Fern Priest
Marnin Lindley
Esther Mark
Bonnie Gellness
Ben Peshabe

Visitors' Register 1927-1928

Mr. H. R. Dumbrille
Mr. Eugene Belanger
Mrs. A. J. Raftshol
Miss Gertrude Raftshol
Miss Lucile Peshabe


Peshawbestown School photos from the Family Collection of Paul Christophersen:

Picture 1 - girls left to right, Irene Miller, unknown, unknown, unknown, Julia Shocko;
boys George Yannot, Ivan (Hyman) Miller