1933

--From Jean Fox.  Posted to the Roberts Illinois History Group Facebook page.  August 2020.

1932

--From Jean Fox.  Posted to the Roberts Illinois History Group Facebook page.  August 2020.

1930

--From Jean Fox.  Posted to the Roberts Illinois History Group Facebook page.  August 2020.

1921

--From Jean Fox.  Posted to the Roberts Illinois History Group Facebook page.  August 2020.

Roberts School

--Posted to the Roberts Illinois History Group Facebook page by Jean Fox.  July 2020.

School Photo

--Jean Fox posted to the RIHG Facebook page.  July 2020.

Roberts Public School

"On the back of the postcard, it says: "Country pupils 1924 and 1925."

--Jean Fox posted this to the RIHG Facebook page in July 2020.  Her comment is under the photo.

1925 Basketball Team

Robert McNeil, son of Eli and Hattie (Arnold) McNeil, third in on left side.

Hoping someone can identify more players.  You can email me jandowell@hotmail.com

--Email from S.M.M.  From the McNeil Family Photo Collection.  April 2020.

Roberts High School Juniors

Robert McNeil, son of Eli and Hattie (Arnold) McNeil, top row, 1st person on the left.

Hoping someone can identify more of the class.  You can email me jandowell@hotmail.com

--Email from S.M.M.  From the McNeil Family Photo Collection.  April 2020.

Roberts High School

--Photo from Daniel Ernst.  Email March 2020.

Two Deaths

--Paxton Record.  24 July 1884.

Nellie Yackee Class of 1899

 

 --Pantagraph.  Bloomington, Illinois.  30 May 1975. Page A-5.

Taken in 1912

--From W. G. 

Teachers

 

--Roberts Herald.  15 December 1937.

First Schools

 

--Portrait & Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois.  1892.  Pages 463-464.

1894

--Roberts Area Centennial. 100 Years of Plowing, Planting, Progressing.  1872-1972.

More on the First School in Roberts

 

 

 

--Roberts Area Centennial. 100 Years of Plowing, Planting, Progressing.  1872-1972.

 

 

--Village of Roberts Plat.  1916.

First School

--Roberts Area Centennial. 100 Years of Plowing, Planting, Progressing.  1872-1972.

Still standing today on the north end, west side of Main Street:

1994 Calendar

--"Memories of Roberts" 1994 Calendar.  Sponsored by the Roberts Woman's Club.

 

 

Lyman Township First School

Among those who attended school in the early days of the first school in Lyman Township were the following. (this list is not complete) George P. Lyman, Edmond Havens, John Havens, Albert Havens, Dwight Havens, Robert Forbes, Lyman Peck, Amos Peck, Charles Peck, Gilbert Wyman, Martharetta Wyman, Edward Lyman, Charles Forbes, Helena Forbes, Emily Forbes, Arthur Forbes, Alexander Smith, Bessie Henry, Georgianna Henry, John Lyman.

--Roberts Herald. 24 October 1923