The Panama One-Room School Museum announces that their annual summer social and fundraiser will take place on Sunday, September 17th from 4:00-7:00PM.

The summer social will begin with a flag raising at 4:00 at the schoolhouse museum in Panama. Following the fundraiser, the community can gather to share memories about their schoolhouse experiences. Supper will be held at the Parish Hall from 5:00-7:00PM at 2nd St. and Highway 191 in Panama.

“This year we are excited to include artifacts from former kindergarten teacher Doris Klein, who taught in the Panama and Portsmouth one room schools,” says Kathleen Cue, President of the Panama Historic One Room School Museum Board. “Her teacher’s book, along with teacher’s books dating back to 1899, will be featured.”

The Panama One-Room School Museum served as the Washington No. 7 schoolhouse from 1926 until 1959. The building was constructed in 1926 following the destruction of the original building and moved to its current location in Panama, Iowa in 1960. It continued to house kindergarten and elementary school classes until 2002. Today, the school building continues to educate Shelby County residents as a museum and is open by appointment May through October.