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Schoolhouse popular with museum visitors

Descendants of Bayfield's first mayor to visit Historical Society

Bayfield's history museum will have some special guests tomorrow.

Roger Sapp was one of the donors to the Pine River Valley Heritage Society Museum's re-creation of a one-room schoolhouse. He wrote many poems, and a copy of "Country School" hangs in a nearby hallway. He attended school in Bayfield and rode his bike to high school from the Pargin Ranch six miles east of Bayfield. He died in September of last year. On Saturday, members of the Sapp family will tour the museum.

"We are all descendants of the first mayor of Bayfield, George Wheeler," wrote Gene Sapp of Durango. "Our Granny, Ida Sapp, was the oldest daughter of George and Mary Ellen Wheeler. Ida and P.L. Sapp had four children and there will be descendants of all four children attending the tour." Roger Sapp was their third child.

The schoolhouse exhibit is one of the highlights for schoolchildren who visit the museum, said Tony Schrier, president of the historical society. Kids particularly like the slates and chalk they can use in the schoolhouse.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the summer and September. It is located at 11 W. Mill St. in the old Bayfield Town Hall building. Visits at other times or during the winter can be arranged by calling 884-7636. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

More information about the Heritage Society and museum are at http://pineriverheritage.org.