Maroa-Forsyth School Archives


1954 School Board1954 School Board - George R. Austin, Norman Ferrell, Robert Bolen, Secretary, William McGuire, Joseph Harmon, President, Newel Braden 1

Administrative Collections


The Archives houses many administrative collections, highlighting various aspects of day-to-day school district activities from the late 1800s through modern day. This collection includes school records from the smaller rural schools which became part of the district through consolidations in the mid-1900s.

School Board Minutes

Original journals and copies containing the school board meeting minutes, including:

  • Center Ridge School, School Board Minutes, 1892-1902
  • Harmony School, School Board Minutes, 1893-1895
  • Maroa Grade School Board Minutes, 1907-1947
  • Maroa High School Board Minutes, 1920-1940
  • Maroa/Maroa-Forsyth School District Board Minutes, 1948-1983
  • Maroa/Maroa-Forsyth School District Board Minutes, 1985-1987
  • Maroa/Maroa-Forsyth School District Board Minutes, 1989-2010
  • Maroa-Forsyth Board Policies, 1962
  • Maroa-Forsyth Board Policies, 2012

  • School Attendance and Grade Registers

    Student records are restricted for research purposes to dates prior to 1949.

  • Maroa Grade School Lunches/Textbook Expense Book, 1974-1987
  • Maroa School Student Transcripts Ledger Books, 1903-1942

  • Pleasant View School Daily Classification and School Record, 1923-1929


  • Notes

    1 Maroa Grade School. 1954 Maroa Grade School [Yearbook], Maroa, Illinois, 1954, p. 10. https://archive.org/details/maroalibrary_gmail_1954/page/n9/mode/1up


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