Friends of Woodland Road School, Inc.

07/17/2026

Evangeline’s family donated the schoolhouse to our organization. We are forever grateful. Celebrating her long life well-lived.

Evangeline Gunka, age 103, of Horicon passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Charleston House in Beaver Dam after a long and remarkable life filled with love, family, and cherished memories. A Memorial Service for Evangeline will be held at St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Ho...

07/15/2026

Come see this multi-talented lady who will be sitting at our next museum opening date Wednesday, July 22, from 4-7 pm. She’s super helpful with all our old documents and artifacts in German!

07/09/2026

Don’t forget our new Little Free Library has a ton of new books to check out! Something for everyone. Stay inside and read in this hot weather….

07/03/2026

06/19/2026

The Old Village Hall Museum will be open next Wednesday, June 24th, from 4-7 pm. Here is a Neosho photo from Armistice Day, November 11, 1918- the end of World War 1.

06/16/2026

06/16/2026

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our next meeting, Wednesday, July 8th, at 6 pm at the schoolhouse. All are welcome to attend! Agendas will be sent to officers and board members soon.

05/29/2026

We had a “mini-reunion” today as Fred Lichtenberg and his family visited from Ohio. Other former WRS students present were Jean Becker Chapman, Vangie Ewert Kuehl, Jim Gindt, and Chris Zietlow Kirley. Hours of stories of school days were shared and enjoyed by all.