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  • Single Room School Days
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  • Chapter Two: 1908-2014
Restoration
  • Developing a Plan
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  • Contact Us
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SPSA Announces Legal Expense Fund Drive

SPSA Announces Legal Expense Fund Drive

 Welcome to the home of the Sandy Pond School Association. Constructed in 1869 by the Town of Groton , Sandy Pond Schoolhouse was originally known as Groton's District #11 School. Following Ayer's separation from Groton in February 1871, it became part of the new Ayer school system. Listed on the National Register of Historic, Sandy Pond 

 Welcome to the home of the Sandy Pond School Association. Constructed in 1869 by the Town of Groton , Sandy Pond Schoolhouse was originally known as Groton's District #11 School. Following Ayer's separation from Groton in February 1871, it became part of the new Ayer school system. Listed on the National Register of Historic, Sandy Pond Schoolhouse is today Ayer's oldest public building, some two years older than Ayer itself. 


 Entering this little building today is like stepping into a time warp.   The teacher’s desk at the front of the room, slate blackboards, rows of wooden student desks, tongue and groove birch flooring, kerosene lamps, plaster walls and ceiling, and the wood stove at the back of the room evoke memories of an earlier era.

SPSA Announces Legal Expense Fund Drive

SPSA Announces Legal Expense Fund Drive

SPSA Announces Legal Expense Fund Drive

(Ayer, MA October 21, 2021) 

SPSA launches a $7,500 fund drive to cover unexpected legal expenses.


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The Association

SPSA Announces Legal Expense Fund Drive

The Association

Following the closing of Sandy Pond School in 1906, it was acquired ​​by the newly formed Sandy Pond School Association.  The founding members of SPSA were local residents, most of whom had attended Sandy Pond School. Their goal was to preserve the school in order to make  use of it for reunions and other community events. The first Sandy

Following the closing of Sandy Pond School in 1906, it was acquired ​​by the newly formed Sandy Pond School Association.  The founding members of SPSA were local residents, most of whom had attended Sandy Pond School. Their goal was to preserve the school in order to make  use of it for reunions and other community events. The first Sandy Pond School Annual Reunion took place on June 27, 1908. On December 22, 1908, the Town of Ayer officially conveyed the property to the newly formed Association for the price of $1.00.


Some 113 years later, SPSA continues to maintain and preserve Ayer's historic little schoolhouse. For a lively, thumbnail history of SPDA and the schoolhouse, please see our new video, The Sandy Pond School Story. 

The Sandy Pond School Story (14 minutes)

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