There are just not a lot of links to the past any more. Marieanna Bair , president of the Brighton Area Historical Society, hopes the restored school will be able to pass on its history to elementary school students of today. She said the original portion of the school house will look much like it did in the early 1900s and will be used to educate school children about the past. The additions built later will hold the archives for the historical society and feature historical displays and information. The historical society does not currently have a headquarters.
Members keep valuable historic files in their homes for safe-keeping.
The society has been working on the building since 1985, but Ward says he's optimistic it will be completed by spring. Ward said he would not have put so much effort into the school house, if he didn't expect it to be a great value to the community. That means it is going to be used.