From the editors
From the Clearing
The stories in this archive are Rosella Rice's own, kept as she wrote them. From the Clearing is where the people who keep the archive write about them: how to read the sketches, what they show about frontier schooling, and what survives of the households she described.
Writing About Pioneer Ohio From Rosella Rice's Sketches
A route through Rosella Rice's pioneer sketches for students and local historians: which pieces to read, how to check them, how to cite and shape a narrative.
Subscription Schools, Half Terms and Going Back Later
What Rosella Rice's Our Schools says about paying for a log schoolhouse by the scholar, and what interrupted learning means for adults returning to college.
What a Pioneer Household Held, and How to Write It Down
The objects in Rosella Rice's cabin sketches, from dye tub to dresser, and how writers can turn such remembered rooms into vivid, well-organized description.