Mamie Bechstein - In Her Own Words

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This episode discusses Mamie Bechstein Miller, who was a teacher and principal for Mokena's 159 School District in the old schoolhouse that sat at Front Street and Schoolhouse Road and who's family has been in Mokena since before the railroad came through. We discuss why Mamie was so important to the community and hear why Matt was so excited to hear that the recording of Mamie when she was just shy of 100 years old was found.
We had the chance to sit down with Dr. Mark Cohen, District 159 Superintendent, and he shared with us some about Mamie as well as shared how he came to find the tape.
We end the episode with the lady herself, Ms. Mamie Bechstein Miller and the recording she made in her later years sharing of how life was in the grand old schoolhouse. This is a great piece of history as there are few, if any, available recordings talking about what life was like in the old schoolhouse. We will share the transcript to the recording on our Facebook page, in order to better follow along as some of it can be hard to understand.
Be sure to check out Matts blog post that this episode was based on. You can find that here!

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