Ladies in white gloves carrying parasols will stroll the grounds of Weber Blaess, Saline’s one-room schoolhouse, Sunday during an old fashioned ice cream social from 1-4 p.m.

The fundraiser includes tours of the schoolhouse, musical entertainment, grilled hot dogs and a sing-along. The schoolhouse is located at 520 Woodland Dr.

Children can play games that would have taken place during a 1900’s recess including hopscotch, graces, and stilts, according to information about the event.

Plus, the Saline Area Fire Department will conduct a bucket brigade to demonstrate 19th century firefighting methods.

The Saline City Council will challenge the Saline Board of Education in a croquet tournament.

Hosted by the Saline Area Schools Historic Preservation Foundation, a non-profit, the event also provides an opportunity for young and old to experience turn of the century life.

There will also be classroom reenactments of a typical day in a one-room school using McGuffey Readers and slateboards.

Proceeds from this event will provide funds for continual maintenance of the schoolhouse and site, including a new coat of paint for the white fence on the property and the outhouse. In addition, the west wall of the school needs to be re-sided.

More than 1,100 students visit the school annually as part of third- and fourth-grade social studies classes.

Busch’s and Mickey’s, Manchester Bakery and local cake decorator, Mary Williams, will provide the food.

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