Alexandria School District was organized in January 1879. A school building was constructed in the southeast quarter of 17-2-6 west of the Principal Meridian, in the Rural Municipality of Stanley. It closed in July 1965. All that remains at the site is a monument.
The original Alexandria School (no date) by G. G. Neufeld
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-1, page 31.
A later Alexandria School, built in 1937 (no date) by G. G. Neufeld
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-1, page 31.
Alexandria School commemorative sign (October 2010)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.11886, W98.22317
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Alexandria and Elam Districts Monument (RM of Stanley)
One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 February 2021
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