The Bankburn School District was organized formally in February 1901 and a one-room school building was constructed on SW21-14-22W in what is now the Rural Municipality of Oakview across the road from Bankburn Farm established by the Sinclair family. The first teacher was Miss Ethel Sparling who held classes in a granary on the farm until the schoolhouse was ready. Among the other teachers of Bankburn School was Miss Mabel Cooper (1911-1913). The school operated until 1917 after which students from this area went to Oak River Consolidated School No. 253. A monument at the former school site was erected in 1984.
Community gathering at Bankburn School (1909)
Source: Sharon Simms (History of Blanshard Municipality, Volume 1, 1884-1970)
Bankburn School commemorative monument (July 2012)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.19645, W100.43938
denoted by symbol on the map above
History of Blanshard Municipality, Volume 1, 1884-1970, Blanshard Centennial History Committee, 1959.
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.
We thank Sharon Simms for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 January 2021
Historic Sites of Manitoba
This is a collection of historic sites in Manitoba compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. The information is offered for historical interest only.
Browse lists of:
Museums/Archives | Buildings | Monuments | Cemeteries | Locations | OtherInclusion in this collection does not confer special status or protection. Official heritage designation may only come from municipal, provincial, or federal governments. Some sites are on private property and permission to visit must be secured from the owner.
Site information is provided by the Manitoba Historical Society as a free public service only for non-commercial purposes.
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the MHS Webmaster at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca.Help us keep history alive!
