A roadside sign at this site in the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead indicates that Glenforsa School operated here from 1884 to 1898. No other information on the school has as yet been found.
Glenforsa School commemorative sign (July 2012)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.52123, W100.39123
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Strathclair Centennial Monument (Elphinstone, RM of Yellowhead)
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: 15 February 2021
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