The Parker School District was established formally in November 1912 and a one-room schoolhouse was built on the northwest corner of NE23-26-7W, in what is now the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale, probably named for School Inspector Elbridge Doty Parker. In April 1968, the district’s catchment area was incorporated into the Lakeshore School Division.
Among the teachers of Parker School were Roy Raymond Sontag, Mamie Miriam Dana (1943-1944), Ann Rekunyk (1945-1946), Joyce Bernice Werseem (1948-1949), Geraldine Marion Hadowy (1949-1950), Vera Elizabeth Tomaschuk (1950-1951), Edythe Rhoda Playter (1951-1952), and Jeanne Onufreychuk (1954-1955).
After the school closed, it is believed the building was moved to Moosehorn. Its foundation remained at the site as of 2024.
Foundation of the former Parker School (May 2024)
Source: Bruce MetnerSite Location (lat/long): N51.27288, W98.33779
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Elbridge Doty Parker (1884-1981)
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.
School division and school district formation files, Parker School District #1643, GR1688, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Parker School District #1643 Daily Registers, GR11220, Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Bruce Metner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 6 May 2024
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