Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fenwick School / Reynolds School No. 1918 (RM of Fisher)

The Reynolds School District was known originally as Fenwick School District when it was organized formally in March 1918. A one-room schoolhouse operated on the southwest quarter of 7-22-3W in the Rural Municipality of Fisher until 1942, although the district was not dissolved until April 1967. The building was standing vacant when it was destroyed by fire around 1985. The concrete foundation for the former schoolhouse remains at the site, along with a commemorative sign.

Among the teachers of Reynolds School were William Meredith Ireton (1919) and Dotte Hall (1926).

Reynolds School (no date) by M. Hall-Jones Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-3, page 59. Reynolds School commemorative sign (May 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Concrete foundations of the former Reynolds School building (October 2015) Source: Ed Landy Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.87546, W97.86745 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Reynolds School (Prawda, RM of Reynolds)

Sources:

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.

Beyond Beginnings by Eriksdale Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, 1996, page 73.

We thank Verne Ireton for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Ed Landy.

Page revised: 4 February 2023

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