Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rossburn Centenary Monument (Municipality of Rossburn)

This monument at the Rossman Lake resort in the Municipality of Rossburn, erected in 1970, commemorates the centenary of the municipality in 1984. It also lists the names of pioneer schools and churches in the vicinity.

Schools

School

Period

Birdtail School No. 1263

1904-1964

Bruan School No. 888

1896-1958

Byrd School No. 2212

1929-1966

Clarke School No. 2278

1937-1964

Colonsay School No. 2081

1921-1966

Chmelnycki School No. 1494

1909-1964

Glen Elmo School No. 2194

1929-1966

Hranko School No. 1264

1904-1937

Islay School No. 733

1893-1968

King George School No. 1242

1902-1959

Marconi School No. 2085

1921-1958

Mohyla School No. 1495

1909-1964

Olha School No. 1243

1902-1964

Perth School No. 575

1889-1958

Perch School No. 2177

1928-1960

Rossburn School No. 128

1881-?

Ruska Rawa School No. 1260

1904-1965

Ruthenia School No. 1259

1904-1968

Sharman School No. 1705

1913-1966

Valley School No. 1719

1896-1959

Churches

Denomination

Name

Church

Cemetery

Ukrainian Catholic

Holy Ascension, Ruthenia

SW28-21-25W

SW28-21-25W

Holy Trinity, Mohyla

SE22-21-24W

SE22-21-24W

Sts. Peter and Paul

SE12-20-24W

SE12-20-24W

St. Michael, Olha

SW36-19-23W

SW36-19-23W

Sacred Heart, Rossburn

Village

SE1-20-25W

Pioneer Cemetery

-

SW22-19-23W

Roman Catholic

St. Theresa, Rossburn

Village

NW28-19-24W

Holy Ascension

SW24-19-23W

SW24-19-23W

Christ the King

SE24-20-24W

SE24-20-24W

Ukrainian Orthodox

St. Virgin Mary

NW2-21-25W

NW2-21-25W

Holy Trinity, Vista

SE13-19-24W

SE13-19-24W

St. Eliah, Rossburn

NW31-19-24W

NE13-19-25W

Independent, Rossburn

NE14-20-24W

NE14-20-24W

United

St. Andrews, Vista

NE10-19-24W

NW35-19-25W

Knox, Rossburn

Village

NW35-19-25W

Ranchvale

NE26-20-25W

NW35-19-25W

St. John

NE16-20-24W

NE16-20-24W

Methodist

Glen Elmo

NW12-21-25W

NW35-19-25W

Pentecostal

Rossburn

Village

NW35-19-25W

Presbyterian

Argyle

SE4-19-24W

NW35-19-25W

Photos & Coordinates

Rossburn Centenary Monument

Rossburn Centenary Monument (June 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.72815, W100.69452
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rossburn Centennial Monument (Rossburn, Municipality of Rossburn)

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.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 May 2024

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