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 (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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