A monument, in Rossendale in the Municipality of North Norfolk, commemorates local schools which operated in the vicinity, including Allandale School No. 1946, Clairmont School No. 1140, Currie School No. 1952, Elmwood School No. 864, Ferris School No. 1442, Hartford School No. 896, Lavenham School No. 742, Rossendale Consolidated School No. 2419, and South Rossendale School No. 1441.
Rossendale schools monument (September 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Rossendale schools monument (May 2023)
Source: Arlene JaremaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.82580, W98.61948
denoted by symbol on the map above
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.
Through Fields and Dreams: A History of the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk and MacGregor by The History Book Committee of the North Norfolk-MacGregor Archives, 1998.
We thank Arlene Jarema for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 September 2024
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