The South Polsen School District was established in February 1910 and a one-room schoolhouse operated at NE33-17-1E in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood. The district was dissolved in 1967 and its area became part of the Lakeshore School Division. The former school building burned down.
Among the teachers of South Polsen School were Aniceta C. Blancas (1965-1966) and Vera Heykin Shupenia (1966-1967).
South Polsen School (no date) by H. D. Cumming
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 133.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.50656, W97.39221
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: North Polsen School No. 1523 (RM of Armstrong)
Gimli West topographic map, 62I/11 West, Edition 2 ASE, 1958, Series A743 [UFS Reference Collection].
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.
The Interlake Beckoned: A History of Inwood and Surrounding Districts by Inwood History Book Committee, 1980. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.I59 Int]
Manitoba School Records Collection, Polsen School District #1523 - Daily Registers, GR11220, Archives of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 March 2021
Historic Sites of Manitoba
This is a collection of historic sites in Manitoba compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. The information is offered for historical interest only.
Browse lists of:
Museums/Archives | Buildings | Monuments | Cemeteries | Locations | OtherInclusion in this collection does not confer special status or protection. Official heritage designation may only come from municipal, provincial, or federal governments. Some sites are on private property and permission to visit must be secured from the owner.
Site information is provided by the Manitoba Historical Society as a free public service only for non-commercial purposes.
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the MHS Webmaster at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca.Help us keep history alive!
