Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Joseph’s Catholic School (493 College Avenue, Winnipeg)

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In 1904, the St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church opened its first chapel on the north side of College Avenue in Winnipeg and the building also hosted the parochial St. Joseph's School. Classes were held in a hall/theatre until a purpose-built, three-storey school building was commissioned by the German congregation and designed and built by Leopold Villeroy in 1906 at a cost of about $9,000. The building measured 26 feet by 70 feet and was located on the north side of the church. Instruction in English and German was given by members of the Benedictine Order.

The school building has been demolished and its former site is now part of a parking lot for the church.

Principals

No information.

Teachers

Period

Teachers

1904-1905

?

1905-1906

?

1906-1907

?

1907-1908

?

1908-1909

?

1909-1910

?

1910-1911

?

1911-1912

?

1912-1913

?

1913-1914

?

1914-1915

?

1915-1916

?

1916-1917

?

1917-1918

?

1918-1919

?

1919-1920

Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 1), Sister Miriam (grade 3), ? (grade 2)

1920-1921

Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 1), ? (other grades)

1921-1922

Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 1), Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 3-4), Sister M. Placida (grade 4), ? (grades 2 & 5-6)

1922-1923

Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 3?), ? (grades 1-2 & 5-8)

1923-1924

Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 3), Sister M. Placida (grade 4), ? (grades 1-2 & 5-8)

1924-1925

Sister M. Emmanuella (grades 1-2), ? (grades 3-8)

1925-1926

Sister M. Emmanuella (grades 1-2), ? (grades 3-8)

1926-1927

Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 3-4), ? (grades 1-2 & 5-8)

1927-1928

? (grades 1-8)

1928-1929

? (grades 1-8)

1929-1930

? (grades 1-8)

1930-1931

Sister M. Caroline (grades 7-8), Sister Frances-Xavier (grades 5-6), Sister M. St. Lawrence (graes 4-5), ? (grades 1-3)

1931-1932

Sister St. Damien (grades 1-2), Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 4-5), ? (grades 3 & 6-8)

1932-1933

Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 4-5), ? (grades 1-3 & 6-9)

1933-1934

? (grades 1-10)

1934-1935

? (grades 1-10)

1935-1936

? (grades 1-10)

1936-1937

M. Rumpel (grades 4-5), ? (grades 1-3 & 6-10)

1937-1938

? (grades 1-10)

1938-1939

Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 9-10), Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 7-8), M. Rumpel (grades 5-6), ? (grades 1-4)

1939-1940

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 5-6), Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 9-10)

1940-1941

Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 5-6 & 9-10)

1941-1942

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 5-6, September-December), Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-9), Sister M. Laureen (grades 5-6, September & January-June), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grade 10)

1942-1943

Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister M. Laureen (grades 5-6), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)

1943-1944

Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 5-6)

1944-1945

Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 5-6)

1945-1946

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 5-6)

1946-1947

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Marie Katherine (grades 5-6), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)

1947-1948

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Marie Katherine (grades 5-6), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)

1948-1949

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Marie Katherine (grades 5-6), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)

1949-1950

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 5-6), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)

1950-1951

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 5-6), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)

1951-1952

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister Marie (grades 5-6), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), ? (grades 1-2)

1952-1953

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister Marie (grades 5-6), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), ? (grades 1-2)

1953-1954

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Marie (grades 5-6)

1954-1955

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Marie (grades 5-6)

1955-1956

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Marie (grades 5-6)

1956-1957

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Anysia (grade 9), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Marie (grades 5-6)

1957-1958

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 5-6), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Mary de Prague (grade 9), ? (grades 3-4)

1958-1959

Sister M. Agnetis (grades 5-6), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Armella [Dust] (grades 3-4), Sister M. Eleanor [Nora E. Walsh] (grades 7-8), Sister Mary de Prague (grade 9)

1959-1960

Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Armella [Dust] (grades 3-4), Sister M. Clarice (grades 5-6), Sister M. Eleanor [Nora E. Walsh] (grades 7-8), Sister Mary de Prague (grade 9)

1960-1961

Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Armella [Dust] (grades 3-4), Sister M. Clarice (grades 5-6), Sister M. Eleanor [Nora E. Walsh] (grades 7-8), Sister Mary de Prague (grade 9)

Photos & Coordinates

St. Joseph's School (no date)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Archives of Manitoba photo collection, Architectural Survey -
Winnipeg - College Avenue - Sheet 1 - No. 13/70

St. Joseph's School (no date)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Archives of Manitoba photo collection, Architectural Survey -
Winnipeg - College Avenue - Sheet 1 - No. 13/70

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92230, W97.13995
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 736/1906, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“St. Joseph's Parish,” Manitoba Free Press, 2 July 1906, page 20.

“Christmas customs among the foreign born citizens of Winnipeg,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 December 1909, page 15.

Manitoba School Records Collection, St. Joseph’s School - Daily Registers, GR6949, Archives of Manitoba.

Archives of Manitoba fire insurance plan collection, Western Canada Fire Underwriters’ Association fire insurance plans of Winnipeg - Series 2 - Volume 3 - Sheet 317, Archives of Manitoba.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 3 April 2023

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Period	Teachers
1904-1905	?
1905-1906	?
1906-1907	?
1907-1908	?
1908-1909	?
1909-1910	?
1910-1911	?
1911-1912	?
1912-1913	?
1913-1914	?
1914-1915	?
1915-1916	?
1916-1917	?
1917-1918	?
1918-1919	?
1919-1920	Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 1), Sister Miriam (grade 3), ? (grade 2)
1920-1921	Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 1), ? (other grades)
1921-1922	Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 1), Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 3-4), Sister M. Placida (grade 4), ? (grades 2 & 5-6)
1922-1923	Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 3?), ? (grades 1-2 & 5-8)
1923-1924	Sister M. Emmanuella (grade 3), Sister M. Placida (grade 4), ? (grades 1-2 & 5-8)
1924-1925	Sister M. Emmanuella (grades 1-2), ? (grades 3-8)
1925-1926	Sister M. Emmanuella (grades 1-2), ? (grades 3-8)
1926-1927	Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 3-4), ? (grades 1-2 & 5-8)
1927-1928	? (grades 1-8)
1928-1929	? (grades 1-8)
1929-1930	? (grades 1-8)
1930-1931	Sister M. Caroline (grades 7-8), Sister Frances-Xavier (grades 5-6), Sister M. St. Lawrence (graes 4-5), ? (grades 1-3)
1931-1932	Sister St. Damien (grades 1-2), Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 4-5), ? (grades 3 & 6-8)
1932-1933	Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 4-5), ? (grades 1-3 & 6-9)
1933-1934	? (grades 1-10)
1934-1935	? (grades 1-10)
1935-1936	? (grades 1-10)
1936-1937	M. Rumpel (grades 4-5), ? (grades 1-3 & 6-10)
1937-1938	? (grades 1-10)
1938-1939	Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 9-10), Sister M. St. Lawrence (grades 7-8), M. Rumpel (grades 5-6), ? (grades 1-4)
1939-1940	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 5-6), Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 9-10)
1940-1941	Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 5-6 & 9-10)
1941-1942	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 5-6, September-December), Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-9), Sister M. Laureen (grades 5-6, September & January-June), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grade 10)
1942-1943	Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister M. Laureen (grades 5-6), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)
1943-1944	Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 5-6)
1944-1945	Sister M. Antoinette (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 5-6)
1945-1946	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2), ? (grades 5-6)
1946-1947	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Marie Katherine (grades 5-6), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)
1947-1948	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Marie Katherine (grades 5-6), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)
1948-1949	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Marie Katherine (grades 5-6), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)
1949-1950	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 5-6), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)
1950-1951	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 5-6), Sister M. Francis Joseph (grades 7-8), Sister Clare Marie (grades 1-2)
1951-1952	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-10), Sister Marie (grades 5-6), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), ? (grades 1-2)
1952-1953	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister Marie (grades 5-6), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), ? (grades 1-2)
1953-1954	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Marie (grades 5-6)
1954-1955	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Marie (grades 5-6)
1955-1956	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Anysia (grades 9-11), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Marie (grades 5-6)
1956-1957	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 3-4), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Anysia (grade 9), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Marie (grades 5-6)
1957-1958	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 5-6), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Eleanor (grades 7-8), Sister Mary de Prague (grade 9), ? (grades 3-4)
1958-1959	Sister M. Agnetis (grades 5-6), Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Armella [Dust] (grades 3-4), Sister M. Eleanor [Nora E. Walsh] (grades 7-8), Sister Mary de Prague (grade 9)
1959-1960	Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Armella [Dust] (grades 3-4), Sister M. Clarice (grades 5-6), Sister M. Eleanor [Nora E. Walsh] (grades 7-8), Sister Mary de Prague (grade 9)
1960-1961	Sister Mary Andrew (grades 1-2), Sister M. Armella [Dust] (grades 3-4), Sister M. Clarice (grades 5-6), Sister M. Eleanor [Nora E. Walsh] (grades 7-8), Sister Mary de Prague (grade 9)