|
This site at SW32-6-2W in the Rural Municipality of Morris is believed to be the approximate location of Waddell School. Established formally in January 1898, a one-room frame building was erected at the site. The district was dissolved in 1909 and the school closed in 1910, after which local students went to Sperling School No. 1488. The former school building was moved to Sperling.
Among the teachers who worked at Waddell School were Samuel Hunter Adams (1898-1901), Miss A. Stevenson, Miss Nellie Young, Miss MacLean, Miss Marion McDonald, Mr. McMillan, Mr. McLeod, Miss Hurd, Miss Waye, Miss Isobel Wilson, Miss N. Stevenson, Mr. Hoskins, and Miss Smith.
Waddell School (circa 1911)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspector Photos GR2664, C65.
The former Waddell School building at Sperling (October 2013)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.53620, W97.71504
denoted by symbol on the map above
“Northern Who’s Who; A Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women” by Dr. C. W. Parker, 1916.
Tales of Sperling, circa 1970. [Manitoba Historical Society Library, 971.27Spe]
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.
Furrows in the Valley: A History of the Municipality and its People compiled by the Morris History Book Committee, edited by Lenore Eidse, 1980.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 October 2024
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!
