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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Elphinstone School No. 196 (Elphinstone, RM of Yellowhead)Link to: Two former school buildings in Elphinstone, in what is now the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, date from different times. The older building, erected in 1928, was later used as a church. The newer school building beside it, erected in 1960, was vacant, having closed in 1994. Both buildings were in poor condition at the site of a 2020 site visit. Principals
TeachersAmong the teachers who worked at Elphinstone School through the years were Raoul McKay and Helen Margaret Murchie Dickie. Photos & Coordinates
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Sources:Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library. 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. A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages. Obituary [Helen Margaret Dickie], Shoal Lake Star, 18 May 1993, page 11. We thank Nathan Kramer and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 15 September 2023
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