Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitou School No. 314 / Manitou Elementary School (Souris Avenue, Manitou, Municipality of Pembina)

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The Manitou School District was organized formally in February 1884 and a schoolhouse operated in the community of Manitou, in what is now the Municipality of Pembina. Its first teacher was Leonard Wilson. The new high school was built at the site in 1910 and a replacement elementary school in 1913. The original school was renovated into a private residence.

The Manitou Consolidated School District was established in July 1912, and operated until May 1971 when it became part of Pembina Valley School Division. It consolidated several smaller rural schools, including New Haven School No. 78, Mount Carmel School No. 238, Mowbray School No. 245, Riverdale School No. 323, Pembina Crossing School No. 324, Middleton School No. 404, Kaleida School No. 433, Lore School No. 466, Hazel School No. 517, Stanley School No. 535, Overdale School No. 582, McFadden School No. 774, Midland School No. 845, Willow Bluff School No. 1334, Boundary School No. 1339, and New Haven School No. 2110.

The present Manitou Elementary School opened in 1965. As of the early 1990s, the original school building remained at the site. Now it has been replaced by a monument that incorporates shards from the 1913 school facade and its bell.

Principals

Period

Principal

1884-1885

Leonard Wilson

1885-1887

Alfred Jackson (1858-1935)

1887-1888

M. Shore

1888-1890

Mr. Watson

1890-1891

James Calder

1891-1892

Timothy W. Shine

1893-1913

Edgar Burgess (1867-1954)

1913-1914

William Y. McLeish

1914-1915

Th. Jonasson

1915-1916

E. D. Richardson

1916-1918

George James Elliott (1869-1948)

1918-1925

Harold Ludlow Albright (1888-1955)

1925-1929

John Cunningham Anderson (1862-1929)

1929-1930

George Harvey Warren (1904-1967)

1930-1936

Helen S. Broadfoot

1930-1964

High School: See Manitoba High School

1936-1941

M. Evelyn Greenway

1941-1944

Helen S. Broadfoot

1944-1945

?

1945-1962

Irene Moody

1962-1964

?

1964-present

High School: See Nellie McClung Collegiate

1964-1968

Irene Moody (primary)
Douglas Barron (junior high)

1968-1975

?

1975-1976

Lola Ridley

1976-1979

Marian McRae

1979-1985

Marian McRae (primary)
Douglas Barron (elementary)

1985-1988

Marian Kozak (primary)
Douglas Barron (elementary)

1988-1997

Dennis Bataluk

Teachers

School Year

Teachers

1885-1886

Miss Annie Gordon

1886-1887

Miss Annie Gordon, Miss Jessie McEwan

1887-1888

Miss Jessie McEwan

1888-1889

Miss Jessie McEwan, Miss McKibbins

1889-1890

Miss Jessie McEwan, Miss McKibbins

1890-1891

Miss Jessie McEwan, Miss McKibbins

1891-1892

?

1892-1893

?

1893-1894

?

1894-1895

?

1895-1896

?

1896-1897

Joseph A. Brown, Charles Carnaby Parker (1897)

1897-1898

Joseph A. Brown, Charles Carnaby Parker (1897)

1898-1899

?

1899-1900

?

1900-1901

?

1901-1902

?

1902-1903

?

1903-1904

Miss Ashdown

1904-1905

Nellie Emmond

1905-1906

Nellie Emmond, Madge McTavish, Miss Sharman

1906-1907

Margaret Dickie (grades 5-7), A. L. McTavish (grades 3-5)

1907-1908

?

1908-1909

?

1909-1910

E. M. Conner (grades 3-5), A. L. McTavish (grades 3-5)

1910-1911

Salena Gayton, Christine Graham, Miss Simpson, Kate Walkinshaw

1911-1912

Rose Cranston, R. Crosland, Salena Gayton, Della Kippan, Hazel Kitson, Bessie Morden, Kate Pollock

1912-1913

Rose Cranston, R. Crosland, Salena Gayton, Della Kippan, Hazel Kitson, Bessie Morden, Kate Pollock

1913-1914

Salina Gayton (grades 7-8), Mary L. MacManus, Kate Pollock, L. A. Towle (grade 9), Lois Wilson (grades 5-6)

1914-1915

Rose Dales, Salena Gayton, Nellie George, Mary L. MacManus, Bessie Morden, Kate Pollock, Lois Wilson

1915-1916

Muriel Bowen (grades 5-6), Alex Brown (grades 5-6), Salena Gayton (grades 7-8), Nellie George (grades 1-2), Bessie Morden (grades 3-4), M. E. Paul (grades 9-10), Lois WIlson (grades 5-6)

1916-1917

Mary Anderson, I. Coppinger, Salena Gayton, Ruth Harris, Mary Jenkins, Vera Lonsborough, Bessie Morden

1917-1918

Mary Anderson, Edith Creighton, Bessie Forrest, Bethel Graham, ? McCann, Katie Pollock, Sadie McKenzie

1918-1919

Edith M. Creighton (grade 9), Bessie Forrest (grades 7-8), Bethel Graham (grades 3-4), Frances L. Lawlor (grade 2), Florence MacCharles (grade1 ), Kate E. Pollock (grade 1), Eleanor Shepherd (grades 5-6), E. L. Thomas (grades 3-4)

1919-1920

Bethel Graham (grades 3-4), Frances L. Lawlor (grade 2), Kae Pollock (grade 1), Eleanor Shepherd (grades 5-6), Marguerite Winram (grades 7-8), J. Rae Thompson (grade 9)

1920-1921

Ellen Anderson (grade 3), Jessie Fraser (grades 5-6), Bethel Graham (grade 4), Florence Lewis (grades 7-8), M. McNaughton (grade 3), Grace McRae (grade 2), Nettie Spratt (grade 1), J. Rae Thompson (grade 9), Mary Williams (grade 1)

1921-1922

Ellen Anderson (grades 2-3), May Borley (grade 6), Emily Doak (grades 5-6), ? Gibbs (grades 7-8), Alice Higginbotham (grades 3-4), Annie May (grades 7-8), Grace McRae (grade 2), Lilian Shectan (grades 3-4), Nettie Spratt (grade 1), J. Rae Thompson (grade 9)

1922-1923

Public School: May Borley (grades 5-6), Greta Maxwell, Grace McRae (grades 2-3), Dorothy Ritchie (grade 3), Nettie Spratt (grade 1), Margaret Stewart (grade 4), Helen Tandy (grades 7-8)

High School: J. Rae Thompson (grade 9)

1923-1924

Public School: Violet G. Earle, Greta Maxwell, Dorothy Ritchie, Nettie Spratt, Helen Tandy, Olive Taylor

High School: J. Rae Thompson (grade 9), E. A. Whitmore (grade 9)

1924-1925

Helen S. Broadfoot, Greta Maxwell (grades 5-6), Nettie Nairne, Charlotte Ritchie (grades 2-3), Nettie Spratt (grade 1), Helen Tandy (grade 7), J. Rae Thompson (grade 9)

1925-1926

Public School: Helen S. Broadfoot (grade 1), Bessie Forrest (grade 6), John W. Mark (grades 7-8), Greta Maxwell (grade 6), Eva M. Pearson (grades 3-4), Roberta Robertson, M. Wood (grade 5), William Wallace Wright (grades 1-5)

High School: J. Rae Thompson (grade 9)

1926-1927

Public School: Helen S. Broadfoot (grade 1), John W. Mark (grades 7-8), Eva M. Pearson (grades 3-4), Roberta Robertson (grades 2-3), Mildred Wood (grade 5)

High School: George Harvey Warren (grades 11-12), Ida G. Wilkinson (grade 11)

1927-1928

Public School: Bessie Forrest (grade 6), John W. Mark (grades 7-8), Flora Pollock (grades 3-4), Roberta Robertson (grade 2), Jessie Rogers (grade 3), Mildred Wood (grade 5)

High School: George Harvey Warren (grade 12), Ida G. Wilkinson (grade 11)

1928-1929

Public School: Helen S. Broadfoot (grades 1-2), Margaret Chalmers (grade 7), William L. Ferguson, Bessie Forrest (grade 6), John W. Mark (grade 8), Flora Pollock (grades 3-4), Roberta Robertson (grades 2-3), Mildred Wood (grade 5)

High School: George Harvey Warren (grade 11)

1929-1930

Audrey Berkey, Gladys Bradley, Helen S. Broadfoot, Bessie Forrest, Wilhelm Kristjanson, Kathleen Larter, Janet McKeand, Kathleen Owens, Viola Sutherland

1930-1931

Public School: Audrey M. Berkey, Gladys Bradley, Helen S. Broadfoot, Kathleen Larter, Kathleen Owens, Viola Sutherland

High School: Grace Baird, Jean Coleman, Janet McKeand

1931-1932

Public School: Audrey M. Berkey, Gladys Bradley, Kathleen Larter, Kathleen Owens, Viola Sutherland

High School: Grace Baird, Jean Coleman, Edith McKitrick

1932-1933

Public School: Audrey M. Berkey, Gladys Bradley, Kathleen Larter, Kathleen Owens, Viola Sutherland

High School: Jean Coleman, Edith McKitrick, John R. McLachlan

1933-1934

Public School: Audrey M. Berkey, Gladys Bradley, Kathleen Larter, Kathleen Owens, Vera March

High School: Jean Coleman, Edith McKitrick, John R. McLachlan

1934-1935

Public School: Nettie Forrest (grade 3), Vera March (grades 1-2)

High School: William Stanley “Bill” Dunlop (grade 9), Edith McKitrick (grade 10), John R. McLachlan (grade 10)

1935-1936

Public School: Audrey M. Berkey (grade 6), Nettie Forrest (grades 3-4), Evelyn Greenway (grade 8), Kathleen Larter (grade 7), Vera March (grades 1-2)

High School: William Stanley “Bill” Dunlop (grade 9), John R. McLachlan (grades 11-12)

1936-1937

Audrey M. Berkey (grade 6), Nettie M. Forrest (grades 3-4), Myrtle R. Scharf (grade 7), Josephine A. Strong (grades 1-2)

1937-1938

Audrey M. Berkey (grade 6), Helen S. Broadfoot (grade 5), Nettie M. Forrest (grades 3-4), Myrtle R. Scharf (grade 7), Josephine A. Strong (grades 1-2)

1938-1939

Audrey Berkey, Helen S. Broadfoot, Frances J. Clarke, Albert W. Durham, Nettie M. Forrest, Myrtle R. Scharf, Josie Strong

1939-1940

Audrey Berkey, Helen S. Broadfoot, Albert W. Durham, Nettie M. Forrest, Myrtle R. Scharf

1940-1941

Helen S. Broadfoot (grades 1-2), Agnes Cumberland (grades 4-5), Albert W. Durham (grades 5-6), Myrtle R. Scharf (grade 7), Josephine Strong (grades 2-3)

1941-1942

Agnes Cumberland, Evelyn Greenway, Charlotte I. Lynch, Irene Moody, Margaret Patterson, Myrtle R. Scharf

1942-1943

Helen S. Broadfoot (grades 1-2), Agnes Cumberland (grades 4-5, 8), Irene Gray (grade 9), Jean McCannell (grades 5-6), Irene Moody (grades 2-3), Margaret Patterson (grade 7)

1943-1944

Helen S. Broadfoot (grades 1-2), Agnes Cumberland (grade 8), Jean McCannell (grades 5-7), Irene Moody (grade 3), Dorothy Murta (grades 4-5), Margaret Patterson (grade 7)

1944-1945

Helen S. Broadfoot, Agnes Cumberland, Jean Gorrell, Dorothy Murta, Margaret Patterson

1945-1946

Helen S. Broadfoot, Agnes Cumberland, Jean Gorrell, Dorothy Murta, Margaret Patterson, Ruth Spearman

1946-1947

Violet Hinchey, Shirley W. Huget, Margaret Patterson

1947-1948

Patricia Amy, Violet Hinchey, Shirley W. Huget

1948-1949

Patricia Amy, Violet Hinchey, Shirley W. Huget

1949-1950

Patricia Amy, Shirley W. Huget, Mary Kemp, George Millard

1950-1951

Patricia Amy, Mary Kemp, George Millard, Elizabeth Joan Twilley (daughter of Frederick Arthur Twilley)

1951-1952

Lorna Compton, Velma Dempsey, Mary Kemp, Margaret Seward, Marion Staple

1952-1953

Lorna Compton, Velma Dempsey, Mary Kemp, Margaret Seward, Marion Staple

1953-1954

Lorna Compton, Velma Dempsey, Mary Kemp, Margaret Seward, Marion Staple

1954-1955

Lorna Compton, Velma Dempsey, Mary G. Kemp, Lyra McQuarrie, Margaret Seward

1955-1956

Lorna Compton, Zelly Cook, Velma Dempsey, Phyllis Lundgren, Lyra McQuarrie, Edith Storey, Kathleen Tait

1956-1957

Lorna Compton, Zelly Cook, Shirley Johnston, Phyllis Lundgren, Lyra McQuarrie, Velma Metcalfe, Viola M. Stepler, Kathleen Tait

1957-1958

Lorna Compton, Zelly Cook, Shirley Johnston, Phyllis Lundgren, Lyra McQuarrie, Velma Metcalfe, Kathleen Tait

1958-1959

Lorna Compton, Vivian Ferguson, Fern Finnen, Shirley Johnston, Phyllis Lundgren, Lyra McQuarrie, Kathleen Tait

1959-1960

Lorna Compton, Vivian Ferguson, Fern Finnen, Shirley Johnston, Phyllis Lundgren, Lyra McQuarrie, Kathleen Tait

1960-1961

Fern Bamford, Douglas Barron, Lorna Compton, Vivian Ferguson, Phyllis Lundgren, Hilda Potier, Katherine Tait

1961-1962

Fern Bamford, Douglas Barron, Lorna Compton, Ruth Hoehn, Hilda Potier, Edward Sawchuk, Kathleen Tait

1962-1963

Fern Bamford, Douglas Barron, Lorna Compton, George Harrison, L. Mault, Irene Moody, Kathleen Tait, Barbara Ticehurst, Wilma Wallcraft

1963-1964

Douglas Barron, Evelyn Dickinson, Clara Geldof, George Harrison, Jessie Mackintosh, Bernice Malyon, Lorne Miller, Irene Moody, Edward Sawchuk, Kathleen Tait

1964-present

High School: See Nellie McClung Collegiate

1964-1965

Sylvia Jankiewicz Bailey, Evelyn Dickinson, Clara Geldof, Jessie Mackintosh, Lorne Miller, Rita Moloney, Ella Mueller, Edward Sawchuk, Kathleen Tait

1965-1966

Carol Anderson, Evelyn Dickinson, Sharon Harmon, Sandra Howden, Lee Lyons, Jessie Mackintosh, Rita Moloney, Ella Mueller, Edward Sawchuk, Kathleen Tait, Beverley Webber

1966-1967

Carol Anderson, Douglas Barron, Sylvia Brommell, Sharon Harmon, Sandra Howden, Jessie Mackintosh, Marguerite Moloney, Ella Mueller, Edward Sawchuk, Kathleen Tait, Marilyn Walske

1967-1968

Douglas Barron, Sylvia Brommell, Jo Crampton, Sharon Harmon, Dean Holliston, Sandra Howden, Sharon Loewen, Jessie Mackintosh, Rita Moloney, Beverley Morrow, Ella Mueller, Lola Ridley, Edward Sawchuk, Marilyn Walski

1968-1969

Douglas Barron, Edythe Bradley, Sylvia Brommell, Jo Crampton, Dean Holliston, Joyce Hutlet, Jessie Mackintosh, Rita Moloney, Irene Moody, Marion Muldrew, Darlene Munro, Beverley Sawchuk, Edward Sawchuk, Eileen Sheffield, Marilyn Walke

1969-1970

Douglas Barron, Edythe Bradley, Jo Crampton, Sylvia Dell, Dean Holliston, Joyce Hutlet, Jessie Mackintosh, Rita Moloney, Irene Moody, Beverley Sawchuk, Edward Sawchuk, Eileen Sheffield, Wilma Wallcraft, Marilyn Walske

1970-1971

Douglas Barron, Edythe Bradley, Jo Crampton, Dean Holliston, Jessie Mackintosh, Norma McCreery, Rita Moloney, Irene Moody, Susan Murray, Patricia Park, Edward Sawchuk, Joan Slater, Donna Smith, Wilma Wallcraft

1971-1972

Douglas Barron, Jo Crampton, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Jessie Mackintosh, Norma McCreery, Marian McRae, Rita Moloney, Susan Murray, Beulah Patricia Park, Edward Sawchuk, Donna Smith, Wilma Wallcraft

1972-1973

Douglas Barron, Jo Crampton, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Jessie Mackintosh, Marian McRae, Rita Moloney, Susan Murray, Patrick Park, Donna Smith, Wilma Wallcraft

1973-1974

Douglas Barron, Jo Crampton, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Jessie Mackintosh, Marian McRae, Rita Moloney, Susan Murray, Patrick Park, Edward Sawchuk, Donna Smith, Wilma Wallcraft

1974-1975

Douglas Barron, Jo Crampton, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Jessie Mackintosh, Marian McRae, Rita Moloney, Jean Munn, Susan Murray, Edward Sawchuk, Donna Smith, Wilma Wallcraft

1975-1976

Douglas Barron, Joan Driedger, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Pamela Lipischak, Jessie Mackintosh, Ila Moloney, Rita Moloney, Susan Murray, Edward Sawchuk, Wilma Wallcraft

1976-1977

Douglas Barron, Darlene Gall, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Pamela Lipischak, Jessie Mackintosh, Ila Moloney, Rita Moloney, Susan Morrow, Edward Sawchuk, Wilma Wallcraft

1977-1978

Brenda Dunbar, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Pamela Lipischak, Jessie Mackintosh, Ila Moloney, Edward Sawchuk, Wilma Wallcraft

1978-1979

Norma Bataluk, Brenda Dunbar, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Pamela Lipischak, Ila B. Moloney, Edward Sawchuk, Jan Thorleifson, Wilma Wallcraft

1979-1980

Norma Bataluk, Edythe Bradley, Pat Conner, Pat Foreman, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, W. McKennitt, Ila Moloney, Ella Mueller, Edward Sawchuk, Brenda Sloan, Wilma Wallcraft, Janice Wylie

1980-1981

Carol Bartley, Norma Bataluk, Edythe Bradley, Pat Conner, Pat Foreman, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Warren McKennitt, Grace Moore, Ella Mueller, Edward Sawchuk, Brenda Sloan, Wilma Wallcraft, Laurie Wood

1981-1982

Douglas Barron, Carol Bartley, Norma Bataluk, Pat Conner, Diane Forrest, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Marian McRae, Grace Moore, Sharon Radke, Edward Sawchuk, Brenda Sloan, Wilma Wallcraft, Laurie Wood

1982-1983

Carol Bartley, Norma Bataluk, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Joyce Grose, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Dorothy Hryniuk, Jake Letkeman, Warren McKennitt, Grace Moore, Ella Mueller, Sharon Radke, Edward Sawchuk, Donna Spencer, Wilma Wallcraft, Haraldine Webb, Alice Weeks

1983-1984

Carol Bartley, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Joyce Grose, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, D. Hryniuk, Jake Letkeman, L. Michalchuk, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Edward Sawchuk, Donna Spencer, Wilma Wallcraft, Haraldine Webb, Alice Weeks

1984-1985

Carol Bartley, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Joyce Grose, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Dorothy Hryniuk, Jake Letkeman, L. Michalchuk, Grace Moore, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Edward Sawchuk, Nancy Stewart (teaching assistant), S. Van Balen, Wilma Wallcraft, Alice Weeks

1985-1986

Carol Bartley, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Joyce Grose, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Dorothy Hryniuk, Jake Letkeman, L. Michalchuk, Grace Moore, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Edward Sawchuk, Nancy Stewart (teaching assistant), Sue Van Balen, Wilma Wallcraft, Alice Weeks

1986-1987

Debbie Bartel, Diane Forrest, Carol Frisch, Joyce Grose, Dean Holliston, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Dorothy Hryniuk, Shannon Ivy, Ellen Law, Susan Lussier, Miss L. Michalchuk, Grace Moore, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Edward Sawchuk, Laurie Veal, Wilma Wallcraft

1987-1988

Debbie Bartel, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Carol Frisch, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, D. Hryniuk, Ellen Law, Jake Letkeman, Susan Lussier, Laurie Mabon, Ella Mueller, Grace Moore, Sharon Radke, Edward Sawchuk, Laurie Veal, Wilma Wallcraft

1988-1989

Clara Anderson, Deb Bartel, Linda Cowan, Angela Dyck, Diane Forrest, Carol Frisch, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Maria Kozak, Jake Letkeman, Susan Lussier, Grace Moore, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, B. Papadopoulas, Sharon Radke, Myrna Russell, Edward Sawchuk, Laurie Veal, Wilma Wallcraft

1989-1990

Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Dorothy Hryniuk, Marian Kozak, Jake Letkeman, Susan Lussier, Laurie Mabon, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Edward Sawchuk, Ellie Sterling, Wilma Wallcraft

1990-1991

Clara Anderson, Elaine Chermerika, Helen Counanas, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Carol Frisch, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Dorothy Hryniuk, Jake Letkeman, Susan Lussier, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Ellie Sterling, Laurie Veal, Wilma Wallcraft

1991-1992

Clara Anderson, Myra Amy-Fayed, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Carol Frisch, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, Jake Letkeman, Susan Lussier, Laurie Mabon, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Ellie Sterling, Wilma Wallcraft

1992-1993

Clara Anderson, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Carol Frisch, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, D. Hryniuk, Jake Letkeman, Susan Lussier, Laurie Mabon, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Ellie Sterling, Wilma Wallcraft

1993-1994

Myra Amy, Clara Anderson, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Carol Frisch, Dean Holliston, Joan Holliston, D. Hryniuk, Susan Lussier, Laurie, Mabon, Ella Mueller, R. Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Ellie Sterling

1994-1995

M. Amy-McElroy, Clara Anderson, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Carol Frish, Joan Holliston, D. Hryniuk, Susan Lussier, Laurie Mabon, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Ellie Sterling

1995-1996

M. Amy-McElroy, Clara Anderson, Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Carol Frisch, Joan Holliston, D. Hryniuik, Laurie Mabon, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Ellie Sterling

1996-1997

M. Amy-McElroy, Clara Anderson, Beverly Boote (librarian), Phyllis Boulton (L&S), Linda Cowan, Diane Forrest, Carol Frisch, Joan Holliston, Laurie Mabon, Ella Mueller, Ray Mutcheson, Sharon Radke, Nancy Stewart (teaching assistant), Karen White (teaching assistant), B. Yeomans (teaching assistant)

Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of Manitou School

Postcard view of Manitou School (no date)
Source: Archibald Museum

Postcard view of Manitou School

Postcard view of Manitou School (circa 1914)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2013-0081

Postcard view of Manitou School

Postcard view of Manitou School (circa 1914)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2015-0083

Postcard view of Manitou School

Postcard view of Manitou School (no date)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-1, page 22.

Postcard view of Manitou Elementary and High Schools

Postcard view of Manitou Elementary and High Schools (circa 1965)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2012-0068.

The former Manitou School

The former Manitou School (circa 1986)
Source: Historic Resources Branch, Public School Buildings Inventory, slide 1019.

The former Manitou School

The former Manitou School (circa 1986)
Source: Historic Resources Branch, Public School Buildings Inventory, slide 1021.

Aerial view of the former Manitou School

Aerial view of the former Manitou School (1987)
Source: Manitoba Pool Elevators Collection, Calendar Photos, S. J. McKee Archives

Manitou School commemorative monument

Manitou School commemorative monument (2010)
Source: Ed Grassick

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.23800, W98.53765
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitou Normal School / Manitou High School (Main Street, Manitou, Municipality of Pembina)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Nellie McClung Collegiate / Nellie McClung Plaque (322 Carrie Street, Manitou, Municipality of Pembina)

Sources:

“The Indian famine fund,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 March 1897, page 4.

“Western news notes [Manitou High School],” Manitoba Free Press, 27 October 1910, page 3.

“Early life in Manitou recalled as “real, earnest” by pioneer,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 1947, page 15.

Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.

“Pembina Valley SD Vote Sept. 27,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 December 1963, page 5.

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.

In Rhythm With Our Roots edited by Haraldine Webb and Diana Vodden, Manitou Centennial Book Committee, 1997, pages 178, 184.

We thank Pat Miles for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, and Ed Grassick.

Page revised: 1 April 2025

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