 Schools Based on Historic Sites of Manitoba http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/index.shtm Photos from Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors and from Gordon Goldsboro  Bethel School District No. 301 Bethel S.D. was organized in February, 1887 by William Ryan, Reeve of TM and Rev. Andrew Stewart, Inspector of Schools. Located on SE 34-3-18.  Enterprise School Established in May 1892, Enterprise School was merged into the Turtle Mountain School Division in January 1968.  Enterprise School (no date) by W. J. Parr  2010 Source: Gordon Goldsborough Fairdale School No. 199  Fairdale School by W. J. Parr Fairdale School was established formally in May 1883 and a frame school building was erected on the northwest quarter of 21-2-16. It closed in 1968. A rock cairn nearby commemorates it.  Fairdale School cairn (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Return to the Top of the Page (Map) Glendenning School No. 552 Glendenning School was established formally in March 1888, and a school building was erected on the northwest quarter of 36-3-16. It was dissolved in 1967.  Glendenning School monument (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Henderson School No. 1311 The Henderson School District was established formally in August 1904 and a one-room schoolhouse operated at SW15-1-18W. During the 1940s, the building was used for services of the Bannerman Church of Christ. The school closed in 1968.  Henderson School by W. J. Parr  Commemorative sign for the former Henderson School (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough  The former Henderson School building (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Highview School No. 427 Highview School was established formally in November 1885 and a frame school building was erected the next year on the northwest quarter of 11-2-17. In 1960, it was consolidated with Lena Consolidated School No. 1393.  Highview School by W. J. Parr  Highview School (1940) by John Vachon. Source: US Library of Congress, Farm Security Administration  Highview School sign (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Holmfield School No. 699 The Holmfield School District was formally established in May 1892, in the village of Holmfield.. It closed due to low enrollment in June 1974 and the building was demolished. Its bell sits atop the Bank of Toronto Vault.  Holmfield School by W. J. Parr Hullett School No. 700 Hullett School was established formally in May 1892, and a school building was erected on the southeast quarter of 29-3-16. It closed in 1967, and the district was dissolved in 1968.  Hullett School by W. J. Parr  Hullett School monument (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Jaques School Division No. 605 The Jaques SD, organized December 4, 1889 and situated on George Jaques' farm, was opened May 1890. School built on 1-2-17. Closed 1967  Killarney School No. 252 The first school in the vicinity of the Town of Killarney was erected around 1884, on the road south to Lena and the US border. A two-storey, four-classroom brick and stone school was erected in town between Fall 1905 and early 1906, based on a design by Winnipeg architect J. H. G. Russell. Construction was supervised by stonemason Samuel Hossack (1832-1913). The site is now a public green space.  Killarney High School building erected in 1906 by W. J. Parr Return to the Top of the Page (Map) Lena School No. 1393 Lena School was established formally in August 1906 and a brick school building was erected the next year, in the village of Lena. In 1960, it became Lena Consolidated School No. 1393 when it was consolidated with nearby rural schools, Highview School No. 427 and Victoria Lake School No. 446. It joined the Turtle Mountain School Division in 1968 and closed two years later.  Lena School by W. J. Parr  Lena School sign (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Long River School No. 720 Long River School was established formally in October 1892 and a school building was erected the next year on the northwest quarter of 10-2-18. The school closed in 1966 and its district was dissolved in 1968.  Long River School by W. J. Parr  Long River School monument (October 2011)Source: Gordon Goldsborough Lyonshall School No. 223 Lyonshall School was established formally in 1883 and a one-classroom wood frame school building was erected on the southwest quarter of 34-2-18. The school closed in 1966 and its district was dissolved the next year.  Lyonshall School (no date) by W. J. Parr  Lyonshall School monument (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Maple Grove School No. 247 (RM of Morton) The Maple Grove School District was established formally around 1883 and it operated a schoolhouse at NE26-2-19W in the Rural Municipality of Morton. The district was dissolved in 1968. The former school building is gone but a sign marks its site.  Maple Grove School by W. J. Parr  Ninga School No. 485 Built in the village of Ninga, on a design by Winnipeg architect G. G. Teeter, the present Ninga School building is used as a private residence.  Ninga School (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough  Ninga School, new and old by W. J. Parr Northcote School No. 396 The Northcote School District was established formally in April 1885. The present school building dates from 1906, when a one-room structure was built of concrete blocks on the northeast corner of 22-3-17. The district was dissolved in January 1967. As of 2013, the building remained on its original site.  Northcote School by W. J. Parr  The former Northcote School building (May 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Oak Ridge School No. 328 Oak Ridge School was established formally in June 1885, and a school building was erected the next year on the southeast quarter of 18-3-17. It closed in 1964. A fieldstone monument, erected in 1975, commemorates it.   Oak Ridge School monument (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Return to the Top of the Page (Map) Plum Hollow School No. 549 Plum Hollow School was established formally in August 1888 and a school building was erected in 14-1-17. The school closed in 1962 and the district was dissolved the next year.  Plum Hollow School by W. J. Parr  Plum Hollow School sign (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Rose Valley School No. 344 Rose Valley School was established formally in June 1884 and a frame school building was erected the next year on the southwest quarter of 22-1-16. It closed in 1965.  Rose Valley School by W. J. Parr  Rose Valley School sign (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Rowland School No. 470 (RM of Prairie Lakes) The Rowland School District was established formally in August 1886. A school operated at SW24-4-18W, in what is now the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes, from 1897 to 1963. The school was destroyed by fire in 1963, after which students from the local area went to Buttrum Consolidated School No. 679.   The Rowland School sign (September 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Sanders School No. 392 The Sanders School District was established formally in April 1885 and a schoolhouse operated at NW20-2-17W in the Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain. The district was dissolved in 1968 but the former school building remains at the site. As of 2012, its concrete foundation exhibits significant structural deterioration.  Sanders School by W. J. Parr  The former Sanders School building (September 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Tisdale School District No. 815 The settlers of this area expected the C.P.R.'s South Western Line would follow a survey, and surveyed a townsite of their own with the help of T P Murray of Winnipeg, on Sec. 2-4-16, and gave it the name of Tisdale after the chief engineer who surveyed the line. A school was built on NE 8-4-16W, with formation date May 23, 1895.  Victoria Lake School No. 446 Victoria Lake School was established formally in July 1885 and a school building was erected on the northeast quarter of 12-1-18. The school closed in 1960 when it was consolidated with Lena Consolidated School No. 1393.  Victoria Lake School monument (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Wakopa School No. 308 The Wakopa School District was established in 1884 and a one-room schoolhouse operated at NE29-1-18W. The district was dissolved in 1967.  Wakopa School by W. J. Parr West Derby School No. 194 West Derby School was established formally in April 1884, and a school building was erected on the northwest quarter of 18-3-15. It closed in 1951 and the district was dissolved in 1959. A a fieldstone cairn dedicated on 1 July 1982 commemorates it.  West Derby School monument (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Return to the Top of the Page (Map) |
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