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Saskatchewan One Room School Project provides an online history for current generations to enjoy, preserve, and experience, our historical educational, architectural, and cultural, heritage.

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References / Footnotes:

*** Simpson and Imperial year book 1980.

SIMPSON school built on rooms and
now one of remaining schools in large unit
### E-mail Bibliography Ronald Konjolka

2 Seventy-five years with the Rural Municipality of Baildon No. 131
Council of Baildon Municipality No. 131


3 National Archives Land Grants Database

4 The Asquith record
Asquith and District Historical Society


5 SPALDING NAME PREVIOUSLY WAS PILON
Later SE 26-39-18-W2 referred to as the Rural School
Later SE 26-39-18-W2 Referred to as the Village School

6 Hawoods S.D. 2055

7 Dunfermline School opened in 1909 as Limerick School, changing names to Dunfermline in 1910 from: The Asquith record
Asquith and District Historical Society


8 Our Treasured Heritage : Borden & District
Borden History Book Committee

HALCYONIA #1237 was located in the "Great Deer District"
The P.O. here was Lovell, NWT

9 Echoes of our past : Bradwell, Clavet and district
Bradwell-Clavet Historical Society

DEERFIELD #1160 address was Curzon P.O. N.W.T.
DEERFIELD kept moving, it is listed three times with each location
MEADOW LARK was located a few miles East of French, NWT
French was located at Tsp 35 -Rge 3 -W3 in 1904
French name changed to Clavet, Sk in 1908
PRAIRIE HOME #1396 also had the address French, N.W.T.
BOYNE was located 5 miles North of Colonsay, Sk.
Colonsay is located at Section 1, Tsp. 35 -Rge 28 - W2
INDIANA #1764 est. in the NWT (before 1905)
In 1908, INDIANA #1764 changed names to WALL LAKE #1764
9 miles east of Dundurn. Dundurn, NWT was located at Section 32
-Tsp 32 Rge 4 West 3 in 1894. Now Dundurn, Sk is located at
Section 9 -Tsp 33- Range 4- West 3 , which would place
the school building at approximately Tsp 33- Rge 2 - W 3
See also 14

10 Memories forever : Elstow and district, 1900-1983
Elstow and District History Book

ATHENS S.D. #1533 est 1906 was renamed in 1915 to ELSTOW S.D. #1533
GNADENHEIM #4707 name means "A Home through God's Grace"

11 Take the Soil in Your Hands
Prechtl, Richard J. A.


12 Called to a place : the story of Guernsey and surrounding school districts
Snider, Doreen

GUERNSEY #1931 est. 1908. Changed names in 1910 to
PRINCE RUPERT #1931
GUERNSEY #2351 est 1910 in the Village of Prince Rupert[sic]
which was later named Guernsey, Sk.
Guernsey, Sk is located at Section 34 - Tsp 33 -
Range 23 West 2 The P.O. named Guernsey in 1907

13 .Ripples and reflections : Hanley
Hanley History Book Society

CRESCENT VIEW #3259 was on a crescent overlooking Four Mile Lake
Four Mile Lake is no longer the name of this Lake
HANLEY #934 started as a one room school house 1903
A new brick school house was built in 1909
In 1918, additional school rooms used "Cottage" across the street
1962 the new composite Hanley school was erected.
WYANDOTTE #1355 was located 7 miles east of Hanley
Hanley is located Section 1, Tsp 31, Rge 4 West 3
which places the school building approximately at
Tsp 31, Rge 2 West 3
Allan Hills SD 3865
Avonlea SD 2738
Bell Rock SD 4244
Blue Hills SD 782
Bohrson SD 1644 SW 14 30 4 W3
Box Elder SD 1367 NE 31 30 4 W3
Cosmopolitan SD 4128 5 31 4 W3
Farmington SD 1429 NW 17 31 4
Gilead SD SD 34 31 3 W3 1909
Hambre SD 1910
Hanley SD934 1905
Jagoe SD 1913-1953 Moved to Box Elder SD in 1953
Rainbow SD 1091
Rippawon SD 3984
Sheldon SD 4879 1930-1967

14 Dundurn memories
Dundurn and District History Committee

WALL LAKE #1764 was located 9 miles east of Dundurn.
Dundurn, NWT was located at Section 32 -Tsp 32
Rge 4 West 3 in 1894. Now Dundurn, Sk is located at
Section 9 -Tsp 33- Range 4- West 3 , which would place
the school building at approximately Tsp 33- Rge 2 - W 3

Building stood 1907-1927 then destroyed by fire; rebuilt 1928-1971
Original Name was BRAESIDE. See also 9
WHOOSIER #849 was located 6 miles south of Dundurn
which would place the building at approximately
Tsp 32- Range 4- West 3
ODEL #1893 was located 3 miles NW of present school
HAULTAIN #2431 was located where the Dundurn Military Camp Is
GENEREUX #1893 was located in the "French Flats" 10 miles west of
Dundurn, which would place the building at approximately
Tsp 33- Range 6- West 3
Elvevow SD 2175 1908-1956
Pleasant Point SD 320 1903
Wall Lake SD 1764 1907-1962
WoodView SD 1346 SE 33 4 W3 1905
Whoosier Sd 849 6 miles S of Dundurn 1903
Coates SD1330 1905-1961
Odel SD 1893 1907
Blackstrap SD 3506 NW 29 32 3 W3
Round Prairie SD
Genereux SD 3625 1915-1958 Moved to Wingellow Farm
Haultain SD2431 1908-1952 NW 24 34 4 W3

15 The story of Maymont
1980


16 Meskanaw, its story and its people
MCCLOY CREEK #4261 was first named MESKANAW #4261
the name was changed in 1935, so the school in the
town of Meskanaw could use the corresponding school
name. The school building in the town site was named
LOYAL RIDGE 5017. LOYAL RIDGE S.D. #5017 is now named
MESKANAW #5017.

17 Memories of the past : history of Pleasantdale, Silver Park, Chagoness and Kinistino Indian Band #91
PLEASANTDALE #3161 changed names to "OLD PLEASANTDALE" in 1959
DALEVILLE #4827 changed names in 1959 to PLEASANTDALE #4827

18 SAGINAW #1815 is 5 miles SE of Radisson, Saskatchewan. Radisson is located NW 1/4 Section
21 - Tsp 40 - Range 10 - West 3 according to the book Our Treasured Heritage : Borden
& District
. In the National Archives, Archivia Net Land Grant Database; SAGINAW
is called School District #2364 and is located at SE Section 25, Tsp 39 - Rge 10- W3. This
legal land description is in fact located is 5 miles SE of Radisson, Sk
An interesting note is that the first P.O. in this area was called Great Bend from 1903-
1905 at 4-41-10-W3. Then in 1905, the P.O. of Great Bend was named Radisson at SE
25-39-10-W3. The inception of SAGINAW School District is not determined from book or N.A.
source

19 Kith 'n kin : the history of Kenaston and district Kenaston, Saskatchewan: Kenaston History Committee, 1980 includes:
AIKENS School District No 2304 was constructed in 1909 between sections 24 and 25 Tsp 29. In 1910 classes commenced and served the community until some time after 1951.

BRIGGS School District No 841 held their organisational meeting in 1912, and their building was constructed SE 4 28 1 W3 closing in the 1950s. At this time PICKWICK school was moved in, and established 1/2 mile south of SE 4 28 1 W3, and this building served the community school needs until 1964.

CHATHAM School District No 3117 built a frame school in 1914 on the NE 26 29 29 W2, and this building was sold in 1956 and it was renovated into a home. HILLEDGE school was moved in to NE 19 29 28 W2 and re-named CHATHAM. After the school closed, it became the community centre.

KENASTON 1192 was built in 1905 between 4 and 5th streets in the town of Bonnington (later named Kenaston). In 1905 classes commenced, and in 1913 a new brick shcool was built.

McCRANEY School District No 3377 was organised in 1914 and the school building was constructed in 1916. Classes commenced 1917 until 1943. School re-opened 1954-1955. HORSESHOE LAKE school building was moved two miles east of the McCRANEY school site, and the school districts were thus combined.

FALKINGHAM School District No 1754 was built 4 miles south of Kenaston on SE 13 30 3 W3. Classes were held between 1907-1949.

GOPHERDALE School District No 4729, no starting date, closed 1950.

HILLEDGE VIEW School District No 4676 was built NW 2 22 29 W3 8 miles east of Kenaston. The district organisedin 1926, and closed in 1948.

HORSESHOE LAKE School District No 4543 organised 1923. School built on NW 14 30 2 W2 which is NE of Kenaston. On amalgamation, this was building moved. Served community between 1926-1948.

RONALDSBURG School District No 2049 was built in 1908 on the old provincial highway 11, now Saskatchewan highway 15, and classes began 1909 until 1936, perhaps re-opening about 1941. In 1954, the school building was sold.

SMILESVILLE School District No 4641 was built on the centre of the south boundary of 29 29 3 W3 and served the community between 1906-1942.

WYANDOTTE School District No 1355 held their meeting in 1912, and the school closed circa 1960

ZED School District No 1661 held their organisational meeting in 1906, and a building was constructed on NE 10. In 1949, this building was torn down, and a larger building re-built and served the community until 1959 when it became a community centre.

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Bladworth and district memories

Pensioners and Senior Citizens Organization. Branch No. 125,
Bladworth sd 1491 NE 4 4 2 W3 1905-1972
Briggs SD 841 SE 4 28 1 W3 1913-1950
Kipp SD 1589 NW 12 27 2 W3 1906-1957
Knob Hill SD 1289 SW SW 29 27 W2
Pebble Beach SD 1806 SW 11 27 2 W3
Harrowby SD 4075 SE 4 28 3 W3 1918-1958
Silver Lakes SD 1501 SE 15 28 1 W3 1905
Schueman SD SE 17 28 2 W3

21 Our Roots Nos Racines
Craik : Friendliest place by a dam site
Craik History Book (Association
)
Ames SD 1411 sw 20 23 1 w3 1905-1959
Antelope SD 1116 SE 21 23 27 W3 1904-1926
Aylesbury SD2127 1908-1983
Banbury SD 2149 1909-1941
Barrett SD 2015 built 1908
Beacon SD 2805 SE 4 23 1 W3 1910-1943
Bennett SD 1452 SE 1 25 29 W3 1905-1940
Craik SD 891 192-1922
Dixmude SD 4069 NW 22 23 28 W2 moved now garage
Eclipse SD 4071 1918-1951 now Golf Club House
Eildon SD 1510 SW 11 24 2 W3 1906-1959
Erie SD 856 1912-1942
Fargo SD 2780 5/6 24 28 w2
Foxbury SD 1951
Halbrite SD 1952 1907-1944
Holsdale SD 1911 NE 9 24 29 W
Hustlers SD 1536 SW 22 22 29 W 1906-1934
Parkhill SD 492 SW 10 24 27 W
Pilgrim SD 4026 SW 16 24 1 W 1918
Sheppard SD 1897 NW 15 21 27 W
Squaw Creek SD 3223 11 23 29 W 1912-1950
Sunkist SD 4293 NW 36 24 1 W
Watkins SD 3300 ne 14 22 28 w 1914
Willow Bluff SD 4419 1919-

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Cadillac : prairie heritage
Cadillac and District History Book Association

Cadillac SD 3336 1914-1941
Cadillac (Elmwood) S.D. 2733 SE 16 9 13
Beauchamp S.D. 4141 NW 7 7 14 1919-1968
Beaver Valley S.D. 3804
Bedford S.D. 3195 NE 29 10 13 moved to NW 20 10 13
Boule Creek S.D. 3314 sw n 22
Crichton SE 16 9 14 changed names to Priory 1916-1939
Crichton (Priory) S.D. 3716, 1932-1939
Wheatville S.D. 4547 9-15-W3
Driscol Lake S.D. 3336
Fairy Lake S.D. 3591 1915-1953 movd to NW 8 8 13 and named Trinity Lutheran Church
Gouverneur S.D. 4557
Highway S.D. 4623 ne 31 9 13 1925-1947
Kingsmeade S.D. 4011 1918-
Little Six S.D. 4262 nw 8 8 13 1919-1934
Orwell S.D. 3680 1916-1949
Prairie Lane S.D. 4059 se se 4 8 14 moved to SW SW 4 8 14
Valle Ste. Claire S.D. 3184 NW NW 9 10 14 1916-1959
Jupiter SD 3314 SW N section 22 1916 Name changed to Boule Creek SD 3314

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Milestones & memories
Outlook and District Golden Circle, Outlook-Broderick History Book Committee

Glenhill / Glenside
Bonnie Brae SD 1837 1908-
Brocton SD 2222
Chromar SD 1444
Coterie SD 3275 SE 13 28 7 W
Coulee Creek SD 3978
Eden Valley SD 1494 SE 16 31 7 W3
Geneva SD 4637
Glenford SD 2216 SE 15 28 6 W3
Golden Meadow SD 13247 mi N and 2 mi E of Broderick
Happy Hollow SD 4281 nw sw 25 29 6 W
Kintyre SD 1908 2 mi East of cemetery corner
Inverness SD 1265 NW 20 29 -
Nary SD 1213 SW 29 30 7 W3 1906
Wheat Plains SD 2083 1908
Wingello SD 2361 SW 3 31 6 W3 1909

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Chamberlain crossroads : a trip back in time
Chamberlain Historical Society

Aberfelly S.D. # 2090
Banbury S.D. #2149
Barrett S.D. # 2015
Chamberlain S.D. #1157 (later Ellsridgehill S.D. # 1157)
Chamberlain S.D. #2264
Clarendon S.D. #3241
Prairie Island S.D. # 1135
Sheppard S.D. # 1897
Uplands S.D. # 2290
Vancise S.D. # 4124

25 Coulee Echoes
Neidpath, Fernbank, Roderickville, Ensz, Cutbank, Fern Valley, Luxor
ISBN : 1550569201

Cutbank S.D. #1822
Ensz S.D. #1099
Fernbank S.D. #128
Fern Valley S.D. #3607
Luxor S.D. #4619
Neidpath S.D. #396
Roderickville S.D. #2840

26 Prairie Progress Commemorating the Macrorie District
ISBN : 0889252920

Big Valley S.D. #2872
Bratton S.D. #2624
Goodwill S.D. # 1829
Lake Coteau S.D. #407
Macrorie S.D. #3600
Monmawala (Monmawalla) S.D. #
Mount Marie S.D. #836
Picadilly S.D. #3797
Surbiton S.D. #3071
West Point S.D. #2084
West Star S.D. #1706
Westhope P.O.

27 Brownlee district, 1905-1955
compiled and printed by the citizens
of the community of Brownlee Saskatchewan,
on the occasion of the celebration
of Saskatchewan's Jubilee Year, 1955.

Chambers S.D. #1388
Livingston S.D. #1685
Faulkton S.D. #3593
McIntyre S.D. #3337
Brownlee S.D. #2019

28 A Wheatland Heritage
Published in celebration of the Snipe Lake District Golden Jubilee, 1906-1956
By Armstrong, Edith Vernette Akeley

Guthrie S.D. #
Pioneer Grove S.D. #
Montrose S.D. #
Amdewanda S.D. #2630
Richlea S.D. #
Prouse S.D. #
Ormely S.D. #
Krafton S.D. #
Yellow Cactus S.D. #
Cromwell S.D. #
Evans S.D. #
Lovedale S.D. #
Centrefield S.D. #

29 The Little White School House
John C. Charyk
Volume 1
Western Producer Prairie Books
Saskatoon, Sk
Alberta Heritage Learning Resources Project


30 Impact A Century of Education
Prince Albert Public Schools, Prince Albert Catholic Schools


31 from a little stone school...The Story of Saskatoon Public Schools
Lorraine Blashill
The Story of the development of the Saskatoon Public School System over the past one hundred years. A 1982 Centennial project commissioned by the Saskatoon Board of Education and dedicated to our pioneers and early educators
1982
Modern Press Ltd.
Saskatoon, Sk



32 Opening Tomorrow's Doors 1884-1984-2084
Brian A. Brown
1984.
Published by the One Hundredth Anniversary Committee of Moose Jaw School District Number One
Saskatchewan Government Printers



33 A Land Harvested By Faith 1884-1994 Wakaw
Index
Title A Land harvested by faith : 1884-1984, Wakaw Published Wakaw, Sask.
Wakaw Heritage Society, 1984
ISBN 0889255458 (corrected)



34 Our Roots Nos Racines
Admiral Prairie to Wheatfields

Admiral School #3526 Block 7 Townsite of Admiral
Andersonville S.D. 2901 SW-SW-8-15-W3
Beauchamp #4141 NE-NW-7-7-14-W3
Boule Creek SW-N-22-8-14-W
Clifford #3364 NE SE-11-10-16-W3
Congress #3236
Epinard #4696 NE 17-7-15-W3
Esmond #2940 NW 35-8-16-W3
Horse Creek
Levi #4664 NW 31-10-14-W3
Pelletier Hill j#3850
Sherman #3279 SW 15-10-15-W3
Stone Farm #2899 later was Stonefarm #2899
Vallee St. Clair #3184 NE-NE-34-8-15-W3
Wise Creek #753 NE-NW-34-8-15-W3

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As we Remember Alford

Milan SE -5-26-13-
Orvill #1199
Poplar Butte #3845 SE 27-24-13-

36 Pilger Memories : a history of the Pilger-St. Bernard District : a struggle for survival Muenster, Saskatchewan: St. Peter's Press, 1981 includes:
ST. BERNARD School District No 4692 firstly formed in St. Bernard's Church, which had two buildings built. Around 1927, a public school was organised and a building was built on NW 12 40 23 W2. This building was ST. BERNARD 4692, also referred to as PILGER 4692.

CCOLORADO School District No 4666 was formed following a 1926 meeting, and a building was erected 1-1/2 miles north of Pilger. The school served 1927-1979. In 1967, the name changed from COLORADO 4666 to PILGER 4666 as PILGER (ST BERNARD) 4692 had closed. In 1968 COLORADO became the PILGER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 4666.

CANVASSBACK School District No. 1973 held its first meeting 1908, and a building was constructed on the SE 25 39 33 W2, and served 1910-1957.

37 Our Roots Nos Racines
With Faith and Hope St. Laszlo, Our Heritage

Houghton Lake S.D. #2544 NW-29-39-27-W2
St. Laszlo #2544

38 Our Roots Nos Racines
Footprints in the Sand Antler, Bellegarde, Baeside, Coulson, Kelvindale, Oatlands, Silver Vale

Ramsay - Antler S.D. #576
Braeside #886 NE-NE-3-8-30-W1
Coulson #2064 NE-28-8-30-W1
Kelvindale #1090 4 mi S of Antler on SW 27
Oatlands #632 SE -14-7-31-W1
Silver Vale #2065 SE 14-8-31-W1

39 Our Roots Nos Racines
From Sod to Solar-Fielding, Lilac, Maymont, Ruddell, R.M. Mayfield #406

Beckwith #526 NW-19-40-11-W3
Calais #3554 SW 11-41-12-W3
Grey #1356
Keystone S.D. #1144 NE 13-42-12-
Montro S.D. NW-35-41-13-W3
Neepawa S.D. 1517
Wavie Bank #4711

40 Our Roots Nos Racines
Homestead to Heritage History of Armley, and District of Manilus, Armley, Silver Stream, Waterfield, R.M. of Connaught

Armley #4236 SE 29-48-14-W2
Manlius #2956 NW-SW 12-48-15-W2
Silver Stream #2011 NW SE 15-47-14-W2
Waterfield S.D. #2678 NE 3-48-14-W2

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Aberdeen 1907-1981

Aberdeen #1610 NW 6-39-2-W3
Bergheim
Hessledale S.D. #3557 NE 17-37-2-W3
Kilmeny S.D. #2769 NW 12-38-4-W3
Lily 6 mi. N of Aberdeen at a crossroad then moved to 8 mi N of Aberdeen
Lily North NE 25-40-3
Old Trail School #1596 SW 14-38-3-3 then NW 11-38-3-3
The Pretoria S.D. NE 4-38-2
River Park S.D. #843 NW NE 22-3A3-W3
New Steinbach S.D. SW 34 Tsp 38-R*-W3

42 Our Roots Nos Racines
Dance on the Bridge A History of Abernethy and Area

Kenlis S.D. #6 NW-23-19-11-W2
incorporated name was:
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF KENLIS PROTESTANT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. SIX OF THE NORTH WEST TERRITORIES
KENLIS S.D. #6 was the first "rural' school of the NWT
second Kenlis school built 1902
Third Kenlis school built 1946
First teacher Miss Majorie Blythe
Cairn erected
Abernethy S.D. #300 SW -23-
Pleasant Valley S.D.
Lorlie S.D. 338 S-2-21-10
Chickney S.D. 360 NE-4 then Section 10
then W-S-35-19-10-W
Foster S.D. #388 NE 1-21-11
Pheasant Plains S.D. 572 NW 6-19-10
Lorlie Station School #2756
Gillespie S.D. #301 -(This number used before in the NWT) SE NW 24-21-11-W2
Heather S.D. #4497

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Grassland to Grainland Adanac, Phippen, Queenston, Crooked Valley, Local Centre, Cleavering, Tako, R.M. Tramping Lake

Adanac S.D. #2210
Cleavering S.D. #3747 NE SE 20-40-21
Crooked Valley S.D. NW 4-39-21
Local Centre S.D. #4270
Phippen S.D.
Queenston S.D. #2068 SE 21-29-22-W3
Kingston #1647 SE 31-39-21-W3 1940's changed name Tako #1647

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Alford Time Marches On Alfred, Formby, Wardenville, and Wembley

Formby #4369 NW NE 19-45-22-W3
Wardenville #2479
Wembley #4437
Alfred S.D. 4053 SE 14-44-22-W3

45 Our Roots Nos Racines
History of Allan School #2919

Allan School #2919 NE NE 3-34-1-3

46 Our Roots Nos Racines
Alvena Ukrainian Pioneer Days in early years 1898-1916 in Alvena and District

Svoboda S.D. #1704 20-41-1-W3

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History of Allan School #2919

Allan School #2919 NE NE 3-34-1-3

47 Our Roots Nos Racines
Links With The Past

Belbutte S.D. #1 and #2 S.D. #3848 NE-11-51-13-W3
Loch Side S.D. #5054 SW 24-51-14-W3
Stoke School #5035 NW 23-50-13-W3
48 Our Roots Nos Racines
2005 memories : a history of the Hamburg School District no. 2005, Laird, Saskatchewan Riegert, Paul W.

Hamburg S.D. 32005 SW SW 11-44-5-3

49 Our Roots Nos Racines
The School Beneath the Hill Antelope Park S.D. #3464 Court and Hilldale District 3099

Antelope Park S.D. #3464 NE NE 19-32-28-W3
Hilldale S.D. #3099 W NW 14-33-28-W3

50 Our Roots Nos Racines
Reflections a History of Arelee and the districts of Balmae, Dreyer, Golden Valley, Light, Petroffsk, Raspberry Creek, Sunnyridge and Swastika

Balmae S.d.584 NW 10-38-11-W3
Dreyer S.D. 919
Golden Valley S.D. 1344 NE 22-38-11
Light S.D. #2346 NE 24-37-12-W3
Petroffsk S.D. 3041 NE 8-38-12-W3
Raspberry Creek S.D. 3246 15-39-11
Sunnyridge S.D. NW 6-37-11-W3
Swastika S.D. #3042 SW 1838-11-W3

51 Our Roots Nos Racines
Craik Saskatchewan homecoming '71 booklet

Craik S.D. Mrs. W.K. Gray first teacher

52 Our Roots Nos Racines
Daphne memories
Bohnen, Myrtle

Rosebush S.D. SE 9-38-18 WM Harvey first teacher


52 Our Roots Nos Racines
Craik Saskatchewan homecoming '71 booklet

Craik S.D. Mrs. W.K. Gray first teacher

53 Our Roots Nos Racines
Deep earth : a short history of the Tiefengrund School District, No.431, in Saskatchewan
Riegert, Paul W.

Tiefengrund S.D. #431 NW-5-44-4-W3
Kathe Anna Regier first home teacher, David Toews first school teacher

54 Our Roots Nos Racines
Cherished memories of Silver Willow
Silver Willow Reunion and Book Committee,

Willowbrook S.D. #681 1903-1912 Miss Emma V. Danard first teacher
Willowbrook S.D. #681 second school 1912-1922
Silver Willow S.D. #681 renamed 1922-1952
Silver Willow S.D. #681 Last School 1952-1967

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Builders of a great land History Committee of the R.M. of the Gap # 39

Ceylon #351 Henry Carter first teacher
Buffalo Valey #1788 Rev. Geo Sherarer first teacher
Gibson Creek #645 SW 4-7-19 Miss Estelle Woodward first teacher
Trail #2105 Willard Freeman first teacher
Egypt Valley #773 moved north to 2-7-21 Miss Annie Wilfred first teacher
Lyons #2983 NW NW 30-6-21 Miss Mary Murray first teacher Hardy #4233 NE side of Hardy, SK Mr. Braithwaite first teacher
Green Lake # Miss Olive Walker first teacher
Meadow View #3504 SE NE 34-21-W2 Miss Nora S. Boyd first teacher
Meadow View second school NW 22-5-21 Loretta Ritchie first teacher
Gordon #2902 NE 33-4-21-W2 Miss Isabelle McGrath first teacher
Good Time #4633 SE SW 8-4-21-W2 Cora Sawyer first teacher
Big Four School #3393 SW 4-4-20 Miss Coniver first teacher
East Ceylon School #4861
Troy #2757 Miss Lynn Stanchfield first teacher
Carnbrogie S.D. #2998 Miss Kidd first teacher
Lacadia S.D. #290 Miss Charlotte Cahill first teacher
Round Up School #2949 SW 19-4-19-W2 Miss Beatrice McGrath first teacher
Oakville S.D. #418 NE 13-5-20 Annie Reidy first teacher
Oakville S.D. #418 moved 1/2 mile south in 1950
Naomi School #4533 Miss Kathleen McPhee NW 17-5-20

56 Our Roots Nos Racines
Buckland's heritage Buckland History Book Committee,

Albertville #3420
Alingly #1929 Miss Alice Green first teacher
Begin #3346 first teacher Mortimer Downing
Centreville #2639
Cloverdale #4199 Miss Irene Firth first teacher
Fortsburg School #4224 Miss Ella McTavish first teacher
Garden River #607
Henribourg (Garden River #607 changed names c1938)
Hanna #1943 Mr. Singleton first teacher
Podole School #3227 John Horyciuk first teacher
Red Wing School #2857 Margaret Willis first Teacher
Wahpeton #4770 Rev. J.G. Meek first teacher
Wheatley #3821 Miss Jean McKay first teacher
White Star School Miss Florence Tobin first teacher
Whitfield School #4242 Miss Anna Ratlarg first teacher

57 Our Roots Nos Racines
Bridging the years : Nipawin, Saskatchewan Author: Nipawin Historical Society,

Alvin Mitchell Farm one room school teacher Miss Elizabeth Bothwright 1912
Nipawin Rural School 1917
1927 4 room school

58 Our Roots Nos Racines
Bridging the past : Wolseley & district, 1880-1980 Author: Wolseley & District History Book Committee,

Albert School Mr. Horanived first teacher
Summerberry
Ellisboro Public School #228 Miss Rose Oliver first teacher Moffatt#4852 Mrs Francis Pow first teacher

59 Our Roots Nos Racines
After the dust : a history of Leoville & community : Leoville, Laventure, Ranger, Junor, Penn, Chitek Lake, Pelican Reserve, Spruce Creek, Timberland, Timberlost, Capasin
Author: Leoville Historic Committee,

Leoville School 1932
Penner #5085 Miss Muriel Kreller first teacher
Chitek Lake #1943 Mr. Moynihan first teacher
Pelican Reserve NE 24-54-13-W3 Mr. Mills first teacher
Spruce Creek T54-R13 Mary Otto first teacher Timberland
Capasin T23 R10
Crescent Ridge T53 R10

60 Our Roots Nos Racines
Blended heritage
Author: Blended Heritage History Committee,

Ada #5074 SE 14-43-24 Miss Hilda Henriksen first teacher
Alada #2955 A.E. Allison first teacher
Baldwinton #4762 Miss Florence Wismer first teacher
Bluebell #2494 SW NW 11-41-53 D. McLeod first teacher
Cairnsview #3522 NW 36-41-23 Miss Clara Pool first teacher
Dufferin #1888 Miss Larua Duvall first Teacher
East Bank #3525 SW 29-41-23-W3 Mrs. Leila Manship first teacher
Happyland #1732 Mrs. Edith Haight first teacher
Langmark #3683 Vera Baldwin first teacher
Madawaska #2238 first teacher
Mount Ethel #4204 SW 21-44-24-W3 Miss Jones first teacher Ruth #4066 SE 17-42-23-W3 Miss Hazel Walve Irons first teacher
Seagram #227 SW SE 28-42-24-W3
Thule #4312 Miss Hilda Rayner first teacher
Vance #180 Clara Munsell first teacher
Wasteene #2231 NW 4-41-22 Mr. Huston first teacher
Wilbert Bert Lake first teacher
Winter S.D. #4114 14-42-25-W3 Lillian M. Stephens first teacher
Irene #2157 NE 11-44-23 Miss Nanie Fraser first teacher

61 Title Our heritage : era of south and east of Saskatoon
Published online Our Roots Nos Racines
Published Saskatoon 1985
Author Floral History Book Committee
ISBN 0889255806

62 Title R.M. of Wolverine memory album
Published Plunkett, Sask. : R.M. of Wolverine History, 1981
Author Wolverine History Committee
ISBN 0889252769

63 Title Geographic names of Saskatchewan
Author Bill Barry
Published Regina, Sask. : People Places Pub., c2005
ISBN 1897010192 (pbk.)

64 Title Listing compiled at the Provincial Saskatchewan Archives Saskatoon Branchhttps://sites.rootsweb.com/~cansk/school/schooldistricts.html

65 Title Listing compiled at the Provincial Saskatchewan ARchives Regina Branch

66 Title Library and Archives Canada
Exploration and Settlement > Western Land Grants (1870-1930)
2007-09-28

67 Title Atlas of Saskatchewan Celebrating the Millennium (Millennium ed.)
Editors Fung, Kai-iu (1999). Barry, Bill.
Published: University of Saskatchewan.
ISBN 0-88880-387-7.

68 Title Atlas of Saskatchewan
Editors Richards J. Howard & Fung, K.I.
Published(1969). Saskatoon: Modern Press.
ISBN 0-88880-387-7.

69 Title Dept of Education
Listing compiled by Dept of Education and Provincial Archives.

70 Title Let's look back...
Author Perdue History Group Committee
Published Perdue, Sask. : Perdue History Book Committee, 1977
ISBN 0919213693
.....Bellisle SD #1468 started 1907
.....Eagleholme NE - NW 11 - Tsp 36 - Rge 10 - W3 1906-1950s
.....Fairholme SD #4225 started 1920 First teacher Mess Ora Sutton (Mrs. McMahon) moved to Asquith in 1961 as a school addition
.....Granville organised 1915, built 1916, closed in 1950 and moved to Kinley in 1953
.....Jasper SD #3523 started 1915, first teacher Miss Pearle Christie
.....Normanton SD #1678. Section 11 - Tsp 35 - Rge 12 - W3. 1907-1945
.....Park Lake School
.....Perdue School organised in 1908 and opened on NE 32 - Tsp 35 - Rge 11 - W3 (first teacher Archibald Smith) and moved into Perdue 1911 to the south side of railroad tracks. Name change to New Hillsdale on records Sept 1911, and Perdue SD #1852 on records in October 1911. In 1914 a new 2-room school erected on the north side of tracks. In 1920 a 6 room school house built.
.....Wheatfield SD #1174 first teacher Archie Smith.
.....Woodlawn SD #1114 organised 1904 and built in 1905 on SE 3 Tsp 35 - Rge 10 - W3. Closed 1960.
.....Woolford organised 1912 and closed 1962. First built 1/2 mi south of present site and moved in 1928.
.....Wyatt organised 1921 and operated between 1922-1951. Fred Irwin Reid was the first teacher, named after Wyatt Gamble.

71 Title The Sonningdale story
Author Sonningdale (Sask.). Spartan High School
Published Sonningdale, Sask. : [s.n.], 1955
.....Sonningdale School opened 1911 L.A. Rathwell first teacher.
.....Bellevant opened 1922, Miss Mary Carmody first teacher.
.....Spartan school opened in 1929 in the hall which had been erected in 1927.

72 Title Through the years : history of Perdue, Leney, Kinley and districts
Author: Perdue Agricultural Society
Published Perdue, Sask. : , 1968"

73 Title Reflections : a history of Arelee and the districts of Balmae, Dreyer, Golden Valley, Light, Petroffsk, Raspberry Creek, Sunnyridge and Swastika
Author: Arelee and District Historical Association
Published Arelee, Sask. : The Association, 1982

76 Title Footsteps in time : Meota, Prince, Wing, Russell, Fitzgerald, Vyner, St. Michael, Jackfish Creek, Ness, Lavigne, Cochin, Murray Lake, Scentgrass, Glenrose, Moosomin, Saulteaux, Metinota. - Meota, Sask
Author Meota History Book Committee, 1980.
ISBN 0889252084

ST MICHAEL SD #40 NW 22-48-17 1894-1957
First teacher 1895 Mrs. Josephine Heron
MEOTA SD #790 First school MEOTA SD #1155 3-1/2 miles south of Meota
1912 MEOTA SD #790 SE 8-4[sic]-17-3 opened in the village of MEOTA closed 1974
RUSSELL SD #1128 SW 26-47-18-W3 1905-1961
First teacher Charley S. Miller
Cochin settlement first known as "The Narrows"
COCHIN school history
Mission School built c1912 in the Moosomin Indian Reserve
Delorme SD 1212 1905-1922 located east of highway #4 on Charles Delorme Ranch
After Delorme SD 1212 was sold, children again attended Mission church now moved off the reserve north of the creek
1926-1960 new school built Sec 30 Tsp 47 Rge 16 north of the creek, west of the road allowance.
1960 school rebuilt after the fire on church property
WING SD #1155
OLD MEOTA SCHOOL SE 1-47-18-3 1905-1914
WING SD 1155 NE 33-46-18-3 1914-1930
New WING school 1930-c1967
FITZGERALD SD#1536 1906-1966
First teacher Mr. Bruce.
VYNER SD #1778 1909 first organisation, school built 1912.
School moved two miles south in about 1923/1924 to be more centrally located.
First teacher G.D. Chown
LAVIGNE SD#2324 1908-1958 NE 9-48-18-W3
First teacher Mr. Holmes
NESS SD#2693 NW 5-48-17-W3 1911-1940
"Little Red Schoolhouse" burned down 1940
First teacher Beatrice Houde
JACKFISH CREEK SD 4099 1919-1957
First teacher Miss Flora Day
PRINCE SD#3694 SW 14-46-17 1917-1935 school burned down
New school built 1935-1968
First teacher Miss F.E. Simpson
SCENTGRASS LAKE SD #3133 SE 28 46 16 W3 1914-1967
First teacher Miss E. Archibald 1919
Before opening pupils driven to KNOWLES School,
after closing driven to North Battleford.
GLENROSE SD first named KNOWLES in 1908
NE 33 45 16 Opened 1909 Miss Pricilla Maxwell first teacher
Changed names when new school erected 1928, closed 1967.
METINOTA SD# 4275
MURRAY LAKE SD #4275 NW 23-47-16-W3 1922-1966
First teacher Mr. Sallows 1923

77Note: according to Philately and Postal History: Post Offices and Postmasters
Lirary and Archives Canada
Collections Government of Canada
From 1894-1897 Meota post office was located at Sec.10, Twp.47, R.17, W3
In 1904 the Meota post office was moved to Sec.16, Twp.46, R.17, W3
In 1911 Meota post office at Sec.16, Twp.46, R.17, W3 was renamed Prince.
1910-1911 Beachview post office was located at Sec.8, Twp.47, R.17, W3
and in 1911 Beachview was renamed to Meota

78 Title Preserving Our Heritage : 1904-1983
Author: New Osgoode Restoration Club
Published Tisdale, Saskatchewan 1984
NEW OSGOODE SD #1600 SW 29-46-13-W2 1906-1967
First teacher Miss Genevieve Beard
GOYER SD #3276 built 1-1/2 mi west of Zenon Park NE 11-47-13 1913-1959
moved to NW-10-47-13 first teacher Adrian Carriere 1914
HODSON SD#1840 1907-1936
SE 28 46 14
first teacher Miss Rachel Armstrong 1908
re-named FORESTER after post office
FORESTER SD #1840 1936-1962
VERCHERES SD#4585 SW NW 30-46-4151924-1971
First teacher Honorius Pilon 1925 FLORENTINE SD #4388 SW SE 2 46 14 1920-1964 (Fire)
First teacher Mr. S.H. Coleman 1921
CLASHMOOR SD #4231 NE 33-45-13-W2* 1919-1961
First teacher Basil Glynn 1920
GIRWOOD SD #5006 NE NE 31-45-12 1933-1964
1934 Miss Jean Stewart first teacher.

79Book:
Title: Tales and trails of the following school districts : Blackfoot, Daysville, Lake Russell, Minnehaha, Parkdale, Picnic Lake, 1893-1978
Author: Minnehaha Co-op Women's Auxiliary.
Published Edam, Sask. 1979.
BLACKFOOT SD #3299 1914-1965
Classes held at the Ayres home, then moved to the building erected on the Ed Bell quarter section
First teachers Gladys E. Kingbury and Mrs. M.B. Brocklebank
From the SD map, the schoolhouse located NE SE 1 Tsp 50 Rge 19 W3
DAYSVILLE SD #2230 1908-1957
First teacher Miss Ada K. McKinnon 1909
From the SD map, the schoolhouse locates at SW NW 9 Tsp 50 Rge 19 W3
LAKE RUSSELL SD #4249 W- SW - Section 31 1919-
First teacher Mr. Pomery
LAVIGNE SD NE 9-48-18-W3 1908-
first teacher Mr. Holmes, 1908
MINNEHAHA SD #9091912-1959 (new building) -1965
Miss B. Currie first teacher in 1914.
From SD map Tsp 49/50 Rge 18 W3
PARKDALE SD NE NE 22-50-18-W3 1910-1963
1911-1912 classes in Parkdale Church
Mr. W.J. French first teacher 1913
PICNINC LAKE SD #3829 1916-c1950
First teacher Alice Mulholland in 1917

80RM of Prince Albert #461 lists their one room schoolhouses and locations.

81Book:
Title: Our blended heritage : Ruthilda and District, 1905-1980
Beehive School No 533; Ruthilda was 4 miles south and 1 mile east of the school
(Ruthilda post office located at Sec.3, Twp.34, R.18, W3 77 ) Built July 2, 1918, closed c1943
Daisy Hill School No 598 in RM Mountain View 318
built in 1912 on NE corner of NE 16 33 17 W3 and closed 1960
Closed 1912-1915 due to the flu epidemic
first teacher Miss Anna Christensen
Glengarry Plains District 2116
first used sod shack at NW section 10 until building built opened May 1909, closed 1917-1926 and children went to either Nobleview or Rose schools
closed 1957
Rose School No. 3926
Opened 1918 on section 26 township 33 range 19 with teacher Irene McHattie
Closed 1943
Rowena School District No. 4544
Built on NE 24 33 17 W3
Open between 1928-1953

82Book:
Title: Bridging the centuries : Shackleton, Abbey, Lancer, Portreeve. Vol. 1
Authors Miry Creek Area History Book Committee
Abbey, Saskatchewan 2000

Abbey School 3284 1915-
Ararat Springs School District 1064
1913-1965 SE 2 22 21 W3
In 1952 the school building moved to "Flaxhill district"
SW SW 25 22 21 W3
Ararat or Flaxhill closed June 1965
Building moved to Lancer to enlarge the Lancer Hall in 1968
Then moved to a farm for a workshop
Badger Mound 3238
SE 29 19 20 W3
1919-1941
Bakerville SD 3819
1917-1955 first teacher Miss Coubrough
Sec 17 23 22 W3
Baxterville 3318
Meeting 1914, 1915 construction starts
First teacher Edith Whiteman
Flaxhill SD 1134
Constructed 1912 on NE 35 22 21
In 1913, Mr. Cochrane first teacher.
Flaxhill school sold and renovated into a home (no date given)
Ararat school building moved to SW 25 22 1 on the southern edge of
Flaxhill SD, and renamed Flaxhill Closed 1965
Hill 3624 organised 1914 and closed 1942
John E. Cairns taught in 1915 in Ed Howey's home
School constructed 1916, Miss Grace Leggott first teacher
Se 17 20 21
The Hill SD disorganised in 1968
Holbron SD 2452
organised 1921, 1924 school built at SE 4 21 21 W3
Leonora Watson first teacher 1925
Closed 1959
Lancelot 3399
1914-1947
Lancer 3070 organised 1913
Construction 1914 2 classrooms
First teacher Miss Sadie Smith in 1914
Leader School Unit Division opens 1946
Leggott SD 3802
1917-1947 at Tsp 20 Rge 21 W of the 3 Meridian
Miss Parks first teacher
Level Prairie 3185
organised 1914, school opens 1915
Miss L.C. Byers first teacher
1915-1967
Long Island SD
organised 1920, no building built
School district organises transportation to Flaxhill
Maple Dale 2727
1911-1947
NE SE Sec 24 Tsp 21 Rge 20 W 3
Miry Creek SD#397
organised 1912 and built NE 10 21 19 W3
Miss Louise Sullivan first teacher
Newark School District
closes in 1956

83 Reminiscences:

Glen Mason, Historian Home Page
I am a retired farmer and my hobby is collecting Saskatchewan local
History Books, and publications by Bill Barry.

Thanks, Glen Mason


84 Geographical Names of Canada:

Geographical Names of Canada
Natural Resources Canada

85 Reminiscences:

Red Lauttamus
Hello: I'm retired and take drives around the countryside near Yorkton. I have pictures of some of the old school sites and am willing to share them with you I also went to the Coverdale school near Moosomin in the late 40's and early 50's. -Red Lauttamus

86 Bangor History Book

Llewelyn and Bangor district schools as photographed by Red Lauttamus and permissions kindly given by the Bangor historical committee for historical pictures in the Bangor History Book.
ASTON 1537 SW 27 22 3 W2
AUDLEY 2504 1901-1965
BANGOR 1141 Ne 165 21 3 W2
FERTILE BELT 4350 21 2 W2
GLYNDWR 991 NE 10 22 2 W2 1904-1947 THEN SE 15 22 2 W2 1948-1967
LLEWELYN 807
MARWIN 1161 NE 36 21 4 W2
ST. DAVID'S
LUTON 2088 SW 28 20 3 W2
DEVON PARK 107 1887-

87 Rocanville "The Echo" 1904-1964

Author: Rocanville Village of Commerce Committee headed up by
Mr. J. Gerolamy, Rev. R.M. Evans, Mrs. Robert Palmer and Madge Gerolamy.
Published c1964 Brandon, Man. : Sun Printing

88 Westside Echoes

Author: Westside Echoes Book Committee, Unity Saskatchewan, 1980
Alfred Knowles School District #4149 began as Reed Lake #4149 Feb 18, 1919 then changed names to Alfred Knowled 4149 in memory of Alfred Knowles KIA WW1. The little "Red School House: remained opened until June of 1960. Teacher listing included in book.
BELTON School District meeting held December, 1909, and school opened April 17, 1911 and closed 1959. Building demolished. Pupil and teacher listing as well as teacher biographies in book.
Buccleugh School No 3825 located at NW 34 Tsp 40 Range 24 W3. The school was built following the school district meeting held September 1916. When this school burned down, the Scotstown School was moved to the school yard and used until it, too, burned down.
Mount Everest School #4418 was used between 1923 and 1958 at the location NW section 11 tsp 40 rge 24, W of the 3rd meridian. Teachers and pupil listing in book.
ROSEBRIER school district had its first meeting held 1918, and the school constructed and opened in 1919 on NW 1/4 Section section 13 Tsp 40 Rge 25 West of the 3rd Meridian. The school closed in 1961, and the school was sold to a farmer and used as a barn. A cairn erected in the school yard in 1973. Teacher and pupil listing in book
ROSEMARY School Disrict #4093 had its first school meeting in the summer of 1918. It was erected on the NE section 3 Tsp 40 Rge 23 and opened 1919. The building moved to SE 2 40 23 in 1956 to accomodate a larger school unit. Rosemary school closed 1964, and pupil bussed to Unity. The building was used for community functions until the building was sold in 1971 and a cairn was erected on the site.
SCOTSTOWN SD #2467 was constructed in the year 1909 and opened officially May 2, 1910 serving the community until 1959. A cairn was erected in 1967 on the school grounds. See note above for BUCCLEUGH SD 3825.
SUNNYGLEN School District opened April 1913, nicknamed the "Little Brick Schoolhouse". The first moniker was Bonnie Home School District #439 in September 1911, changing names in December of the same year to Sunny Glen as requested by the school board. The first classes throughout 1912 were held in St. Paul's Anglican Church. A new Sunny Glen School opened in 1929 and closed June 1963. It was sold to a farmer as a machine shop.

89 Town of Unity
Unity and District Heritage Museum
ADANAC SD #2210 was built in 1950 and now holds a one-room school display at the museum.
ROSEMARY School Barn built in 1919 on NE-3-40-23, used for storage.

90 Cabri and area one room schoolhouses, Cabri Museum, quilt
Red Lauttamus
School NameDistrict NumberOpenedClosed Legal Land Location
Riverdene208119141945  
Cabri132619131963  
Kings County442819221952 Sec 23-Tsp 18-Rge 19
Miry Creek39719121956 NE Sec 10-Tsp 21-Rge 19-W3
Sandford Dene7919121954 SE Sec 19-Tsp 18-Rge 19
Westmount2979Aug 1913June 1953  
Three Buttes270219111949 NW Sec 33-Tsp 18-Rge 20
Gavrelle391019181963 SE Sec 5-Tsp 21-Rge 18  
Shackleton128819161968  
91 Gleanings along the way : a history of Naicam, Lac Vert
Winnipeg, Manitoba: Inter-Collegiate Press, 1980
BRIGHTSIDE School 648, school district formation meeting 1921, school building completed 1923 on SE 28 39 16 W2, school opened April 10, 1923. Teachers hired till 1943.
BYNG School 3601 was built on 21 40 19 W2 and originally called BAILOR School, and later the name was changed to Byng to honour the Governor General of the day. The school burned down in 1932 and all teacher - pupil records were lost. In 1933 a new schol with basement was erected. The Melfort School Unit was formed in 1945, with Byng becoming a part of this school division, until its closure in 1960. Byng area pupil took the bus to Naicam.
GREEN LAWN School 2545 was erected on SW 1 41 19 W2 following meetings held in 1910. Pupils from RM Spalding 368, RM St Peter 369, RM Pleasantdale 398 and RM Lake Lenore 399 attended Green Lawn. The address of the school house changed as the post office changed names from Glen Kelly to Longfield. A new 'modern' school with furnace was erected in 1937. The pupils were driven into Naicam in 1954, and the school building served as a home for a short while before it was sold.
HOME School 3993 was erected on the NW 21 40 17 W2, and classes were held between 1919 - 1960. The school building was sold and moved and used as a home, and was still standing in 1981.
KERMARIA School 775 was erected on the NE 8 41 19 W2 after a meeting held in 1912. School began July 30 1913, and the school district voted to have French taught for one hour during the day. Kermaria RC school No. 4 was formed during the 1920s, and held their classes in the Kermaria school building, and at this time, the English students were transported by bus to Roanoake School. In 1931 Kermaria #4 and Kermaria #775 were amalgamated, and English was the only school language until school closure in 1956. Kermaria was part of the Melfort school Unit for the last 11 years. The school building was sold and became the Highway Garage in Naicam.
KEW GARDENS School or Kew Gardens School Disrict 4847 held their first meeting in 1930, and the building was built in the spring of 1931 at NW 9 41 16 W2. The school burned in 1946, a new school was built, and ready by fall of 1946. The school closed in 1968 after years of struggling to find teachers. Pupils were sent by bus to Melfort, and Kew Garden school was closed and used as a grain storage building.
KITAKO School 3172 was built on SE 24 40 16 W2 and opened July 1914. The school was absorbed into Melfort Larger Unit 54 in 1945. The Kitako school District closed in 1970 and upils bussed to Naicam. The school building became the community centre.
LAC VERT School 2265 was erected on NE 35 40 18 W2 in 1908 and opened in 1909 south of the present village of Lac Vert. In 1928, five years after the arrival of rail, the village had expanded to a size to warrant an addition to the existing building or a new one. A new school opened in 1929 in the village of Lac Vert, and the old building at the old location 1/2 mile south of town was sold. In 1956 another one room school building, called the "cottage school" was moved into Lac Vert from Naicam. In 1965 the cottage school closed, and in 1966 Lac Vert school closed altogether. Pupils bussed to Pleasantdale or Naciam.
LEWIS LAKE School District 3400 opened on SE 36 40 19 W2 in 1916 following the construction which commenced in 1914. In 1950, a new school was built, and the old school building was sold and renovated into a home. In 1962, the school closed, and pupils were bussed to Naicam. This second building was sold, and also renovated into a home. LITTLESTONE School District 2069 was built following the meeting held in the spring of 1908. School began in a community home for eleven pupils. In 1909 a school wbuilding was erected on SE SE 4 40 17 W2 in RM Pleasantdale 398. The school was built near Lake Edward first named Littlestone Lake by the First Nations. In 1928, this school building was sold, and a new building erected which remained opened until 1955. Pupils bussed to Naicam. A book Trails and Tails by Miss Gay, pupils, and residents was written before the school closure about the school.
NAICAM School #1999 was erected following the petition of 1907, and first meeting of 1908. The school building was built in 1909 on the SE NE 11 40 18 W2. In 1922 another building was added when Dumbarton was moved to Naicam village, as well, a primary cottage school served the north side of the vllage. The Pioneer School, a brick school, was erected in 1923. DUMBARTON was relocated near this brick school to serve intermediate grades, and the brick school served primary and high school. After the second floor addition was constructed at Pioneer School, the Dumbarton school building was moved onto a farm. In 1945, the Melfort School Unit was established and Naicam was absorbed into sub-Unit 1. In 1951, another cottage school was built adjoining Pioneer School to serve the primary grades, which was used until 1955. Over 1954 and 1955, Patterson school was built. REG. J. BROWN School was erected to help serve the bussing of children in from Littlestone, Greenlawn, and Kitako rural schools.
Sub Unit No. 1 Map
ROANOAKE School District No 4292 was located at SE SE 25 Tsp 41 Rge 19 W2 according to the book map.
SERVICE School District No 4474 was built in 1923 following the community organisation in 1922. The school closed in 1924, the teacher went to Home School to teach. Service School re-oopened in 1926 and this time remained open until 1960 and then burned to the ground taking with it all school records.
VIOLETDALE School No. 4781 was a log building 22 feet by 28 feet constructed in 1929 80 rods southwest of the NE 8 40 16 W2 following the community meetings of 1928. This Violetdale school building operated until 1947 when a new school was built on NE 18 40 16 W2 This second school building served the community until 1967 when pupils were thence bussed to Naicam.



92 Excelsior RM 166 School District Map includes:
Beaver Flat NW 29 18 12  W3
Bethania SE 15 17 10 W3
Centre Spring NW 17 17 11 W3
Diamond Hill SW 7 17 12 W3 
Donellyville SE 8 16 10 W3
Fox
Friesen SE 10 19 12 W3
Funk NW 9 19 11 W3
Goethe NW 17 18 10 W3 
Highfield NE 32 18 11 
Hovdestad SE 24 19 13 W3
Leonard S 8 18 12 W3
Lobethal SE 29 19 10 W3
Los Angeles SE 28 18 10 W3
Main Centre
Moscow NW 2 18 12 W3
Notman NW 20 16 11 W2
Reed Valley SW 1 18 10 W3 
Rockside SW 31 17 10 W3
Rosefarm
Rush Lake
Rush Valley
Salt Lake SE 27 18 11 W3
Spenst NE 16 17 12 W3
Swan Lake SW 4 18 11 W3 
Turnhill NW 30 18 11 W3 
Waldeck NE 21 16 12


93 Springside and district : memoirs by the Springside Historical Society includes:


BEAVERDALE School District No 374 held their organisation meeting in 1895 to build on NE NE 35 26 7 which was north west of Yorkton.  Log cabin built in 1895, and in 1920 a brick school was erected.  Beaverdale became part of Melville school Unit in 1946 and in 1956 the school burned down.  FAIRVIEW was relocated to the school yard and used till 1959.

BEBLO School District No 3962 was built on SE 21 28 5 W2 and operated between 1918-1967

BLACK POPLAR School District No 2129 was built in 1922 on the SE 9 29 5 W2 following the 1920 meeting. BLACK POPLAR operated between 1923-1956.

CLEAR CREEK School District No 424 was first situated in 1897 on NW 34 27 6 W2 following the 1896 meeting. During 1897 while the school ws being built, a school building was leased to start classes. School closed 1899-1900. The second school was located at WW 4 28 6 W2. In 1949 they bought a larger building from the airport which was renovated and used in the schoolyard until 1959, when they moved into Springside.

CROSSROADS School District No 4775 held their first organisation meeting in 1928 to build on SE 24 27 7. Classes commenced 1929.

GOOD LUCK School District No 3666 held a meeting 1916 to construct a school on SW 14 28 6. School operated between 1917-1966.

HOMESTEAD School District No 2247 sent in their application in 1908, and following meetings, the wood frame school building 20 x 30 x 12 was constructed on sE 25 28 6 W2. The school was operational 1909-1956.

NORTH LAKE School District No 3991 held their meeting in 1917 and constructed a building on SW 24 29 6 W2. Classes were held 1918-1964, The plaque states classes held 1918-1965. 94

SANDY RIVER School District No 1717 held a meeting in 1906 to start construction of a school at NW 33 28 6 W2. The school was built during 1907, classes were held between 1908-1965.

STONEY COULEE School District held their first meeting 1915, and classes began 1916. A fire burned the building, and in 1925 a brick and tile building was erected which served until 1964. The building was sold, and after being used to store grain, was re-sold and renovated into a home.

WHITESAND School District No 271 held their meeting 1893, and a log building was constructed south of Whitesand river on SE 10 28 5 W2. A new school was erected in 1909 on SW 3 28 5 W2. In 1955 a building was bought from the airport and renovated and served until 1967 when the school closed.

WINDSOR School District No 265 held their meerting in 1892, and in 1901 classes began in a log school on NE 31 26 5 2. A new school was built on SE 6 27 5 W2 which served until 1966.



94 Photograph Gallery Alphabetical photograph gallery


95 The history of Atwater, Saskatchewan : and the surrounding districts, Barra, Coma Park, Fertile Belt, Glyndwr [Atwater, Sask.]: Prepared by the Atwater Historical Society, 1980 includes:
ATWATER School District No 2311 meeting held 1908, and school building constructed 1909 with west wing added in 1916. The second floor of the teacherage used as thir classrom in both 1962 and 1967 school years. In 1970, the school was only one classroom, and in 1979 closed altogether.

BARRA School District No 1189 located on NW 23and following the 1916 cyclone, the new school was built on the SE 26. Classes served 1917-1946 in the new school.

COMA PARK School District No

DEVON PARK 167 held was open between 1887-1899 when it was destroyed by prairie fire, and never rebuilt. The district disorganised in 1916. FERTILE BELT School District No 4350 was operational 1921-1963, and renovated in 1952.

GLYNDWR School District No held their meeting in 1904

96 Portrait of a Community : Kelfield, Saskatchewan, Canada Kelfield, Saskatchewan: Kelfield History Book Committee, 1982 includes:
EVANSTON School District No 4580 held its first meeting 1924 and a school was built on the NE 18 35 18 W3 and classes began 1924. In 1937, the building burned and rebuilt serving until 1948 when the building was moved to Springwater as a teacherage till 1977.

FOUR MILE LAKE School District No 3286 was built on the NE NE 16 35 19 w3 and served between 1914-1945.

GETTTYSBURG School District No held its meeting in 1908, and opened in 1909 on the NW SE 14 35 20, closing in 1945, and sold in 1959.

IVY SCHOOL School District No was built on the NW 14 34 20 W3 and served between 1916-1948.

KELFIELD School District No 2466 sent in its petition in 1909, and the building was constructed on the S 28 34 19. Classes were held 1912-1964.

RUBY School District No 1636 was builton the NW NW 32 34 19 W3, and served 1921-1950.





97 Reminiscences and reader submitted historical antedotes, written stories, teacher letters. Internal links.


98 Various places on the WWW which have stories or pictures about Saskatchewan one room schoolhouse. Eternal links.


99 Pages of the Past : History of Shell Lake-Mont Nebo districts Shell Lake, Saskatchewan: Shell Lake History, 1986 includes:
HYLAND School District No 5208 was established in 1946 in the hamlet of Mont Nebo. Served until 1955.

MISTAWASIS School District No 137 established in 1888 as MISTAWASIS PROTESTANT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The building erected in 1914 on NW 22 49 6 W3. In 1931 the name was changed to MISTAWASIS SCHOOL DISTRICT and it closed in 1955.

MONT NEBO School District No 442 had a log building with lumber framing erected in 1906 which stood till 1955 and school closure.

FUR LAKE School District No 4383 built their school building in 1922. The building was sold in 1952 on school closure, and moved and re-opened as LONESOME PINE school.

100 Reminiscences:

Unity ORSH
I am a retired farmer and my hobby is collecting the locations of schoolhouses around the area of Unity, Saskatchewan by interviews, and traveling the countryside. Marlene Lefebvre , submitter Frank Oatway, researcher.
101 Reminiscences:

Yellow Creek area ORSH
From various local history books, a reader from British Columbia submitted the locations of schoolhouses around the area of Yellow Creek, Saskatchewan Victor Balon, submitter.

102 Ponteix Yesterday and Today : Ponteix and district. Volume 1 Ponteix, Saskatchewan: Ponteix History Book Committee, 1991 includes:
ATOIMAH 4201 held classes 1918 to 1948 on the SE 36 9 12 W3. Building moved in 1948. School closed in 1953. In 1956, the ATOIMAH buidling replaced STOVE LAKE following a lightning strike.

COMFORT 3316 was erected on the NE 18 10 12 W3 and classes were held between 1915-1955.

HULBERT 107 erected SW 17 7 11 3 and was first called GOLDEN VALLEY 1344,until it became discovered their were two GOLDEN VALLEY 1344 school districts the other established near Perdue in 1905. This GOLDEN VALLEY 1344 near Ponteix established 1915 changed names therefore to HULBERT 107, and served the community till 1949 whence the building was re-used as a school on the Ponteix Hutterian Brethern Colony.

McKNIGHT 863 was formed in 1912 on NE 17 8 12 W3 and closed in 1950.

McPHAIL 3331 served the commnity 1915 to 1949 on NE 8 10 12 W3

NOTEKEU CREEK 3156 sent in their petition 1911, and a building was built on the SE 7 9 12 W3. School closed 1933.

NOTRE DAME d'AUVERGNE 2369 held their first classes in the church, and then in the new church in 1910. When the public school district formed, a school building was built on SE 25 9 12 W3. when the hamlet of Notre Dame d'Auvergne re-located to the other side of Notekeu creek, then the hamlet was re-named Ponteix. Likewise, the school was re-located to a new site, and became an urban school and not a rural school. In 1923, the school was burned down, and a new brick building erected. In 1924 the new name was adopted POIRER 2369, and in 1941 again a name change to PONTEIX 2369.

NOTRE DAME EAST 2787 formed about 1910 on NW 25 9 11 W3 and relaced in 1928. Closed in 1951.

QUIMPER 3254 was established on the SW 11 8 11 W3 and classes were offered between 1914-1958.

ROYER 4384 held classes between 1921 and 1948 and re-opened between 1950-1953 on the SW 3 9 11 W3.

STOVE LAKE 4739 was built SE 28 7 12 W3, no start up date known, but closed in 1949. LITTLE SIX school moved in while STOVE LAKE was repaired. In 1956, the STOVE LAKE school building was struck and destroyed by lightning. the ATOIMAH school building was moved in and served until closure in 1962.

WESTERLEIGH 3557 was established on SE 1 8 12 W3 and served between 1915 - 1959

103 A Time to Remember : A history of Mortlach and district Mortlach, Saskatchewan: Mortlach History Book Committee, 1983 includes:
DOBSON School District #1833 was open 1908-1939.

ELKHEAD School District #2217 held its organisational meeting in 1908, and the school built 1916 on SE 34 16 1 W3. It consolidated in 1971 with KALAMAZOO.

KALAMZOO School District #1793 began classes in 1907, and in 1917 a new building was needed. Closed in 1958, and moved to Mortlach and then to Keeler to assist the schools their with additional classrooms.

RED School District #1906 was built following a 1907 petition. The building was erected upon SW 25 17 2 W3. It burned down in 1948, and the STEVENSON school moved in to the old church site, and re-named RED.

STEVENSON School District #1906 served the community between 1907 - 1946 northwest of Mortlach. Mortlach located at Sec.22, Twp.17, R.1, W3.77 In 1948, the STEVENSON building was moved and served the RED community.

NOTICE: Above both RED and STEVENSON school districts are numbered 1906[sic]. This may have been the case following the fire, however they probably originated each with their own number.

104 includes:
WILKIE 2143 opened 1908.

105 Bridging the Past, volume II : Wolseley history Wolseley & District History Book Committee includes:
ERNSCLIFFE 473 organised in 1898, and opened in 1899. Moved to the top of Campbill Hill, and remained there till closure.

WOLF HILL 823 built on NW 5 16 8 W2 and moved to SE SW 5 16 8 .

106 Bridging the past : Wolseley & district, 1880-1980 Wolseley & District History Book Committee includes:
ABBOTTSFORD 37 held their organisational meeting in 1886 and in 1888 built their school building on SE NW 10 16 10. Classes commenced and continued until 1944.

ALBERT 689 was built in 1902, closed between 1908-1912, and reopended just to close for 1913, and re-opened in 1914. In the 1920s a new building was constructed, and in 1942 it was consumed by fire, it was re-built to serve until 1950 when it was moved, and then classes ceased in 1964.

ALLINDALE 846 held their organisational meeting 1903, and the first school building was sold and renovated into a home. Pupils were bussed into Sintaluta in 1918-1919. A new brick building replaced the old in 1921, which served until 1963.

DURHAM 347 held their organisational meeting 1894, and school served between 1895-1965.

MOUNT CRESCENT 911 held their meeting 1903, and it was decided to build their school where sections 27 28 33 and 34 meet together at the corner. Classes were held 1904-1954.

POPLAR GROVE 31 opened 1886 on NE 9 9 17. A new school was erected in 1935 which closed in 1963. (For the meridian...Wolseley was located at 11 17 10 W2 as a side note Wolseley post office was first named Wolf Creek. 77 )

ROSE LANE 366 opened 1895 on NE 35 17 9 and it was moved later to SE 18 9. School closed in 1953, to re-open 1956-1963.

SOUTHGATE 358 comprised the township of 16 11 as its district which was south of the town of Wolseley. SOUTHGATE opened in 1895, closed for the years 1912 and 1916. A new building was erected in 1943. In 1959 classes ceased.

SPRING HILL 4853 as formed in 1930 on SE 25 16 10 and closed in 1959.

ST ANNE'S RCSSD 14 built 1905
THISTLE 36 was formed 1885 on the SE 36 17 9 and closed in 1891.

WESTFIELD 35 held their meeting in 1886, and began by remodelling a home purchased for a school house. In the same year this home was sold, and THISTLE school building purchased and moved. This school district closed in 1964.

WOLF CREEK 179 was established in 1899[sic], and the building built in 1893 [sic] on SW 28 15 9 W2. A new school was built at a new location, the SE 33 15 9 W2. The school served until 1964 when it was sold, and renovated into a home.

WOLSELEY 25 organised in 1883, and a building built in 1884 in town.

107 Hand written school listing. Permission for publication online granted by the Dept of Education and the Provincial Archives

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Submitted by Glen Mason.

 


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