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Riga School District 1803

Province of Manitoba
1918-1956
NW 11-32-21 W Prime Meridian
Rural Municipality of Mountain.
10 miles NE of Garland
An Unincorporated place 12,13-31-22-W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 51.653333, -100.45944



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Riga One Room School house 1803; Manitoba

On page 160 the Manitoba local history book states that the Riga School District 1803 was formed on Aug. 12, 1915 and the school opened in 1918. It was situated approximately 10 miles NE of Garland, MB on 11-32-21. There is a Teacher and student list from 1918 to 1956. I see that Nick Kotyk had taught there in 1930-31 and 1931-32. The photo with the children sitting on the grass is in the book and most of the children are named. There are 3 other photos from 1930s (students and parents), 1943-44 and 1954 of students.

The reference is the book �In Memory of Our Pioneers History of Garland and District 1874 � 1985� Published by Garland History Book committee, General Delivery, Garland, MB R0L 0W0 1989 ISBN: 0-88925-586-5.

Riga School Distict 1803 from Manitoba Historical Society
Garland School District 1374 by MHS
These photos were taken by Nick Kotyk in the late 1920s when he was teaching at Riga School. He also taught at Sclater, and Zalicia, MB.

Ruth Jackson
NOTE:
This Manitoba One Room School House named Riga was unique as there was also a Saskatchewan one room school house of this same name.
There is a map posted for Riga SD 1803 in MB and also a map for Riga SD 239 in SK. The school house pictures are those of Riga SD 1803 in MB.

Riga School District 239; Saskatchewan
located near the Riga post office South West quarter section 32 township 12 range 33 west of the first meridian, 1899 and 1928
near the hamlet of Kelso, north east quarter of section 32 township 11 range 33 west of the first meridian,
and near Wawota Saskatchewan

For more information about this Saskatchewan school, Riga One Room School house 239, see
A Flight through time : Wawota & district history.
Publisher, Date: Wawota, Sask. : Wawota & District History Book Committee, 1994.
Doonside -- Dumas -- Kelso -- Kennedy -- Mair -- Parkman -- Vandura -- Walpole -- Kenossee Lake -- Lake St. Charles -- Kenossee Village -- Fish Lake -- Ardine -- Arundel -- Belleville -- Bulhouse -- Bethany -- Bond -- Byron -- Rossetti -- Duramus -- Fairlight -- Fernley -- Fletwode -- Glen Adelaide -- Golden Spring -- Grangehurst -- Greenback -- High Ridge -- Hutton -- High View -- Langbank -- Model -- Mountrey -- Mundell -- Pickwell -- Plainville -- Prairie Bell -- Riga -- Rosedale -- Spring Creek -- Swanson.
ISBN: 1550561243

The Riga post office was located at South West quarter section 32 township 12 range 33 west of the first meridian between 1899 and 1928. The hamlet of Kelso was establised on the north east quarter of section 32 township 11 range 33 west of the first meridian near Wawota. The first post office was named Kelso Station, and before this the area was served by Kissina post office.

Nearby Saskatchewan placenames to Riga SD 239:
Kartenwood
Valley
Riga
Spring Creek
Kelso
Rosetti
Moosomin
Fleming



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1. From: Ruth Jackson
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Date: September 28, 2016

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