In this collection there are many photographs of the school houses, children and staff, as well as textual records detailing their construction and operation.
Sunny South (school District 161 was located on the southeast corner of NW-16-17-13-W2. It was built in 1890 and closed due to school consolidation in 1963.
A posed outdoor photograph of about 200 students and teachers in front of the large school buildings. Almost all people in the photo are dressed in black.
A small (17 cm X 25 cm) 36-page unlined paper school exercise book (Humber Practice Book) containing notes and financial records. Many of the financial entries involve groceries (apples, tea, sugar) and "Wide Awake" entitles some of the pages. There are also personal notes, apparently by Mr. Livingston
A schoolhouse was built in 1890 and was replaced with a larger one further to the east on the south edge of the same section. This school continued operation until it was closed in 1964 due to school consolidation. The series consists of a photo album, two accounts books (1903-1913; 1914-1944), a daily register (1914), three school board minutes books (1891; 1897-1913; 1913-1935; 1935-1963)
One rolled paper with the architectural drawings for the Sunny South School 161 on it. It has an attached sheet with an inscription that details and names those responsible for funding, building and running the new school. The stone schoolhouse, built according to Osment's plans, was located on the southeast corner of NW-16-17-13-W2. The school closed in 1961.
Glenn Lynn School was the only two-room country school in the district. The series consists of a photo/text album prepared by Alma Williamson for the Indian Head Museum and the Indian Head History Book, three copies of “Glenn Lynn Heritage” by former teacher Grace Worden, copies of student registers (1911-1964) and textual items from the July 1, 2000 dedication of the cairn marking the school’s former location.
7 children and 2 adults are sitting by the school. There is typewritten text attached with a brief history of the school, including the names of pupils and teachers.
