Wide Awake School cairn unveiling
- IHM.2022.0318
- Item
- 1993
Part of Freda Hammond fonds
Invitation to Wide Awake School cairn unveiling on August 1, 1993 and an undated newspaper photo of the old one-room schoolhouse before demolition.
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Wide Awake School cairn unveiling
Part of Freda Hammond fonds
Invitation to Wide Awake School cairn unveiling on August 1, 1993 and an undated newspaper photo of the old one-room schoolhouse before demolition.
Schools & Education, Sports & Recreation
Photos of Rosetown and area schools, parks, sports teams/events, and event centres, collected by Frank Glass.
A photo of the St. Joseph's school building in 1987, a year before its demolition and after the building had been purchased by the Rosetown School Division for $200,000. Grades 7, 8, and 9 were taught here until construction began on the new high school in 1988.
St. Joseph's Convent not long before it was demolished in 1988. Note that the statue of St. Joseph has been removed, gone to its home at the St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in Kindersley.
Map of Indian Head area showing locations of 1-room country schools
Part of School Collection
Simple b&w map showing section and quarter of the schools. The sections, townships and ranges are not marked but the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 56, Indian Head and Lake Katepwa are marked for reference.
Program for the official opening of the new Indian Head Elementary School
Part of School Collection
Booklet contains messages from Ed Tchorzewski, Minister of Education, Dr. B. Smith-Windsor, Chairman of the Indian Head School Board and a list of personnel, a program on the occasion of the opening of the Indian Head Elementary School with a major new addition to the existing building, including a gym.
Indian Head Collegiate - Demolition ca. 1974
Part of School Collection
Newsclipping with a photo of the Indian Head Collegiate after demolition. The front steps of the old school remain just west of the current school.
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
The old Allanbank School near Biggar, Saskatchewan; sign on the old building reads "Allanbank S.D. No. 567"
Kensmith School near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
An exterior view of the old Kensmith Rural School near Biggar, Saskatchewan.
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Exterior view of the old Allenbank School near Biggar, Saskatchewan; a sign which reads "Allanbank S.D. No. 507" can be seen.
Part of MJ General Photograph Collection
Outside view of the old abandoned public school building in Caron, Saskatchewan
Part of Howard Jackson Collection
The collegiate grounds are very well treed, mostly with elm trees.
Victoria school and the West End school
Part of Howard Jackson Collection
Victoria school and the West End school.
Above.
Victoria school, built on the present site of Shaw Park on 5th. Avenue in 1899. Mr. J. A. Gregory was the principal and Mr. J. A. M. Patrick was his assistant. This building became outdated and was replaced by the New Victoria school on 4th. Avenue in 1929.
Left.
The West End school, built on the present site of the Western Grocers building on Broadway West in 1905. It was moved, in 1910, to the corner of Broadway and Melrose Ave., to make way for the right-of-way of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It was used for school purposes until the Simpson school was opened in 1915. The building is still in a good state of repair and has been used as a multiple for a long number of years.
Exterior view of Harvest School No. 3661, located on the northeast quarter of 10-38-20-W2nd.
The collection contains scanned copies of black and white photographs belonging to Florence Bohn. The original dates for the photographs range from 1955 to 1960. Five photographs contain images of the Beatty schoolhouse and students. Historically important images include a photograph of Governor General Vincent Massey's visit to Melfort, Saskatchewan in 1955. The photographs were scanned ca. 2003 at 300 dpi with 16 million colours.
Bohn, Florence