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The first school in the Brunkild district was the Poersch School completed in February 1897 on NE18-7-1 west of the Principal Meridian, in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald. A new building was built in Brunkild in April 1904 and later became a residence for caretakers and teachers. In February 1920, the Brunkild Consolidated School was opened, the builders having the forethought to pre-wire the building for electricity, which arrived in 1949. The school had four large classrooms, full basement, science room, steam heating, washrooms and office, and offered a full slate of subjects for grades one to eleven.
In 1960, the high school came under the jurisdiction of the Morris-Macdonald School Division and the high school students were bused to Sanford. Eventually, the elementary grades were obliged to do the same, despite an overwhelming vote to remain in Brunkild. The school property was sold to the Brunkild Memorial Recreation Centre to be used as a playground and park. The building was demolished in 1978.
A monument was erected in 2003 by Elsie Steinke on the old school site, in commemoration of the founders, school trustees, teachers, caretakers, and students of Brunkild schools.
Principals
Teachers
Year |
Teachers |
1920 |
Thomas W. Emerson |
1921 |
Lora Blanks, Thomas W. Emerson, Irene Robinson |
1922 |
Lora Blanks, Thomas W. Emerson, Irene Robinson |
1923 |
Lora Blanks, Thomas W. Emerson, Rupert Hoppa, M. Sutherland |
1924 |
Thomas W. Emerson, Charles Laine, L. Slaughter, Helen Verrall |
1925 |
Thomas W. Emerson, Leonard Krueger, L. Slaughter, Helen Verrall |
1926 |
Thomas W. Emerson, Etta Jenkins, L. Slaughter, Helen Verrall |
1927 |
Ivodell Busby, Thomas W. Emerson, Etta Jenkins, L. Slaughter, Helen Verrall |
1928 |
Ivodell Busby, Thomas W. Emerson, Mildren Warren |
1929 |
Thomas W. Emerson, Ida Jeske, Eleanor Slaughter |
1930 |
Charles Durnin, Thomas W. Emerson, Ida Jeske, Eleanor Slaughter |
1931 |
Lily Gillespie, Ida Jeske, Henry Wall |
1932 |
Wilmet Bowler, Lily Gillespie, Ida Jeske, Henry Wall |
1933 |
Selma Davidson, Lily Gillespie, Ida Jeske, Henry Wall |
1934 |
Linda Braun, Selma Davidson, Lily Gillespie, Ida Jeske, Henry Wall |
1935 |
J. D. Huston, Ida Jeske, Isobel Malcolmson, Henry Wall |
1936 |
Ida Jeske, Harry Lawson, Isobel Malcolmson, Henry Wall |
1937 |
Ida Jeske, Harry Lawson, Isobel Malcolmson, Henry Wall |
1938 |
Evelyn Fletcher, Margaret McArter, Mrs. W. F. Poersch, Henry Wall |
1939 |
Evelyn Fletcher, K. Elizabeth Hoole, Henry Wall, Isaac F. Wiens |
1940 |
Mary Robinson, Edith Somerville, Henry Wall, Isaac F. Wiens |
1941 |
Ruth E. Bailey, Edith Somerville, Ben Unruh, Henry Wall, Isaac F. Wiens |
1942 |
Ruth E. Bailey, Henry Wall, Katherine Weber |
1943 |
Ruth E. Bailey, Laura Ferguson, Henry Wall, Katherine Weber |
1944 |
Helen Brown, Lois Collins, Marie Friesen |
1945 |
Marie Friesen, Helen Hildebrand, John S. Schellenberg, Ben Unruh |
1946 |
Jean Fraser, Marie Friesen, Audrey Johnson, John S. Schellenberg |
1947 |
D. R. Dick, Jean Fraser, Jean Gray |
1948 |
D. R. Dick, Ruth Harron, J. Zuzanski |
1949 |
George W. Denstedt, Ruth Harron, W. Johnston |
1950 |
Isabelle Berkvens, L. A. Grabowsky, Stanley R. Kitchen, Joan Murray, Mary Rankins |
1951 |
H. Craig, Stanley R. Kitchen, Mary Klym |
1952 |
Stanley R. Kitchen, Annie Schellenberg |
1953 |
Peter Enns, Stanley R. Kitchen, Annie Schellenberg |
1954 |
Peter Enns, Thelma Enns, Alex Sabeski |
1955 |
Margaret McCullough, Alex Sabeski |
1956 |
Margaret McCullough, Clara McLeod, Anne Nicolajsen |
1957 |
Margaret McCullough, Wilma Skeavington |
1958 |
Daniel Heide, Margaret McCullough, Wilma Skeavington |
1959 |
Daniel Heide, Margaret McCullough, Fern Rose |
1960 |
Jean Anderson, Daniel Heide, Fern Rose |
1961 |
Jean Anderson, Daniel Heide, Fern Rose |
1962 |
Jean Anderson, Daniel Heide, Fern Rose |
1963-1964 |
Jean Anderson, Edward R. Arndt, Elma Brandt, Fern Rose |
1964-1965 |
Jean Anderson, Edward R. Arndt, Clifford D. Hall, Fern Rose |
1965-1966 |
Jean Anderson, G. W. Collier, Clifford D. Hall, Fern Rose |
1966-1967 |
Jean Anderson, Etta Gehring, Clifford D. Hall, J. Neumann, Fern Rose |
1967-1968 |
Mary Guenter, Clifford D. Hall, Myrna Preston, Heather Sylvester |
1968-1969 |
Mary Guenter, Myrna Preston, Heather Sylvester |
1969-1970 |
Clifford D. Hall |
1970-1971 |
Clifford D. Hall |
1971-1972 |
Clifford D. Hall |
1972-1973 |
Gail Evans, Clifford D. Hall, Myrna Halstead |
Among the other teachers who worked at Brunkild School were Mr. Graaf and Mr. Schultz.
Photos & Coordinates

The newly constructed four-classroom Brunkild School building, erected at a cost of $35,000 (circa 1920)
Source: Education Department Report, 1920, Manitoba Legislative Library.

Brunkild School (no date) by E. D. Parker
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 90.

Brunkild School (circa 1963)
Source: Ed Arndt

Brunkild School teacherage (no date)
Source: Ed Arndt

Brunkild School commemorative monument (August 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.59116, W97.57354 denoted by symbol on the map above
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See also:
Manitoba Organization: Morris-Macdonald School Division School District No. 19
Sources:
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.
Memories & Melodies: The History of Brunkild, 1871-1980 by Brunkild History Book Committee, 2003. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5649.B78 Bru]
We thank Ed Arndt for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 January 2020
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