Link to:
Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
The Kronsfeld School District was established formally in April 1904, classes were initially held at NE12-1-5E before a school building was constructed at SW8-1-4W, at Haskett, in the Rural Municipality of Stanley. The district was renamed as Haskett School some point between July 1943 and July 1944. Around November 1947, $2,500 was borrowed for repairs to the school as well as reinforcing the basement. The district was amalgamated into the Garden Valley School Division in 1967 and the school continued to operate until closing in 1971. Around 1970, junior grades were transferred to Rosengard School, with intermediate grades taught until the summer of 1971, after which they were taught at Reinland School. The building sat vacant until 1999 when it was demolished.
Principals
Period |
Principal |
1923-1927 |
Joseph Sidney Wolkof (1882-?) |
1927-1930 |
Frank Unrau Dyck (?-1982) |
1930-1935 |
John K. Friesen |
1935-1938 |
Jacob Derk? Siemens |
1938-1940 |
William Friesen |
1940-1943 |
John S. Schellenberg (?-?) |
1943-1947 |
None |
1947-1948 |
Peter Dyck |
1948-1950 |
Helen Neufeld |
1950-1951 |
Henry Teichgraf Thiessen (1918-2003) |
1951-1954 |
Peter Brown |
1954-1955 |
Gerald H. Dyck |
1955-1956 |
Margie Letkeman |
1956-1957 |
Peter David Matthies |
1957-1959 |
Menno Schulz |
1959-1960 |
David W. “Dave” Bueckert |
1960-1963 |
Peter Isaac Friesen |
1963-1966 |
Peter Sawatzky |
1966-1967 |
Abram Jacob Friesen |
1967-1968 |
? |
1968-1969 |
Irvin Roy Enns |
Teachers
Among the early teachers of Kronsfeld School were Abraham Buhr (Fall 1905), John R. Walkof (January-June 1906), Susan Neufeld (October-December 1906 & Spring 1907 - February 1909), Solomon Abraham (March 1909), I. J. Warkentin (May-July 1909), Oscar Meckling (September 1909 - June 1910), Helen Warkentin (September-December 1910), H. L. Warkentin (January-June 1911), Edward Lot Kugler (September 1911 - June 1912), Anna Dyck (September-December 1912), Frederick Philip “Fred” Grove (January-June 1913), Susan Loewen (September-December 1913), Oscar Andrew Wurster (Spring 1914 - Spring 1915), Helena J. Hiebert (Fall 1914 - Spring 1916), John R. Friesen (Fall 1916 - Spring 1917), Peter S. Buhr (Fall 1917 - Spring 1918), Peter Brown (Fall 1918 - Spring 1919), Annie Robisstol? (Fall 1919), John H. Enns (Spring 1920), and Mary Derksen (Fall 1920 - Spring 1922).
Period |
Teachers |
1922-1923 |
Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 1-8 & October-February night classes) |
1923-1924 |
Tien Derksen (grades 1-3), Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 4-8 & November-March night classes) |
1924-1925 |
Tien Derksen (grades 1-3), Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 4-9) |
1925-1926 |
Margaret Dyck (grades 1-3), Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 4-10) |
1926-1927 |
Emma F. Uhrich (grades 1-2), Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 3-10) |
1927-1928 |
Frank Unrau Dyck (grades 4-9), Emma F. Uhrich (grades 1-3) |
1928-1929 |
Frank Unrau Dyck (grades 4-9), Lillian Elsie Hooge (grades 1-3) |
1929-1930 |
Frank Unrau Dyck (grades 4-9), Lillian Elsie Hooge (grades 1-3) |
1930-1931 |
Tine Buhr (grades 1-4), John K. Friesen (grades 5-10) |
1931-1932 |
Tine Buhr (grades 1-4, August-December), John K. Friesen (grades 5-9), William I. Neufeld (grades 1-4, January-June) |
1932-1933 |
John K. Friesen (grades 5-9), Mary A. Friesen (grades 1-4) |
1933-1934 |
John K. Friesen (grades 7-10), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 1-6) |
1934-1935 |
John K. Friesen (grades 5-10), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 1-4) |
1935-1936 |
Eva Janzen (grades 1-3), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 4-9) |
1936-1937 |
Eva Janzen (grades 1-4), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 4-9) |
1937-1938 |
Eva Janzen (grades 1-4), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 4-9) |
1938-1939 |
William Friesen (grades 4-8), Olga Kehler (grades 1-3) |
1939-1940 |
William Friesen (grades 5-9), Olga Kehler (grades 1-4) |
1940-1941 |
Alvina F. Friesen (grades 1-4), John S. Schellenberg (grades 5-10) |
1941-1942 |
Alvina F. Friesen (grades 1-5), John S. Schellenberg (grades 6-10) |
1942-1943 |
Esther Cathryn Klassen (grades 1-6), John S. Schellenberg (grades 1-10) |
1943-1944 |
John S. Schellenberg (grades 1-10) |
1944-1945 |
Peter Dyck (grades 1-9) |
1945-1946 |
Peter Dyck (grades 1-9) |
1946-1947 |
Peter Dyck (grades 1-9) |
1947-1948 |
Peter Dyck (grades 1-9), Helen Grace Siemens (grades 1-4) |
1948-1949 |
Marie Alvina Driedger (grades 1-3), Helen Neufeld (grades 4-7) |
1949-1950 |
Helen Neufeld (grades 5-8), Laura Wall (grades 1-4) |
1950-1951 |
Eleanora Neufeld (grades 1-4), Henry Teichgraf Thiessen (grades 5-9) |
1951-1952 |
Peter Brown (grades 4-8), Ella Neufeld (grades 1-3) |
1952-1953 |
Peter Brown (grades 5-9), Irma Ann Buhr (grades 1-4) |
1953-1954 |
Peter Brown (grades 5-10), Irma Ann Buhr (grades 1-4) |
1954-1955 |
Gerald H. Dyck (grades 5-9), Margaret Esther Schroeder (grades 1-4) |
1955-1956 |
Mary Anne Ens (grades 1-4), Margie Letkeman (grades 5-9) |
1956-1957 |
Mary Anne Ens (grades 1-4), Peter David Matthies (grades 5-9) |
1957-1958 |
Menno Schulz (grades 5-9), Justina Zacharias (grades 1-4) |
1958-1959 |
Menno Schulz (grades 5-10), Justina Zacharias (grades 1-4) |
1959-1960 |
David W. “Dave” Bueckert (grades 5-9), Jessie Zacharias (grades 1-4) |
1960-1961 |
Peter Isaac Friesen (grades 5-9), Jessie Zacharias (grades 1-4) |
1961-1962 |
Peter Isaac Friesen (grades 5-9), Eva Hildebrand (grades 1-4) |
1962-1963 |
Peter Isaac Friesen (grades 5-9), Eva Hildebrand (grades 1-4) |
1963-1964 |
Susan Irene Peters (grades 1-4), Peter Sawatzky (grades 5-9) |
1964-1965 |
Mary Funk (grades 1-4), Peter Sawatzky (grades 5-9) |
1965-1966 |
Mary Funk (grades 1-4), Peter Sawatzky (grades 5-8) |
1966-1967 |
Mary Funk (grades 1-4), Abram Jacob Friesen (grades 5-8) |
1967-1968 |
Mary Funk (grades 1-4), ? (grades 5-8) |
1968-1969 |
Mary Dyck (grades 1-4), Irvin Roy Enns (grades 5-8) |
1969-1970 |
Irvin Roy Enns (grades 6-8) |
1970-1971 |
Irvin Roy Enns (grades 7-8) |
1971-1972 |
School closed; grades 1-4 taught at Rosengard School, grades 5-8 taught at Reinland School. |
Photos & Coordinates

Kronsfeld School (no date) by G. G. Neufeld
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 91.

Haskett School (no date)
Source: Neil Thiessen

The former Haskett School building (no date)
Source: Neil Thiessen

Former site of Haskett School with the sign from the building (November 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.01938, W97.97518 denoted by symbol on the map above
|
Sources:
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.
A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages.
Summative half-yearly returns for school districts (A 0051), GR0571, Archives of Manitoba.
School division and school district formation files (E 0027), Kronsfeld School District No. 1284, GR1688, Archives of Manitoba.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
School division borrowing files (MA 0038), Haskett School District No. 1284, GR1798, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Kronsfeld School District No. 1284 - Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Kronsfeld School District No. 1284 - Miscellaneous [Daily Register], GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Haskett School District No. 1284 - Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, and Gordon Goldsborough, and Neil Thiessen.
Page revised: 4 February 2023
 |
Historic Sites of Manitoba
This is a collection of historic sites in Manitoba compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. The information is offered for historical interest only.
SEARCH the collection
Browse lists of:
Museums/Archives | Buildings | Monuments | Cemeteries | Locations | Other
Inclusion in this collection does not confer special status or protection. Official heritage designation may only come from municipal, provincial, or federal governments. Some sites are on private property and permission to visit must be secured from the owner.
Site information is provided by the Manitoba Historical Society as a free public service only for non-commercial purposes. |
|
|
|