Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sinclairville School No. 2063 (1921-1966)

In 1921, there were enough school children in this area to warrant the establishment of a school district. The district was named after a local farmer and the school was built in the northeast quarter of 32-13-13 west of the Principal Meridian, in the Rural Municipality of Lansdowne. In 1966, after 45 years in operation, the school was closed and the building was demolished. Thereafter, area students attended classes in Arden, Edrans, or Gladstone. This cairn was dedicated at a ceremony on 31 July 2005 to the families, teachers, trustees, and students of this district.

Sinclairville School (no date) by C. K. Rogers Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-3, page 87. Sinclairville School Cairn (2010) Source: Allan Drysdale Site Location (lat/long): N50.15178, W99.20960 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.

The Beautiful Plains Story: 1983-2008 by Neepawa and Area History Committee, 2008, page 160.

Information for this page was collected by Allan Drysdale and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 February 2012

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