Historic Sites of Manitoba: Strathcona Block / Ruthenian Training School (132-138 Tenth Street, Brandon)

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Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

The three-storey brick Strathcona Block on Tenth Street in Brandon was constructed around 1905 by Joseph Henry Hughes.

In 1907, the Ruthenian Training School, dedicated to bilingual teacher training for those of Ruthenian and Galician (now referred to collectively as Ukrainian) descent, was relocated to this building. Established in 1905 on Minto Street in Winnipeg, the school operated until 1916 when the provincial government of Tobias Crawford Norris ended school instruction in languages other than English.

Principals

Period	Principal
1905-1916	James Thomas Cressey (1859-1950)

Teachers

Location	Year(s)	Teachers
Winnipeg	1905	B. Kudryk, Jacob Makakim, John O’Hara, D. Poersch
	1906	J. F. Barker, D. D. Chisholm, E. A. Davies, John Owen, D. Poersch
Brandon	1907	J. F. Barker, Emily Davies, Taras Dmytro Ferley
	1908	J. F. Barker, Taras Dmytro Ferley
	1909	J. F. Barker, Taras Dmytro Ferley, Frank Lord, Jacob Truthwaite Norquay, Albert Wareham
	1910	Edward Boyes, Taras Dmytro Ferley, Jacob Truthwaite Norquay, Albert Wareham, Nellie Wareham
	1911-1912	Jacob Truthwaite Norquay, Albert Wareham
	1913-1914	Peter Karmenski, Jacob Truthwaite Norquay
	1915	A. Douglas Cavers, Jacob Truthwaite Norquay
	1916	A. Douglas Cavers

Photos & Coordinates

Strathcona Block (March 2021) Source: George Penner Strathcona Block (April 2023) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84765, W99.95155 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Old Central School (Tenth Street, Brandon)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Alexander Block (142-148 Tenth Street, Brandon)

Memorable Manitobans: Joseph Henry Hughes (1857-1917)

Community Builders, Early Ukrainian Teachers by John H. Syrnick
MHS Transactions, Series 3, 1964-1965 Season

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Strathcona Block / Fort Garry Court (160 Main Street, Winnipeg)

Sources:

Public Accounts, various years, Legislative Library of Manitoba.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

We thank Tom Mitchell and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 December 2023

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