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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tanner School No. 1049 (Municipality of Gilbert Plains)The Tanner School District was organized formally in February 1900 and a one-room wood frame school building was erected on the southwest quarter of 6-24-21 west of the Principal Meridian, in the Municipality of Gilbert Plains, on land donated by William Doak. The school was named for James Tanner, first Secretary-Treasurer of the school. With growing enrollment, in 1930 a second school building was erected nearby using volunteer labour. One building held classes in grades 1 to 6, and the other held classes in grades 7 to 11. This continued until 1947 when the original school was destroyed by fire. All classes continued henceforth in the newer school building. The school district was dissolved in 1967 and the remaining students went to Brickburn Consolidated School. The “early grades” building was moved to NE30-23-21W where, as of 2013, it still stands. A brick monument at the original site commemorates the school. Among the teachers of Tanner School was John L. Wright (1938-1940).
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. We thank Keven Van Camp for providing additional information used here. This page was prepared by Alan Mason and Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 30 December 2020
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