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| February 22, 2019 |
A small collection of pioneer school signs mostly in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Above: Rolly Point School was west of Hilda, Alberta and about five miles east of the South Saskatchewan River. The sun was at just the right angle to make the snow sparkle.
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| July 11, 2019 |
On my way to Eastened this past summer I found the Beaver Dam School sign. The ghost town of Sidewood, Saskatchewan would have been the closest settlement at the time.
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| October 13, 2017 |
The colours are a little faded but I think the sign painter was a John Deere fan. Saint Clair School was near Simmie, Saskatchewan.
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| February 22, 2019 |
Selz School was east of Liebenthal, Saskatchewan and right next door to the Great Sand Hills. Love the prominent shadow on the snow-filled ditch in this one.
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| October 25, 2018 |
This brick monument to Pioneer Grove School is near Eston, Saskatchewan in the R.M. of Snipe Lake. There has been so much soil erosion here that the base of the sign is now above ground.
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| October 17, 2017 |
The Beautiful Plains School sign is east of Drinkwater, Saskatchewan along the Trans Canada Highway.
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| December 16, 2018 |
Large modelled wood lilies stand on either side of the Flinton School monument. Handsworth, Saskatchewan is the nearest ghost town.
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| June 11, 2017 |
Lodi School was south of Hilda, Alberta. There are many variations of this style of school sign in and around the area. See Rolly Point School School (above) and Ehman School (below) for a comparison. I was just quick enough to catch a shot of live birds sitting on the H and O.
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| December 12, 2017 |
Between Saint Anthony's Church and Saint Anthony's Cemetery near Grosswerder, Saskatchewan was Palm School. This is a prevalent sign design for pioneer schools. Usually they are simply painted black but this one has all the letters and numbers painted a creamy-yellow colour.
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| December 16, 2018 |
A stone monument to the Menard School located about midway between Viewfield and Benson, Saskatchewan.
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| July 14, 2018 |
Ehman School was northwest of Hilda, Alberta. I've seen the name of this one listed as "Eh Man" in a few books...a sense of humour?
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| May 29, 2019 |
My all-time favourite school sign: Jasman School. Someone dedicated their time to handcraft this one-off design and I thank them for their spark of imagination. I wonder, (a) if those are the crows from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" and, (b) if I watch too many thrillers?
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| December 18, 2018 |
This is the odd one out in this collection as it's the only one from North Dakota. I came across the sign near the town of Corinth and the sun had all but set. As with many signs in this part of the country, the Liberty School sign is rich with decorative wrought-iron curlicues. Whenever I see scrollwork in a sign's design it reminds me of North Dakota...and that's a good thing.
So many varied and interesting school markers! The final one is a beautiful shot -- I would reverse it (if that's possible with digital prints) so the sign lettering could be easily read. Then it would be perfect!
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