Monday, November 30, 2020

Touchwood Hills S.D. No. 444

 

Touchwood Hills School is near Punnichy, Saskatchewan.

There were three different schools bearing the same name.  The first school was in use from 1897-1905.  After a fifteen year hiatus the second school was built and operated between 1920-1931.  The third school, as shown in the photos, was the education centre for the community from 1932-1959.

Information courtesy of the Saskatchewan One Room School Project.

Photographed in a freak snow storm on November 28, 2020.

4 comments:

  1. Seems a shame that the second version was only open for 11 years - you'd think it should have been a lot longer than that.

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    1. Some pioneer schools were open for even less time than this. Since this school opened directly after the second one closed...my guess is they just needed a bigger school.

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