tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post1975046458372436393..comments2024-02-28T06:45:05.691-08:00Comments on West of the 5th : Verdun School: Nowhere Near BerlinJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-49980863255109691242019-10-16T15:22:26.502-07:002019-10-16T15:22:26.502-07:00My mother taught at the school for two years,1933 ...My mother taught at the school for two years,1933 & 34. Her name is on one of the wall plaques, Norma Nelson. In 1966 she held a student reunion at the school which was well received & attended. She was born & raised in Wetaskiwin where she was allowed to skip two grades, attended normal school in Camrose and graduated with the class of 1929. She began teaching at the age of 17! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200778016426753303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-79572841793314828692018-01-13T17:32:08.025-08:002018-01-13T17:32:08.025-08:00Thanks Danielle! I agree, I am glad to see these p...Thanks Danielle! I agree, I am glad to see these places preserved, I wish they could all be saved! Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-29738313257485238702018-01-13T15:03:53.530-08:002018-01-13T15:03:53.530-08:00Great pictures. I really like the first one. I l...Great pictures. I really like the first one. I love going to see places like that have been preserved. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-29737808240656890302018-01-13T10:15:21.032-08:002018-01-13T10:15:21.032-08:00Hi Andy, I have a desk in my house similar to the ...Hi Andy, I have a desk in my house similar to the ones on the right side of the schoolhouse. I used it at home as a kid and used that hole for my water cup when painting. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-53945911151093525042018-01-13T10:14:05.828-08:002018-01-13T10:14:05.828-08:00Thanks again Lowell! I meant to blog about that pl...Thanks again Lowell! I meant to blog about that place. It was a farm built by the railroad to show people what they would get if they came and settled on the prairies. It was called a Demonstration Farm. I don't know of any others that are so complete. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-12160565020111340112018-01-13T10:09:32.252-08:002018-01-13T10:09:32.252-08:00Thanks Frank, I swear I am learning more now than ...Thanks Frank, I swear I am learning more now than I ever did at school. lolJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-11720658061685424632018-01-13T10:08:13.911-08:002018-01-13T10:08:13.911-08:00LOL! Funny!! I wonder if that term was ever used i...LOL! Funny!! I wonder if that term was ever used in Canada?! Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-21604976797127024782018-01-13T10:05:42.446-08:002018-01-13T10:05:42.446-08:00Thanks Bill! There was also a Swastika School, it&...Thanks Bill! There was also a Swastika School, it's name was also changed. Even though it was chosen in reference to the original meaning of the word from Indian and East Asian culture. I like this kind of detective work!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-18339149234545863802018-01-13T09:59:28.004-08:002018-01-13T09:59:28.004-08:00Thanks Lowell! I love old school houses and hearin...Thanks Lowell! I love old school houses and hearing stories about them. Thank you for visiting and commenting.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-58998577788874010712018-01-13T02:21:10.141-08:002018-01-13T02:21:10.141-08:00The school student desk just like the ones my scho...The school student desk just like the ones my school had. It brought back memories for me. The hole on the desk would hold a bottle full of ink.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408980791673021797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-59216558817543718182018-01-12T13:36:50.144-08:002018-01-12T13:36:50.144-08:00P.S. I forgot to mention how much I like your hea...P.S. I forgot to mention how much I like your header photo. It is so well done!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-18001229030254677052018-01-12T13:35:14.550-08:002018-01-12T13:35:14.550-08:00Super photos of this iconic structure. It reminds...Super photos of this iconic structure. It reminds me of the school house where my mother taught in the 1920s in northern Minnesota. From my own experience, I can say without pause that it is no fun to trudge out to an outhouse in the middle of the night in the middle of winter! :)Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-64056319794810680262018-01-11T09:17:51.449-08:002018-01-11T09:17:51.449-08:00Thanks PDP! They sure were smaller back then, and ...Thanks PDP! They sure were smaller back then, and there seemed to be more sense of community, teams and leagues and picnics and all sort of things. I love learning about these places. LOL I could do a whole post on all the outhouses I have found. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-89365817249708911662018-01-11T09:08:37.175-08:002018-01-11T09:08:37.175-08:00Thanks Tim, I bet the kids who sat closest to that...Thanks Tim, I bet the kids who sat closest to that stove were nice and toasty..I can't imagine the teacher was ever warm lol. Exploding ink must have made a terrible mess. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-80220034282566587122018-01-11T09:06:18.319-08:002018-01-11T09:06:18.319-08:00LOL thanks Michael! I like the white and green tri...LOL thanks Michael! I like the white and green trim too. I knew someone would be able to identify the cars. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-13436806644495847272018-01-11T07:56:54.697-08:002018-01-11T07:56:54.697-08:00The outhouses are always, by necessity I guess ☺, ...The outhouses are always, by necessity I guess ☺, so far away from the main building.. bit tough when it's freezing cold! Communities were so much smaller back then! You had a tres successful photo opportunities day Jenn!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-2320133738035758022018-01-11T00:37:54.880-08:002018-01-11T00:37:54.880-08:00Was reading in the Duhamel history book about the ...Was reading in the Duhamel history book about the Waterbury heaters used in the old schools. At the end of the school day, the kids would take their bottles of ink and set them around the base of the heater to keep them from freezing, as overnight the classrooms would cool down, but close to the heater, it would stay warm. Sometimes the bottles would get a little too warm and explode. vile8rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924885226885381719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-50470766819628758192018-01-10T22:47:13.556-08:002018-01-10T22:47:13.556-08:00Oops...what I meant to say was that it's as ha...Oops...what I meant to say was that it's as handsome as the cottage school. It's way past my bedtime...lol!Michael Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490660648096085115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-37997565297540682142018-01-10T22:23:14.516-08:002018-01-10T22:23:14.516-08:00This school looks pretty handsome in white with gr...This school looks pretty handsome in white with green trim, just like the cottage school. The newest cars I recognize in the photo are a 1949 Ford and a 1949 Mercury.Michael Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490660648096085115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-90385757477715175502018-01-10T21:44:30.447-08:002018-01-10T21:44:30.447-08:00Another nice report, Thanks Jenn :-)
Another nice report, Thanks Jenn :-) <br />Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357198048874636791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-18430045242741879932018-01-10T21:38:18.497-08:002018-01-10T21:38:18.497-08:00I wonder if they served some liberty cabbage there...I wonder if they served some liberty cabbage there while they were at it? Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-72954437404850919562018-01-10T14:42:58.277-08:002018-01-10T14:42:58.277-08:00Thanks Marie! I make him take selfies at all these...Thanks Marie! I make him take selfies at all these places we visit lol! This is one the oldest schools still standing in Alberta. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-86621806769614186332018-01-10T14:38:34.038-08:002018-01-10T14:38:34.038-08:00A wonderful and well maintained school. It does h...A wonderful and well maintained school. It does have an interesting history and that name change is quite unique No one wanted a German name for a town/school because of the implications of the war. Nice research Jenn, you would make a great history detective. :)Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-87995997232269860692018-01-10T14:36:06.981-08:002018-01-10T14:36:06.981-08:00Thanks Rain! Yes the other outhouse was closer, bu...Thanks Rain! Yes the other outhouse was closer, but I am sure neither was very comfortable lol.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-37412256649843361842018-01-10T13:26:59.132-08:002018-01-10T13:26:59.132-08:00Love the picture of you and your little cutie!
Th...Love the picture of you and your little cutie!<br /><br />The teacher in me loves the old school. If those walls could talk...Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.com