Hello,

 

I was very happy to see that Saskatchewan has a One Room School Project. 

 

My father, Ernie UnRuh, taught in a number of one-room school houses in Saskatchewan. I have attached a few photos that might be of interest to the Project. He and Sylvia Benoit had six children, who went to one-room school houses at various times in their lives. In fact, in Carlton, he was the last Principal/Teacher before the school was moved to Duck Lake in 1963 - five of his six children went to school there.

 

The photos attached are:

 

- my father with students when he was teaching at Mount Teviot School in Brightholme in 1953; 

- my father with his first son, David, at the doors of the teacherage at Mount Teviot School, Brightholme, 1953;

- some of the students at the Collins School Hallowe'en party near Beechy, Sask.,1956; and

- Cowessess Day School near Broadview, Sask., 1965 - the grade one class;

- Cowessess Day School going on a field trip to Regina, 1965;

- School Pictures (yahoo) The last class (SK ORSH) of the students at Carlton Siding School (1963)

Following is a short bio of Ernie UnRuh - the one-room schools are indicated in bold, and following the bio are the schools that I think correspond to the schools listed in the Project's registry.

 

First the bio: 

 

Ernie UnRuh

 

22 Apr. 1926	Born in Lucky Lake, Sask., to David H. and Olga (Regier) UnRuh, German immigrants who fled Russia in 1924.
1944	Graduated from Grade 12 at Lucky Lake High School, Lucky Lake, Sask.
1944-45	Attended Normal School in Saskatoon, Sask.
1945	Taught at Rex School Division, Lloydminster, Alberta.
1945	Taught at Mount Nebo, Sask. (near Canwood).
1945-47?	Taught at Timberlost log school, about 20 miles from Big River, Sask. (37 students from Grades 1-8).
1947-48	Vice-Principal of a 5-room school in Big River.
1947-48	co-owned the Cafe in Bouchard's Hall, Big River.
1948-49	Ran the "Coffee Pot Cafe", Rosthern, Sask.
1949-51	Taught on Mistawasis First Nations School, near Mount Nebo, Sask.
1950	Married Sylvia Benoit from Leask, Sask. on Dec. 27.
1951-53	Taught at Brightholme (Mount Teviot) School, South of Shellbrook (29 children, Grades 1-11).
1952	Ran as Liberal Candidate in Provincial politics, Shellbrook - lost.
1953-54	With Mutual Life Insurance in Prince Albert, Sask.
1954-55	Continental Life Insurance Manager in Regina, Sask.
1956-57	Taught at Collins School, near Beechy, Sask.
1957	Campaign Manager for Dr. Partridge against John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister (in Prince Albert, Sask.).
1957	Ran the Lakeview Hotel and Waskesiu Lodge in Waskesiu, Sask.
1957-58	Principal at Tweedsmuir School (North West of Prince Albert in the Christopher Lake area).
1958-60	Manager of Niagara Cyclo Massage in Prince Albert, Sask.
1958	Liberal candidate for Prince Albert against John Diefenbaker in Mar. - lost.
July 1958	Manager of Niagara Cyclo Massage, Saskatoon , Sask.
1960-63	Taught at Carlton Siding School (One-Room Grades 1-8) at Carlton, Sask. Wife, Sylvia, helped with the music programme.
1963-65	Taught at the Cowessess First Nations Day School (near Broadview, Sask) (two-room school house). Wife, Sylvia, helped with the music programme and gave cooking lessons to the women.
1965	Taught at Sawanik First Nations School, near Prince Albert, Sask.
1966-67	Taught the inmates at Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.
1967-71	Moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba . Taught at Stony Mountain Penitentiary near Winnipeg.
May 71	Graduated with a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) from the Univ. of Saskatoon, Sask., and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, on the same day.
1971-74	Taught at Aberdeen Jr. Middle School, Winnipeg.
1974-76	Vice Principal at Isaac Newton Middle School, Winnipeg.
1976-81	Principal of Aberdeen Jr. Middle School, Winnipeg.
1981-86	Vice Principal of Sisler Middle School, Winnipeg.
1987-89	Principal of Churchill High School, Winnipeg.
1989	Retired.
22 Nov. 2004	Died at age 78 - buried in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He and wife, Sylvia, had six children: David (1952), Donald (1953), Jo-Ann (1955), Daryl and Caryl (1957) and Dwane (1960).

 

 

The various one-room schools that he taught at and that are listed in the One-Room School House Project are:

• 1945: MOUNT NEBO / MT NEBO School District # 442 Sec Tsp 50 Rge 6 W of the 3 Meridian Shellbrook / Mont Nebo [sic]
• 1945-47: Timberlost log school - can't find. (20 miles from Big River) - it might be under Timberland: TIMBERLAND School District # 5080 Sec Tsp 54 Rge 11 W of the 3 Meridian Leoville
  • Timberlost P.O. SW 19-55-9-W3. Store and school named Timberland, and post office named Timberlost according to Geographic Names of Saskatchewan by Bill Barry. ISBN 1-897020. People Places Publishing Ltd. Regina.
• 1949-51: MISTAWASIS School District # 137 Sec Tsp Rge W of the Meridian Mount Nebo / Ordale
• 1951-53: BRIGHTHOLM School District # 2204 Sec Tsp 48 Rge 4 W of the 3 Meridian Shellbrook
• 1956-57: COLLINS, THE School District # 3235 NW Sec 11 Tsp 21 Rge 11 W of the 3 Meridian Beechy * / Ardkenneth *
• 1957-58: TWEEDSMUIR SCHOOL - The closest might be: SHELL LAKE School District # 2903 SW Sec 16 Tsp 50 Rge 8 W of the 3 Meridian Shell Lake *
  • Tweedsmuir School District #5108 was located south east of Hillmond near the North Saskatchewan River according to Geographic Names of Saskatchewan by Bill Barry. ISBN 1-897020. People Places Publishing Ltd. Regina. Hillmond was a hamlet located at SE 25 Township 51 Range 26 West of the 3rd Meridian.
• 1960-63: CARLTON SIDING School District # 4072 Sec Tsp 44 Rge 4 W of the 3 Meridian Carlton CARLTON School District # 864 Sec Tsp 44 Rge 4 W of the 3 Meridian Carlton
• 1963-65: Cowessess First Nations Day School near Broadview, Sask. - two-rooms
  • Cowessess First Nation located at 18-5-W2 a part of the Saulteaux and Plains Cree First Nation Indian Reserver Number 73 according to Geographic Names of Saskatchewan by Bill Barry. ISBN 1-897020. People Places Publishing Ltd. Regina.
• 1965: Sawanik First Nations School near Prince Albert, Sask. - can't find. Best wishes,

  Jo-Ann (UnRuh) Bakker

  for the Ernie UnRuh family

  : e-mail