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Norway House (Rossville)

 -  1899 -1967

Religious Entity: Methodist United Church

The Methodist Missionary Society of Canada began operating this northern Manitoba school in 1899. The building burned down in 1913 and a replacement school was opened in the following year. The new building burned down in 1946 and was replaced in 1954. In one tragic incident, in the winter of 1907, a young boy was badly frozen and lost several toes whenin alarm over physical disciplinehe ran away from the school. The residence was converted to a day school in 1967 when the property was transferred to the provincial government.

Group of students posed for photo outside Norway House school
Group of students posed for photo outside Norway House school
group of students in kitchen at Norway House school

Remembering the Following Students:

NameDate of Death (Year/Month/Day)
Absolam Monias1940-04-12
Bella Maminawatum1941-02-15
Caroline SimpsonNot known
Eliza Keno1940-05-05
Elizabeth SinclairNot known
Harriet Munro1940-09-10
Isla Little1959-03-12
James Muswaggan1918-04-17
John KeeperNot known
Levi Harper1940-07-15
Madaline Monday1918-05-15
Madeleine MoniasNot known
Sophia Queskakpo1940-08-24