http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/0507f6d10d94199b9c693581db1d3afe.pdf 1e63bded5b7c110a053f16f3e400bbd1 PDF Text Text ~WEN RD. SCHOOL # 2 ~rtie • ... .. t.Jc>R. T4+ the •li :.Owen~. sch••l EWa:bt •f' the tracks, that we asseciate w1ta;was 1receaded lty anether auoh earlier frem the middle iaoo•s. Jt; was •f frame am! st•!• en the east siie •f fetit Ht. a saert iisrtance nerth e:r the tracks • . ' &,I ~ ~ IV 0 e; .~ N ~VJ B o EN ~.0 o-€<£ : 189~ ~: : ~roa 28tk, 1 7' this •li soho•lheuse was seld 9y aucti•,• · to ;rolm Riselay fer 25 aellars. ( there is seae talk •f amether scn••l l•catei •• ~ho111s•n •\.a. , just nerth et the •li. :leweb '"8. •~ the Jresent, subway.. aewever I iaave :teuni net.fl.in& te suastanoiate tb.is int• rma ti••· ) 1.8 701 e Fe • 8th., 1 70 tae ~rusties ef seh••l sectien ' .., Bl 2. •f •rti.e,_ aet wi tll interestei :F:oi tizens im the •li scheolheuse en ~etit Ra.~he ~rusties at that time were: Cramaer iselay-: William :aewen: & Eiwin Hershey. It, was deo!a.ed at this meeting t• buili a •ew sca••l at the southwest corner •1 et # 9 in the 4th. cencessi•n •f »ert.i e TownshiJ. the lewest tenier for censtruci•n •f the new school, wbioh •Jenei en dune 24th., 1870° was frea E9en lutler for $ 985.00. The ~•tal eest •f the arick buil&ing was $ 1.202.oa the school openei fer classes in Sept. e:r 1871. 193it A small tiangular piece •f preperty was lease« from the railrea& :tor f 3.00 Jr. year , ani serve• as a place fer playi~ seft.oall. 1'40's. The scheel house Degan to bulige when it's enrelement reachei t• ever fift.y ~pile. it was necessary to hi:te t .we teachers, fer the one rtaem sch• 1. it, was custemery i"•r all uie ite•ple entering the teaching pref essien • t• put in one year at a ene reem scheolhouse; ant f•r this reas•n yeu will :tina in the list. of t~eaolaers at ••wen Ra.few stayed. ever this periec. T:he new East ~rtie Scheel area was :t•rmei , wit.a the follawiDg .A!"rusties: l! rank .lie ~une: Webber Jiet:t : Arthur Wale: Ernest )[iller: Perey Teal: Maurice Lee: and. Ebin Zi.lllllerman.. '.Chey 'Degan to make plaJ!lS tor a new scheel. 1 o' 1951. In April 1951 , pupils an• tw• teachers move« to the new :.Owen ~. ~eheel. ~be sehoolbea1' hai barterea with the eanadian ~ational Railreac for a piece of :property •n the south west corner •f ieti '\ lti.., 'Dy •owen· -~ here the new selleol was built t r a cost of i bO.aoe. oo. It oonsistea of twe classreoms , a :ru.11 basemen' an• indeer washreems. 1955· r large kill6lergart.en r•om an• a classr•m were ·••e• to the Bast si•e et the 8Ch •l. �;... ; ! -· ~ . • I > ': : ·,".' ; vJ ; ; ·' sr .' E&we:.1'.I g c_ ~6 o. L .. kl. Cs10~~..) ·-N E.. 1?DAn E N -$ire o ~ I s . I- O C:r '$ C...H a o I II l I I I' I L el Li _&, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bowen Rd. School #2 Description An account of the resource Listed here is a text that traces the history of a schoolhouse built on Bowen Rd. in 1870 in Fort Erie (formerly Bertie Township) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection school schools