----- Original Message ----- From: Hugh C. Masson <hcmasson@fort-frances.lakeheadu.ca> To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 8:54 PM Subject: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Affleck > Hi List Members; > I've been trying to trace the movements of my Grandmother (Jane > Rathburn Affleck). Family tradition has it that she came to Winnipeg by > ox cart with a bible and a dictionery to teach school. What I know for a > fact is she transfered membership from the Congregational Church at > Middleville, Ontario to the First Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg in > 1874. Than we find here back east in 1876 attending the First Class of > the Ottawa Normal School. Than in the summer of 1878 She transfered > membership from Middleville to the Congregational Church in Winnipeg. > The first firm record we have of her being in Winnipeg is her Marriage > to James Masson Feb 2 1880. I've searched the records in the basement > of the Knox United Church but they were in disorder and I didn't have > time to check for attendannce records which would prove her being there > or not. The only thing I found was the Baptism of my Father in March of > 1881. What I'd like to know what schools were opperating in Winnipeg in > the 1870's. And is there any record of the teachers empoyed than. > Thanking you for any help or direction you can give me. Thanking you in > advance for any pointers. I remain > > yours truly > > Hugh > > Hugh: My grandmother went from Wnpg to Brandon by oxcart in 1878 and finding details of back then can be hard. I did find the only woman listed in my gene CD for Can Mrs RPAffleck living in 1901 at WoodBay, Selkirk MBcensus but nothing at all for Jane. there is also a John in the biz dir. in Portage le Prairie in 1901, clerk. and a James Masson living 1901 Pilot Mound, Selkirk MB in biz dir. possible family? The ist public school in Wnpg,1871, was a tiny thatch roof bldg a former store, ist teacher W>F>Luxton.Deaf and Dumb school founded 1890.Medical college opened 1884.St Boniface college began 1880 burnt 1922.founder Father/Bishop Provencher.Anglican college 1850 became part of U of MB 1871.Hischool classes held in elementary schools sinc e1882 various locations, no names given.Fort Rouge school, 1891.Most of the bldgs no longer exist.Possible U of MB has school histories or some museum in Wnpg. Def. the MB Gene soc. in Wnpg. Good luck. rmsh formerly of wnpg > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > Visit the Canada GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ > See the Resources and Projects > >