The New McKay School
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The new McKay school at La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Date unknown. Run by the Anglican Church of Canada.
Historical note:
"In 1911 Edward E. Ayer, a Chicago businessman, presented to The Newberry Library his collection of historical source material relating chiefly to the discovery, exploration and colonization of North America and to the native races of North America, the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippine Islands. It contains at present about 49,000 volumes, bound pamphlets, manuscripts, documents and other accessioned pieces."Historical note:
Historical note:
Gerald Willoughby (1866-1933) was one of the first citizens of Saskatoon, NWT.Historical note:
Rev. John Richard Matheson was the husband of Dr. Elizabeth (Scott) Matheson. They were married in 1891, and she went with him to the Anglican mission on a reserve at Onion Lake, 200 miles Northwest of Saskatoon. As well as a missionary, he served as builder, rancher and trader to finance their work. After she completed medical studies at his urging, he built her a small mission hospital at Onion Lake, and the couple ran a mission school there.Historical note:
Reverend Hunt oversaw the construction of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Stanley Mission between 1854 and 1860, today the oldest standing building in the province. See also S-B6546.