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Iona Church and School History
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Carroll Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1882-2001
- Accession Number
- 2014-11
- Storage Location
- M5 S4 Sh2 B8 F10
- Other Title Info
- Title taken from original file title created by Don Carroll.
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Carroll Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2014-11
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S4 Sh2 B8 F10
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1882-2001
- Series
- Don Carroll Collection - Research files series
- Physical Description
- 0.7 cm of textual records
- 8 photographs
- History / Biographical
- Dunwich SS #5: The first school in this area was located on the Southwold side of the townline
in the southern part of the village. This log building stood near the
valley and served parts of both Dunwich and Southwold Townships. In 1844 a
new school was built at Clark's Hollow, one mile west of the townline and
one mile south of Highway 3, The school was on the farm of Jonah Clark
overlooking the valley. On February 16, 1852 the section was divided in two.
The northern part remained as s.s._#5, while the southern part became S.S. #14.
A new frame school was built in 1863 on the north side of Highway 3, 1 mile
west of Iona. The previous year the school had been designated a "free school"
with the funds to be raised through the taxation of property. At some point
before 1916 the schoolhouse was brick-veneered.
By the 1920 's discussion on Township School Boards had begun and at the annual
ratepayers' meeting on December 30, 1925 the people of S.S. #5 expressed their
views on the matter: 11S,S. #5 is strongly opposed to the Township Board of
Schools control as in their opinion it leads to inefficiency and extravagance."
The school was closed in June of 1965, and in September of 1966 the building was sold by auction to Joe VanBree_ for $1,200. As of 1982, the former schoolhouse
was being used as a private residence.
- Scope and Content
- File contains records collected by Don Carroll regarding the history of schools and churches in Iona. Records include correspondence, typed copies of items published in local newspapers, a typed history of the Iona Post Office copied from the Iona Tweedsmuir History, copies of newspaper articles, a copy of "The History of the Iona Church" written by Mrs. Marwood Robbins, and photographs of the church and school in Iona. File also contains a photograph of Henry and Laura Whalls.
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