Schools on Wheels Brought Education to Remote North

Name/Title

Schools on Wheels Brought Education to Remote North

Entry/Object ID

2021.530.01

Description

Article discussing the history of school cars and the impact on the education system. Prior to the introduction of school cars, education was not accessible in Northern Ontario communities specifically because most did not have roads and were difficult to access. The article mentions both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific school cars.

Context

Discusses the history of school cars and mentions the Sloman car. Fred Sloman taught on a school car that ran from Capreol to Foleyet from 1926 until 1962. School cars were commissioned by the government of Ontario to provide education to rural Northern Ontario communities

Collection

Library Archive

Category

School Car

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Newspaper article

Class

Copy of a primary source

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Peter Enright

Place Published

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Date Published

1975

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"March 1975 Charsi's Educational Imersion" in pen

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32487

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Capreol History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Fair condition, it is a photocopy of the original document, there is no transcription.

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 20, 2022