Schools in the Harvey Rural Community
The public school system in New Brunswick did not fully develop until 1872 when The Common Schools Act of 1871 was enacted by the New Brunswick government. Through this bill,
The one and two room schoolhouses that eventually were consolidated into regional schools.
The public school system in New Brunswick did not fully develop until 1872 when The Common Schools Act of 1871 was enacted by the New Brunswick government. Through this bill,
This photo is of a one room schoolhouse located on Tweedside Road, located next to the L.O.B.A. Hall, formerly a church. Children from grades one to six were taught there.
Located near the present-day T junction of the Tweedside Road and Route 3 in the Harvey Rural Community, the Manners Sutton “Swamp” School consisted of a single room with two outhouses in the back, and a woodshed. This simple yet functional structure served its purpose well for nearly eight decades.
By Rev. Bill Randall February 1994 Written this month by Jocelean Swan Hall. In 1937, at the time of Harvey’s centennial celebration, the Daily Gleaner copied a few news items
By Rev. Bill Randall December 1994 December 18th was a very exciting day for the Tweedside School. The teacher, Fannie Rodgers, wrote the following remarks upon the school register of
By Rev. Bill Randall June 1, 1990 One of the fun things about looking backward into the past is to marvel at what inflation is doing to our sense of
By Rev. Bill Randall July 27, 1990 It would be. fun to start my column “Miner strikes Rich Gold Vein!” I can’t do that but I can come close! The
By Rev. Bill Randall April 13, 1990 I write frequently about structures that once were, or may still be, significant to the History of Harvey. Today’s story is about a