IRSHDC : School : Spanish Boys School (ON) [18759]

No title (unknown date). Source: The Archives of the Jesuits in Canada.

Spanish Boys School (ON)

Dates of Operation

July 1, 1879 - June 30, 1958

Description

The Charles Garnier school was established at Spanish, ON. Eight boys died during the 1918 flu epidemic. In 1955 an internal Jesuit report concluded that the teaching staff “either cannot or are not interested in teaching.” During the same period the school was financially dependent on the success of the school farm, which required the work of both the staff and students. Facing a declining enrollment, the school was closed in 1958. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Denomination

Catholic Church

More Information

Alternate Name(s)

Charles Garnier
Garnier College
Garnier High School
Garnier Residential School
Spanish Boys' School
Spanish Industrial School
Spanish Residential Boys' School
Spanish River Industrial School
St Peter Claver
St. Charles Garnier Residential School
St. Joseph's
St. Peter Claver Indian Industrial School
St. Peter Claver Indian School
St. Peter's
St. Peter's Boys' School

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Map Information

Location

First location, Wikwemikong Industrial School, Boys, 1879-1913: "Point on the site of the convent/mission building that was used as the dormitories for the Boys' school from 1879 until 1913. The foundation of the building is still on the site. The Boys' school is on the same property as the Girls' school" (Orlandini, 2019).

Second location, Spanish Boys School, 1913-1958: "Point on the site of the main school building of the Spanish Boys' School (Garnier). The building has been demolished" (Orlandini, 2019).

Location Credit

Rosa Orlandini, Morgan Hite and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.The school/hostel location data was collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission / National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Morgan Hite (Atlas of Indian Residential Schools of Canada), Stephanie Pyne (Residential Schools Land Memory Mapping Project) and Rosa Orlandini (Map and GIS Librarian, York University Libraries). The location data and associated attribute data was enhanced, revised and updated by Rosa Orlandini, in consultation with the Archivists at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Location Source

Orlandini, Rosa, 2019, "Residential Schools Locations Dataset (Shapefile format)", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP2/FJG5TG, Borealis, V3, UNF:6:TTc1mMvx2BlBqBgIN05xVw== [fileUNF]