Elk Point Historical Society

Elk Point has had 2 High Schools. When were they built and what changes happened as they changed? Check out our brief histories here. https://elkpointhistory.ca/growth/schools Can you tell us more about the school histories in Elk Point than we now have?

What was life like in our area in 1792? We have a lot of answers on these times on our website. The original HBC Journals for Buckingham House are here. https://lindberghab.ca/buckingham-h-1792-93-part-1 Steve Andrishak's thoughts are here: https://elkpointhistory.ca//early-history/fort-george-1794

What was life like for some early pioneers? Tom Johnson left Ireland in 1912 to homestead in Stony Lake and later moved to Lindbergh to become the long time municipal secretary, a major force in the community. Tom kept detailed ledgers and we have some from his time in Ireland and some from early and later days in Canada. https://elkpointhistory.ca/writers/tom-johnson

How much do you know about FG Miller staff in 1977? This was year of the first student staff Christmas lunch. This was the year the Junior High moved to FG Miller. How many staff can you identify in this photo? Can you guess where they were before they came to Elk Point? Check out your guesses at https://elkpointhistory.ca//edu/fg-miller-high-school-1977

2001 - Twenty Years Ago! An election issue to remember... Newspaper stories and Ads, Rallys, signage everywhere. Check out our history of the Iron Horse Trail 2001 the Election year. https://elkpointhistory.ca/history-iron-/2001-election-year