Friday 13 January 2012

Frederickville School in Milton, N.S.

I don't know any of the history of the Frederickville School but have a few photos of it. A few people have asked me to put one on my blog. If anyone knows any history of the school please comment. I believe the building still exists and is a house owned by Clarence "Ham" Waltherr. It is located past the second bridge, perhaps some of the readers might know exactly where this school was.

10 comments:

  1. Is that the old school that was turned into a house up next to Bertha Fosters house. Isn't it Murley Street??

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  3. I think someone did tell me it was on Morley Street...thanks!

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  4. yeah that is the one was always told that was a school one time when iwas a kid. an ederly man with a mercedes benz lived there. don't know his name

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  5. yes thats the frederickville it use to be up amoung the pine i went therein 1944 0r 1945 for unly half year then we all gent to school down milton my teacher was miss elliot went sorry f reda norman

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  6. We always called it the old Scout Hall, but my Dad did go to school in that building. There was a pond behind it where we all went skating as kids.

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  7. Think it was named for Frederick Minard. Just eading about it in Harley Walkers papers a couple nights ago. Rick Kempton

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  8. Twas A nice School, all the kids went there from Potanoc Corner and area and the last year of School there was 1956,I believe. The lad who converted it was a Mr. Hirtle who was a master mechanic and machinist who worked for NSPC in his final years. Next door to the North is and was the home of Benjamin Hayes who was a great lumberman back in the late 1800's. Benjamin can be found in the 1881 Census, Milton and many folks of this place today can trace their genealogy lines to a member of his household in that Census. In fact, if one is real smart, they can trace their lines back to Col. William Freeman who was a confident, business partner and close friend of Col. Simeon Perkins, who mentions much in his Diary regards William.
    This Col. William Freeman builds his retirement home on Penny Lane (as we folks know it) in 1793. Tis there to this day too.

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  9. I never heard of Benjamin Hayes..can you tell us more about him?

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