Wellesley Township Heritage & Historical Society
  • Home
    • About Us
  • Built Heritage
    • Heritage Designations
    • Historic Neighbourhood Study
  • Cemeteries
    • Rushes Cemetery - Cryptogram Tombstone >
      • Bean Cryptic Tombstone
  • Church History
  • Digital Collection
  • Exhibits
  • Family History
    • Wellesley Roots
    • Family Histories in Our Collection
    • Marriage and Wedding Notices
    • Obituaries and Death Notices
  • Historical Room & Collections
    • Research Guide
    • Photograph Collections >
      • Wellesley Then and Now
      • Charles Ottmann jr Photograph Collection
      • Deborah Glaister Hannay Collection
      • Jessie Harkness Collection
      • Views of Wellesley Village
    • Historical Records in the Township Office
  • History of Wellesley Township
    • Settlement Patterns of Wellesley Townshiip
    • Queen's Bush Settlement
    • Huber Cider Mill Explosion 1908
    • Linwood Clippings 1868 - 1952
    • Linwood Scrapbook
    • Wellesley History In The News
  • Land Ownership
    • Tax Assessment Rolls
    • Maps
    • Township Papers
  • School History
  • Walking & Driving Tours
  • "Wellesley Maple Leaf" Newspaper
  • Wellesley Township Council
    • Wellesley Township Council Minutes
    • Wellesley Township Councillors
    • Waterloo County Councillors from Wellesley
  • Women's Institute
    • Wellesley Women's Institute Minutes
    • Wellesley Women's Institute Poster
    • Wellesley Women's Institute Slideshow
    • Tweedsmuir Histories
  • Gift Shop
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • Membership Form
Picture

S. S. #13 - Hawkesville

The first public school in Hawkesville was built in 1848. It was a small log building located at the corner of the road between Linwood and St. Clements. In 1850, the first year for which there are records, there were 35 students at the school, even though there were 98 children of school age living in the area.

As the village grew, the school was no longer in  a central location. In 1885 a new school was built in the village. An additional classroom was added in 1893, and then removed in 1902. The building now serves at the Hawkesville Community Centre.

In 2011 a sizable collection of records related to S. S. #13 was donated by Mr. Tobias Frey, whose father was a school trustee for many years. Included in the records are daily attendance registers from 1905, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1915-1926, 1928-1934, as well as School Board Minutes from 1886-1964 and several class photos from 1952-1953.


Picture
S. S. #13 - Hawkesville School Students, 1951-1953 (Accession #2011-20-62 B)
First row: Glennis Martin, Betty Wideman, Erma Brubacher, Ammon Martin, Emanuel Martin, Larry Koehel, Selinda Brubacher, Eleanor Martin, Lovina Brubacher
Second row: Tobias Frey, Peter Horst, Veronica Hoover, Ruth Moeser, Abraham Martin, Orvie Wideman
Third row: Isaac Brubacher, Alvin Steckle, Elam Martin, Doris Hoffman, Irvin Brubacher, John Martin
Fourth row: Minerva Frey, Dorcas Frey, Cathrine Martin
​Fifth row:  Timothy Martin,  ______


Picture
S. S. #13 - Hawkesville School students, 1952-1953 (Accession #2011-20-63 B)
Row 1: Ruth Moeser
Row 2: Peter Horst, Tobias Frey
Row 3: Orvie Wideman, Tilman Martin
​

Picture
S. S. #13 - Hawkseville School students, 1952-1953 (Accession #2011-20-064C)
Row 1: Irvin Brubacher, Doris Hoffman, Abraham Martin
​Row 2: Isaac Brubacher, Alvin Steckle, John Martin


Picture
S. S. #13 - Hawkesville School students, 1952-1953 (Accession #2011-20-65 B)
Row 1: Betty Wideman, Glennis Martin, Elizabeth Hoover, Lovnia Brubacher, Emma Brubacher
Row 2: Ammon Martin, Emanuel Martin, Larry Koebel
Row 3: Selinda Brubacher, Eleanor Martin