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School Travel
Circa. 1950's
Lanigan, Saskatchewan


Credits:
Lanigan and District Heritage Assoc.

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2006 School Bus
Circa. 2000
Lanigan, Saskatchewan


Credits:
Lanigan and District Heritage Assoc.

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Marian Barclay writes:

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Marian Barclay writes: "In the summer my Mom used to drive us in a little old antique car, and in the winter we went in a caboose. The caboose was a covered up little sleigh with a stove. They were quite comfortable and warm. You plodded along and you never got there very fast. It was a little better than walking. We played ball, and we went to different schools in an old wagon. We were full of horsehair and dirt when you got there, and you were worse when you go home."

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An Outing
1920-1930
R.M. of Usborne, Saskatchewan


Credits:
Lanigan and District Heritage Assoc.

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Home-made Winter Caboose
circa 1940
R.M. of Usborne, Saskatchewan


Credits:
Blondie Siegel
Lanigan and District Heritage Assoc.

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As roads improved and motor vehicles came into the pictures, country schools were closed and children were transported by bus to town schools. Larger farms and smaller families also played a part in the closure of the country school.

In the present era it is not uncommon to see young people driving cars to school even though there are school buses that could transport them to their school.