This Scotia area was settled in 1882 by James Anderson, James Smith, George Leith, Alfred Strachan and families, as well as James Lorimer and Thomas Morrison. Within the next year George Ingram and family, William and Alexander Angus arrived in the community. A majority of these families had come from Aberdeenshire, Scotland via Perth County in Ontario.

Map of Township 13 Range 24 - Scotia Area

Map of R.M. Hamiota

Hamiota Hustler Report "Our Municipality [Oak River]" 
(June 29, 1894, page 1)
"Tp13, Rg 24 has 5,150 acres under cultivation.  Real property $77,440 and personal property $37,652.  Population 228 with 88 children of school age.  183 horses, 2 mules, 626 head of cattle, 185 sheep and 152 pigs.   Value of livestock $27,810."

Scotia Church
Early services were held at Phillip Kerr’s until James Anderson had built his log cabin on NW 10-13-24. Once the school was built services were held there.
In 1895 SE 21-13-24 was donated by George Morrison for the Scotia church, it opened November 24, 1895.
The Hamiota Hustler Reports on the Scotia Church.
The church last service was held 1951, it officially sold in 1972.  It was moved to a local farm.
The cairn that this image was taken off of was erected in 1980 on the location of the church.

Scotia Church 1901 Sunday School List [this list will be added]

Scotia Church Membership Roll [this list to be added]

Scotia Cemetery:
 In 1885 land was donated by James Smith on SW 10-13-24, to establish a cemetery for the burial of Mrs. James McMillan.
 

This cemetery has been transcribed and is indexed on this site:
McMannis, A.P., L.V. Westwood,. 1980. Scotia Cemetery, SW 10-13-24, Rural Municpality Hamiota, Hamiota, Manitoba. (updated James W. Routledge. 1998),  The cemetery index was published in 1980 by Manitoba Genealogical Society

Scotia School:
The first school was built in 1884 on SW 22-13-24 land donated by Alfred Strachan.
The 1886-87 Henderson’s Directory lists Protestant School District #290 – Scotia; Sec. Treas. – Alf. Strachan; P.O. Hamiota. (page 84)
This school served the area until it was decided it was too small for the number of students. 

The Scotia correspondent for the Hamiota Hustler reported on February 23, 1894 - "Another school is needed on one section of land.  There are three families who have fourteen children of school age and over three miles from the schoolhouse."  In a later edition (March 16, 1894) the Logoch correspondent replied - "Well done! Scotia correspondent, speak loud.  We have, as you say, fourteen children of school age on one section.  Why don't you name the section!  If you had our council would know where to build the school without incurring travelling expenses.  For the benefit of the readers of the HUSTLER the section referred to is 2-13-24.  Do speak plainer next time."

September 3, 1895 Hamiota Hustler contained the call for Tenders:
"Sealed Tenders will be received by the undersigned up till seven o'clock on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1895 for the building of a frame school house and furnishing all material for the trustees of Scotia School District.  Site of school to be the NW 1/4 Sec. 10 TP 13 Range 24 W.  Plans and specifications may be seen at this office.  The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. - Thomas Morrison, Sec.-Tres., Logoch, P.O."

The new Scotia school was built 1 mile south on land donated by James Anderson – NW 10-13-24.  The picture was taken in 1980 just prior to being demolished.  This is when Maple Shade school was built on 28-13-24.
Scotia school was in use until the consolidation of the schools in 1920. The students then went to Oakner.

In 1895 Maple Shade school was built on SE ¼ of 28-13-24, when the growing community of Scotia out grew their first school house located on SW 22-13-24. The students from section 19 to 36 attended Maple Shade.  The school closed in June, 1918 with students attending Crandall, Hamiota and Oakner.
A cairn erected on July 26, 1970

Logoch Post Office:
Mail was delivered to Logoch from 1884-1932.  In the 1885 Henderson Directory Logoch post office is listed as being on 2-13-24, W1, no county listed. ( 345).  The mail came from Bradwardine and deposited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Stevens from 1884-1890 and then Mr. and Mrs. William Angus from 1890-1932.  Logoch was named after Mr. Stevens home in Scotland.  The community then received their mail either from Pope or Oakner.  Prior to this families from the area were either getting their mail at Hamiota or Carlingville (1 mile south of present day Crandall).[Source 1886-87 Henderson Directory]

In the 1891 Henderson Directory: 'Logoche - a country post office on Sec.2, Tp. 13, Rg. 24, west of 1st Meridian, mail weekly.  Nearest railway station Griswold, dis. 35 miles.  Stevens, Jas., postmaster" [page 715]

List of Postmasters: Logoch and Pope

Pope
The village of Pope was like Oakner named alphabetically when the Canadian National was built through the area. Pope is not listed in the 1891 Henderson directory.  There was never a school at Pope, the children from the area attended the Scotia, Maple Shade schools until they closed.

Post Office:
Pope became a post office April 1, 1909 in Robertson’s Ross home.  It closed in November, 1975.

Elevator:
The elevators were built ca 1909, and closed in 1980.  Manitoba Pool built huge elevators at Oakner and Quadra at that time.

Community Histories:
MacKay, Mary, History of Scotia, 1882-1937. Hamiota, Manitoba: Echo Print, 1937. (out of print)

Sources for this page:
Hamiota Centennial History Committee. Hamiota, Grains of the Century, 1884-1984. Altona, Manitoba: Friesen Printers, 1984. 741 pages (available from R.M. of Hamiota, Hamiota, Manitoba, ROM OTO - $35 +postage), pages 108-111.

Hamiota Women's Institute. A History of Hamiota Village and Municipality. Hamiota, Manitoba: Hamiota Echo, 1956. (out of print)

"Our Municipality [Oak River]", [Hamiota: Hamiota Hustler], June 29, 1894, page 1 – ( Reel 1 (NH2), June 23, 1893 – August 8, 1899, Manitoba Legislative Library)

Reports on the Scotia School, [Hamiota: Hamiota Hustler], Feb. 23, 1894 and March 16, 1894 – ( Reel 1 (NH2), June 23, 1893 – August 8, 1899, Manitoba Legislative Library)

Henderson’s Directory of the City of Winnipeg and Town of St. Boniface, Winnipeg: Winnipeg Directory Publishing Co. 1884. (Manitoba Legislative Library – (dH) Reel #4)

Henderson’s Directory of the City of Winnipeg and Town of St. Boniface, Winnipeg: Winnipeg Directory Publishing Co. 1885. (Manitoba Legislative Library – (dH) Reel #4)

Henderson’s Manitoba and North-Western Ontario and Northwest Towns and City of Winnipeg Directory, Winnipeg: Winnipeg Directory Publishing Co. 1886-1887. (Manitoba Legislative Library – (dH) Reel #4) It is billed as "The Only Directory of the NorthWest published".

Henderson’s Manitoba and Northwest Territories and British Columbia Gazetteer and Directory, Winnipeg: The Henderson Directory. 1891. (Manitoba Legislative Library – (dH) Reel #9)

McMannis, A.P., L.V. Westwood,. 1980. Scotia Cemetery, SW 10-13-24, Rural Municpality Hamiota, Hamiota, Manitoba. (updated James W. Routledge. 1998),  The cemetery index was published in 1980 by Manitoba Genealogical Society

James Anderson Jr. Photograph - Elaine Taylor, Olympia, WA collection.

Robertson, Gerald. Pioneer Experience [self-published] ca 1951 - school paper with input from Georgina (Anderson) Robertson, James Anderson Jr. daughter.