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==Schools==
The main school for boys was St. Edmunds, run by Irish Brothers. There was also Don Bosco's - both in Laitmukhra - a sort of suburb of Shillong. Both boys' schools were Roman Catholic. The girls' school was Pinemount.
<ref>Sinclair, James. [httphttps://archiverlists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thhyperkitty/readlist/INDIAindia-BRITISHbritish-RAJraj.rootsweb.com/thread/2016-06169871/1465546544 Schools in Assam] ''Rootsweb India-British-Raj Mailing List'' 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016April 2020.</ref>
There were schools (and hospitals) operated by the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists in Shillong and the Khasi Hills.
<ref>Railton, David. [httphttps://archiverlists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thhyperkitty/readlist/INDIAindia-BRITISHbritish-RAJraj.rootsweb.com/2016-06thread/169864/1465560190 Schools in Assam](scroll down) '' Rootsweb India-British-Raj Mailing List'' 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016April 2020.</ref>. This church subsequently became known as the Presbyterian Church of Wales,.
==Also see==
*[[1897 Assam earthquake]]
*[[Assam]], including [[Assam#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Missionary#Welsh_Calvinistic_Methodist_Foreign_Missionary_Society_.28WFMS.29| Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS)]]
==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_India Presbyterian Church of India] (Wikipedia) formed from the Presbyterian Church of Wales, has its headquarters in Shillong.
*Listen to the [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/audio/collection/florence-meiklejohn/ 1979 interview], with [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/078a.pdf transcript 1] and [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/078b.pdf transcript 2], with Florence Meiklejohn, wife of 'Mick' (W.), Indian Forestry Service Officer who tells what life was like for her accompanying him on his tours in Indian forests. s-asian.cam.ac.uk. Includes Shillong.
*[http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/miscellany/fragment-of-memory-left-by-the-britishers.html "Fragment Of Memory Left By The Britishers"] by Somen Sengupta 01 October 2017 dailypioneer.com
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/assamdistrictga00allegoog ''Assam District Gazetteers: The Khasi and Jaintia Hills, the Garo Hills and the Lushai Hills Vol.10''] 1906 Archive.org. [http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_item.a4d?catId=183535;r=8723 ''Volume10 Supplement''] 1915. British Library EAP file (Tiff images, may require a plug-in)
