Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Matthews Ancrum Cemetery (Municipality of Riverdale)

This cemetery in the Municipality of Riverdale was established in 1908 by the congregation of St. Matthews Anglican Church which, from 1901 to 1986, occupied a church situated about one half mile south of here. The church building was moved to the nearby English Museum.

The former St. Matthews Ancrum Anglican Church

St. Matthews Ancrum Anglican Church (1905)
Source: Audrey & Duncan Waddell

St. Matthews Ancrum Cemetery

St. Matthews Ancrum Cemetery (September 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

St. Matthews Ancrum Church commemorative monument

St. Matthews Ancrum Church commemorative monument (September 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

St. Matthews Ancrum Church commemorative monument

St. Matthews Ancrum Church commemorative monument (August 2021)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.01946, W100.43924
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: English Museum (Municipality of Riverdale)

Sources:

We thank Audrey & Duncan Waddell and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Keith Maitland and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 December 2021

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