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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Grassmere Presbyterian Church / Grassmere United Church and Cemetery (RM of Rockwood)

This quaint country church in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood was founded in 1875.

Grassmere United Church

Grassmere United Church (August 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Rear of the Grassmere United Church

Rear of the Grassmere United Church (August 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Rear of the Grassmere United Church

Grassmere United Church (April 2020)
Source: George Penner

Interior of the Grassmere United Church

Interior of the Grassmere United Church (August 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Grassmere Cemetery

Grassmere Cemetery (August 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Grassmere United Church and Cemetery

Grassmere United Church and Cemetery (June 2019)
Source: Christina Cassels

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.09313, W97.38771
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.

We thank Christina Cassels and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 May 2022

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