Historic Sites of Manitoba: High Plains Cemetery / Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (RM of Fisher)

Inside this cemetery near Poplarfield in the Rural Municipality of Fisher, established in 1918, is a monument commemorating settlers of the High Plains area.

High Plains Cemetery / Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery

High Plains Cemetery / Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (May 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

High Plains Pioneer Monument

High Plains Pioneer Monument (May 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.88946, W97.67288
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church and Cemetery (Poplarfield, RM of Fisher)

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.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 27 January 2021

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