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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Longburn Cemetery and Monument (RM of Portage la Prairie)

This cemetery in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie was established in 1891. On its grounds is a stone cairn erected in 1976 to commemorate the pioneers and their descendants who founded the church, school, and community of Longburn.

Longburn Cemetery

Longburn Cemetery (August 2017)
Source: Neil Christoffersen

Longburn community commemorative monument

Longburn community commemorative monument (August 2017)
Source: Neil Christoffersen

Site Location (lat/long): N50.13773, W98.49195
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Long Creek School / Longburn School No. 93 (RM of Portage la Prairie)

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 Neil Christoffersen and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 30 November 2017

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