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Manitoba
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No. 87


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Memorable
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Historic Sites
of Manitoba

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ste. Genevieve Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery / Monseigneur Tache Historic Site / Old Rectory Museum (98 rue Saltel, Sainte-Geneviève, RM of Tache)

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The Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Church, in Sainte-Geneviève in the Rural Municipality of Tache, was built in 1918. A municipally designated historic site, restoration work was undertaken as part of the Manitoba Prairie Churches Project. A community museum is based in the nearby rectory building.

The museum is open from 12 May (Manitoba Day) to 1 October. The hours of operation in July and August are Thursdays and Saturdays, 9:00 AM to noon, and Fridays and Mondays, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Otherwise, arrangements for visits at other times can be arranged by sending email to sitetache@outlook.com or calling 204-422-8508. The postal address is:

Site historique Monseigneur-Taché, inc. - Monseigneur-Taché Historic Site, Inc.
#50154 - MUN 41E
Sainte-Geneviève, Manitoba
R5J 0B9

Photos & Maps

Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Church

Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Church (March 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Interior of Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Church

Interior of Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Church (June 2017)
Source: Virginia Freynet

Exhibit in the Rectory Museum

Exhibit in the Rectory Museum (June 2017)
Source: Virginia Freynet

Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Cemetery

Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Cemetery (November 2010)
Source: Peter McLure

Site Location (lat/long): N49.74528, W96.52575
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Prairie Churches Project / Manitoba Prairie Icons Project

Sources:

Monseigneur Tache Historic Site, Main Street North, Ste-Geneviève, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

Ste Genevieve Roman Catholic Cemetery - Ste Genevieve MB, Waymarking.

We thank Virginia Freynet for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 July 2018

Historic Sites of Manitoba

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