Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ste. Genevieve Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery / Monseigneur Tache Historic Site / Old Rectory Museum (87 rue Saltel, Sainte-Geneviève, RM of Tache)

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Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Church, in the village of 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 Wednesdays to Sundays, noon to 5:00 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:

La Corporation du Site historique Monseigneur-Taché Historic Site - Sainte-Geneviève, MB
CP 97, Grp. 20, RR2
Sainte-Anne, Manitoba
R5H 1R2

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Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Church (March 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Interior of Ste. Geneviève Roman Catholic Church (no date) Source: Virginia Freynet Exhibit in the Rectory Museum (no date) Source: Virginia Freynet 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 January 2017

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