Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Cemetery / Polonia Cemetery (Polonia, RM of Rosedale)

This cemetery is situated in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale. Inside it is a monument commemorating the first St. Elizabeth Church, built at this site in 1887.

Polonia Cemetery

Polonia Cemetery (2010)
Source: Allan Drysdale

Polonia Cemetery

Polonia Cemetery (July 2017)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Polonia Cemetery

Polonia Cemetery (July 2023)
Source: David Ford

St. Elizabeth church commemorative monument

St. Elizabeth church commemorative monument (July 2017)
Source: Neil Christoffersen

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.38157, W99.62997
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (Polonia, RM of Rosedale)

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 Neil Christoffersen and David Ford for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Allan Drysdale and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 12 November 2023

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