Established in 1894 in what is now the Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress, this cemetery is one of three known cemeteries in North America for the exclusive use of people of Icelandic descent.
Skalholt Cemetery (September 2009)
Source: Ken Storie
Skalholt Cemetery (November 2020)
Source: Audrey & Duncan WaddellSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.66516, W99.17713
denoted by symbol on the map above
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 Audrey & Duncan Waddell for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Ken Storie and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 November 2020
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