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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
Built in 1859 by William Cockran, St. Anne’s is the oldest log church on the prairies, situated near Poplar Point in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie. The building, a municipally designated historic site as of 1996, is still used on special occasions. The associated cemetery contains a commemorative plaque for West Poplar Point School.
Clerics
Period |
Cleric |
1862-1864 |
T. Cochrane |
1864-1867 |
John Chapman |
1867 |
Henry George |
1868-1873 |
Gilbert Cook |
1873-1876 |
Thomas N. Wilson |
1876-1880 |
E. Rochford |
1880-1882 |
Mark Jukes (1842-1932) |
1883-1884 |
S. Mills |
1884-1886 |
Arthur William Goulding (1861-1960) |
1886 |
Thomas Cook |
1887-1895 |
T. C. Coggs |
1895-1901 |
Alfred Campbell Garrioch (1848-1934) |
1901-1902 |
F. B. Eys |
1902-1903 |
R. H. Wilson |
1903-1904 |
C. Cunningham |
1904-1910 |
H. Hutchinson |
1911 |
M. Scott |
1912-1917 |
J. H. Hill |
1917-1920 |
C. E. Copeland |
1920-1925 |
R. Martin |
1925-1927 |
P. C. Bays |
1927-1962 |
H. C. Cartlidge |
1962-1965 |
R. Morris |
1965-1967 |
Allen Simms |
1967-1968 |
John Blair |
1968-1969 |
Donald Varcoe |
1969-1971 |
David Barclay |
1971-1973 |
S. H. Sibley |
1973-1978 |
Richard Condo |
1978-1980 |
Jim Njegovan |
1980-1987 |
George R. Eves |
1987-1989 |
John Stafford |
1989-1994 |
Patrick Tyler |
1995-2003 |
Brad Elliott |
2004-? |
Fraser Hunter |
Photos & Coordinates

St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (no date) by Henry Kalen
Source: Archives of Manitoba (MHS 1979 Photo Exhibit)

St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (2016) Source: Desiree Rolfe

St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (August 2022)
Source: George Penner

St. Anne’s Anglican Church and Cemetery at Poplar Point (November 2019)
Source: George Penner

Interior of St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (2016) Source: Desiree Rolfe

Interior of St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (August 2022)
Source: George Penner
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.04392, W98.02364 denoted by symbol on the map above
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See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Red River Frame Buildings
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: West Poplar Point School No. 12 (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.
St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Shirley Christianson, Desiree Rolfe, Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and George Eves for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 November 2022
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