Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dunara United Church and Cemetery (RM of St. Andrews)

This wood frame United Church in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, originally a Presbyterian church, was built in 1893. The first burial in an associated cemetery occurred in 1897.

Dunara United Church

Dunara United Church (May 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Dunara United Church

Dunara United Church (August 2017)
Source: George Penner

Dunara United Church

Dunara United Church (June 2024)
Source: Milan Lukes

Dunara United Church

Dunara United Church (June 2024)
Source: Milan Lukes

Dunara United Cemetery

Dunara United Cemetery (August 2017)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.31488, W97.04522
denoted by symbol on the map above

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.

A Study of the Church Buildings in Manitoba of the Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian and United Churches of Canada by Neil Bingham, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1987, 289 pages.

Dunara United Church Cemetery - RM of St. Andrews, Waymarking.

We thank George Penner, Peter McLure, and Milan Lukes for providing information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 November 2024

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