Historic Sites of Manitoba: Haga Cemetery (Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)

Established in 1876 in what is now the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton, a commemorative plaque was erected inside the cemetery gate in 2008. It provides identifications of unmarked graves in the cemetery and is dedicated to local pioneers, highlighting “Haga,” the home of Gestur and Thorey Oddleifson.

Haga Cemetery

Haga Cemetery (September 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Haga Cemetery

Commemorative monument in Haga Cemetery (June 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.90960, W97.15760
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.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Rose Kuzina.

Page revised: 7 September 2020

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