This Lutheran church on Hecla Island, in the Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park, was constructed in 1927. The first burial in the associated cemetery occurred in 1897. A monument beside the church commemorates the centenary of the Hecla community and its pioneers.
Hecla Island Lutheran Church with an associated monument and cemetery (October 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Hecla Island Lutheran Church (March 2018)
Source: George Penner
Aerial view of Hecla Island Lutheran Church (October 2024)
Source: George Penner
Interior of Hecla Island Lutheran Church (March 2018)
Source: George Penner
Interior of Hecla Island Lutheran Church (March 2018)
Source: George Penner
Hecla pioneer monument (October 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.13654, W96.66400
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hecla South Hvassafell Cemetery (Hecla Island, Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kirkjubol Cemetery (Hecla Island, Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park)
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 Marjorie Henry for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.
Page revised: 31 October 2024
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