This site in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie was owned successively by John Norquay and William Moss. In 1879, it was purchased for $1 from the Moss family to establish a Methodist church and cemetery. An associated manse was later moved into High Bluff and, in 1924, sold to become a private home. The unification of the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational faiths in Canada, in 1924, led to establishment of the High Bluff United Church. A commemorative plaque inside the cemetery was erected in 2004 by the High Bluff History Book Committee.
High Bluff Methodist Cemetery (July 2019)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.99342, W98.13605
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: High Bluff Presbyterian Church / High Bluff United Church (High Bluff, RM of Portage la Prairie)
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: 1 September 2019
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