Inside this cemetery, situated near Stuartburn in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, is a monument commemorating the settlers of the Stuartburn area between 1896 and 1956, donated by Theodosy and Anna Wachna, and a monument commemorating a millennium of Ukrainian Christianity, celebrated in 1988. A fieldstone cairn, erected in 1943, commemorates construction of the first Ukrainian Catholic Church in Manitoba at this site, in 1898.
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (August 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Fieldstone cairn, erected in 1943, commemorating construction of the first Ukrainian Catholic Church in Manitoba, in 1898, at this site (August 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Centenary of Ukrainian Christianity monument (July 2020)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.13342, W96.71831
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Old Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (RM of Stuartburn)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church (RM of Stuartburn)
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 Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 September 2020
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