Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitou Community Cemetery / Archibald Cemetery / Manitou Odd Fellow War Memorial (Municipality of Pembina)

This cemetery is situated near Manitou in the Municipality of Pembina. A monument within the cemetery, unveiled on 26 June 1921, commemorates local members of the Odd Fellows who were killed during the First World War. The Archibald United Church was moved here following the closure of the Archibald Museum.

Manitou Community Cemetery (2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Odd Fellows war memorial in the Manitou Community Cemetery (December 2019) Source: Darryl Toews The former Archibald United Church building at the Archibald Museum (May 2019) Source: George Penner The former Archibald United Church building at the Manitou Cemetery (May 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.25784, W98.54525 denoted by symbol on the map above

Odd Fellow Casualities in the First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Alexander Armstrong [Manitou]	Labourer	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	10 October 1895	14 June 1916
Edward George Mitchell [Manitou]	Policeman	1st Battalion, Canadian Labour Corps	Regimental Sergeant Major	7 November 1877	22 September 1918
John Shelton [Manitou, St. Andrews United]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 March 1889	5 June 1917
Frank Willis [Manitou]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	20 October 1885	15 August 1917

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Archibald Methodist Church / Archibald United Church (Municipality of Pembina)

Manitoba Organization: Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

“Odd Fellows’ memorial unveiled,” The Western Canadian, 30 June 1921, page 8.

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 Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 22 January 2022

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