An Independent Greek Church, also referred to as a Ukrainian Evangelical Independent Church, was established at this site in what is now the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin in 1902. Petro Antonichuk (Antondzuk) donated land for a cemetery and the first burials were probably made that year. Initially, some 28 grave sites were used in a low-lying area near the present cemetery but, due to periodic seasonal flooding, the cemetery was moved to higher ground around 1925. Lacking permanent markers, the original cemetery site was all-but-forgotten until 2000 and 2002, when surveys by Northern Lights Heritage Services located the graves, leading to the erection of a commemorative plaque listing the names of those buried there.
The church was destroyed by fire in 1951 but the cemetery, a municipally-designated heritage site as of 2000, remains in use. A commemorative monument for the church and cemetery was dedicated on 24 September 2000.
Overstoneville Independent Cemetery (September 2012)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.07382, W96.84288
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Overstoneville Independent Cemetery, NW 27-1-5E, Tolstoi area, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 January 2022
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