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Built in 1859 by William Cockran, St. Anne’s is the oldest log church on the prairies, situated near Poplar Point in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie. The building, a municipally designated historic site as of 1996, is still used on special occasions. The associated cemetery contains a commemorative plaque for West Poplar Point School.
Period
Cleric
1862-1864
T. Cochrane
1864-1867
John Chapman
1867
Henry George
1868-1873
Gilbert Cook
1873-1876
Thomas N. Wilson
1876-1880
E. Rochford
1880-1882
Mark Jukes (1842-1932)
1883-1884
S. Mills
1884-1886
Arthur William Goulding (1861-1960)
1886
Thomas Cook
1887-1895
T. C. Coggs
1895-1901
Alfred Campbell Garrioch (1848-1934)
1901-1902
F. B. Eys
1902-1903
R. H. Wilson
1903-1904
C. Cunningham
1904-1910
H. Hutchinson
1911
M. Scott
1912-1917
J. H. Hill
1917-1920
C. E. Copeland
1920-1925
R. Martin
1925-1927
P. C. Bays
1927-1962
H. C. Cartlidge
1962-1965
R. Morris
1965-1967
Allen Simms
1967-1968
John Blair
1968-1969
Donald Varcoe
1969-1971
David Barclay
1971-1973
S. H. Sibley
1973-1978
Richard Condo
1978-1980
Jim Njegovan
1980-1987
George R. Eves
1987-1989
John Stafford
1989-1994
Patrick Tyler
1995-2003
Brad Elliott
2004-?
Fraser Hunter
St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (no date) by Henry Kalen
Source: Archives of Manitoba (MHS 1979 Photo Exhibit)
St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (2016)
Source: Desiree Rolfe
St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (August 2022)
Source: George Penner
St. Anne’s Anglican Church and Cemetery at Poplar Point (November 2019)
Source: George Penner
Interior of St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (2016)
Source: Desiree Rolfe
Interior of St. Anne’s Anglican Church at Poplar Point (August 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.04392, W98.02364
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Red River Frame Buildings
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: West Poplar Point School No. 12 (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.
St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Shirley Christianson, Desiree Rolfe, Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and George Eves for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 November 2022
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