Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Anne’s Anglican Church and Cemetery (Poplar Point, RM of Portage la Prairie)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

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.

Clerics

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

Photos & Coordinates

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 Penner Site 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)

Sources:

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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