Historic Sites of Manitoba: Strassburg Friesen Cemetery (RM of Hanover)

This cemetery in the Rural Municipality of Hanover is located on the former farm of Aaron Friesen in the village of Strassburg, established in 1875, in the Mennonite East Reserve. The earliest known burial was in 1885.

Strassburg Friesen Cemetery

Strassburg Friesen Cemetery (May 2020)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.53865, W97.01760
denoted by symbol on the map above

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This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 October 2020

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