Saint James Cemetery
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Saint James Cemetery

Also known as Saint James Anglican Cemetery

Saint-James, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

About

  • Get directions 525 Tylehurst Street
    St James, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba
    R3G 3H5 Canada
    Coordinates: 49.87982, -97.19846
  • [email protected]
  • +1-204-888-3489
  • Office Address

    195 Collegiate Street
    Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba
    R3J 1T9 Canada
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  • Additional information

    Located across from Polo Park, with its main (pedestrian-only!) entrance south of the intersection of Tylehurst Street and Portage Avenue

    The gates are always open, but there is no system of roadways for vehicles and thus visitation on the very uneven ground is by foot only.

    NOTE: One of the perks of being located on the river bank is that the cemetery attracts wildlife, notably deer. The cemetery is a perfect haven for them to raise their babies safely away from traffic. ... and no, they are not 'trapped' by the fence. Adults can easily leap over it, leaving the fawns in a safe spot until they return. DO NOT FEED ANY OF THE ANIMALS!

    Further: This is an old cemetery and many stones are old and weathered, constituting part of their charm, but not helpful for people trying to get information from them. Rubbings: might help, but you need permission from the cemetery manager to attempt this; you may cause more damage if you do it improperly.

    The Parish does not offer perpetual care services, instead relying on family members to tend to their ancestors' markers. Sometimes there is no family left, and they do what they can, based on donations we receive to cover the material needs and worker salaries.

    Also, as the ground settles and the coffin collapses over time, the stone may topple. Remember... this is a river bank ... and the property is on a bed of Manitoba "gumbo". If you are concerned about the condition of a grave marker or cemetery plot, please contact the cemetery manager via email, phone, or the "Contact Us" form on the website.

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  • Added: 9 Dec 2003
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1975068