The St. Joseph's Polish National Catholic Church parish was first established in the summer of 1927. The first organizers of the parish were Mr Joseph Pirozekand Mr Michael Sokalski. For the first year the services were held in the little red school house in Beausejour with the first service being held on July 24, 1927, conducted by a priest from the St. Marys Polish National Catholic Church in Winnipeg.

The first committee of the parish were Mr MichaeI Sokalski (president), Mr Joseph Pirozek (vice-president), Mr Emil Lachowski, Mr Marion Myslicki (financial secretary), Mr Michael Rozycki (rec. secretary). The trustees were Mr Anton Shumilak, Mr Frank Ehinger, and Mr Stanley Malinowski.

The land for the Polish National Catholic Cemetery was purchased from the Town of Beausejour on July 5, 1927. The land for the first church building was donated by Mr. Joseph Pirozek on Park Avenue West. The first church building was built in 1928. That first church building served the parish until 1976. Then, owing to the age of the building and repairs needed, the land and the church building were sold, The parish purchased the land and church on 347 Park Avenue West, where the parish continues to hold services.

(Source: They Stopped at a Good Place; History of the Beausejour, Brokenhead, Garson, and Tyndall area of Manitoba: 1875 - 1981, p 334 [1981; Adapted])

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Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD09-35-12-07-E1

In the Town of Beausejour

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A part of the Town's story and those of the parishioners of this parish from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1981 is told in the volume "They Stopped at a Good Place; History of the Beausejour, Brokenhead, Garson, and Tyndall area of Manitoba: 1875 - 1981", especially on the cited page. A free digital version of this and many other Manitoba local history books can be found online in the University of Manitoba Digital Collections. There is also a list of such books organized by district and town name on the Manitoba Historical Society's website on their page entitled "Finding Aid: Manitoba Local History Books".

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Additionally, the Ogniwo Polish Museum centralizes, curates and makes available extensive records from various groups related to the communities established by the families of Polish descent who settled lived in, died in, or contributed to the story of Manitoba.