Polish neighbours built the first Polish Roman Catholic St. Michael's Church in 1903. The church was built of logs. When the men finished building the ladies did the plastering. Services were held once a month.

(Source: Springfield - First Rural Municipality in Manitoba, 1873 - 1973, p 228 [1973; Adapted])

Established in 1912.

This is the new St Michael's Cemetery (the old one being located on the grounds of the church).

(Source: Manitoba Genealogical Society [Adapted])

Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD05-19-12-06-E1

In the Rural Municipality of Springfield

A part of the town's story and those of its inhabitants from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1973 is told in the volume "Springfield - First Rural Municipality in Manitoba, 1873 - 1973", especially starting on page 74. 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".

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society (reference #0251), transcribed by a member or members in 1987. Also available to MGS members is a searchable online database named the "MGS Manitoba Name Index" (or 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).

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.