Kemnay in Whitehead Municipality, Manitoba — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

Kemnay Pioneer Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2022

1. Kemnay Pioneer Memorial

Inscription. This memorial is
dedicated to the
pioneers who built
Kemnay Church on
this site in 1892,
that they and those
who followed might
worship God.

They gave their todays
for our tomorrows.
1892 ——— 1969

Rock of Ages

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 49° 50.568′ N, 100° 7.963′ W. Marker is in Kemnay, Manitoba, in Whitehead Municipality. It is at the intersection of Sandison Street and Provincial Highway 1A, on the right when traveling south on Sandison Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kemnay MB R0K 0A0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southwest Manitoba. It is also in the Prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Coronation Park (approx. 11.7 kilometers away); Prairie College (approx. 12.2 kilometers away); Brandon College (approx. 12.2 kilometers away); Daly House (approx. 12.2 kilometers away); Thomas Mayne Daly (approx. 12.3 kilometers away); Paterson-Matheson House (approx. 12.9 kilometers away); Former Merchants Bank Building / Édifice de L'ancienne Merchants Bank (approx. 13 kilometers away); Sir Clifford Sifton (approx. 13.1 kilometers away).

Also see . . .
1. Kemnay Presbyterian Church.

A monument at Kemnay in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead was dedicated to the Presbyterians who established a church at this site in 1892. The building was later used by local Methodists and Anglicans before becoming a United Church in 1925. Among the clerics who served at this church was Herbert Thomas Reynolds (1925-1930).

(Submitted on June 21, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Kemnay United Church.

Kemnay United Church existed in the Manitoba community of Kemnay, in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, from 1925 to 1969. The church was built in 1892 and used by the Presbyterians, Methodists,
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2022

2. Kemnay Pioneer Memorial
(looking west from Sandison Street)
and Anglicans. It became a Union Church in 1919 before joining The United Church of Canada in 1925. Kemnay United Church closed on July 6, 1969. The building was eventually sold and taken down, and today a memorial rock and a bronze plaque mark the former site of the church.

(Submitted on June 21, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.