| It is due to the travels of Dale Redekopp and his communications with the local folk in the area, that it is determined that there are two Concordia Cemeteries, a North and South near Canwood. Thank you kindly.
This is North Concordia Cemetery, at Latitude - Longitude : 53º 16.275' N, 106º 38.955' W, 53.27125º N, 106.64925º W, 53º 16' 16.5'' N, 106º 38' 57.3'' W, utm 5903714 Northing, 390017 Easting Zone 13U, 3km or 2 miles from Ordale, section 32- township 49- range 5-West of the 3rd meridian, Latitude - Longitude : 53º 16' N, 106º 42' W, Canwood RM # 494. Several latitudinal, longitudinal formats are listed from the given GPS format 53º 16.275' N, 106º 38.955' W, and converted via the Steffen Synnatschke converter.
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See also South Concordia Cemetery from my GPS: N53 degrees 13.247 minutes W106 degrees 40.416 minutes, Converting 53° 13' 14.82''N, 106° 40' 24.96''W, 53.22078 ° N 106.673 °W, 53.220783°,-106.6736°, Northing 5898138, Easting 388262, Zone 13U, and 5km or 3 miles out of Ordale section 32- township 49- range 5-West of the 3rd meridian, Latitude - Longitude : 53º 16' N, 106º 42' W.
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Canwood, Saskatchewan
A History Book Committee has formed to publish a "Village of Canwood and District history book" to be released in conjunction with the Village of Canwood 100th Anniversary in 2016. Please see the attached brochure [pdf] for more information or submissions.
The book Reflections of the Past, A History of Parkside and the Districts of Bygland, Cameo, Hilldrop, Honeywood, Ordale, and Spruce Glen written by the Parkside and district History Book Committee lists the following cemeteries and churches;
Parkside School District 1445
- Immanuel Lutheran Parkside Church
- Parkside Anglican Church
- Parkside Pentecostal Church
Bygland School District 3492
- Concordia Lutheran Church (Ordale District) The church was erected where the North Concordia Cemetery is presently located, and was known as the "Shell River Church" in 1915. In 1919, the actual church building was moved. The map on page 259 places the Concordia Church at the south west of the south east quarter of section 28 township 49 [not marked on the map] west of the [not marked on the map] meridian. The same range and meridian as Ordale section 32- township 49- range 5-West of the 3rd meridian.
- North Concordia Cemetery (p 270) had its first internment in 1905, Salve Kaldhovd. The caretaker Ingavald Kvinlaug, the caretaker kept records of the burials, which numbered 150 in the 1980s. The map on page 259 places the cemetery at the north east of the south west quarter of section 34 township 49 range [not marked on the map] west of the [not marked on the map] meridian. The same range and meridian as Ordale section 32- township 49- range 5-West of the 3rd meridian.
Cameo School District 2603 [Jack Pine Valley School District 2603]
- No churches/cemeteries are listed in the book for this school district
Hilldrop School District 1348
- No churches/cemeteries are listed in the book for this school district
Honeywood School District 1138 [Parkside School District]
- Honeywood Cemetery (Formerly known as Parkside Cemetery} established 1907. First burial Richard Waterhouse a thirteen year old who met an untimely passing. The location was the NE quarter of section 31 township 47 range 4 west of the third meridian. Note the Honeywood area was first called Parkside, however on page 626, the Parkside and district History Book Committee mentions that the rail line came through in 1912 and the route chosen was Willis rather than Honeywood. Willis changed names to Parkside following the arrival of the rails. After the new community of Parkside (formerly Willis) established their cemetery under the name of Parkside cemetery, the original Parkside cemetery at Honeywooid changed names to Honeywood Cemetery. The community kept records of the Honeywood cemetery internments and is available for sale.
Ordale School District 2233
- South Concordia Cemetery was established in 1908 or 1909 (page 713) on land donated by Gunstein Lande and Sjolov Daley. According to the biographical accounts, Gunstein Lande homesteaded the north west quarter of section 9 township 49 range 5 west of the third meridian and Sjallov Daley on the south west quarter of section 15 township 49 range 5 west of the third meridian. One of the early internments was Gunstein Senum.
Spruce Glen School District 2911
- No churches/cemeteries are listed in the book for this school district
The above listing is sorted into geographical regions as divided up by the historical One Room School House Districts
In cemetery listings given by the Saskatchewan Genealogy Society, there is recorded cemetery locations near Canwood a North Shell River Norwegian Lutheran at SW34-49-5-W3, near Mont Nebo a North Shell River Lutheran NE14-50-6-W3 Evangelical Cemetery, and by the Canada Gen Web Ordale Cemetery near Mont Nebo is given as Township: SE31-49-5-W3 , and South Concordia Cemetery has been cited as S ½ 16-49-05 W3.
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