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over to Saskatoon the honour of being the University of Saskatchewan. The historical plaque on the left documents the establishment of the college. Though this is an active cemetery still in use it has some of the earliest markers you will see in Saskatchewan. Keep in mind that 1883 was two years before the Rebellion at

Battoch less then an hour's drive south of this location. Settlers were coming into South Eastern Saskatchewan that year but the settlements in the Prince Albert area had been attracted to the area because of the trade and commerce along the river. The railway would not be finished until 1885, the same year as the Reil Rebellion.

The silent messages of the grave markers always brings to focus the need for those living to commemorate the lives no longer living and this cemetery really highlights this with some extremely elaborate markers. Instead of showing you those which are hard to photograph because of the size and the print does not show up on the dark marble, I have chosen to show you some interesting and very old grave stones. The print on them does not show up well even when you are up close to these but the message and celebration of the life passed on is clear.

The passage of time and our technological developments of this century really come home as one walks around this site with the vast majority of the early graves being that of children and the majority of them, infants. These abbreviated lives must have taken an enormous toll on the people of the time and the monuments are testament to their profound grief as some of the largest ones are for small children.

The cemetery also is the place of a very large number of military service men from all of Canada's historical eras. North West Mounted Police, Regina Rifles, Artillery, RCMP and many more arms of the military are represented in significant numbers.

The next page in this article will take a minute to load as it has a large picture and a QuickTime VR panorama of the site.

	over to Saskatoon the honour of being the University of Saskatchewan. The historical plaque on the left documents the establishment of the college. Though this is an active cemetery still in use it has some of the earliest markers you will see in Saskatchewan. Keep in mind that 1883 was two years before the Rebellion at
	Battoch less then an hour's drive south of this location. Settlers were coming into South Eastern Saskatchewan that year but the settlements in the Prince Albert area had been attracted to the area because of the trade and commerce along the river. The railway would not be finished until 1885, the same year as the Reil Rebellion.
The silent messages of the grave markers always brings to focus the need for those living to commemorate the lives no longer living and this cemetery really highlights this with some extremely elaborate markers. Instead of showing you those which are hard to photograph because of the size and the print does not show up on the dark marble, I have chosen to show you some interesting and very old grave stones. The print on them does not show up well even when you are up close to these but the message and celebration of the life passed on is clear. The passage of time and our technological developments of this century really come home as one walks around this site with the vast majority of the early graves being that of children and the majority of them, infants. These abbreviated lives must have taken an enormous toll on the people of the time and the monuments are testament to their profound grief as some of the largest ones are for small children. The cemetery also is the place of a very large number of military service men from all of Canada's historical eras. North West Mounted Police, Regina Rifles, Artillery, RCMP and many more arms of the military are represented in significant numbers. The next page in this article will take a minute to load as it has a large picture and a QuickTime VR panorama of the site.