Novo-Pokrovka Cemetery - Veregin District, Saskatchewan

Novo-Pokrovka Cemetery - Veregin District, Saskatchewan

The following is a transcription of the Novo-Pokrovka Doukhobor Cemetery located 2 miles north of Veregin, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of Sliding Hills No. 273. Land location: NW 21-30-1 West of Second. Latitude: 51°37.359. Longitude: 102°05.340. Transcribed by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff on October 1, 2004.

View of the cemetery from the north-west facing south-east.

Historical Background

Novo-Pokrovka Cemetery was established in 1907 by the Doukhobors of Novo-Pokrovka village. After the abandonment of the village in 1910, the cemetery continued to be used by local Doukhobors until the 1940's. It is no longer in active use. In the 1990's, it was partially destroyed and is now partially under cultivation. Efforts have recently been made to delineate the original site by fence posts. The cemetery is privately owned.

Layout

The cemetery is approximately half an acre in size and is enclosed by corner fence posts. The cemetery contains 28 interments in a single section comprised of four rows facing east-west. The majority of graves (26) have no marker and the mounds have been leveled. For these, I have used the cemetery register and death certificates to identify the interments. The two grave markers are plain, upright marble and slate headstones. Click here for an online cemetery map.

Driving Directions

To access the cemetery, travel west from Veregin on Highway No. 5 for 1/4 mile (.5 km). Turn north on Tolstoi Road and continue for 2 1/2 miles (4 km). Then turn east and continue on the gravel road for 1/2 mile (1 km). The cemetery is on the south side of the road allowance. This cemetery is on private property and permission to access should be obtained by the owners.

Transcription

Surname	Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Comments

Barabanoff	Avdotia	-	-	No Marker

Dergousoff	William A.	1944	1944	Child of Alec Dergousoff - No Marker
Dergousoff	(infant)	-	-	Child of Alec Dergousoff - No Marker

Chursinoff	(infant)	-	-	Child of Pete Chursinoff - No Marker
Chursinoff	Domna	-	-	No Marker
Chursinoff	George	-	-	No Marker
Chursinoff	Polly	-	-	No Marker
Chursinoff *	Vasily	1851	1917	Died - age 66 years

Kazakoff	Avdotia	-	-	No Marker
Kazakoff	Liska	-	-	No Marker
Kazakoff	Malanya	-	-	No Marker
Kazakoff	Mikola	-	-	No Marker
Kazakoff	Polly	-	-	No Marker
Koochin	Domna	-	-	No Marker
Koochin	Polly	-	-	No Marker
Koochin	Vasily	-	-	No Marker

Podmaroff	Alex T.	1876	1932	No Marker
Podmaroff	Annette A.	1932	1934	Child of Alex Podmoroff - No Marker
Podmaroff	Gerry A.	1939	1939	Child of Alex Podmoroff - No Marker

Savinkoff	Pavlo	-	-	No Marker
Shkuratoff	Fedya	-	-	No Marker
Shkuratoff *	Malanya	Mar. 25, 1854	Feb. 28, 1915
Shkuratoff	Tunkya	-	-	No Marker
Shkuratoff	(infant)	-	-	Child of Nick Shkuratoff - No Marker

Vanin	Ivan	-	-	No Marker
Vanin	Vera	-	-	No Marker

Zbeetnoff	Anastasia	1851	1935	No Marker
Zbeetnoff	Vasily	1851	1924	No Marker

*Translated from Russian.

View of the cemetery from the west facing east. Note part of the site is under cultivation.

Notes

Various sources of data have been used in compiling this information, including: marker transcriptions, cemetery register and death certificates. I have photos of the headstones and would be happy to share them. Special thanks to Doris Chernoff for assisting in identifying additional interments. This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to Novo-Pokrovka Cemetery, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.