Big River Cemetery.

The Big River Cemetery is situated south of the town of Big River, over looking the town. What a great place for ones final resting - place.

Records of the earlier burials were not kept, but it is for certain that it has been in operations since the early 1900's. Official Roman Catholic records go back as far as May 1911, but several burials took place before that time.

The Protestant side of the cemetery was officially dedicated in 1933 in a service, which was conducted by Rev. George Minielly.

Alexandre Chamberland built the large metal cross, situated in the Catholic part of the cemetery, in the blacksmith shop in Big River prior to 1930.

Today the cemetery has been extended to take in part of the hill on the West Side, and it is not necessarily divided into main parts any more.

In the earlier years, there were never any care takers of the cemetery, so in June of each year a group of volunteers would get together with their rakes and such and clean up the cemetery. Today the town has taken over the cemetery and hires some one to keep it respectful, along with any volunteers that care to help.

In 1970, the Senior Citizens group had a gate designed and installed at the entrance of the cemetery.