Protestant Cemetery

Protestant Cemetery is designated a Local Historic Place because it represents the Protestant Anglophone minority that contributed to the socio-economic and cultural development of Tracadie-Sheila. These Anglophones came from Ireland, Scotland, England, or English-speaking parts of the province. However, many of them are not buried in this cemetery for they converted to Catholicism before their death.

The graves that can be seen in the cemetery bear the names Young, Smith, Turner, and Archer. This Anglophone community contributed substantially to the region’s economic development since its members owned most of the businesses for many years. They also had their Protestant church, the Evangelical Church, built around 1895 and destroyed in 1969. The Protestants who died prior to the construction of the church and the existence of the cemetery were buried either in another community or on their own land. The arrival of these Anglophone Protestants introduced linguistic duality, thereby defining the history of Tracadie.