In honour of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, join us for a day of education, reflection, truth telling, and action. The Caring Society is…
As Beechwood looks ahead to 150 years of serving our families, the Ottawa community and Canada, we look forward to celebrating this milestone together. Founded in 1873, the Beechwood Cemetery…
Ceremonies at Beechwood Cemetery to mark Friday’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation were set to begin on Tuesday with an evening airing of a 1978 CBC radio drama, titled…
Canadian diplomats and the foreign service have played a vital role in the promotion and protection of Canada’s national interests around the globe. They have furthered international peace and security,…
The Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial (CPPOM) is proud to partner with Beechwood Cemetery to display these historical, decommissioned granite tablets etched with the names of police officers who…
Marion Adams Macpherson Section 100, Grave 291 Marion Macpherson was born on May 16, 1924 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, but grew up in the much smaller town of Moosomin, where…
1. When I buy a cemetery property, do I own the land? No. As an Interment “Rights Holder” what you own is an “interment right”. This gives you the right…
A National Crime One hundred years ago, Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce exposed the horrifying death toll among children in residential schools. No one wanted to listen to Dr. Peter Henderson…
FREDERIC NEWTON GISBORNE Section 41, Lot 107 E Born in England in 1824. He left England in 1842 for a trip around the world, finally settling in Canada in 1845.…
Two men built the residential school system that harmed so many Indigenous people. One man spoke up and was ignored. Their reputations have reversed over the past century. All three lie in Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery.
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