Father of Inuit Archaeology – DIAMOND JENNESS
DIAMOND JENNESS Section 17, Lot 69 TG 1 Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1886, Diamond Jenness was the second youngest son in a middle-class family of ten children. His…
Celebrating and Honouring The Contribution of Dame Grete Hale to the Order of Saint Lazarus in Canada and Beechwood Cemetery
On May 7, 2022, The Order of Saint Lazarus in Canada – Ottawa Commandery and Beechwood Cemetery celebrated and honored Dame Grete Hale’ for her contribution to the Order of…
Canadian general who accepted Nazi surrender in Netherlands to receive royal tribute
When Princess Margriet of the Netherlands lifts the veil on a bronze plaque at Beechwood Cemetery on Friday, she will be honouring a Canadian military figure who’s arguably better remembered…
Fired across the bow of Canadian historiography – OLIVE PATRICIA DICKASON
OLIVE PATRICIA DICKASON Section 64, Range G, Grave 123 (Ed,Hist, J & Lit) Olive Patricia Dickason was born on March 16, 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After losing everything during the…
Possessed of drive and determination – General Charles Foulkes
GENERAL CHARLES FOULKES Section 27, Range G, Grave 224 One of eight children, Foulkes was born in Stockton-on-Tees, England, on 3 January 1903. His family moved to Canada, eventually settling…
Those connections stick Alberta organization part of national letter-writing project to commemorate Dieppe Raid
As Canada approaches the 80th anniversary of a Second World War raid that killed, injured or imprisoned thousands of its soldiers, an Alberta organization is part of an effort to…
NEW EDINBURGH – A thousand, thousand stories
February 20, 1904. Everyone in New Edinburgh knew John Ferguson, a foreman at the Edwards mill. In fact, the mill closed early to allow workers to attend his funeral, the…
Pre-planning your funeral has numerous advantages
When a loved one passes on, it often falls on grieving family members to make last-minute funeral arrangements. Not knowing what the deceased wants, the best they can do is…
(English only) The importance of remembrance: It’s time to rethink how we keep loved ones’ memories alive
A chiropractor’s table, a canoe and a bicycle. At first, these items don’t appear to have much in common. But they are among the special objects Isabelle Gallen, Beechwood Cemetery’s…
80th Anniversary Letters to Dieppe soldiers; Rethinking Dieppe
Edmonton – Ottawa – Juno Beach – Beechwood – On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, we remember the devastating consequences of this military operation. Mounted…