Support the Beechwood Cemetery Foundation
Founded in 2000, the Beechwood Cemetery Foundation was created to safeguard Beechwood’s future and increase public awareness, as well as the important historical persons buried within it. For 21 years,…
Ceremony goes ahead after volunteers step in to replace stolen wreaths
A wreath-laying ceremony to honour Canadian Armed Forces members was able to go forward this weekend despite thousands of the handmade decorations being stolen only a week before. Dozens of…
Veterans, volunteers save wreath ceremony after theft
With wreaths wrapped around their arms, volunteers and veterans walked through snowy rows of graves in the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, gently laying the handmade decorations…
Community rallies to help replace stolen wreaths for veterans graves
Dozens gathered at the National Military Cemetery Sunday to lay out thousands of wreaths, many of which were assembled by volunteers who stepped up to replace the 3,000 wreaths destined…
A Personalized Funeral Service – Let’s make it meaningful together.
A Personalized Funeral Service – Let’s make it meaningful together. Funerals play a significant role in our families and our community. They allow people to come together and celebrate the…
An exclusive custom Christmas Ornament
With the holidays around the corner, Beechwood is proud to offer an exclusive custom Christmas Ornament. Commemorate your loved ones with a locally crafted wooden ornament, which includes your loved…
James Mather, Architect and Beechwood President
James Mather Section 41, Lot 97 James Mather was born in 1833 in the Scottish fishing village of Usan, located about 60 miles (100 km) along the North Sea coast from…
In focus: The chill didn’t deter the crowds from coming to Beechwood Cemetery to remember the sacrifice of veterans
In focus: The chill didn’t deter the crowds from coming to Beechwood Cemetery to remember the sacrifice of veterans. Crowds gathered at Beechwood Cemetery on a sunny but frigid Remembrance…
New Edition – Beechwood Way – Fall 2021
WE OFTEN REFER TO BEECHWOOD AS “A PLACE FOR THE LIVING,” and this fall it did not disappoint. The Beechwood Cemetery Foundation was in full swing with events, tours, and…
In the Gardens: A welcome surprise when all other plants have been put to bed for the winter.
Hamamelis virginiana, known as Witch-hazel, common Witch-hazel, and American Witch-hazel, is a species of flowering shrub native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, and south to…