A new short film aims to set the record straight on two important historical figures from the residential school era. Duncan Campbell Scott was the top civil servant in what…

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…

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.

The Cross of Sacrifice is a Commonwealth war memorial designed in 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Imperial War Graves Commission (now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission). It is…

On August 8th 2022, a wreath was laid to honour the predecessors of the Canadian Intelligence Corps. Commemorative ceremonies were held across Canada to honour the members of the Canadian…

No. 1 Provost Company and the RCMP At the outbreak of World War II, the Canadian Army was without any form of military police. On September 13, 1939, the Royal…