The Beechwood Mausoleum is the magestic stone building that sits on a small hill overlooking Beechwood’s main entrance and the Beechwood National Memorial Center. Construction began in the late 1920s,…

Beechwood Ottawa opened in 1873, fourteen years after Queen Victoria chose Ottawa to be the capital of the Province of Canada, and six years after Ottawa became the capital of…

People often ask about the crypt looking building found in the Richelieu Park in Vanier. Does it belong to Beechwood Cemetery? Why does a fence separate Beechwood and the crypt?…

Did you know that the tranquil paths of Beechwood Cemetery had once provided the backdrop to a story of ultimate bravery, theft, and even a car chase? This story is…

Beechwood Cemetery is a picturesque cemetery that, for the past 148 years, has existed as the final resting place for over 82,000 Canadians. It is Canada’s national cemetery, Canada’s National…

Sister Élisabeth Bruyère, a young member of the Grey Nuns of Montreal, had been chosen by her superiors to come to Bytown in 1845 with a few companions to establish…

Located in the heart of the National Cemetery of Canada, the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery at Beechwood is the ideal final post for all RCMP employees, Veterans and their loved…

Born in Ireland in 1831, John Macoun was the son of a soldier who died when John was six years old. Educated in a parochial school, he obtained employment as…

Not unto endless dark do we go down, Though all the wisdom of wide earth said yea, Yet my fond heart would throb eternal nay. Night, prophet of morning, wears…

Located in the heart of the National Cemetery of Canada, the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery at Beechwood is the ideal final post for all RCMP employees, Veterans and their loved…