Ottawa’s Beechwood cemetery is beautiful at all times of the year, and especially so on crisp Fall days when its winding roads through wooded groves feel very 19th century. more →
Beechwood Cemetary was founded in 1873 when Ottawa was less than 20 years old, and in 2002 designated a national historic site as a surviving example of the rural garden cemeteries of the Victorian age. Its location in the nation’s capital means that it is the burial site for a number of statesmen, as well as early mayors, lumber barrons and hockey legends. But it is also the resting place of more humble folk that invite contemplation and remembrance. It is impossible to walk down the wooded paths and not imagine their life stories, gleaned from the meagre evidence offered by their grave sites.
Stories from Beechwood Cemetery
Ottawa’s Beechwood cemetery is beautiful at all times of the year, and especially so on crisp Fall days when its winding roads through wooded groves feel very 19th century. more →
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Beechwood Cemetary was founded in 1873 when Ottawa was less than 20 years old, and in 2002 designated a national historic site as a surviving example of the rural garden cemeteries of the Victorian age. Its location in the nation’s capital means that it is the burial site for a number of statesmen, as well as early mayors, lumber barrons and hockey legends. But it is also the resting place of more humble folk that invite contemplation and remembrance. It is impossible to walk down the wooded paths and not imagine their life stories, gleaned from the meagre evidence offered by their grave sites.