Carved In Stone: Canadian Cemetery Project
Ernest Armstrong McCulloch was a cellular biologist, co-discoverer of the existence of stem cells. Born in Toronto, Ontario April 27, 1926; died there January 20, 2011. McCulloch was educated at the University of Toronto. He is interred at Mount Pleasant … Continued
Date of Birth1897-04-23Place of birth:Newton Brook (Toronto), Ontario Date of Death1972-12-27Place of death:Ottawa, Ontario Also known as Mike Pearson Lester B. Pearson was the fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. He was also awarded the Nobel Prize … Continued
Peter Zezel spent 15 years in the NHL from 1984 to 1999. He finished his career playing 873 games, scoring 219 goals and 389 assists, with a total of 608 points. Zezel was laid to rest in Pine Hills Cemetery, … Continued
Date of Birth 1907-04-16 Valcourt, QC Date of Death 1964-02-18 Sherbrooke, QC Joseph-Armand Bombardier, engineer, entrepreneur, inventor of the snowmobile and Ski-Doo (born 16 April 1907 in Valcourt, QC; died 18 February 1964 in Sherbrooke, QC). While Bombardier’s many inventions … Continued
Date of Birth1841-04-15Place of birth:Fisher’s Mills, near New Hope (Hespeler, later Cambridge), Upper CanadaDate of Death1919-08-18Place of death:Waterloo, Ontario Joseph Emm Seagram was an entrepreneur, racing administrator, community leader and politician. Interment Info He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery … Continued
Claim to fame: Hockey player Birth: Apr. 13, 1911Death: Apr. 20, 1999 Interred: Springcreek Cemetery, Mississauga, Ontario. Professional Hockey Player. A native of North Sydney, Nova Scotia, he played the position of Defense for teams in the International Hockey League … Continued
Date of Birth 1887-04-12 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Date of Death 1947-09-24 Winnipeg, Manitoba Harry Colebourn was a Canadian veterinarian who is best known for donating his bear cub named “Winnie” (short for “Winnipeg”) to the London Zoo. Winnie was the … Continued
Gladys Louise Smith aka Mary Pickford was known as “America’s Sweetheart”. She was an actress and co-founder of United Artists and one of 36 co-founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts …
Dorchester Ontario – Billy Joe Booth killed in an aircraft explosion; nine year defensive linesman with Ottawa Rough Riders.
Percy Faith was a music producer, band-leader and pianist, Faith is best known for his composition, Theme From a Summer Place.