Thursday, May 23, 2013
Sign in with Facebook
Contributors

Print Recommend

Contributors

The Dead Canadians group consists of 4 friends who are dedicated to researching cemeteries and documenting the final resting place of Canadians who have made a difference. It is about celebrating Canadian achievement and marking the lives of those who have had a positive impact on Canada.

  • Cathy Andrews

    Cathy AndrewsCathy is a member of the Dead Canadian team.  Biography pending.

    Cathy's profile.

    Read more...

  • Glenn Dickson

    Glenn DicksonGlenn is a member of the Dead Canadian team.  Biography pending.

    Glenn's profile.

    Read more...

  • Stephanie Allen

    Stephanie Allen

    I learned my love of "spirit walking" from my Mother. My Mum, Barbara Ann Scott, was an avid genealogist who spent many days in cemeteries in Ontario, Quebec and even some in Scotland.

    I joined my Mother on many of these research visits and found that I was really moved by some of the inscriptions, the dates and trends. I realized that much could be learned about the local history of an area by examining the cemeteries.

    I have continued to be inspired to visit cemeteries in communities even if I don't know anyone who is interred there. I have stumbled upon former Canadian Prime Minister Arthur Meighen (St. Mary's Cemetery) as well as ethnographic painter Paul Kane.  I have also discovered many small communities and vanished villages near and far from home. 

    For me this web site is about acknowledging the many great Canadians who shaped the Canada I know. By sharing the results of our research I hope that people will take a moment to reflect upon how we got here and those who made it possible. This site gives some of those people names and identifies their final resting place.

    Stephanie's profile and Stephanie's blog.

    Read more...

  • Jocelyn Gordon

    Jocelyn Gordon

    I have been interested in history for almost as long as I can remember. My mother and grandfather took me to see the King Tut exhibit at the AGO in 1979 when I was six years old.  An interest in “Dead Canadians” might seem a far distance from ancient Egypt, but not really when you consider that both relate to the study of funerary practices and remembering the deceased.

    I began researching my family history when I was fourteen, for the Bronze level of my Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. This project has led to a lifelong passion for seeking out family, often quite distantly related, in census records, church archives and of course, cemeteries. While my mother’s ancestors came to Canada around the turn of the 20th century, portions of my father’s family came to Canada in the early 1800s. So, while I can claim roots back to England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and even Mennonites from Switzerland, it turns out I have a lot of relatives who are ‘dead Canadians’!

    My particular areas of interest for Dead Canadians are: abandoned graveyards, pioneer cemeteries, and the burial locations of early settlers. I am also interested in capturing information about the lives and deaths of British “Home Children”, of which I am one of four million estimated Canadian descendants.

    Jocelyn's profile.

    Read more...