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.

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