The Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston, Ontario is the city's largest, and holds the distinction of being the burial site of Canada's first prime minister.
Established at the beginning of the nineteenth century as a village burial ground, the Charter of the Cataraqui Cemetery Company was handed down on 10 August , 1850, by the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
The cemetery was developed in a rural garden theme, after the pattern of Mount Auburn in Boston and Mount Hope in Rochester, New York. With winding roadways through rolling terrain, ponds and watercourses throughout the 100 acres (400,000 mē) of ground, it is truly a beautiful resting place.
The modern Sir John A. Macdonald Chapel, located beside the office, features a dramatic stained glass window, commissioned in 1891 in memory of the man. Installed in a tiny church at Redan, north of Brockville, it was donated to the cemetery in 1980 when the Chapel was built.
The CataraquiCemetery, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, is the city's largest, and holds the distinction of being the burial site of Canada's first prime minister and a Father of Confederation, Sir John A. Macdonald.
Established at the beginning of the nineteenth century as a village burial ground, the Charter of the CataraquiCemetery Company was handed down on 10 August, 1850, by the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
The cemetery was developed in a rural garden theme, after the pattern of Mount Auburn in Boston and Mount Hope in Rochester, New York.
Cemeteries are also encouraging engagement by throwing concerts (there is a concert this Thursday at the New York City Marble Cemetery), leading regular tours, holding cocktail parties, and even offering themselves out for weddings.
The cemetery closed its gates because it was frightened of vandalism and a bit ashamed of its unkempt state.
The potential historic significance of some cemeteries is made clear by a drive through Woodlawn with Susan Olsen, the cemetery's cheery historian with an "I brake for historic graveyards" bumper sticker on the back of her car.
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