In the Cemetery

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Postcards

Description

This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. The first burial in the protestant part of the St. Marys Cemetery was in December, 1885. This “new” cemetery was a replacement for three much smaller, adjoining burial grounds on Elgin Street belonging to the Anglican, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches. The “old” cemetery had been in use since the 1840s and had become over-crowded to the point that it was a concern to the local Board of Health. Today, the original cemetery land serves as a park for the East Ward, and a plaque commemorates its early history and marks it as the burial place for many of the town’s earliest settlers.

This postcard is used but not dated.

Notes

Condition: Excellent - Slight discolouration on matte.

Inscriptions

"In The Cemetery
St' Marys Ont"

Dimensions

Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 8.4 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 12.4cm
Image Height: 7.6cm

Subject(s)

Cemeteries
Postcards

Personal Name(s)

Near, Reg.

Local identifier

RN8_107

Collection

Reg Near Postcards

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2574430581612 Longitude: -81.1235986242676

Donor

Reg Near

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Recommended Citation

"In the Cemetery." St. Marys Museum, RN8_107.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

Terms of Use

Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder. As per request of donors on behalf of Reg Near, the original collection is to remain in the St. Marys Museum building and kept in the archival vault at all times. Retrieval from the vault is allowed for viewing under supervision of St. Marys Museum staff only.

Reproduction Notes