Entrance to the Cemetery

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Postcards

Description

This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. It shows the front gates and lane way of the St. Marys Cemetery. 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 and dated June 8, 1911.

Notes

Condition: Good - Some wear on all four corners, slight discolouration throughout image.

Inscriptions

"Entrance to Cemetery,
St. Mary's, Canada"

Dimensions

Width: 13.9 cm
Height: 8.7 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 13.9cm
Image Height: 8.7cm

Subject(s)

Cemeteries
Postcards

Personal Name(s)

Near, Reg.

Local identifier

RN8_109

Collection

Reg Near Postcards

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2589198139976 Longitude: -81.1225042829895

Donor

Reg Near

Copyright Statement

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

Recommended Citation

"Entrance to the Cemetery." St. Marys Museum, RN8_109.

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