Old Canadian cemeteries : places of memory / Jane Irwin ; photographs by John de Visser.
Old Canadian cemeteries : places of memory / Jane Irwin ; photographs by John de Visser.
By
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Irwin, Jane, 1941-
Publication Date
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2007
Publication Information
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Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books,
Physical Description
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320 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Cemeteries -- Canada -- History.
Cemeteries -- Canada -- Pictorial works.
Additional Contributors
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De Visser, John, 1930-2022.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
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Canada abounds in historical burial places. Once you begin noticing their presence, old cemeteries seem to be everywhere. But these important links to the past are in danger of disappearing forever. The expansion of cities and roadways reclaim valuable land, and inscriptions are worn away by weather and time. Older cemeteries may be important records of immigration, settlement, armed forces, epidemics, class and religious schisms, and upward mobility of ethnic groups.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781554071463
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Gander (GGR) | Adult NFic NL Ref - NL Rm Oversize | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - NL Room Oversize | 971 1R9 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT NFIC - BASEMENT | Adult Non-Fiction - Basement | 971 IR9 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 971 IR9 | NonCirculating |