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This interesting monument was erected to commemorate the early pioneers originally interred in the Guelph Public Burying Ground (the location of the Baker Street Parking Lot), who were moved to Woodlawn in 2006. Found during construction in the fall of 2005, it was originally thought that the remains of only two people would be discovered. However, upon further investigation, the remains of another 14 people have been uncovered and they will be re-interred in Woodlawn with this monument marking their new resting place. The monument is made of African black granite. Designed by Ceska Brennan, the Counselor and Memorialist at Woodlawn, the stone tells the story of Guelph from its earliest days, when John Galt used an axe to fell the first tree, to the cemetery where the stone stands today. There are more than 25 elements, symbols of Guelph's growth, its people and landmarks. And the fly on the handle of the axe? Well, wouldn't you have like to be a fly on the wall as all these years went by? To have been there, not to be seen, but to quietly observe as history happened? The pioneer memorial is in Lilac Block, located at the south-west corner of the cemetery. Please cross the railway tracks carefully. The monument is on the right. The Guelph Burying grounds existed from 1827 until 1853 when they were closed and the remains moved to the Union/St. George cemetery (Woodlawn). The bodies were removed over a period of years. Many though, did not have visible markers and records were not as precise as the records we keep today. There was always the possibility that remains may have been missed. A thorough, professional search of the Baker Street area was conducted this summer. The remains uncovered during this search will be re-interred in Woodlawn. Please watch for notices of the interment so that you can attend this historical event.
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Pioneer Stone
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Pioneer Stone
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Pioneer Stone
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Pioneer Stone
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Public Art in Woodlawn
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There's more than monuments in Woodlawn! This gallery allows you to preview pieces of public art. They were part of our 2004 Summer walking tour and are, of course, available to everyone everyday in the cemetery. A map and brochure are available (for free) at the Woodlawn office during working hours.
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2008 Landscape Calendar
(6 items)
This gallery contains photos illustrating the natural beauty and the
deep historical presence of Woodlawn Cemetery. We will add an image
every month (if possible), and welcome your contributions. Please
contact us if you have a photo or suggestion that we should use.
Photos are as credited and all others are by C. Sach Killam. Non-commercial re-use of these images is permitted as long as photography credit is given: all other rights reserved.
See also the 2007 & 2006 galleries...!
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2007 Landscape Calendar
(11 items)
This gallery contains photos illustrating the natural beauty and the deep historical presence of Woodlawn Cemetery. We will add an image every month (if possible), and welcome your contributions. Please contact us if you have a photo or suggestion that we should use.
Photos are as credited and all others are by C. Sach Killam. Non-commercial re-use of these images is permitted as long as photography credit is given: all other rights reserved.
((to view the others in a set of photos, click on one of the arrows of the "" link at the bottom of the gallery))
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The Angel Project
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This photo gallery documents the work being completed to one of the many monuments being repaired as part of the on-going conservation of Woodlawn. The Angel Project is the product of generous donations from the public along with volunteer work by cemetery staff combined with the long-term in-house monument repair activities we complete at Woodlawn. We adhere to conservation best-practices in our attempts to save and preserve the important historical trust which we have been charged with.
[to see additional pages: click on the small angled bracket '>' at the bottom of this photo gallery.]
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2006 Landscape Gallery
(7 items)
This gallery contains photos from 2006 illustrating the natural beauty and the
deep historical presence of Woodlawn Cemetery. We will add an image
every month (if possible), and welcome your contributions. Please
contact us if you have a photo or suggestion that we should use.
Photos are by C. Sach Killam or as credited. Non-commercial re-use of these images is permitted as long as photography credit is given: all other rights reserved.
((to
view the others in a set of photos, click on one of the arrows of the
"<x to y of z>" link at the bottom of the gallery))
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Spirit Walk Galleries
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The Spirit Walk brings history to life with local actors re-enacting the stories of our shared Guelph heritage. Each year we focused on different people and events. We will be posting a selection of photos to show you what you may have missed... or what you enjoyed. Sadly, the Spirit Walk is no more. We closed the annual event after ten wildly successful years!
The Spirit Walk was a joint project of the Guelph Museums, Woodlawn Cemetery, and many wonderful and talented local actors.
Note: to see additional photos, click on the number areas at the bottom of this section:
ie where the current totals are listed-- similar to " <1 to 9 of 11> "
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2005 Landscape Calendar
(11 items)
These are images from Woodlawn in 2005.
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2004 Landscape Calendar
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These are photos of Woodlawn... one per month... showing a glimpse of the wonderful landscape of our historic park.
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Historic Monument Care Workshops
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Woodlawn has hosted a variety of monument care workshops. These centre
on an on-going programme of Marble Conservation Workshops, as developed
by Tamara Anson-Cartwright and Per Neumeyer, sponsored by the Ontario
Association of Cemeteries and Funeral Professionals in co-operation
with the Ontario Ministry of Culture, Citizenship, and Recreation.
See our Monument Repair Workshops information page for further details.
Please contact us
if you might be interested. The workshops are 2-day and are
operated on a cost-recovery basis through the Ontario Association of Cemeteries and Funeral Professionals. If there is enough local interest in a less intensive, less formal (and less costly) alternative,
it might also be possible to conduct a shorter (and free or
nominal-cost) cemetery tour covering the basics of historic monument care.
(((To see further photos in this gallery, click on the <x of x> link at the bottom of the page.)))
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Historic Monument Care: Sample Conservation Repair
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This gallery shows photos of a conservation repair, completed in 2003, to an historic marble monument. Many of the principles of conservation, as well as the actual repair techniques, are discussed in the accompanying text on our website: Historic Conservation.
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