Mountain View Cemetery

Our Reading Room

We have established a reading room at the cemetery featuring a number of interesting books. Drop by the cemetery during office hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) and take a look.

Please note: The books are available to be read at the cemetery office (and in a private room, space permitting, if reading for extended periods). Our books are reference works only and can't be borrowed or loaned.

Books available right now:

TITLE AUTHOR
Lest We Forget. A History of the Last Post Fund 1909-1999 Serge M. Durflinger
The Dead Good Funerals Book. "A no-nonsense, nuts and bolts approach to make a very practical guide to the art of improving funerals" Sue Gill and John Fox
Grave Matters. A journey through the modern funeral industry to a natural way of burial  Mark Harris
A Fine View of the Show. Letters from the Western Front Andrew Jackson
Rest in Peace. A cultural history of death and the funeral home in twentieth-century America Gary Laderman
Memorials by Artists for young people, children and babies Harriet Frazer & Hilary Meynell
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Annual Report 2008-2009 and 2009 - 2010, 2010-2011 CWGC
Wild Girl & Gran Nan Gregory
Royal Oak Burial Park. A History and Guide Dave Obee
Old Canadian Cemeteries. Place of Memory Jane Irwin
Private Grief, Public Mourning. The Rise of the Roadside Shrine in BC John Belshaw & Diane Purvey
I Died Laughing - Funeral Education with a Light Touch Lisa Carlson
Stiff - The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Mary Roach
Dealing Creatively with Death. A Manual of Death Education and Simple Burial Ernest Morgan
The Heart Does Break - Canadian Writers on Grief and Mourning George Bowering and Jean Baird
Stories in Stone - A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography Douglas Keister
Last Landscapes - The Architecture of the Cemetery in the West Ken Worpole
BC War Memorials - An Index of Names BC Genealogical Society
The BC Genealogist - March, June, September & December/09  March 2010 BC Genealogical Society
Mountain View Cemetery By Laws Mountain View Cemetery
What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies Trevor Romain
Healing Your Grieving Heart - 100 Practical Ideas - Compassionate advice and simple activities to help you through your loss Alan D. Wolfelt, PH.D
Healing Your Grieving Soul - 100 Spiritual Practices for Mourners - Spiritual activites to help you through your loss Alan D. Wolfelt, PH.D
Healing Your Grieving Body - 100 Physical Practices for Mourners - Simple mind-body tips and activities to help you care for yourself when grieving  Alan D. Wolfelt, PH.D
Living With Cancer - A guide for people with cancer and their caregivers Canadian Cancer Society
A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver Chris MacDonald
Now What? A Practical Guide to Dealing with Aging, Illness and Dying Sherri Auger & Barbara Wickens
Tangles. A Story about Alzheimer's, my mother and me Sarah Leavitt
Snow War - An Illustrated history of Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, BC John G. Woods
The Complete Victoria Cross - A Full Chronological Record of all Holders of Britian's Highest Award for Gallantry Kevin Brazier
Vancouver's Past  Raymond Hull, Gordon Soules, Christine Soules
Altered (grunt gallery publication)
Works by Jan Wade and Nhan Nguyen
Reflections - Four Decades of Photographs Earle & Estelle Dickey