Join us for a day of Discovery and Exploration, July 9, 2011
Get to know Vancouver’s only cemetery and celebrate 125 years of service. Join us for a day of walking tours (and even a bicycle tour!) that will explore the history, people, and events that have shaped Mountain View Cemetery. Learn about our first burials (and what really happened to Simon Hirschberg) and see how Mountain View is preparing for the future with our award winning Columbaria.
Why not bring a picnic? You can enjoy 106 acres of green space in the heart of the city along with spectacular views of the city and mountains.
Walking Tours will be led by:
John Atkin – Civic historian (www.johnatkin.com)
Maurice Guibord - Researcher of social, cultural and material history
Lorraine Irving – BC Genealogical Society (www.bcgs.ca)
Chris Mathieson – Historian and interpreter
All walks start at Celebration Hall and are 1 hour long, first one begins at 10:15 am
For the Simon Hirschberg unveiling meet at Celebration Hall at 1:15 to walk to the site.
Our Summer Open House July 11, 2010
Award Winning Architecture, Kites, Tours, and Hungry Ghosts.
Sunday, July 11, 2010 | 11am - 3pm | 39th & Fraser St.
Why not bring your family for a picnic by the pond and enjoy the live music.
- Join our artists for kite making in the Celebration Hall. Make a kite and decorate it with a personal message.
- Take a “behind the scenes” peek at the Operations Yard
– how does 106 acres of grass get mowed? - Discover how names get carved in stone and other neat things.
- Take a walking tour and discover some of the stories behind the people here and their part in Vancouver’s history. Tours leave hourly starting at 11:30
- Find your ancestors – staff will be on hand to help locate your ancestors and answer your questions.
- Feast of Hungry Ghosts: staff from the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden will talk about this Chinese traditional festival honouring ancestors and demonstrate how to fold and use joss paper
- Admire the award winning Columbarium and Celebration Hall
- Stumble upon historic headstones dating from the late 1800’s
- Or just wander our grounds enjoying the ambience of the day
Open House July 11, 2009
Here are some images from the day. And the rededication poem by Vancouver's Poet Laureate Brad Cran
Veteran's Affairs and ancestor look up
Tea service
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden staff demonstrate Chinese funeral practices
Popcorn and waiting for tours
Walking tours were popular
Music
