Brockville Museum Announces all-new Cemetery Tour this Fall

Brockville – Join the Brockville Museum this Fall for a stroll through Brockville’s historic and picturesque cemeteries to explore topics of urban development, health and sanitation, the process of remembering, and evolving concepts of spirituality with the museum’s all-new Cemetery Tour.

This 90-minute walking tour will meander through the many cemeteries that make up the Brockville Cemetery every Wednesday evening between September 13 and October 4, starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 (plus HST) per person and must be booked in advance (before 4 p.m. on the Tuesday prior) by contacting the museum’s front desk in person or by calling 613-342-4397. Private tours can also be arranged.

“Cemeteries are places of remembrance, and they tell us a lot about the traditions, beliefs, and values of the surrounding community,” says Community Program Coordinator, Alice McMurtry. “Brockville’s cemeteries offer a fascinating local example of what was happening in cemetery development both on the national and international level,” adds McMurtry.

The Brockville Cemeteries were established at their current site just west of Brockville in 1851; the southern section is made up of the Old St. Peter’s Cemetery, the Old Catholic Cemetery, and the Old Protestant Cemetery. In 1890, the Oakland Cemetery, the new St. Peter’s Cemetery, and the new St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery were established on the north side of the road.

For those looking to learn more about some of the individuals buried in the cemetery, the museum offers its “Stories from the Stones” video series, available on-demand on the museum’s YouTube Channel. New episodes will be added later this fall.

The Brockville Museum is open Monday-Saturday 10 am-4 pm until September 30. Admission is by donation.

Visit the museum’s website for more information and for links to online content: http://www.brockvillemuseum.com