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Chris Erskine Artist

Category: cemetery landscapes

First Church Graveyard in Hamilton

As the early Hamilton pioneers became more established and more in numbers, they started to build churches. The first church … More

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The Living and the Dead

As Catherine Paterson noted in her 2013 Ph.D., thesis entitled The Heritage of Life and death in Historical Family Cemeteries … More

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Fire and Wood Don’t Mix – Early Hamilton Wooden Churches

In years before Hamilton became a city, fire was a constant danger and resulted in the loss of many early … More

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Rare Today, Common Then – Hamilton Wooden Churches

Prior to the late 1840s and early 1850s, almost all buildings were constructed of wood. Allan MacNab’s Dundurn Castle (1833-35) … More

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Hamilton cemeteries in the age of wooden churches

When we look at today’s historic churches, we are often looking at a later building that is much larger than … More

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The Age of Wooden Churches

The Age of Wooden Churches By the 1820s and early 1830s, the several communities of faith became large enough to … More

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The Private Cemetery of the George Hamilton?

Another example of a possible family cemetery is that of Dr. William Case 1776-1848). Dr. Case was Hamilton’s first Doctor … More

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A lost Grave

On Thursday, I wrote that a grave is a statement about place and family. Another example is the lost grave … More

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Hamilton Graves speak to Us

A grave is a statement about place and family. A grave say that we have roots in this landscape and … More

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Cemeteries anchor the historic imagination

“Cemeteries are key elements in the creation of memories, heritage, and attitudes towards the dead and the dying.” Deathscapes, Memory, … More

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A Chronicle of the people of the Methodist Church in Canada

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This is the official web site of the Save Century Manor Task Force 2 (CMTF2). This task force was created not only to draw attention to the existence of Century Manor, an important Hamilton heritage building in danger of demolition by neglect, but also to provide information on Century Manor and to gain support within and outside our community for our ongoing fight to save and preserve this heritage building through restoration and adaptive reuse.

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contemporary urban landscapes by award-winning Scottish artist

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a blog by Oliver Peters

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