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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

#HamArt, #HamOnt, 1832, 2015, Artist, blogger, Cholera, Chris Erskine, Chris Erskine Artist, City of Hamilton, Fat Cats - Starving Dogs, Fat Cats and Starving Dogs, fire, First Methodist, First Methodist Church, First United Church, Hamilton, History, Methodists, Richard Springer, wooden churches

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

#HamOnt, 1834, 2015, Artist, blog, blogger, Burlington, Chris Erskine, Chris Erskine Artist, City of Hamilton, designated heritage, Hamilton, heritage, History, Lady MacNab, Ontario, St. Augustine's Church, St. Luke's Church, urban churches

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

#HamArt, #HamOnt, 1820s, 1830s, 2015, Art, blog, blogger, Chris Erskine, Chris Erskine Artist, church, church graveyards, City of Hamilton, Fat Cats - Starving Dogs, Fat Cats and Starving Dogs, graves, Hamilton, heritage, History, Photo, wooden churches

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

#HamArt, #HamOnt, 2015, Art, blog, blogger, City of Hamilton, Dr. William Case, George Hamilton, graves, graveyards, Hamilton, Hamilton Cemetery, History, private cemeteries

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

#HamArt, #HamOnt, 2015, Art, Artist, blogger, cemeteries, Chris Erskine, City of Hamilton, designated heritage, Fat Cats - Starving Dogs, Fat Cats and Starving Dogs, graves, graveyards, Hamilton, History

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