Ancaster, Ontario: Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 155 pp. Spiral-bound in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. The Contents are: Introduction by Lois Corey; Exhibit Flyer; Exhibit Media Coverage; Cemeteries of Ancaster: List of 34 Ancaster Cemeteries; Map of 34 Ancaster Cemeteries; Individual Cemeteries Background - stories and photos. Cooley/Hatt Cemetery: Summary of Discovery and History of this Early Pioneer Cemetery Containing Almost 100 Graves, Many of Their Origins a Mystery; Copies of Media Coverage and Photos; The Cemeteries Act; Excerpts from Archaeological Assessment and Report and Photos. First Nations Burials and Ossuaries. Death and Dying: Causes of Death and Infant Mortality; The Undertaker; Embalming; Death at Home - The Victorian Funeral Parlour; Queen Victoria and the Cult of Death - 19th Century Mourning; Artifacts - Trappings of Mourning; Flowers; Hair Wreath; and Tombstones..

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 220114
Title: A GRAVE MATTER - Cemeteries of Ancaster
Author: Corey, Lois (introduction)
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum
Place of Publication: Ancaster, Ontario
Date Published: 2006
Size: 4to
Keywords: local history; canadiana; ancaster; hamilton; death; dead; burlington; ontario; upper canada;
Bookseller catalogs: History - Canada;

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