Oakland Cemetery Memorial
Join the community to remember all the souls residing in Oakland Cemetery. Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Free
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Short road trip: The Haunts of Peter McArthur. June 16
FeaturedThe Archives 178 McKellar Street, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex), Ontario, CanadaA tour with three stops:
1:30 p.m. Peter McArthur’s Farm, northwest corner of McArthur Road and Parkhouse Road, Southwest Middlesex. 42.773680, -81.662462
2:30 p.m. Eddie Cemetery, 4490 Glendon Dr, Glencoe, ON N0L 1M0. Mr. McArthur’s grave.
3:30 p.m. The Archives, 178 McKellar St, Glencoe, ON N0L 1M0
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Napier Decoration Day Service
St. Mary’s Anglican Church Napier 1418 Melwood Drive, Strathroy, ON, CanadaThis event contributes to our local history. This church has been standing straight, fine and true for over one hundred and eighty years. It stands as a testament to the faith of those who built it, those who came to regular services, and to those who worked over the years to keep their church alive and active.
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July 27 – Walk with the Ancestors – Simpson Cemetery Memorial
On Sunday, July 27, 2025, the Simpson Cemetery in Southwest Middlesex came alive with memory, history, and community spirit. Over 50 descendants, neighbours, and friends gathered under the shade of the massive White Oak “heritage tree” for the annual cemetery memorial hosted by the Glencoe & District Historical Society (GDHS). This year a group of Simpson descendants, Micheline Champagne-Johnston, Wanda Simpson, Wendy Bestward, Jan Simpson, Dennis Simpson, Mary Simpson, and Brian Huis, joined in to give the event an interesting twist.
Cemeteries, particularly in rural Ontario, have long been places of both remembrance and reflection. Their park-like settings provide green space, cultural continuity, and a sense of belonging. This year’s memorial carried on the tradition of visiting and honouring one local cemetery each year.
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Willey Cemetery Commemoration Ceremony
On Sunday, July 26, the Glencoe & District Historical Society joined the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex, the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada, and over 60 guests at Willey Cemetery to formally designate the site as a United Empire Loyalist Burial Ground and to unveil commemorative plaques honouring Corporal John Phillips, UEL, and his son, Sergeant Peter Phillips, UE.
The afternoon opened with piper Rob Easton's prelude and the singing of "O Canada," followed by an Indigenous land acknowledgement from GDHS President Norm McGill and welcomes from Southwest Middlesex Mayor Allan Mayhew, Middlesex County Warden Susan Clark, and UELAC London Branch President Carol Childs, who brought greetings on behalf of the national Association and formally recognized Willey Cemetery as a Loyalist Burial Site.