by David Reed In the north-west corner of St. James Cemetery is the grave of Frederick Chase Capreol, an early resident of Toronto. Although not well known today, he was active as a merchant and entrepreneur through the 19th century. Born June 10, 1803 in Hertfordshire, England, he first came […]
St. James Cemetery
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Now that summer is officially here, the Ontario Genealogical Society Toronto Branch volunteer crew will be out transcribing gravestone inscriptions on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 8:00 pm and Saturday mornings from 9:00 am to noon. It is a huge job to preserve the information and make it available for […]
The Victoria Day long-weekend is the traditional time for Ontarians to open their summer cottages, dust off the patio furniture—and for genealogists—to think about transcribing cemeteries. Members of the Ontario Genealogical Society’s Toronto Branch have been very busy this winter and spring preparing to host close to 800 guests at […]