This article originally appeared in The Oshawa Daily Times, August 11, 1928. It has been supplemented with contemporary images, taken by curator Melissa Cole in 2016 (unless otherwise noted). Like a beautiful chapel dedicated to sainted memories and undying affection, … Continue reading
Oshawa’s Union Cemetery was located on the border of East Whitby and Whitby Township today the Town of Whitby and the City of Oshawa. Described in 1875 as having “…large and handsomely laid out grounds … which will not only … Continue reading
By Lisa Terech, Community Engagement This Sunday, the Oshawa Community Museum is excited to offer our Annual Union Cemetery Tour. Oshawa largest cemetery is also the final resting place to a great number of its early settlers and community leaders. … Continue reading
From Historical Oshawa, Vol I-III, by the Oshawa Community Museum The Oshawa Union Cemetery was established in 1875 by the Oshawa Union Cemetery Company. Prior to 1875, there was a burial ground located in this same vicinity, but as the … Continue reading
By Laura Suchan, Executive Director Before female doctors Emily Stowe and Jennie Trout practiced medicine, there was Oshawa’s own Dr. Jane Mary Plews. Born in Ontario about 1832, Dr. Plews practiced medicine before the establishment of the (Canadian) Women’s Medical … Continue reading
