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Backgrounder
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DAVID THOMPSON GRAVESITE CEREMONY PARTNERS
Parks Canada
Parks Canada unites a Canada-wide family of national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas. Currently there are more than 900 national historic sites located in over 400 communities across Canada. From this impressive number, Parks Canada owns 157 sites.
On behalf of the people of Canada, Parks Canada is responsible for ensuring that Canada’s natural and cultural heritage has a future. Therefore, the agency believes strongly in public support and partnerships to value, celebrate and safeguard our national symbols.
The Canadian Historical Association
Founded in 1922, the Canadian Historical Association/Société Historique du Canada is a bilingual scholarly organization dedicated to research in all fields of history.
The Association oversees a vigorous publication program; it lobbies governments, archives, and museums in Canada and elsewhere on issues relating to the preservation and availability of historical records; it organizes an annual conference in which historians showcase their research; it supports graduate students pursuing degrees in history; and it offers a number of prizes to recognize and promote excellence in historical scholarship.
Mount Royal Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada
The Mount Royal Cemetery, one of the first rural cemeteries in North America, was incorporated in 1847 under an Act of the Provincial Parliament of Canada. It was consecrated June 8, 1854 by the Anglican Bishop Francis Fulford, after the first burial of Reverend William Squire, a Methodist Minister, on October 19th, 1852. Administered by 21 Trustees elected as representatives of the six founding denominations, it is open to persons of all faiths and races. There are areas for war veterans, sailors, and various benevolent organizations that purchased lots subsidized by The Mount Royal Cemetery Company. The St. Andrew's Society, one such organization, buried 15 Scottish casualties who were aboard the steamboat Montreal when she caught fire and sank near Quebec City in 1857. The Cemetery offers traditional burials, entombments and cremations. During its 150 years of service, there have been more than 162,000 burials.
News Release associated with this Backgrounder.
CANADA’S NEW GOVERNEMENT CELEBRATES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DAVID THOMPSON, NORTH AMERICA’S GREATEST GEOGRAPHER
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