Glenwood Cemetery: Commemorating 150 years
JASON PARKS EDITOR Picton’s historic City of the Dead is celebrating its 150th year. A brief ceremony inside Glenwood Chapel at the 63-acre, independent and non-denominational cemetery marked the…
Glenwood Cemetery
History reveals Prince Edward County is no stranger to pandemics
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER While the COVID-19 pandemic recently upended the lives of many in the County, Picton’s sleepy Glenwood Cemetery bears witness to a cholera pandemic that claimed the…
Art installation at Glenwood pays tribute to WWII veterans
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER A wire sculpture created by a local Prince Edward County artist has been placed on the grounds of Glenwood Cemetery in honour of those veterans interred…
Local man uses pandemic period to refurbish family grave stone
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed many people an opportunity to scratch off many items off the rainy day list. You know, that laundry list of tasks…
Pine trees culled at Glenwood Cemetery
Heavy winds and circumstance are to blame for recent tree culling exercises at Picton’s ‘City of the Dead.’ In an effort to keep the public aware of what’s happening with…
Second vandal found guilty in Glenwood desecration
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER About a year and half after two vandals chose to enter Glenwood Cemetery and desecrate over 150 gravestones and monuments- some of them dating back to…
Glenwood Cemetery digs deep into history with guided tours to mark one year since vandalism
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Sunday was a quintessential summer day in Glenwood Cemetery. The trees had formed a leafy canopy above the old stone chapel as birdsong mingled with…
Glenwood Cemetery to host tours on anniversary of vandalism spree
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Glenwood Cemetery will be hosting “Remembering our Loss and Rebuilding for the Future” Sunday. The event will take place on the sprawling grounds of…
Branscombe family memorial orphaned no longer
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER The discovery and admiration of an early 20th century music composer native to Picton has led to an orphan stone at Glenwood Cemetery being identified and…
Studio Barn farms support to Glenwood restoration
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER A membership driven maker’s space in Picton is supporting the restoration efforts at Glenwood Cemetery. Studio Barn is a shared community studio at the former land…