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Springhill Cemetery
Osgoode, Ottawa
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Founded
~1835
Status
Active
Plots
over 1300
Public Access
Yes

Springhill Cemetery is believed to have been used just prior to 1836.  Local settlers purchased 200 acres of land for the Ministry of the Church of Scotland, and 10 acres were reserved to be a cemetery. The original cemetery originally had 120 plots.  In 1887, when the Osgoode Presbyterian Church was built in Vernon, the cemetery was given the official name of Osgoode Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The Springhill Memorial Chapel was built in 1885 and was used as the Springhill School until 1969.

Information source(s): 

  • Springhill Cemetery Recording (Link)
  • Springhill Cemetery Website (Link)
  • Springhill Cemetery artefacts and archives, Osgoode Township Museum
  • Springhill Cemetery Photos with Index, Osgoode Township Museum
  • Springhill Working File, Osgoode Township Museum
  • Cemeteries Misc. File, Osgoode Township Museum
  • Church General File, Osgoode Township Museum
  • A Detailed Glimpse of Osgoode Township in 1879, pages 18, 36, 39, 74 (Link)
  • Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum Newsletter Vol. 13, No. 2 (June, 1987), pages 2-4 (PDF)
  • Vernon Yesterday and To-Day, pages 1, 13 (Link)
  • Glimpses of Osgoode Township 150 Years, page 36-37, Osgoode Township Museum
  • Early Records of the Presbyterian Church of Osgoode Township, 1838-1858, pages 29-33 (Link)
  • Pioneer Families of Osgoode Township Volume 2, page 7 (Link)
  • Pioneer Families of Osgoode Township Volume 4, page 7 (Link)
  • Pioneer Families of Osgoode Township Volume 12, page 19 (Link)
  • Births & Baptisms Rev. White 1858-1877, page 2, Osgoode Township Museum
  • Burials Metcalfe Methodist Church 1902-1926 Metcalfe United Church 1933-1962, pages 15, 19, 25, 26, Osgoode Township Museum
  • Osgoode Presbyterian Church Minutes, History, etc. File, Osgoode Township Museum
  • The Winchester Press, June 18, 1953, page 1 'Annual Decoration Service at Springhill Cemetery' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, June 17, 1954, page 1 'Springhill Memorial Service This Sunday' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, March 31, 1955, pages 1, 4 'Problems of a Small Rural Cemetery' (PDF)
  • The Chesterville Record, July 3, 1958, page 3, 'Memorial Service Held at Springhill Cemetery' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, October 21, 1971, page 1 'Dr. MacLachlan Honoured' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, June 15, 1972, pages 1, 4 "Springhill Memorial Service Sunday', Springhill Cemetery Financial Report' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, July 20, 1972, page 3 'Well Known Vernon Resident Dies' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, June 7, 1973, page 6 'Township's Rugged Builders Never Forgotten - Springhill Holds Memorial Service' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, June 14, 1973, page 1 'Memorial Service this Sunday' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, June 21, 1973, page 12 'Springhill Holds Memorial Service' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, September 28, 1983, page 5 'Cross-indexing Pages of Stone' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, January 11, 1984, page 2 'Prophet Remembered as Legend' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, May 25, 1988, page 6 'OPP Investigates a Series of Thefts' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, February 22. 1995, page B-4 'Notice' (PDF)
  • The Winchester Press, March 1, 1995, page B-6 'Notice' (PDF)
  • All other mentions in the Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and, Cornwall Newspapers (Link)