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Why a Dead Canadians Web Site?
The Dead Canadians group consists of 4 friends who are dedicated to researching cemeteries and documenting the final resting place of Canadians who have made a difference. It is about celebrating Canadian achievement and marking the lives of those who have had a positive impact on Canada.
The Dead Canadians web site was created out of a love for history, day-tripping and esoteric trivia to thrill and delight your friends and colleagues. It was conceived to highlight some famous Canadians, along with a biography, their claim to fame and a map to their final resting place.
Cemeteries as Cultural Record
Older cemeteries are visible, tangible links with people who made history -- ordinary individuals as well as famous people. The inscriptions on their monuments tell us not only their names and dates, but often where they lived, their occupation and affiliations, the manner of their death, personal traits that survivors held dear, and names of relatives. These inscriptions instruct us about local, medical, and material history, cultural geography, historical archaeology, folklore, genealogy, and much more.
Consideration is not restricted to those who were Canadian citizens. Criteria for acceptance to the Dead Canadians web site is a combination of the following:
They must be dead (mandatory)
They must have had a positive impact on Canada or Canadians
They may have been part of an event or disaster that had an impact on Canada or Canadians
They can not be known for illicit or illegal behaviour
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Somers, Brett
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Hanlan, Ned
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Frye, Northrop
Northrop Frye was a literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Laurence, Margaret
Margaret Laurence was a Governor General Award winning novelist for A Jest of God (1966) and The Diviners (1974). Her novel Stone Angel (1964) is also widely read in schools across Canada.
Layton, John Gilbert
Jack Layton was the federal leader the New Democratic Party and leader of the official opposition. He served as Toronto city councellor for many years. "My friends, love is better than anger....
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Tupper, Charles
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McLuhan, Herbert Marshall
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Gibson, George
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Quarington, Paul
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Dutton, Mervyn
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Babcock, John
John Babcock was the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War.
George, Dan
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Robinson, John Beverley
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Fox, Terry
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Bennett, Richard Bedford
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Ballard, Harold
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Walker, Hiram
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Mayer, Louis B.
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Thomson, Tom
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de la Roche, Mazo
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Karsh, Yousef
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Collins, Dorothy
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Fleming, Sir Sandford
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King, William Lyon MacKenzie
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Probert, Robert A.
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