Glenwood Cemetery History

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Historic Glenwood Cemetery

The Glenwood Cemetery is a 62 – acre property in downtown Picton. This historic cemetery with its trademark hills, winding roads and tall trees is typical of the Victorian era and is the final resting place for many of the area’s pioneer settlers and their families. In recent years, the cemetery has been restored including an elegant stone chapel with its six stained glass windows.

Cook Memorial Fountain

The Cook Memorial Fountain was donated to the Cemetery in 1968 in memory of
George John Cook and his wife Ellen Jane McMorran.
This beautiful tribute to George and Ellen Cook was refurbished and rededicated
through the generous support of Essroc and it's partners in the fall of 2007.

History of Glenwood Cemetery

History lives here in stone and silence. The graves at Glenwood each detail the story of a past life and time. Colonial, tablet stones carved in limestone or marble mark the early graves.

Site Heritage

Glenwood has had several lives. It was once the site of a brewery. In the 1860's, a tannery was located on the grounds. When the tanning factory closed in 1864, it became a farm, and then was chosen a few years later as the site for a new cemetery.

Today, Glenwood retains its charm and beauty.

Glenwood Cemetery is an active cemetery with many plots available and many more acres of land for development. Glenwood is also an urban forest and parkland enjoyed by local residents and many annual visitors.

Chapel

The centrepiece of the grounds is the Glenwood Chapel built in 1901. This graceful, stone building is designated as an Ontario heritage site. In recent years, the building has undergone extensive renovation.

The extensive fundraising campaign to restore the Chapel's five stained glass windows is now complete and they are installed.

Stop by this summer and see these magnificent works of art.

Welsh Dry Stone Bridge completed Summer 2008

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The Glenwood Cemetery, 47 Ferguson Street, Picton, Ontario K0K 2T0 ~ 613.476.3511
Send mail to glenwoodcemetery@bellnet.ca or questions or comments about this web site. Last modified: 06/09/10

Historic Glenwood Cemetery

The Cook Memorial Fountain was donated to the Cemetery in 1968 in memory of George John Cook and his wife Ellen Jane McMorran. This beautiful tribute to George and Ellen Cook was refurbished and rededicated through the generous support of Essroc and it's partners in the fall of 2007.

History of Glenwood Cemetery

The Cook Memorial Fountain was donated to the Cemetery in 1968 in memory of
George John Cook and his wife Ellen Jane McMorran.
This beautiful tribute to George and Ellen Cook was refurbished and rededicated
through the generous support of Essroc and it's partners in the fall of 2007.