Royal Sappers and Miners Cemetery

West of Newboro, Ontario, the Royal Sappers and Miners Cemetery occupies the north side of County Road 42, west of Thompson Lane.

Township of
Rideau Lakes

ROYAL SAPPERS & MINERS CEMETERY

Established 1828

Old Presbyterian Cemetery 1893 — 1924

THE ROYAL SAPPERS & MINERS CEMETERY 1828

CEMETERY ESTABLISHMENT

The cemetery was established early in 1828 by the Royal Engineers to accommodated burials of personnel who died during construction of that portion of the Rideau Canal located at the Isthmus (now Newboro).

Initial work on the canal was undertaken by civilian contractors. A serious outbreak of malaria at the site in August and September of 1828 resulted in a number of deaths with at least 14 known burials in August alone. With the loss of a significant portion of their workforce, the contractors were unable to continue with their job. Many labourers were so frightened that they left the site without waiting for their pay. In addition, the rock was so hard that their black powder blasting could not create a channel.

The decision was made to complete the project with military personnel raising the water level at the Isthmus by constructing a dam at the Narrows. In 1829, the 7th Company of the Royal Sappers and Miners were assigned to the Isthmus to work with a new labour force. Barracks were erected for the military personnel along with supporting infrastructure and accommodation for the remaining civilian workers.

Built by
Edgar Bresee
1982

Refurbished by the Family
for 150th

REPLICA OF
NEWBORO BLOCKHOUSE
BY
EDGAR BRESEE (1982)

IN
MEMORY OF
RICHARD GREEN
DIED
MAY 27, 1886.
AGED 59 YEARS 2 MONTHS

ALSO HIS 2 CHILDREN
JOSEF E. & LIDIA
AGED RESPECTIVELY
17 MONTHS & 2 MONTHS

Doug Bond Tree

In Newboro, Ontario, the tree memorializing Doug Bond stands in the Royal Sappers and Miners Cemetery facing County Road 42 on the south side of the cemetery.

"This tree was planted
in memory of Doug Bond"
2021

Cemetery Restoration Committee

Diamond Jenness Plaque

The plaque commemorating Diamond Jenness hangs on the wall in the staircase foyer just inside the front doors of the Canadian Museum of Nature just south of where Metcalfe Street joins McLeod Street.

La plaque commémorative de Diamond Jenness est accrochée au mur du hall d'entrée de l'escalier, juste à l'intérieur des portes d'entrée du Musée canadien de la nature, au sud de l'endroit où la rue Metcalfe rejoint la rue McLeod.

DIAMOND JENNESS
1886–1969

Diamond Jenness was born in New Zealand and educated there and at Oxford. After field work in New Guinea he joined the 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition, embarking on the career that made him the dean of Canadian Anthropologists. Although known for his work on the Copper Eskimos and his identification of the Dorset culture, he did field studies of many other native groups and his Indians of Canada (1931) was long considered a definitive work. Jenness retired in 1947 after a distinguished career with the National Museum and the Geographical Board, but continued writing for two decades.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

DIAMOND JENNESS
1886–1969

Jenness naquit en Nouvelle–Zélande et étudia à Oxford. Après des travaux en Nouvelle–Guinée, il se joignit à l'Expédition canadienne dans l'Arctique, en 1913, commençant ainsi sa remarkable carrière d'anthropologue. Surtout connu pour ses travaux sur les Esquimaux du cuivre et pour son identification de la culture Dorset, il étudia pourtant d'autres groupes d'aborigènes, et son ouvrage Indians of Canada (1931) fut longtemps l'œuvre maîtresse dans le domaine. En 1947, Jenness résigna ses fonctions au Musée national et à la Commission des lieux géographiques, mais il continua de publier jusqu'à sa mort.

Commission des lieux et monuments historique du Canada

Tubman House

Tubman House occupies the southeast corner of Crichton Street and Union Street in New Edinburgh, Ottawa.

La maison Tubman occupe l'angle sud-est de la rue Crichton et de la rue Union, dans le quartier de New Edinburgh à Ottawa.

C. 1874
TUBMAN HOUSE

One of the earliest buildings from the mill village of New Edinburgh, this house was owned by the Tubman family from 1874 until 1986.

Designated Heritage Property
city of Ottawa

C. 1874
MAISON TUBMAN

Un des premiers immeubles du village meunier de New Edinburgh, cette maison a appartenu à la famille Tubman de 1874 a 1986.

Classe Monument Historique
Ville d'Ottawa