Mountain View Cemetery Open House July 11, 2010

Award Winning Architecture, Kites, Tours, and Hungry Ghosts.

Why not bring your family for a picnic by the pond and enjoy the live music.

Join our artists for kite making in the Celebration Hall. Make a kite and decorate it with a personal message.
Take a “behind the scenes” peek at the Operations Yard
– how does 106 acres of grass get mowed?
Discover how names get carved in stone and other neat things.
Take a walking tour and discover some of the stories behind the people here and their part in Vancouver’s history. Tours leave hourly starting at 11:30

Find your ancestors – staff will be on hand to help locate your ancestors and answer your questions.

Feast of Hungry Ghosts: staff from the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden will talk about this Chinese traditional festival honouring ancestors and demonstrate how to fold and use joss paper

Admire the award winning Columbarium and Celebration Hall
Stumble upon historic headstones dating from the late 1800’s
Or just wander our grounds enjoying the ambience of the day.

Fraser St. at 39th Ave.
www.vancouver.ca/cemetery
604.325.2646