On January 30, 2025, Carl Hughes and his team from Meadowlark Memorials straightened the monuments of Philip Lewis, Benjamin Pruss, David Brown and for the Oppenheimer family plot. We thank Meadowlark Memorials for giving these monuments hopefully at least another century of ‘life’. Click here to follow the project.
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June 4, 2024
Professor Erin mentored a high school student on a capstone project of cleaning gravestones in the cemetery. The graves of Annabelle and Eli Bean were fully cleaned and the grave of Isaac Alexandor was partially cleaned as was the marker stone for Judge Schultz.
Restoration of Sarah Oppenheimer’s Grave Completed on June 26, 2024
Wilf Bruch of the Old Cemeteries Society restored the grave of Sarah Oppenheimer, wife of businessman, investor, philanthropist, David Oppenheimer. David was the mayor of Vancouver from 1888-1891. Many of the city services were established during his tenure; the fire department, a ferry across Burrard Inlet, the streetcar system and a water connection from theContinue reading “Restoration of Sarah Oppenheimer’s Grave Completed on June 26, 2024”
May 9, 2024
It was a beautiful and slightly chilly early spring day. Dr. Erin McGuire, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Victoria, guided about a dozen students and other volunteers in the best ways of cleaning the gravestones. The graves that were cleaned were: Isador Braverman, Mark Krasnick, Joseph Vince, Mary Gray, Marker stone for JudgeContinue reading “May 9, 2024”
Charting the Progress on cleaning Gabriel Henry Seelig’s grave
The cleaning of Gabriel Seelig’s grave began on April 20, 2024 and was completed on June 30, 2024. A number of people helped Amber Woods clean this monument including Andy Muchin, Janis Silver, and Daniel Barer.
April 21, 2024
The first cleaning bee of 2024 took place on Sunday April 20. Although the weather had been iffy all morning, the afternoon was a perfect temperature for cleaning. Dr. Erin McGuire, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Victoria, guided about a dozen students and other volunteers in the best ways of cleaning the gravestones.Continue reading “April 21, 2024”
November 13, 2023
A smaller, but mighty crew of dedicated students and a couple of elders gathered with Prof. Erin McGuire at the cemetery to clean more headstones. After having been treated with D-2 on October 24 the stones for Grace Meiss and Rebecca Harris are looking cleaner. D-2 was applied to the headstone for Jack Levy andContinue reading “November 13, 2023”
October 22, 2023
Under the direction of Professor Erin McGuire, a handful of students from last semester’s class and a few other people came to the cemetery to clean headstones along the main pathway. The first step is to clean the graves with a little soapy water and a lot of elbow grease. Then the chemical D-2 wouldContinue reading “October 22, 2023”
October 8, 2023
A couple who would like to remain anonymous joined Amber Woods after they had done some gardening at the Zachor Wall to complete the cleaning of Isador Braverman’s grave.
October 4, 2023
Shoshana Litman and Laura Rosenberg joined Amber Woods in cleaning the grave of Isador Braverman. Laura and Shoshana worked on the headstone before moving onto the tiled surface. Amber focused on the tiles.
The Jewish Cemetery of Victoria, British Columbia 