Woodlawn Memorial Park has a rich history and our team has put together some interesting facts and points of interests that you can enjoy on your next walk through our 4 kilometres of pathways. [...]
We often get asked, “What is the difference between a cemetery and memorial park?” By definition: “A memorial park is a modern cemetery with a difference. The most noticeable difference is that, [...]
We regularly get asked, “Do you get a lot of people that come through the cemetery?” The answer is: Yes! Yes, we do! Here are our top reasons to visit Woodlawn Memorial Park in Guelph: 1. The [...]
Join us on November 11th for our annual Remembrance Day service at Woodlawn Memorial Park, paying tribute to all the veterans who fought to keep Canada free. Together, we will listen to a reading [...]
It’s the time of year when Hollywood does its best to misinform the public. We are inundated with Hollywood Halloween horror movies that portray cemeteries as dark, creepy, and scary just for the [...]
2018 Remembrance Day Service for Woodlawn Memorial By Susan Farrelly Walter Smith was born in Plymouth, England on December 4, 1889, and he had a brother named Albert and a sister named Flossie. [...]
I began my career here at Woodlawn in May 1977. For those of you who are counting, that’s over 41 years ago. Just think about that for a moment: Elvis Presley was still living, the Atari Video [...]
When answering the phone at Woodlawn Memorial Park, one never knows what to expect. Sometimes it’s a wrong number (to which the caller’s response is almost always comical), but most times it’s a [...]