Old Hillside Cemetery

I've taken photos of Old Hillside Cemetery on numerous occasions but these are still my favourites.

A foggy day is rare in these parts so it's a real treat to see everything dissolve into the mist...it somehow "sets the scene" for viewing an historical cemetery as well.

Old Hillside Cemetery was established on six acres of land along Seven Persons Creek in 1884 by Saint Barnabas Anglican Church.

Five years later a section of this parcel of land became the Roman Catholic Cemetery.  Burials here continued until 1919 (Catholic) and 1923 (Anglican) and was officially closed in 1934 at which time The City of Medicine Hat took charge of the cemetery.

This is a good spot for geese to nest as the creek is at the bottom of the hill.  In spring it's a common sight to see the parents leading their little ones down the hill for their first swim.  This goose was looking for "just the right spot."

Thanks to the Saint Barnabas Anglican Church Archives.

Photographed on April 22, 2017.