A Visit to the 1919 Section Mountain View Cemetery Walking Tours Type: Community $10 per person (cash only please) Join Lorraine Irving from the BC Genealogical Society for a walking tour of the 1919 section of the cemetery. Located on the south side of 41st Avenue, this section is the last resting place for Joe Fortes (a stamp in his honour was recently released by Canada Post) and Janet Smith whose murder has never been officially solved. As well, there are other murder victims, those that died in the sinking of the S.S. Sophia and Britannia Mine disaster, there's the first memorial for the Sons of Italy, a memorial for firemen, and much more. Come hear their stories. Date and time April 27 2013, 10:00 a.m. to noon Add to my calendar Location Mountain View Cemetery (meet at Celebration Hall), 5445 Fraser Street (enter at 39th Ave) Vancouver Contact Email contact 604-325-2646 Join Lorraine Irving from the BC Genealogical Society for a walking tour of the 1919 section of the cemetery. Located on the south side of 41st Avenue, this section is the last resting place for Joe Fortes (a stamp in his honour was recently released by Canada Post) and Janet Smith whose murder has never been officially solved. As well, there are other murder victims, those that died in the sinking of the S.S. Sophia and Britannia Mine disaster, there's the first memorial for the Sons of Italy, a memorial for firemen, and much more. Come hear their stories. Mountain View Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 150,000 people. Each of them with at least one interesting story. Walking tours meet at the Celebration Hall 5445 Fraser St. (enter at 39th Ave.) and are $10.00 per person (cash only please). Tours last approximately 2 hours and go rain or shine! Reservations are not necessary..
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5445 Fraser Street