Mount Pleasant Cemetery

On my visit to Mount Pleasant Cemetery in midtown Toronto, I found the family plots of three generations of Weston’s. A dynasty started by George Weston and eventually passed on to his son, W. Garfield Weston, and finally to his son, Galen Weston. George Weston  It began years earlier when the Weston family relocated from […]

Visit the memorial plaque for Carl and Margaret Atwood at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto and learn how their lives helped shape writer Margaret Atwood’s imagination.

Visit the grave of Thomas Russell at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto and learn how the CCM president helped shape Canadian bicycles, automobiles and hockey skates.

Many who walk through Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in midtown Toronto may have noticed the construction over the past year of a private family mausoleum near the Yonge Street gates. I’ve been keeping an eye on the site, and the final details are now taking shape. The structure, built of grey granite, is nearly complete, with […]

When 15-year-old James Franceschini stepped off the boat from Pescara, Italy, in 1906, he arrived in Canada with no money and barely a word of English.But what he lacked in wealth, he made up for with determination. Before long, James had launched his own small contracting business. He carefully saved every dollar, invested in equipment, […]

On my fall and winter walk at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, I united two legendary men’s tailors in Toronto, Lou Myles and Frank Stollery.

On my walk at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, with my original Becker’s milk crate in hand, I discovered the founder, Frank Bazos.

The young protege was born in England in 1880 and began his musical training at the age of eight. By the time he reached 15, he began working as organist and choirmaster at several London-area churches. Remarkable!