The re-interment of the Elmbank burials at Assumption Cemetery is meant to mirror a 19th century Catholic cemetery in Ontario. The combination of archaeological investigation, historical research using primary sources and the genealogical histories of families as well as the systematic re-burial process, monument restoration, landscaping and the creation of a main memorial provide us a rebirth of the Elmbank mission at its new site. If you are interested in viewing the exact location of a specific burial, please phone Assumption Cemetery Office at (905) 670-8801.
View the plan showing the new site at Assumption Cemetery in Missisauga.
The present Elmbank Cemetery is in four sections.
- The first section is a restoration of Elmbank Cemetery as a 19th century Canadian Catholic cemetery, thanks to the monument (tombstone) restoration program. The monuments found at the airport site that were related to identified human remains were accordingly erected at the appropriate burial sites.
- The second section contains the human remains that were identified but for which no monument exists. For each of these burials, contemporary burial markers were suggested.
- The third section includes all unidentified human remains and is located east of the main memorial monument.
- The fourth section is the exhibition of monuments found at the airport site not matching identified burials.