Mike Loader
@mikeloader.bsky.social
I write about Toronto history, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, the Necropolis, and Potter's Field 🇨🇦
... and 30 other soldiers were badly injured. The two soldiers were buried together in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Photo from the Toronto Daily Star. #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory [2/2]
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
... and 30 other soldiers were badly injured. The two soldiers were buried together in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Photo from the Toronto Daily Star. #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory [2/2]
...to Oakville in 1965. Thomas Fullerton Just bought it in 1970 but his second wife buried him in California. Baillie was a successful bond dealer and steal magnate who built shell casings and airplanes during WWI. He refused a salary, donated his profits, and was knighted.
September 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
...to Oakville in 1965. Thomas Fullerton Just bought it in 1970 but his second wife buried him in California. Baillie was a successful bond dealer and steal magnate who built shell casings and airplanes during WWI. He refused a salary, donated his profits, and was knighted.
...reinterred with their markers to Mount Pleasant Cemetery in 1875. Mount Pleasant kindly uncovered John’s marker for the Ontario Genealogical Society Toronto Branch in 2024 so we could check if it was still legible, but sadly it had completely deteriorated.
September 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
...reinterred with their markers to Mount Pleasant Cemetery in 1875. Mount Pleasant kindly uncovered John’s marker for the Ontario Genealogical Society Toronto Branch in 2024 so we could check if it was still legible, but sadly it had completely deteriorated.
The building was designed by Darling & Pearson with York & Sawyer and was completed in 1931. It was the tallest building in the British Empire until 1962.
September 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The building was designed by Darling & Pearson with York & Sawyer and was completed in 1931. It was the tallest building in the British Empire until 1962.
...and her marker and remains were moved to Mount Pleasant Cemetery in 1875. The inscription implies she was a housekeeper but the name of her employer is unknown.
August 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
...and her marker and remains were moved to Mount Pleasant Cemetery in 1875. The inscription implies she was a housekeeper but the name of her employer is unknown.
Walter was shot to death in 1902 by a pop bottler in a dispute over the amount owed for returned bottles. The white shooter was acquitted of his murder.
August 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Walter was shot to death in 1902 by a pop bottler in a dispute over the amount owed for returned bottles. The white shooter was acquitted of his murder.
...Reason moved to a farm in Grantham (St. Catharines). After the American Civil War, Reason and Rebecca’s sons Walter and Moses moved to the United States to take part in Reconstruction and taught in Freedmen’s Bureau schoolhouses in Louisiana...
August 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
...Reason moved to a farm in Grantham (St. Catharines). After the American Civil War, Reason and Rebecca’s sons Walter and Moses moved to the United States to take part in Reconstruction and taught in Freedmen’s Bureau schoolhouses in Louisiana...
Jane is buried in Niagara Falls with her husband. The pond was drained in 1936. Illustration 1890.
July 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Jane is buried in Niagara Falls with her husband. The pond was drained in 1936. Illustration 1890.
His wives and children were reinterred in 1875 to Mount Pleasant Cemetery when Potter’s Field was closed and the marker for his daughter Mary, who died at 16 from Hysteric Passion, has been preserved.
July 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
His wives and children were reinterred in 1875 to Mount Pleasant Cemetery when Potter’s Field was closed and the marker for his daughter Mary, who died at 16 from Hysteric Passion, has been preserved.
In Toronto, John operated a provision store and later the Scottish Arms Inn and a confectionary. He buried his two wives and three children in Potter’s Field. He died in 1864 and was buried in an unmarked grave in the Toronto Necropolis.
July 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In Toronto, John operated a provision store and later the Scottish Arms Inn and a confectionary. He buried his two wives and three children in Potter’s Field. He died in 1864 and was buried in an unmarked grave in the Toronto Necropolis.
The accident is referred to as the Woodbridge crash because in 1970 the location was closer to Woodbridge, and Brampton hadn’t grown to encompass the crash site.
July 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The accident is referred to as the Woodbridge crash because in 1970 the location was closer to Woodbridge, and Brampton hadn’t grown to encompass the crash site.
The captain was one of Canada’s most experienced pilots, Peter Hamilton, who had flown bombing raids over Germany during WW2. He had been shot down in 1944 and held as a POW. About half of those on board are buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
July 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The captain was one of Canada’s most experienced pilots, Peter Hamilton, who had flown bombing raids over Germany during WW2. He had been shot down in 1944 and held as a POW. About half of those on board are buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.