Simpson Cemetery Memorial, Southwest Middlesex

Details here:  https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/2445/

This year we are remembering our ancestors in Simpson Cemetery.   July 27, 2025

21563 Pratt Siding Road  Woodgreen - Southwest Middlesex

Hosted by the Simpson Descendants and sponsored by the Glencoe & District Historical Society

Family descendants, neighbours, and the general public are invited to the Simpson Cemetery to pay their respects and tell stories about their ancestors buried here.  There is no rain date: in case of rain, check Glencoe District Historical Society facebook page for adjustments or cancellation.  

11:00 a.m. or earlier.  Bring your family and make a day of it and arrive in the morning and explore the cemetery.  Bring a photo to tape on your ancestors’ stones.  Tell your kids about their ancestors.  There will be a toilet on site for event.

12 Noon.   Time for an old fashioned picnic.  Spread out your blanket and share a meal with your family and friends.  Water and soft drinks will be provided by the Glencoe & District Historical Society.

DRAFT program: 

1:00 p.m.   Walk with the Ancestors:  a series of rotating talks and activities

• Spirit walk with Nicolas Bodine.
• Demonstration: How to properly clean and care for a gravestone. 
• Demonstration: How to do a gravestone rubbing. 

2:00 p.m.   Gather to Remember.   

• Welcoming remarks and land acknowledgement – Brian Huis, Emcee and Simpson Descendant.
• Remembering our Ancestors – Elected representative, Municipality of Southwest Middlesex
• History of the Simpson Cemetery - Ken Willis, Cemetery Historian.
• Honour Roll - Reading of the names from the plaque of those who served their country in times of war.
• Tribute to “Nicholas Bodine” (1788 to 1885), Upper Canada militia veteran, War of 1812 – courtesy of the United Empire Loyalists.  Representative from UEL.
• Closing prayer -

Adjourn: 2: 45 p.m.