Brookside Cemetery, Bridgewater vandalism
South Shore Genealogical Society
**Brookside Cemetery, Bridgewater**
Vandalism
Do you have ancestors/loved ones buried in this cemetery? On April 25, 2000, an extreme act of vandalism was perpetrated on 172 headstones. A complete list of those who have family/ancestors buried here, or of those who are responsible for gravesite maintenance, has not yet been finalized. Your help may be needed.
Carol Pickings-Anthony is the person responsible for the cemetery and she can be reached by any of the following methods:
1. by postal mail:
Town of Bridgewater,
60 Pleasant Street,
Bridgewater, NS B4V 3X9
Canada
2. by email:
[email protected]
3. by telephone:
902-543-6947
Whichever method of contact you use, Carol has requested that you please include the following:
Your name
Your full mailing address
Your email address, if you have one
The names of your ancestors/loved ones who are interred in Brookside Cemetery.
Carol is attempting to notify everyone who is affected as quickly as possible. If she learns that you, or your family, are affected, you will be notified within approximately one month.
These photographs were taken by Paul Harmon and George Newbury and are representative of the destruction.
Click on the photograph for a large version
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