Author: Ann HilderPublisher:
ISBN: 9780975741238
Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The 148 page book, "140TH ANNIVERSARY of THE GAP PIONEER CEMETERY (1873 - 2013) - A WALKING TOUR GUIDE AND ANCESTRAL HISTORY OF THE 162 INDIVIDUAL BURIALS IN THE CEMETERY", was researched by members of The Gap Pioneer and History Group Inc. and written by Ann Hilder in 2013 to celebrate the 140th anniversary of this historic cemetery. In addition, the publication has been designed as an ancestral guide for families to pass down to their younger and future generations to preserve their heritage. Section 1. has been designed as a walking tour reference and includes photos of the individual headstones and plaques, and where available, a picture of the person interred. Of the total 162 interments, almost 120 personal photos have been illustrated. The walking tour guide will be of great benefit to the many families who visit the cemetery in search of links to their family heritage. Section2. has an ancestral history included for each of the 162 interments. The research has been carried out by experienced historians availing themselves of the myriad of publicly available data sources available in the 21st century. This section has been indexed and almost 600 different family surnames only, are listed. Included in the relevant family histories are details of the family connections to 120 different immigrant ships (not indexed). At the rear of the book, fifteen pages have been allocated for the inclusion of a pictorial view of the cemetery from the early 20th century to this special 140th anniversary year. General information: Just over one hundred and forty years ago in 1872, Moses Adsett, a generous land owner in The Gap gifted two acres of his land for the establishment of a religious meeting place and a burial ground. The heritage of our Pioneer Cemetery begins with the death and burial of Moses in February 1873. Our cemetery has always reflected its pioneering beginnings as one by one, Moses has been joined by many other pioneering family members whose contributions to this community are still fondly recalled today in the 21st century.
