Historic drawing of the Pictou Island horse-drawn hearse, signed L. B. Jenson

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Pioneer Cemetery Explorer

Explore surviving markers, photographs, inscriptions and family connections in the Pioneer Cemetery records.

The Cemetery Explorer brings together surviving markers, photographs, historical records and PIHS research. A grave marker may identify a person or family without establishing that the individual was buried at that exact location. Where the historical record is uncertain, the Explorer says so.

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