Great Canadian Plaque to honour the Chartologist of the Dominion, Hensley Reed Holmden

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Beechwood Cemetery

Beechwood Cemetery is pleased to unveil a new Great Canadian Plaque to honour the Chartologist of the Dominion, Hensley Reed Holmden on Sunday, August 25 2019 at 11:00 am. The event consists of a short ceremony at the gravesite, a few speeches and a reception in our main building.  

 

HENSLEY REED HOLMDEN

1852 – 1928

HENSLEY R. HOLMDEN, KNOWN AS THE “CHARTOLOGIST OF THE DOMINION,” WAS BORN IN PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. COMING TO CANADA IN 1881, HE WORKED AS A JOURNALIST FOR A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPERS, EARNING A REPUTATION AS BEING ONE OF THE BEST REPORTERS IN THE CAPITAL, AND IN 1900 BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE PRESS GALLERY. CHANGING CAREERS AT THE AGE OF 52, HE BECAME CHARTOLOGIST FOR THE DOMINION ARCHIVES, AND IN 1912 PUBLISHED THE CATALOGUE OF MAPS, PLANS AND CHARTS IN THE MAP ROOM OF THE DOMINION ARCHIVES, WHICH CLASSIFIED AND INDEXED SOME 4,106 ITEMS. HIS TIRELESS SEARCH FOR MAPS AND CHARTS LED TO THE OUTLINE OF THE ARCTIC AND DEFINED PROVINCIAL BOUNDARIES FOR ALL CANADIANS TO SEE.

 

HENSLEY R. HOLMDEN,

SURNOMMÉ LE « CARTOGRAPHE DU DOMINION », EST NÉ À PLYMOUTH, EN ANGLETERRE. ARRIVÉ AU CANADA EN 1881, IL TRAVAILLE COMME JOURNALISTE POUR

PLUSIEURS JOURNAUX. CONSIDÉRÉ COMME L’UN DES MEILLEURS REPORTERS DE LA CAPITALE, IL DEVIENT PRÉSIDENT DE LA TRIBUNE DE LA PRESSE EN 1900. IL CHANGE DE CARRIÈRE À L’ÂGE DE 52 ANS ET DEVIENT CARTOGRAPHE DES ARCHIVES DU DOMINION ET IL PUBLIE EN 1912 LE CATALOGUE OF MAPS, PLANS AND CHARTS IN THE MAP ROOM OF THE DOMINION ARCHIVES, QUI CLASSE ET INDEXE QUELQUE 4 106 ARTICLES. SA RECHERCHE INLASSABLE DE CARTES ET DE GRAPHIQUES A PERMIS DE TRACER LES CONTOURS DE L’ARCTIQUE ET DE DÉFINIR LES FRONTIÈRES PROVINCIALES À L’INTENTION DE TOUS LES CANADIENS ET CANADIENNES.

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