Peaceful and serene, Old Willowbank Cemetery contains the remains of many of the oldest inhabitants from this area. Only the now closed Old Burying Ground is older.

The 13-acre cemetery on Gaspereau Avenue was started in 1882.

Willowbank Cemetery was begun over a decade before the town was incorporated. It was set up by a number of the town fathers on nine acres of land donated by J.W. Barss and then increased in size.

The cemetery was incorporated in 1916 and then again in 1923 due to changes in the act. From Wolfville’s civic history called ‘Mud Creek’, which was collected back in 1980, the citizens of Wolfville believe: A cemetery is made up of people and their relationships to one another, and each gravestone in a cemetery has a story.
 

A cemetery is made up of people and their relationships to one another, and each gravestone in a cemetery has a story.

Many local residents seek out family genealogy and look for the headstones of their ancestors in Willowbank Cemetery. The site also provides a much beloved passive recreation spot or greenspace.

Interest has also been growing in green burials, which are a kind of return to age-old practices. Willowbank records include three such burials in recent history.

Anyone with questions is welcome to call or email chair Wendy Elliott at 902-542-2533 or email welliott@bellaliant.net

Contact the treasurer Diana Morine at 902-542-3831.

Roy Duncan 905-220-3718 can be contacted for lot sales, burials and maintenance.

To search the graves listings, please click this link for a third-party database.

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ABOUT THE OVEN

“The oven”, as it’s fondly called, is a warm and inviting community space for people to cook, eat, and connect together in the park. From free community events, to slow food cooking workshops, to co-cooking events that bring people together to connect, the oven is a place for all to meet, connect, and build deep relationships with each other and the land. The Front Street Community Oven Society is a not-for-profit social enterprise located at:

Robie Tuft’s Nature Centre, 160 Front Street, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

(The grassy area between the Wolfville Library and the NSLC) 

Our Mantra

We are all connected

Our Vision

A community where everyone finds belonging

Our Mission

Our mission is to create a joyful space to cook together, eat together, and share stories. Through the magic of food and fire we re-imagine what it is to connect to each other and the land. 

The Kings County Family Resource Centre is a non-profit , charitable organization that has been operating since 1989. All of our programs on and off site throughout Kings County are free of charge. We offer over 20 programs that are either parent-child interactive, parent/grandparent/caregiver programs and child programs. The Parenting Journey Home Visitor and Family Home Child Care Agency operate out of our central location at 4 Calkin Dr, in the Coldbrook Industrial Park.