Today, I went to the Mount-Royal cemetery. This particular cemetary is known accross the world for its vastness, beauty, and the countless number of plots that are there dating back a few centuries.
I came across an area with the Heading "Sourds-Muets", translated into English comes pretty darn close to "Deaf and Dumb" Most of the plots in this area, about 50 or so, pre-date the second world-war. I didn't know which was more sad, the fact that we called them D&D or that they had tiny little plots with their year of death on them. Passed away without much fan-fare I can imagine. Today, I mourn for these people. May they rest in peace. And thank you Celina Mailloux S.-M. 1938.
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Oui... Les deux institutions catholiques pour les sourds avaient des cimetières pour les élèves décédé(e)s pendant qu'ils ou elles étaient pensionnaires, si les familles ne voulaient pas les faire enterrer dans leur lot familial.
Drôle que ça ait attiré ton attention; c'est le sujet de mes recherches!
En passant, belles photos!
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