Public interest has inspired Nanaimo Community Archives to host a free lecture on the city’s cemeteries.
The archives presents Burying Business: A History of Nanaimo Cemeteries, which features seven cemeteries and commemorative sites.
Genealogists have long been interested in cemeteries as a research source, but interest has widened in recent years to include historians of race and religion, according to Christine Meutzner, archives manager.
The lecture is preceded by a short annual general meeting.
The presentation will be held at the ArtLab at 150 Commercial St. on June 9 at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, please e-mail nanaimoarchives@gmail.com.