Woodlawn Cemetery
1502 – 2nd Avenue North
Established in 1905, Woodlawn Cemetery is a beautiful 94 acre expanse of classic gravestones and memorials, enhanced by some 2000 stately mature American Elm and spruce trees.
Next-of-Kin Memorial Avenue was started in 1923 when elms were planted on either side of the avenue leading into the Cemetery. A memorial to honour Saskatoon soldiers who died in the First World War, it was conceived and undertaken by local women of the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) who declared that "A tree is a living memorial.... a thing of beauty and of inspiration - a living token of the wonder and glory of nature...". To date over 1200 trees in Woodlawn have been planted and dedicated to veterans of all wars. Similar memorials using American Elms as "Roads to Remembrance" were established across Canada. However, Dutch Elm Disease, urban development, and other factors led to their demise everywhere but in Saskatoon. For this reason Next-of-Kin Memorial Avenue was designated as a National Historic Site in 1993.
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