| Bethune Memorial House | |
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| Location | 235 John Street North Gravenhurst, Ontario |
| Elevation | 255 metres (837 ft) |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Built | 1880 |
| Original use | Manse |
| Current use | Museum |
| Governing body | Parks Canada |
| Website | Official website |
| Official name | Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1997/09/22 |
Bethune Memorial House (French: Maison commémorative Bethune), a National Historic Site of Canada in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada, commemorates the life and achievements of Dr. Norman Bethune. Impatient and restless, he was inspired by a sense of duty to others and a love of the outdoors. In Bethune, these characteristics were the seeds of a battlefront surgeon, communist, humanitarian, inventor, teacher and artist. The historic site explores the roots and examines his legacy. Dr. Bethune spent the last two years of his life in China, serving as a teacher and as a surgeon of the communist Eighth Route Army.[1]
- ^ "Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site of Canada". www.historicplaces.ca. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-09-24.