The Loyalist Gazette articles from March 1998

The Loyalist Gazette archives from March 1998

King's names project: Carleton Loyalist index.
March 22, 1998... by John E. Ruch, FHSC, UE [ Editor's Note: Many rich collections of historical documents languish in archives without practical indexes to make them readily accessible. Among these was a prime source for Loyalist history -- the collection...

John Bethune of Glengarry (1751-1815).
March 22, 1998... Editor, David G Anderson, anderson@glen-net.ca A descendant of the Bethunes of Skye, traditional physicians to the Court of Scotland, John Bethune was educated at King's College, Aberdeen. He was ordained and emigrated in 1773 with his...

Revenge and retribution: ... the death of Philip White, New Jersey Loyalist.
March 22, 1998... by Dorothy L. Martin; research by Kathleen McIntosh, UE Depositions made by the Loyalists before the American Claims Commission -- the affidavits, testimonials, deeds and personal papers presented at the hearings -- are an integral part of...

Like father, like son: the Johnson family and the town site of Cornwall.
March 22, 1998... by Stuart L. Manson, UE At the close of the American War of Independence in 1783, thousands of Loyalists from the Thirteen Colonies became `landless' refugees, in search of a new home. They had supported the Royal cause for a variety of...

"Munro" doctrine (errors in genealogy have long-term consequences).
March 22, 1998... by Peter W. Johnson, UE Richard J. Bush, Lt.Col. USAF (Ret.) of Ann Arbor, Michigan is a man with a mission, and genealogists in general could use more of his type. Richard understands that once a piece of genealogical information is in...

Bus trip to Prince Edward County.
March 22, 1998... by Doug Grant, UE Saturday, 16 August 1997 dawned early and clear. Rouse the kids; a quick breakfast; pack up the drinks, cookies and fruit for snacks; make a wake-up call to one who is concerned about missing the bus; and off to Toronto...

Loyalist philatelist, chapter two.
March 22, 1998... by Adrian Willison, Heritage Branch My goal is to research and find Loyalist connections for as many Canadian stamps as possible. This will be an ongoing effort on my part because new stamps are always being issued. This, of course, is what...

WWW: website worth watching: the "official" web site of Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY.
March 22, 1998... http://www.oldfortniagara.org/ 300 Years of history.... just minutes from the Falls! The site of historic battles and sieges, trading and conquest, Old Fort Niagara today is an exciting place where the past lives on! Preserved as they...

Branching out (reports from United Empire Loyalist branches throughout Canada).
March 22, 1998... Bay of Quinte Stirling writer, historian and researcher Lewis Zandbergen was guest speaker at the November meeting held in Westminster Church, Loyalist Wallbridge Road, Belleville. Topic: his children's maternal heritage which can be...

Loyalist portraits: Margaret Pugh, UE.
March 22, 1998... Two brothers, Benjamin and Jesse Pawling, came to Canada from the colonies during the American Revolution. They landed in the Maritimes and then went to Ontario by boat and on foot, eventually ending up in St. Catharine's, Ontario. ...

Story of Philip Buck, Loyalist.
March 22, 1998... [Note from Jean Arner Walton, UE, December 1997: Grace Austin has received her UEL certificate and has become a Canadian, giving her dual citizenship. She is truly a real asset to our Bicentennial Branch and the whole Association.] [The...

Everall story: the well-travelled descendants of Edward Everall.
March 22, 1998... by Eleanor E. Sanderson, 1995 Eleanor Sanderson gave me her notes and permission to reproduce her address [to the Victoria Branch, 17 April 1996] when Vona SMITH and I stayed with her in 1996. I reproduced it in part as a memorial to...

Loyalist site-seer: William Osterhout (Internet sites relating to United Empire Loyalists).
March 22, 1998... [We'll feature particular Internet sites in each issue. Don't forget to send us your favourites.] http://citd.scar.utoronto.ca/ANTC28/Osterhout.html A Loyalist who lost his property in Pennsylvania after the American Revolution. ...

Going back to school - Loyalist school (re-enacting battles of the American Revolutionary War).
March 22, 1998... by Peter W. Johnson, UE What Would the Spelling Be? [Note to readers: According to my old, but huge, unabridged, Oxford dictionary enactor is spelled "or" not "er" -- "enactor: one who enacts (a part, scene)". Re-enact is only shown...

Loyalist guide to the Mohawk Valley.
March 22, 1998... Compiled by George Anderson, UE Published by St. Lawrence Branch (1997), 15 p. Cost (including mailing) $3.50 in Canada; $5.00 elsewhere. George Anderson, St. Lawrence Branch, UE has put together a particularly useful tool for first...

Maple moon.
March 22, 1998... Toronto: Stoddart Kids. 1997. 32 pages. Hardcover. $18.95. It's always nice to see Association members in print, and Connie Brummel Crook, UE, is no stranger in this area. In the past she has delved into the Meyers family and Laura Secord...

Maryland Loyalists.
March 22, 1998... by Christopher New Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, Maryland, 6 December 1996 Christopher New writes graphically about a regiment that almost didn't survive the war and its aftermath. As was the case with many southern regiments, the...

Inventing the Loyalists.
March 22, 1998... Norman Knowles, Inventing the Loyalists: The Ontario Loyalist Tradition and the Creation of Usable Pasts University of Toronto Press, 1997, pp.244, $50.00 hardcover/$18.95 softcover. This is a book to challenge popular conceptions. The...

Loyalist collection Harriet Irving Library (at University of New Brunswick).
March 22, 1998... The Harriet Irving Library, at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, N.B., is a repository of Loyalist resources which is unique in Canada. The Loyalist Collection is a special collection on microfilm of North American colonial and...