The Loyalist Gazette articles from March 2001

The Loyalist Gazette archives from March 2001

The Loyalist Quill.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... I hope you enjoy our focus on 19th century photography in this issue. It has been a labour of love that began rather unexpectedly just over a year ago. One of the pleasures of researching the article on photography was securing a...

Speakers' Corner.(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2001... Letters to the Editor UE Doesn't = Better Person I would like to see a list drawn up that tells us who is a UE, such as a builder, doctor, banker etc. I do realize that UE beside your name does not make you a better person than the guy...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
March 22, 2001... Last issue we incorrectly identified this lady as Lynn Bell. She is, in fact, genealogist Dolly Allen of Ottawa (with the Kingston Branch display behind her.) Mr. Bell, formally John Lynn Bell, goes by Lynn among friends. His image was cut...

"A Request for Papers".
March 22, 2001... The Millennium Committee of the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada is asking for essays and poems to be written for it's Millennium Essay and Poetry Collection Project, which was made official by Dominion Council in May 2000. A...

Officers of the UELAC.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... As in this issue, we ran out of space in our last publication. These are the other officers whom we want to tell you about... Councillor Atlantic Lewis L. Perry UE has been a member of the Halifax/Dartmouth Branch for seventeen years,...

Editor's Note.(Loyalist Moose sentry)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 22, 2001... Some may be wondering about the fate of the Loyalist Moose who was on sentry duty at Front and Simcoe in Toronto from May. Recently he was herded inside at Simcoe Place, where he now guards the foyer. While many of the moose have been auctioned...

Conference 2001 Banquet Speaker.(The Honorable John Ross Matheson)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... St. Lawrence Branch is pleased and honoured to announce that Colonel, The Honourable John Ross Matheson, OC, K.St.J., CD, QC, UE, MA, LLM, LLD, has kindly consented to be the keynote banquet speaker at Conference 2001. Canadian Year 2000...

Conference Tours 2001.
March 22, 2001... Some Sites You can See in June Most photos by Janet Anderson Two major tours are being offered during the conference on Friday. The Lost Villages and Loyalist Tour will visit the Lost Village Museum and other Loyalist sites in Cornwall...

Early Photography.
March 22, 2001... Introduction Looking back to my childhood, I recall a vague disappointment when I considered that an Ontario background held little promise for uncovering castles and knightly ancestors. Several factors changed my outlook during my teenage...

2001 Mohawk Valley Trip.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Colonel John Butler, Hamilton, Sir Guy Carleton and St. Lawrence Branches are planning a four-day Loyalist Fall Trip to the Mohawk Valley from September 28 to October 1, 2001. Edward Kipp, George Anderson, Catherine Tanser and Beverly Craig are...

BLACKFLY -- Go Get the Fly Swatter.(Brief Article)(Review)
March 22, 2001... It's a new television show -- and it's awful. The troublesome insect, from which the main character takes his name, would be more congenial. Just when you are recovering from Mel Gibson's The Patriot, this comes along and it's almost bad enough...

'Gallant Ferguson': Major Patrick Ferguson (1744-80).
March 22, 2001... Inspector of Militia American popular history has mythologised the regular army officers who commanded Loyal American troops. Banastre Tarleton, unforgiven for surviving to a ripe old age, has been vilified on questionable grounds as...

Promoting Our Loyalist Heritage in Montreal and Quebec.
March 22, 2001... Associate Member of Heritage Branch and Co-Chair of the UELAC Millennium Committee. The author acknowledges with thanks the assistance of George Anderson, C.M.H., UE, Co-Chair of the UELAC Millennium Committee, and of Robert C. Wilkins, UE,...

Magic Moments.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Last fall, Canadian newspapers published the results of a survey designed to determine the most significant events in Canada's history. You may recall that Confederation placed first, followed by the completion of the CPR, and surprisingly, the...

Henderson Goal Beat Loyalists.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Paul Henderson's goal against the Russian hockey team placed fourth. Nothing connected to the Loyalists or Revolutionary War rated a high placing, and the closest events to our time were the War of 1812, and the Plains of Abraham. A majority of...

News From Oriskany.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... In a news release from Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site, a lecture series, Speaker's Corner was announced. Most of the lectures will have taken place by the time you receive this, but we'll include the April topic just in case: "Muscle,...

Scholarship Committee Seeks Assistance.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... The Bernice Wood Flett Loyalist Scholarship Committee seeks suggestions, ideas and the input of the members of the Association. If you feel you can offer thoughts to the committee as they develop the terms of this post-graduate scholarship,...

The Elizabetlitown Chapel: A Plaque Unveiled.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... On Sunday afternoon, 17 September 2000, some sixty people gathered on the lawn of St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, in the tiny village of Lyn, Elizabethtown Township. In bright sunshine and a stiff southwesterly wind, a ceremony began with...

Sgt. John Young, Butler's Rangers.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... The photos depict the home of Sgt. John Young on Lot 117, Niagara Tp. The house was built c1790 and is still in use as a home. John also owned lots 155 and 156 in Niagara Tp, and others elsewhere. This house is located near Virgil ON, behind a...

Fall-out From The Patriot.(feature film)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... While that movie recedes in our memory, rather like a bad dream, there are a couple of more recent items related to it, to pass along to you. Believe it or not, an American company in Las Vegas is marketing hand-painted figures (toy...

Booth Marker.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Philip Smart has placed a granite marker near the spot where Benjamin Booth, son of Sgt. Joshua Booth was buried. It is immediately next to the lime-stone marker of Catherine Dorland, daughter of an Associated Loyalist. On the east side,...

Grand River.(historical society news)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... In September, we took our display to Norfolklore, Norfolk Historical Society's genealogy fair in Simcoe. In October, we held genealogy/history workshops for over six hundred Brownies and Girl Guides in preparation for their Heritage Badge. We...

Heritage.(historical society news)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Several of our members participated in the Loyalist Bus Tour to the Hudson Valley of New York, organized by George Anderson, C.M.H., UE, and Edward Kipp, C.M.H., UE. This was an extremely well run and enjoyable tour. We had our Charter...

Kawartha.(historical society news)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... It has been long acknowledged that the UELAC in the Kawartha's is one of the best-kept secrets of the area. It was for this reason, a display booth for use at Heritage Days, Settlers villages, etc was thought to be a good idea. We borrowed an...

Ronald "Ron" Earl Staley UE.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
March 22, 2001... It is with great sadness and feeling of loss that I inform you that Ronald "Ron" Earl Staley UE, of Cambridge, Ontario, a member of Kawartha Branch, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2000. I became a very good friend with Ron over the...

Little Forks Branch.(historical society news)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Little Forks Branch had a display at the Quebec Anglo-Heritage Network Conference held last June at Bishop's University in Lennoxville. It was a three-day function and there were representatives from across the province. What a wonderful...

Little Forks Branch Member Honoured.(Charles Shepard)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Little Forks Branch Past President Charles Shepard UE was honoured recently for his service in World War Two. Mr. Shephard was a paratrooper with the First Special Service, and he received a certificate from the General Consul of France,...

Sir John Johnson Centennial.(historical society news)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Roy Lewis, the Regional Vice-President of Central Division - Eastern Section, was the guest speaker at our Annual meeting held on June 10th at the Sutton Legion Hall, where approximately 40 members enjoyed a roast beef dinner catered by the...

Hamburg-Hawley 1795-1995.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Compiled by Bruce Cuthill & Grant Huyck Jean Donald Hough Picton: Printcraft. 1995. Coil bound. 201 pages Two Centuries in Hayburn Author: Donald Hough UE Kingston: DigiGraphics Inc. 2000. Coil bound. Donald...

Local History.
March 22, 2001... Reflections of Percy Township Editor: Warkworth-Percy Historical Society Published by the Warkworth-Percy Historical Society. 2000. Softcover. 156 pages.

How Firm a Foundation, A History of the Township of Cramahe and the Village of Colborne.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Author: Eileen Argyris Erin: Boston Mills Press. 2000. Hardcover. 192 pages. [Note: When we checked the web site, this author and book were not listed. http://www.bostonmillspress.com/ Boston Mills Press Bookstore: 1-800-565-3111] ...

Pioneering Spirit, Ontario Places of Worship, Then and Now.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Author: Elizabeth Luther Toronto: Eastendbooks. 2000. Softcover. 200 pages This is Elizabeth Luther's personal journal, documenting her visit to a variety of churches, mosques, and other buildings of a religious nature. Her use of the...

American Migrations 1765-1799.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Author: Peter Wilson Coldham Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. 2000. Hardcover. 948 pages. $75. U.S. This substantial book was mentioned in the fall issue, with a promise to have a closer look later. That time has come. ...

Er War Em Hesse! Die Geschichte Deutscher Soldaten in Kanada, wahrend und nach der Amerikanischen Revolution 1776-1783.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Author: Johannes Helmut Merz Hamilton: German Canadian Historical Book Publishing. 1993. Coil Bound. 173 pages Reviewed by Peter W. Johnson UE Johannes Helmut Merz has devoted many years to studying the German Auxiliaries who...

Old Ontario Houses, Traditions in Local Architecture.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Author: Tom Cruickshank, Photographer: John De Visser Willowdale Ontario: Firefly Books. 2000. Hardcover. 206 pages. I learned about this book in a newspaper review last fall; and based on the author's reputation, I knew it would...

Canada, A People's History, Volume One.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Authors: Don Gillmor and Pierre Turgeon From the television special directed by Mark Starowicz Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd./Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2000. Hardcover. 306 pages. $60. http://www.mcclelland.com/ ...

Laura Secord's Brave Walk.(Review)
March 22, 2001... by Connie Brummel Crook Illustrator: June Lawrason Toronto: Second Story Press. 2000. Hardcover. Reviewed by Meredith G. Johnson UE (aged 12) This exciting book with lots of pictures makes the reader aware of why all people in...

Revolutionary America, 1763-1800.(Review)
March 22, 2001... by Thomas L. Purvis (Facts on File, Inc., New York, 1995) Reviewed by William A Smy This book is a must for any historian seriously interested in the American Revolution. Through numerous statistical tables, charts, maps and...

Inside Camp X.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Camp X, The Top Secret World War II 'Secret Agent Training School' Strategically Placed in Canada On The Shores of Lake Ontario. Author: Lynn-Philip Hodgson Paperback, 378 pages. $15.00 ISBN # 0-9687062-0-7, available in all...

Land of the Loyalist: Their struggle to shape the Maritimes.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Author: Ronald Rees Halifax: Nimbus Publishing. 2000. Paperback. 146 pages. $16.95 http://www.nimbus.ns.ca/ Reviewed by Mary Beacock Fryer UE Ronald Rees is a retired professor of geography who lives in New Brunswick. His book...

The Front of South Fredericksburgh.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Author: Ruth M. Wright for the South Fredericksburgh Heritage Committee Brockville: Henderson Printing Inc. 1999. 165 pages. Softcover. This is yet another book that was available at the Loyalist Day at Adolphustown, and like the...

Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Author: Paul J. Bunnell, F.A.C.G., UE Reviewed by Peter W. Johnson UE Bowie MD: Heritage Books Inc. 2000. Softcover. 168 pages. This is Mr. Bunnell's 6th book, and it may prove to be his best yet. It's a veritable goldmine of...

Essays on the American Revolution.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Editors: Stephen Kurtz & James Hutson New York, The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill & W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1973, 309 pages Reviewed by William Manning BA, UE [Editor's Note: The author's use of "Patriot" was...

Family Tree Maker's Family Archives,.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Genealogical Records: Ontario and Nova Scotia Settlers, 1790-1860 CD#274 Reviewed by Peter W. Johnson UE With a wealth of information on one disc, this CD focuses on immigrants to Nova Scotia and Ontario prior to Confederation. This...

Bluebloods & Rednecks: Discord and Rebellion in the 1830s.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Author: Charles D. Anderson The General Store Publishing House, Burnstown, Ontario, 1996, 263 pages Reviewer: William Manning I'm sure most readers are aware of the recent comments of American historian Stephen Pearlstein in which...

A Quotation for Heritage-minded Folk to Ponder.(World War I quotation)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... The following appeared in the article, "No longer another Unknown Soldier", by Tony Wilson in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Nov 10th, 2000, just in time for Remembrance Day last fall. It concerned the historical and genealogical journey of...

Loyalist Families & Reunions.(Young family, and other Canadian settlers)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Young Family Those of us who have researched the Young family history for some time have always known that Adam Young UE and his three sons, John Young UE, Daniel Young UE and Henry Young UE, were members of one of the first two white...

British Graves.(New Jersey cemetery)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... I am a pastor of an historic church in Union NJ. Our church was the site of a Revolutionary War battle. The original building was burned down. In the cemetery that abuts our church is the unmarked mass grave of the remains of the 46 British and...

106th Haviland Family Reunion, July 21, 2001.(Waterford, Ontario)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... The 106th Haviland Family Reunion will be held July 21, 2001 at Waterford Lakes, Waterford, Ontario. Saturday's events will start at 11:00 a.m. with registration, followed by a 12:00 p.m. potluck buffet meal. There will be afternoon games...