The Loyalist Gazette articles from March 2006

The Loyalist Gazette archives from March 2006

The Loyalist quill.
March 22, 2006... In this issue, we have introduced a new section, Members in the News. Learn how Margaret Carter UE met the newly appointed Governor General of Canada. Find out why the UELAC Standard Bearer, David Ellsworth UE, is "Egg-cited" It's a first for...

Who wielded this weapon?(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... Last year while working on the Fall 2005 Gazette, I happened to be formatting an article about Ralph Morden on the same day that I received an e-mail from a Christopher Morden, who is a member of a travel group to which I belong. I wrote to him...

General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe's grave.(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... New Carlton Cemetery, Edinburgh In October, I was contacted by Stephen Sheaffe. He said: "Recently I was in Edinburgh and located his grave in the New Calton Cemetery. Unfortunately his grave is in total disrepair, with the top of the...

Who's who? Two members identify loyalists on 1996 trip.(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... Editor's Note: On page 6 in the Fall 2005 issue of The Loyalist Gazette, Dorrine Macnab UE, of Toronto, asked for help in identifying as many individuals as possible in a group photograph that was taken on the Loyalist Loop in 1996 as they were...

Old friend Hereward Senior.(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... I have just received my Fall 2005 Gazette and am halfway through it. Certainly it is a colourful and well-packed issue of Loyalist news. I was pleased to see the item on Hereward Senior who is an old friend through our mutual connection to the...

Collection of kudos.(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... It is satisfying to see what a wonderfully thorough job editor, Bob McBride, does with the flood of material we receive. Consider that for this issue, he whittled the material received down to a mere 493 files, which he sent to me. After...

Presidential praise ...(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... Bob McBride UE and Michael Johnson have done a wonderful job again with the Fall 2005 issue of The Loyalist Gazette. I always make the point when speaking to branches that they work very hard for about three months for each issue. I hear lots...

From the east ...(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... I want to congratulate you on the excellent Fall 2005 issue of The Loyalist Gazette. I enjoyed it and received a number of favourable comments from some of our members. Best regards. Jim McKenzie UE, President, New Brunswick Branch.

And Central Canada ...(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... I spent much time last evening thoroughly going through your last issue. There is a lot of good stuff there. I think you are doing a good job? I know it is not an easy one. Margaret Carter UE, Manitoba Branch.

To the west ...(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... Congratulations to you and everyone who works to publish the excellent editions of The Loyalist Gazette. I especially enjoy the People Behind The Scenes section and find the other article subjects well balanced, informative, well written and...

Gazette's former editor ...(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... The Loyalist Gazette, Fall 2005 issue, is truly remarkable when viewing it from many periodical aspects. Every page attracts attention by its images but you have an abundance of quality, well-researched, historical content as well as strongly...

"Periodical peer" praise ...(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... My copy of the Fall 2005 issue of The Loyalist Gazette arrived earlier this week. The overall look of the magazine is excellent. In particular, I liked the extensive use of photographs and the various other graphic elements sandwiched in the...

Quick quotes ...(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2006... "Superb Fall 2005 issue." --Robert Wilkins UE, President, Heritage Branch. "Appreciate all your work to make the Gazette so great?" --Martha Hemphill UE, Genealogist, Toronto Branch. "The Fall edition, as usual, was very...

Oops!--last issue's errata.(Correction notice)
March 22, 2006... Editor's Note: Although tremendous effort is put into each issue of The Loyalist Gazette, unfortunately, errors can creep into any publication. Our apologies for the following error contained in the Fall 2005 issue. Errata in "Certified...

New contest by Michael Johnson, Hon BA, BAA.(Can You SOLVE IT?)
March 22, 2006... I made a puzzle using all 100 tiles in a Scrabble game--98 letters and two blanks. The clues indicate what letters the blanks represent. I used some capitalized words, but there is only one J, K, Q, X and Z. If you have the game try to arrange...

'King George III says' winner.(Can You SOLVE IT?)
March 22, 2006... Last issue's contest started with the word "Taxation" which led to "Revolution" [#10] and ended with "Loyalist" [#20]. Our winner, Virginia Horler of New Brunswick Branch, solved that and also did very well in the tie-breakers... 21....

A capital experience: experience four days of Loyalist fellowship, education and entertainment.(Calendar)
March 22, 2006... UELAC conference 2006 Thursday: Afternoon: Loyalist displays, sales tables and friends. (Branch Genealogists-only workshop 2:30-5:00 pm.) Evening reception with Bruce Bell, historian & entertainer. Friday:...

Margaret Carter UE meets her excellency the right honourable Michaelle Jean.(Members in the News)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... As a confirmed monarchist and fifth generation Loyalist I felt compelled to attend the newly appointed Governor General's visit to Winnipeg. I felt honoured that I was able to witness her first official duty. Accordingly, I responded to the...

Lloyd Oakes UE: immediate Past President of Hamilton Branch, received his Masonic 50-year pin and jewel.(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Lloyd Horning Oakes UE, direct descendant of John Depew UE, of the Indian Department and Immediate Past President of the Hamilton Branch, was Initiated, Passed and Raised in Seymour Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 272 G.R.C., in Ancaster, Ontario,...

United Empire Loyalists' Masonic Degree Team.(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... On Friday, 10 March 2006, the Ontario United Empire Loyalists' Masonic Degree Team was invited to Georgina Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 343 G.R.C., Toronto District 3, to Initiate Bro. Matthew Warner UE into Freemasonry. Bro. Matthew Warner UE is a...

Loyalist monument in Belleville.(UEL Projects)
March 22, 2006... On 10 September 2005, the restored historic UEL Monument in Belleville had its official unveiling at its new site along the Riverfront Trail on the waterfront of the city. The site now preserves the original monument from 1924 and adds four...

"Directory of Loyalists" project.(Directory)
March 22, 2006... With a mission to preserve and promote our Loyalist heritage, the UELAC has many objectives on its slate. One is the development of a database or directory of Loyalists. With this challenge in mind, a committee of members--George Anderson,...

EUL Heritage Centre & Park celebrates 50 years: a cultural tourism development.
March 22, 2006... We have come a long way since that June day in 1956 when Premier Leslie Frost officially opened the Bay of Quinte UEL Memorial Cemetery and Park. Envisioning a public space on the site of the original encampment of the Major Peter Vanalstine...

"Let Loose Our Library".(A Project and Fund Raiser)
March 22, 2006... A major UELAC project for 2006 is to make the information in the Dominion Office Library available for researchers. Part of the activity around this is a campaign to raise funds for this effort and to support the library after 2006. The...

The Bernice Wood Flett Loyalist Scholarship.
March 22, 2006... A Scholarship awarded by The UELAC The George Brown House, 50 Baldwin St. Suite 202, Toronto, ON M5T 1L4 The Bernice Wood Flett Loyalist Scholarship can be awarded to any graduate student who has taken an undergraduate course in Canadian...

Why is our standard bearer so egg-cited?(David Ellsworth UE)
March 22, 2006... David Ellsworth UE, Toronto Branch and UELAC Standard Bearer, (shown at the UELAC Conference in Peterborough) accompanied his father, Brian Scott Ellsworth (right), when Mr. Ellsworth Senior was inducted into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of...

UELAC Honorary Vice-President, Brigadier General William John Patterson, OMM, CD, UE, MA, Kingston, Ontario.(People Behind the Scenes)
March 22, 2006... William John Patterson was born and educated in Kingston, Ontario. He is a graduate of Queen's University with a MA in history. Retired in 1987, he was active in the field of historical museums for twenty-five years. Beginning as a member of...

UELAC councillor of the Prairie Region, Robert J. Rogers UE.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada councillor)(Robert James Rogers )(Biography)
March 22, 2006... Robert James Rogers UE, author of the book Rising above Circumstances--The Rogers Family in Colonial America, is a direct descendant of Lieutenant Colonel James Rogers, Major Commandant of the King's Rangers during the Revolutionary War. James...

Margaret Hall UE, UELAC Central East Regional Vice-President.
March 22, 2006... Margaret Hall UE was born in Toronto and was adopted there. She received her education in Toronto elementary schools, Etobicoke High School, Toronto Normal School, and the University of Toronto. Her late husband, Roy, was a British soldier, a...

Loyalist Rose and Camerons: they served as operatives in a British spy network.(John Cameron and Mary Cameron )(Biography)
March 22, 2006... Legend has it that the Loyalist Rose originated in Damascus and Crusaders brought it to Britain in the eleventh century. Identified as Maiden's Blush of the Rosa Alba family, it appears in some Renaissance paintings. The role of Highland...

Isaac Vanorder.(biography of loyalists)(Biography)
March 22, 2006... If ever there was a reason for the generations to talk to each other, it would be to convey their family history. Many of our children feel that those who came before us are gone. "Who cares? I live for today." Many of our parents and...

Revealing a Rogers relative: loyalist unveils statue to famous ancestor in United States.(Robert Rogers)(Biography)
March 22, 2006... Robert J. Rogers UE was invited to participate in a ceremony on Rogers' Island, near Fort Edward, New York, and to unveil a life-sized bronze statue to honour one of his ancestors and namesake, Major Robert Rogers, partisan commander of the...

Lieutenant Frederick Dochstader UE: died as a 20-year-old in action under command of Major Ross, Butler's Rangers.
March 22, 2006... Preamble Lieutenant Frederick Dochstader UE is this author's fourth great grandfather. His life story exemplifies the extreme sacrifice that he and his young family rendered for the Loyalist cause. Lieutenant Frederick Dochstader UE...

Bay of Quinte.(News from the Branches)
March 22, 2006... The Bay of Quinte Branch will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary throughout 2006 and all branches are invited to help us recognize this milestone. On 16 June 1956, Premier Leslie Frost dedicated the Bay of Quinte UEL Park, which is now the...

Chilliwack.(News from the Branches)
March 22, 2006... You will see by our photos shown here that we are featuring our Young Loyalists. Our Fifteenth Anniversary, celebrated on 29 October 2005, focused on two themes: a "Palette of Pumpkins" and the designated year of "Crystal." Pumpkins...

Colonel John Butler.(News from the Branches)
March 22, 2006... In September, Rod and Beverly Craig attended Norfolk Days held in Simcoe. We had guests from the Hamilton Branch, Lloyd & Gloria Oakes. In October, Noreen Stapley helped at a History Day for school children in Dundas. Gail Woodruff spoke to the...

Edmonton.(News from the Branches)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Education and Programs Director, Fran Losie UE, organized an enjoyable and successful "'Palatine Evening" in September. Thirty-two people attended this social event at the German Club. The evening began with a buffet meal and was followed by...

Governor Simcoe.(News from the Branches)
March 22, 2006... Our annual bus trip last August, as guests of Kawartha Branch, took us through a city tour of Port Hope by local historian and genealogist, Peter Bolton. The Bluestone House, St. Mark's Anglican Church and many more sites were brought to life...

Grand River Branch.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada donates $450.00)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Education/Outreach Chairperson The $ 450.00 grant from the UELAC provided three plaques at cemeteries wherein Loyalists are buried: Old Woodhouse, Vittoria and Old Windham. Three more will be chosen in 2006 including Burford. Copies of...

Hamilton.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada honors veterans of World War II)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Another fall has flown by, filled with many events in Hamilton. Once again, on November 11th, the Hamilton Branch UELAC took part in the ceremony at the Hamilton Cenotaph. World War II veteran Ken Turner UE laid the wreath on our behalf,...

Heritage.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada)
March 22, 2006... Heritage Branch held its thirty-second annual Charter Night Dinner at the Officers' Mess of the Black Watch Armoury in Montreal on 2 November 2005. The guest of honour was the Dominion President, Doug Grant UE, who provided a fascinating report...

Kingston and District.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... On 21 August 2005, Branch President Barbara Bonner, Philip Smart plus Terry and Ruth Hicks, travelled to Christ Church, Tyendinaga Territory for a service honouring Doctor Oronhyatekha, a "Mohawk of National Historical Significance". Two...

Little Forks.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada)
March 22, 2006... Little Forks Branch has continued to be very active managing and welcoming visiting tourists to our "Little Hyatt One-Room Schoolhouse" along with having a summer student serve as tour guide, through the HRDC federal program. We have...

Manitoba.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada arranges "Mothership Adventures")(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Lynn Francis UE of the Manitoba Branch, a great grandmother and descendant of Loyalist Peter Etter UE, participated with her three sisters, Margaret Oliver of Calgary, Alberta, Muriel Simister of Surrey, British Columbia, and Jean Gregory of...

New Brunswick: NB branch sets local records for new members and for UE certificates.(Steve Bolton of United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Membership Chairman for the New Brunswick Branch, Dr. Steve Bolton UE, has done an excellent job effecting a record membership increase for the Branch. Membership increased 20% in the past year. In place of traditional application forms that...

Regina.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada celebrates new year with locals)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... With provincial celebrations happening in most Saskatchewan communities, the Adair family of Maryfield decided to do some education and outreach during the celebrations in their village. Jen Schafer UE, Sandra Garrett UE, Karen Venaas UE and...

Sir Guy Carleton.(new books)
March 22, 2006... At our Christmas social on November 19, Hugh Pearson MacMillan entertained us with a discussion of his new book, Adventures of a Paper Sleuth. This book is based on his twenty-five years working for the Ontario Archives, travelling around the...

Sir John Johnson Centennial.(United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada)
March 22, 2006... The annual church service of Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch UELAC was held in St. James the Apostle Anglican Church in Stanbridge East, Quebec, on 18 October 2005. The Venerable Archdeacon Peter Hannen, who is a member of Heritage Branch,...

Toronto Branch.(articrafts exhibition)
March 22, 2006... In February, the Branch participated in a Heritage Showcase at Mississauga Square One. Many members, some costumed, shared the Loyalist story with the public. The Branch created a highly successful gallery display in Mississauga. It ran...

Victoria Branch.(loyalists appreciation)
March 22, 2006... During 2005, the branch membership reached fifty and twelve certificates were presented A Loyalist booth was entered at the Sooke Fall Fair, 10-11 September. We had decided to emulate some of the eastern branches that have been successful...

Heintzman House hosts happy couple's 50th.(Myrna M Fox and Donald E. Fox celebrate their marriage anniversary)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... On 10 December 2005, congratulations and best wishes were extended to UELAC Past President Myrna M Fox UE and her husband Donald E. Fox as they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception held in the Heintzman House, formerly...

Young, Muriel Evelyn (Teed) UE (1919-2005).(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Members of the New Brunswick Branch were saddened by the death of their faithful long time member, Beth Young UE, on 11 October 2005. Beth was the Branch President from 1981-1983, and, along with her husband, Laurence, played a very important...

Kominar, Sharon A. Wood UE.(Well-Remembered)(Obituary)
March 22, 2006... Peacefully and with dignity, on 31 July 2005, at her Windsor residence, surrounded by her treasured and trusted loved ones. Born in South Porcupine, Ontario, she was predeceased by her mother, Della (Hadden), in 1986 and her father, Randall...

Young folks get-together.(Gladys Young, Stewart Young and Marnie Bruce celebrate Young Reunions )(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Gladys Young (late), Stewart Young and Marnie Bruce at the Young Reunion in July 2005. Gladys, Stewart and Marnie spearheaded the placement of the Young Memorial on Regional Road 54 in Haldimand County in 1998 and started the annual Young...

Young Family Eighth Annual Reunion, 2006.
March 22, 2006... Descendants of Adam Young UE and Catherine Elizabeth Schremling will be meeting for the Eighth Annual Young Family Reunion on 8 July 2006 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Blackheath/Binbrook Lions Club Hall, 105 Haldibrook Rd., Blackheath,...

Haviland Family 111th Reunion, 2006.
March 22, 2006... The 111th Haviland Family Reunion will be held on 15 July 2006 at the Brant Conservation Area, Brantford, Ontario. Saturday's events will start at 11:00 a.m. with registration, followed by a 12:00 noon potluck buffet meal at the large shelter....

A Pioneer ABC.
March 22, 2006... A Pioneer ABC Author: Mary Alice Downie Illustrator: Mary Jane Gerber Toronto: Tundra Books, 2005. Hardcover, 32 pages, 26 full page illustrations, followed by explanatory endnotes. IBSN 0-88776-688-9 School Boards across...

The Founders: The Twenty-two Persons who Established Old Hay Bay Church in 1792.(Book review)
March 22, 2006... The Founders: The Twenty-two Persons who Established Old Hay Bay Church in 1792 AUTHOR: J. William Lamb Published by Hay Bay Books, 2005 Soft Cover 144 pages ISBN 0-9733313-1-3 Hay Bay Church is the oldest Methodist Church in...

"The Last Highland Charge".(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2006... "The Last Highland Charge" Author: Peter R. Johnston Military History (Jan-Feb 2006) pp. 30-36 The author's name is close to my own, so there may be a moment of confusion here. Nevertheless, don't blame me for this latest...

Sites of Power--A Concise History of Ontario.
March 22, 2006... Sites of Power--A Concise History of Ontario Author: Peter A. Baskerville Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2004 Soft cover, 244 pages, followed by 52 pages of appendices, notes and index. ISBN 0-19-541892-1 Don't be...

Tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
March 22, 2006... Tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy Author: Michael Johnson. illustrated by Jonathan Smith Botley Oxford. Osprey Publishing (Men-at-Arms #395). 2003.48 pages. softcover. First of all, it must be noted that this book is by Michael...

Great Battles. Turning Points In The American Revolution.(Book review)
March 22, 2006... Great Battles. Turning Points In The American Revolution The Editors of Military History and MHO: The Quarterly Journal of Military History Leesburg VA: Primedia Enthusiast Group. 2005. Magazine $7.99 Cdn. Several UELAC members,...

Playing quoits.(pioneer games rules and regulations)
March 22, 2006... This pioneer game dating from 2000 BC in the Minoan culture, came to the British Isles with the Roman invaders, and to the new world with the Scots, Welsh and British colonists, long before the American Revolution. It was popular with...