The Loyalist Gazette articles from September 1998

The Loyalist Gazette archives from September 1998

(Activities of the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada).
September 22, 1998... I have been surprised by some of the positions I have devoted my time to in this Association, but taking on the The Loyalist Gazette is not one of them. Many years ago, Okill Stuart and the late Gerry Rogers as much as predicted that I would be...

Our '98 conference, Kingston.
September 22, 1998... As in 1984, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario was the site for Conference '98 from 11 - 14 June, 1998. Two hundred people registered, with representation from 9 provinces and 28 branches coast to coast. Early Thursday morning the lower...

Education Committee Report for Annual General Meeting.
September 22, 1998... Kingston, June 1998 "Education is for Everyone" was the theme for the Education Seminar in Winnipeg in June 1997. It emphasized that UEL education is for the Branch, the community, and schools across our nation. Since then there has...

My Loyalist quest.
September 22, 1998... by Evelyn E. M. Wright collaborating with Christopher C. Wright In 1980 I accompanied my father Stewart Bradley to the reunion of World War I Flyers in Toronto. Although he was born in Ontario, our home had always been in Western...

Criminals with muskets might roam our cities! (military re-enactments hindered by Bill C-68).
September 22, 1998... It began as Bill C-68 in Ottawa, and it would appear that a considerable number of Canadians like it. I believe they are being misled. It's the Firearms Act that according to Government propaganda will make our country a lot safer. Those...

"Stone for Sarah" revisited (Sarah Kast McGinness).
September 22, 1998... by Edgar Clow, UE In 1950 and again in 1977, the late Dr. H. C. Burleigh published monograms unrolling the exploits of Sarah Kast McGinness, for twenty years a widow in the Mohawk valley who espoused the Loyalist cause in the American...

Addendum: Sarah Kast McGinness.
September 22, 1998... by Donald W. Diminie, UE Earlier this year, just before Convention time I received my certificate as a descendant of Sarah Kast McGinnis. While not a collector of UE certificates, I was especially happy to get this one. You see, Sarah, as...

George III and Samuel Shoemaker: a Pennsylvania Loyalist's interview with George III.
September 22, 1998... [Editor's Note: Our thanks to Adrian Willison who extracted this article from.Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography, Volume 2, 1878 pg. 35-39.] [Samuel Shoemaker was a resident of Philadelphia, belonging to the well-known family of...

Edward Wall, a Loyalist in conflict.
September 22, 1998... by Peter C. Betz 178 Noonan Road,Fort Johnson,N.Y.12070 Mr. Peter C. Betz, a native of Amsterdam, NY, grew up in the Mohawk Valley, received his BA in English and History from the University of Vermont in 1965 and his Masters of...

Branching out (United Empire Loyalist branch activities).
September 22, 1998... [Please note that Loyalists' Day activities -- 19 JUNE 1998 -- are listed separately after the regular Branch news.] Bicentennial Branch Princess Alice Meets Queen Victoria Each year on the Victoria Day weekend, the town of...

Loyalists' Day - past and present: the historical significance of June 12th and June 19th.
September 22, 1998... The Royal Proclamation of 1763 had forbidden settlement in Canada, west of the Ottawa River, roughly speaking. This was reserved as Indian Territory. Provision was made, however, for future land negotiations between the Crown and the Indians....

June 19, 1998 - the first United Empire Loyalists' Day branch celebrations.
September 22, 1998... Bicentennial Branch On June 19 many people joined the Branch around the flagpole, at Kingsville Municipal Hall, to celebrate the first formal United Empire Loyalists' Day. President Margie Luffman, UE, described the significance of the...

Glance at two reenactments.
September 22, 1998... The largest reenactment in Canada during 1998 took place last August in Quebec City. Over a thousand reenactors gathered to try out military tactics and have a good time. It was especially notable for the variety of Provincial Regiments...

WWW - Website worth watching.
September 22, 1998... Celebrate the Millennium http://www.millennium.gc.ca/ The Government of Canada is offering grants to celebrate the millennium. It would appear to me that the UEL Association and Branches could qualify for some of this. Please take...

Two Georges: a novel of an alternate America.
September 22, 1998... Reviewed by Lt. Col. William Smy OMM, CD, UE Authors: William Drefus and Harry Turtledove Fiction, paperback 596 pages. Publisher: Tor Books, 175 Fifth Ave: NewYork, NY USA 10010 Price CDN$8.99 This is an alternate fiction...

Maple moon.
September 22, 1998... Reviewed by Anne Louise Mahoney, Quill & Quire, January 1998 Peter Johnson reviewed Connie's picture book, Maple Moon in our Spring 1998 issue (page 52). Here is an excerpt from Quill & Quire. "...Crook's sensitive telling and ear for...

Nellie's quest.
September 22, 1998... Reviewed by Bridget Donald, Quill & Quire, May 1998 "If you crossed Anne of Green Gables with Little House on the Prairie and added a sharper political focus, the hybrid might resemble Nellie's Quest. This is the second of Connie Brummel...