The Loyalist Gazette articles from September 2001

The Loyalist Gazette archives from September 2001

The Loyalist Quill.
September 22, 2001... What a strange year it's been -- at least for your Editor. We left Toronto in June to live on a piece of the family farm, settling on it one day before the 200th anniversary of the patent to my family. Squeezed into my Grandmother's small...

Letters to the Editor. (Speakers' Corner).
September 22, 2001... A New Loyalist Logo? I have designed a new badge that I believe would give the UELAC a greater degree of visual recognition to members and the Canadian public than the current badge, (handsome as it is). My design echoes the King's...

We couldn't fit all of our new members in the last issue. Here are those we left out.(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Councillor Atlantic Lewis L. Perry UE, has been a member of the Halifax/Dartmouth Branch for seventeen years, and served as its Vice President, President and Newsletter Editor. On Council he represents the Atlantic Region as its...

A Lucky Cemetery.(Napanee, Ontario, cemetery declared historic site)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... An article titled, "Empey Cemetery Gains Heritage Status", by Jim Sarazin in the July 20th edition of the Napanee Guide contained some information that will undoubtedly be of interest to those with Loyalist roots in the Greater Napanee ON area....

A Tribute To Our Honoured Benefactor.(Phillip Edward Meric Leith and the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... At a time when our Honoured Benefactor has been extremely generous to the UELAC, it is the appropriate moment to pause and take a look at this distinguished gentleman. Phillip Edward Meric Leith was born 19 June 1914 in a building at...

John Chard UE, Kawartha Branch Honorary Patron.(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Photos courtesy of David Kemlo UE Kawartha Branch was very pleased to have John Chard UE at their April 29, 2001 meeting. This was no ordinary meeting as John had agreed to become Kawartha Branch's "Honorary Patron" At a previous...

Connecticut Farms Heritage Renewal Weekend. 21-22 July 2001.(Union, New Jersey, event)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Six members of the Association, Past Dominion President, Bernice Flett, UE, Senior Vice President, Myrna Fox, UE, Dominion Historian, Elizabeth Richardson, UE, Grand River Branch President, Robert McCarey, UE, Carol Terry, UE and Dominion...

The Tweedsmuir Middle School Loyalist Project.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Editor Note: The following four essays were written by Grade Eight students at Tweedsmuir Middle School, Hamilton ON, under the direction of teacher A. Vander Laan. They were presented on Loyalist Day in Hamilton. Thanks to President Bill Terry...

The United Empire Loyalist Hudson Valley Trip.
September 22, 2001... The UEL Hudson Valley tour was a natural extension to the successful "Gerry Rogers Memorial Mohawk Valley Tour of 1998" (Loyalist Gazette, Spring 1999, pp. 31-36). The Mohawk Valley trip concentrated on historic sites relating to Sir William...

UELAC 2001 Conference in Cornwall, Ontario.
September 22, 2001... One hundred and sixty Loyalists from Canada and the United States attended the United Empire Loyalists' Association Conference at the first class Nay Canada Conference Centre in Cornwall, Ontario, June 7 - 10, 2001. St. Lawrence Branch hosted...

UELAC Conference 2002 in Waterloo. Ontario.
September 22, 2001... WATERLOO INN, WATERLOO ONTARIO June 6 to 9, 2002 Host: Grand River Branch Grand River Branch UELAC is proud to be hosting the UELAC Conference 2002. Grand River Branch was chartered on Sunday, September 29, 1974. It is unique in...

Branching Out.
September 22, 2001... Bicentennial Branch At its last regular meeting of 2000 our Branch presented the Past President's jewel to Margaret Lewis UE. Margaret has been an indispensable, active Branch member and has served on the Branch Executive since 1986....

Obituaries.(Obituary)
September 22, 2001... Douglas Alan Crawford UE Nov 3 1929 - Feb 23, 2001 The Bay of Quinte area lost a man of considerable talents with the passing in Picton on Feb 23rd of Doug Crawford UE. Doug was a very soft-spoken man, but when he spoke, people...

Certified Members Update.(Directory)
September 22, 2001... Certified Members Update Here is a list of members who received certificates, since the list was published in our last issue. We apologize that the last list was outdated material. All of those missed are included below as well as new...

Good News From Hay Bay.(historic site designation)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Last summer, the tireless Rev. Bill Lamb released Volume 9 of the annual Hay Bay Guardian, a publication about the Old Methodist Chapel (1792) at Hay Bay, southwest of Napanee, ON. Bill has been researching the various subscribers to the...

The Hungry Year. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2001... Author: Connie Brummel Crook UE Toronto: Stoddart Kids. 2001. 201 pages. Softcover. $9.95 Cdn., $7.95 US Editor Note: Once again Kawartha Branch Connie Crook has produced another book related to the Loyalists. This time we have a...

The Hungry Year Whets One's Appetite. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2001... Review by Grietje McBride, B.Sc., UE & Bob McBride, B.Sc., M.Ed., M.M., UE Start with a story of courage and heroism passed down through two hundred years of family history. Add meticulously well-researched documentation and tantalizing...

So Obstinately Loyal, James Moody 1744-1809. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2001... Author: Susan Burgess Shenstone McGill-Queen's University Press. 314 pages. $42.50 Reviewed by John Ruch UE Editor Note: This review appeared originally in The Ottawa Loyalist Vol. 18 No.1 (Winter 2001), and the importance of this...

Agnes Macphail, Champion Of The Underdog. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2001... Author: Rachel Wyatt Montreal: XYZ Publishing. 2000. Softcover. 166 pages. $15.95 Reviewed by Meredith Johnson UE Agnes Macphail was the first Canadian woman to be elected to the House of Commons. In 1921 she started her career as...

American Loyalists Migrations & Documents Guide. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2001... Author: Paul J. Bunnell UE Amesbury MA: The Whittier Press. 2001. 56 pages. Coilbound. Reviewed by Peter W Johnson UE Paul Bunnell is certainly prolific when it comes to issuing books, and this latest one serves as a quick source...

The British Campaign of 1777, Volume 1, The St. Leger Expedition, The Forces of Crown and Congress. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2001... Authors: Gavin K. Watt & James F. Morrison Bowmanville ON: Mothersill Printing (1988) Inc. 272 Pages. Softcover. $25. Reviewed by Peter W. Johnson UE I liked this book so much, that I wrote two complete reviews! Actually,...

A Buffet of True Stories, Politics, Live Wires and Black Sheep. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2001... Frank MacKinnon Calgary: Detselig Enterprises Ltd., 1999. Softcover. 153 pages. Reviewed by Peter W. Johnson UE This is not especially a review, because this book is not about Loyalists, but the author, Frank MacKinnon was, in his...

Loyalist Glengarry. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2001... Authors: Doris Ferguson UE, Mabel MacLean UE, Archibald MacDonell UE. St. Lawrence Branch UELAC. A Tour Guide. 243 pages. Reviewed by Mary Van Ryswyk UE For individuals planning a visit to their Glengarry roots, this little gem is...

A Canadian Heraldic Primer. (New in Print).
September 22, 2001... Author: Kevin Greaves Okill Stuart UE wants you to know that this new book on Heraldry has been published recently by Kevin Greaves. It is illustrated by Bruce Petterson and Gordon Macpherson, and treats the reader to an informative look...

Images of our Past, Historic Shelburne. (New in Print).
September 22, 2001... Authors: Sarah Acker & Lewis Jackson Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd. 2001. 140 Pages. Softcover. $18.95 Cdn. Reviewed by Peter W. Johnson UE This is a delightful book, but beyond its compact attractiveness, it helps to explode a...

UE Loyalists & Military Claimants of Upper Canada: A Collection of Names, Source Ontario Archives, 2nd Series. (New in Print).
September 22, 2001... Author: Barbaranne Wright UE St. Catharines: Pathfinder Genealogical Services. 2001. 82 pages. Coilbound Barb Wright is getting a reputation as one smart genealogist, and publications such as this only serve to emphasize her talents...

Queries.
September 22, 2001... Genealogical enquiries MUST be typed with your address, and branch affiliation if a member, after each enquiry. The cost is $10 Canadian per enquiry for non-members; free to members. Please follow format and order of text as it appears below....

The Loyalist Centennial Ribbon.
September 22, 2001... Bev Craig UE kindly sent along some material from the 1884 Loyalist Centennial as celebrated in the Niagara area. The reproduction of the 1884 Ribbon is courtesy of Allan Cosby UE, of Niagara Falls. The brochure issued at the time, (August...