The Loyalist Gazette articles from September 2002

The Loyalist Gazette archives from September 2002

The Loyalist quill.
September 22, 2002... Having been editor of The Loyalist Gazette for a few years and having had previous experience with newsletters, I well know that the editor either has too little good material at a given time or an embarrassing surplus of fine items. My concern...

Inventive friend. (Letters to the Editor).
September 22, 2002... Editor's Note: After some blushing about the compliments, I have included a portion of Mr. Davidson's lengthy letter. He has quite an interest in the Edison family who have Canadian connections. I have never encountered a publication of...

Seeking help in finding descendants of ancestors. (Speakers' Corner).
September 22, 2002... We are researching all the Loyalists listed below and would like to hear from you. We are very willing to share our results that include a comprehensive listing of all known descendants of Adam Young UE & Catherine Elizabeth Schremling. ...

Some corrections. (Speakers' Corner).
September 22, 2002... Lord in London I have discovered a mistake in my article, "Gallant Ferguson", (Spring 2001, p 31). In April, he went to Leicester to try to interest Lord Townshend in his rifle design, should read, he went to London. The handwriting of...

Report on Conference 2002.
September 22, 2002... Grand River Branch hosted "Conference 2002" which was held in Waterloo, Ontario from June 6 to June 9, 2002. The site selected for the event was the Waterloo Inn with all of the amenities required for such a gathering. The Conference Committee...

The President's address to the AGM, 8 June 2002.
September 22, 2002... Fellow members, I am honoured to become President of the UELAC. There have been many individuals who have held this office, whose efforts aptly set the path and direction that has enabled the continuing viability of the Association. I value the...

Excerpts from speech by Dr. Ian E. Wilson, national archivist to conference 2002.
September 22, 2002... United Empire Loyalists, Archives and the Accessible Past In his address to the conference on Saturday evening, June 8, 2002, Dr. Wilson made the following comments: ... (re the Archives and UELAC) We are both involved in preserving...

Our new web page.
September 22, 2002... Our Association has taken another step into the cyber world with the implementation of our own domain name and a new professionally designed web page. The Domain name and URL is www.uelac.org. If you have Internet access and haven't seen...

Honouring a young Loyalist: J.D. Margetts UE. (Loyalist Bulletin Board).
September 22, 2002... The Williams Lake Tribune printed a newspaper page honouring the Columneetza Secondary School student J.D. Margetts UE (ancestor Daniel Keith UE) We quote: Columneetza student J.D. Margetts...is the recipient of the Canada Millennium...

Robert Wilkins cares and here's the proof! (Loyalist Bulletin Board).
September 22, 2002... UELAC member Robert C. Wilkins UE was among a select group of Canadians who were awarded the Governor General's Caring. Canadian Award. This award was created in 1995, to recognize Canadian caregivers and volunteers, both formal and informal-...

A Loyalist heirloom at the ROM. (Loyalist Bulletin Board).
September 22, 2002... John Chard UE spotted some references to Loyalists in Rotunda, (Summer/Fall 2001), magazine of the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). A reader had submitted a query regarding any items that the ROM might have Ross Fox answered. He noted that such...

Calling all New Brunswick Smith researchers! (Loyalist Bulletin Board).
September 22, 2002... Anyone with Loyalist Smith connections in New Brunswick will want to check out recent research by John D'Anieri of Niskayuna NY. Mr. D'Anieri's work has focused on the confusion between the alleged James Smith UE and the documentable Isaiah...

A man with a mission. (Loyalist Bulletin Board).
September 22, 2002... If a UELAC Mission Statement includes the preservation of Loyalist grave markers, (or indeed markers of their descendants), Ken Turner UE is a man who has certainly found his mission. We are indebted to Bonnie Scheper's for letting us know...

Loyalist receives medal from Dutch Canadian Legion. (Loyalist Bulletin Board).
September 22, 2002... M. Joyce Stevens UE of Colonel John Butler Branch has passed along information about an honour awarded to Raymond J. Perry UE of the same branch. It was reported in The St. Catharines Standard, last February. Back in September of 1944,...

Buckingham Palace.
September 22, 2002... Hold out the picture and ask the question, "Who lives here?" and the overwhelming response around the world surely would be, "The Queen." The Queen is, of course, Elizabeth II, and the picture is of Buckingham Palace, one of the most familiar...

POE or GPS?
September 22, 2002... Editor's Note. I was very pleased, and indeed honoured to receive this paper from Brenda. If your research involves Ontario, you certainly will be aware of her genealogical reputation, and the forthcoming certainly applies equally to areas...

Loyalist Forts and Battlefield tour of Lake Champlain and Upper Hudson Valley.
September 22, 2002... Edward Kipp and George Anderson are planning a four-day 2003 Loyalist Fall Trip to the Forts and Battlefields of Lake Champlain and the Upper Hudson Valley September 26-29, 2003. Colonel John Butler, Hamilton, Sir Guy Carleton and St. Lawrence...

Tracing history in the Mohawk Valley.
September 22, 2002... The successful True Millennium 2001 Mohawk Valley Trip was organized by George Anderson UE, Edward Kipp UE and Catherine Tanser UE. Narrators for the trip were Edward and Elizabeth Kipp and Noreen Stapley. Rodney and Beverly Craig, Doug Grant...

The last adventure.
September 22, 2002... "You're a fool, Jacob. If it weren't for the British, we'd be nowhere!" John W. Meyers thrust his hands deep into the pockets of his twill pants and strode over to the window. The old military man looked down proudly at the mill he'd built on...

60th wedding anniversary. (Bay of Quinte).
September 22, 2002... Congratulations to Betty and Jack Ketcheson UE on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married at the picturesque limestone church at Moira, Ontario on Sep 23, 1942. They reside near Frankford ON. Both Betty and Jack are...

Celebrating Loyalists' Day 2002. (Bicentennial).
September 22, 2002... Bicentennial Branch members and friends of our Branch, many of them descendants of the earliest settlers of Grosse Ile, toured the historic island on June 15, 2002 re-tracing the steps of their Loyalist ancestors. Documented history of...

Official opening of the Hyatt Schoolhouse. (Little Forks).
September 22, 2002... Years of hard work culminated in an impressive ceremony on June 22nd, when Little Forks Branch officially opened the Hyatt One-Room Schoolhouse. The schoolhouse is located in the settlement of Milby, south of Lennoxville, and approximately 100...

Royal salute. (Sir Guy Carleton).
September 22, 2002... Our Branch held a special dinner on 4 October 2002, to honour the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty, the 50th anniversary of the appointment of Vincent Massey as the first Canadian-born Governor-General, and our Branch's 40th anniversary. ...

Obituaries.
September 22, 2002... STANLEY, George Francis Gillman Editor's Note. Well past our submission deadline we received this brief notice of the passing of one of our famous Honorary Vice-Presidents. Stanley was dean of arts at the Royal Military College of...

The Flockey, 13 August 1777, the defeat of the tory uprising in the Schoharie Valley & Rebellion In The Mohawk Valley, The St. Leger Expedition Of 1777. (Two Related Reviews).
September 22, 2002... The Flockey, 13 August 1777, the defeat of the tory uprising in the Schoharie Valley. Author: Gavin K. Watt Bowmanville: Mothersill Printing (1988) Inc. 2002. Softcover 111 pages $12. Cdn. -- and -- Rebellion In The Mohawk...

The search for henry Stief, a genealogist on the loose. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2002... Author: Les Bowser Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 2001. Paperback. 274 pages. Although I have been actively trying to recruit more book reviewers, I wanted to have a go at this book, because it looked so interesting. A front cover...

Hastings County Militia 1799-1899. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2002... Don C. Kellaway. Kingston: Thee Hellbox Press. 2000. coilbound. Approx. $17. This is a modest, but entertaining examination of the Militia in Hastings Co., ON, especially for those with Bay of Quinte area roots. I chose that...

Reflections of the South Nation Watershed, a pictorial history of its people and natural resources. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2002... Author: Patrick Coyne, South Nation Conservation Burnstown ON: General store Publishing House. 2001. 134 Pages. Softcover. $24.95 Bilingual. Editor's Note: It was a pleasure to call on some local talent for this review. Dee and John...

The year of Tarleton. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2002... Editor's Note: Two books on the famous Tarleton have been published this year, and what comes to mind is the old song, The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. One book is The Good, and the other is apparently The Bad, And The Ugly. I have a special...

Partisans and redcoats: The Southern conflict that turned the tide of the American revolution. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2002... Author: Walter Edgar New York: William Morrow/Harper Collins. 2001. I first heard of this book when someone showed me the picture labelled Banastre Tarleton in its photo inserts, and asked if I had seen it before. I had, but it took me...

Brutal virtue the myth and reality of Banastre Tarleton. (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2002... Author: Anthony J. Scotti Jr. Bowie MD: Heritage Books Inc., 2002. Softcover. 304 pages. Mr. Scotti's new book on Tarleton is far removed from the Walter Edgar book. Mr. Scotti takes a more reasoned and impartial approach, wherein...

Clement family history, descendants of Lewis Cobes Clement UE (1725-1781) and Catharine Eliza Poutman (1726-1807). (Books Worth a Look).
September 22, 2002... Author: Lenore J. Harris Toronto: Pro Familia Publishing. 2002. Hardcover. 236 pages. This substantial book arrived just before the deadline for this issue, so the review process was a bit rushed, but I wanted to include it, partly...

Hungerford township 1861 supercensus. (New in Print).
September 22, 2002... 242 Pages. $25.50 + $5.75 Shipping Hungerford Township 1871 Supercensus 296 Pages $31.00 + $6.25 Shipping Compiler: Linda Corupe UE That prolific researcher Linda Corupe has just released these extended collections of census...

The idle 'prentices. (CD Music Review).
September 22, 2002... by Gin Lane A CD of Period Music. 2002. Usually we review books, and occasionally genealogical software, so a look at a CD of Period Music is a rare treat. This privately released CD gives the listener a selection of pieces...

Fulfilling the dream: A history for the millennium 1957-2000. (CD Music Review).
September 22, 2002... (Clarkson Road Presbyterian Church, Mississauga, Ont.) Author: Gordon A. Coyne UE Burlington: Eagle Press Printers. 1999. Paperback. 116 pages. This book has been out for two years, so this is not intended as a review, but as a...

Scott Paterson: The reenactors' reenactor. (Reenaction).
September 22, 2002... It has been said that a talent for Art or Music is a gift from birth. Is it possible that the ability to perform as a reenactor with class is a given talent too? I have certainly known individuals over the years who seem to bear out that...

The last of the Mohawks?
September 22, 2002... Editor's Note: I have had the pleasure of knowing Zig for several years. UELAC members have met him when Butler's Rangers have attended Conferences, and his commitment to Butler's Rangers extends back many years. Okwaho... Who Were You?...

Queries.
September 22, 2002... 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....

Rev. War Major John Pitcairn honoured in Scotland -- and about time!
September 22, 2002... As Dr. Marianne Gilchrist has observed on several occasions, the people who tend to get recognized as heroes in Scotland, are those whom the United States decides are worthy of that designation. For our purposes, that usually means people of...

Loyalist monument, Hamilton. (UEL Day -- 19 June 2002).
September 22, 2002... Editor's Note: Nathan, of Ancaster, Ontario, was a youth speaker at the June 19th festivities. He is a student at Sir Wilfred Laurier University, and an ardent Monarchist. Thanks to Fred Hayward and Gloria Oakes for submitting this. Being...