Recently added articles from The Loyalist Gazette:
Lindbergh's mom taught 'dad'.(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2008; Stevens, Joyce ... The Land Family feature in the Fall 2007 Issue of the Loyalist Gazette was of particular interest to me. Always an aviation buff, the Lindbergh information about his mother drew me into the feature. The Lindbergh parents separated, but were never formally divorced. The ...
Masons hasten to praise.(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2008; Lanktree, Adelaide ... Dear Robert C. McBride UE, Congratulations on becoming the Peterborough District Deputy Grand Master for 2007-2008 and for the "Loyalists and Masons" article in the Fall issue of The Loyalist Gazette. A number of Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch members are also Masons and/or members of ...
DAR and loyalist links.(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2008; Mackenzie, Carrie C. ... While the account of the Boston Massacre printed in The Loyalist Gazette Fall 2007 issue was interesting, accurate and worthy of publication, was the commentary transporting the politics and propaganda of 1770 into the present day necessary? I was very disappointed with the closing remarks ...
Editor's ex-english educator writes ...(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2008; Brummel, Connie ... The Gazette arrived last. What a great cover! Past and Present all combined in the "20"! I shall show it to Sarah, my granddaughter, who enrolled at York University this fall, in Graphic Design and Fine Arts. She likes the Graphic Design courses best. Also, I agree ...
Fact or fiction?(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2008; Fazzini, Philip A. ... Legends and Facts of "Late Conflict" It seems one must be careful while checking numerous historic sources to try to separate legend from fact. Here are two prime examples: #1) In June 1780 Captain Henry Bird of the 8th Regiment of Foot led a mixed group ...
Mason Miller.(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2008; Coyne, Gordon ... I am reacting to your fine article on the Masons that appeared in The Loyalist Gazette, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Fall 2007, pp. 28-34. I read it through line-by-line, wondering if my Loyalist ancestor, Parshall Terry UE, would pop up. Although he didn't, no harm was done. I simply want you to know ...
Wolfe and Arnold: Masons.(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2008; Arnold, Peter W. ... Dear Sir and Brother, I read with interest your article, which appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of The Loyalist Gazette, pp. 28-34 and noted the names of those listed, commencing with General Wolfe, who were Freemasons. I thought it was interesting (perhaps I am biased)that one ...
Matrimonial link in two stories.(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2008; Field, William S. ... One seldom sees two articles in the same issue of a magazine that are pertinent not only to two of one's ancestors but also to the link between them. I refer to the article Robert Land Sr. UE (1736 -1818)-British Spy and Indian Agent, on pp. 20-27, and your article, An Exploration of the ...
What went well.(Speakers' CORNER)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2008 ... I have just received my copy of the Fall 2007 issue of the Gazette and I must say it is a much more spectacular journal that it was a few years ago-lots of colour and variety. --Phyllis H. White UE The latest issue looks most interesting and I'll spend some pleasant ...
Loyalist daze. (What Went Wrong.
Mar 22, 2008 ... United Empire Loyalist Day in Ontario is June 19, not June 14 as printed on page 35 of The Loyalist Gazette, Vol ....
An a-Paul-ogy.(What Went Wrong)
Mar 22, 2008 ... In the Edmonton Branch report Paul Robison was misspelled as Robinson. This happened in ...
Botched brances.(What Went Wrong)
Mar 22, 2008 ... Under New Certificates Issued the branches were wrong on four entries, and "Cope" was misspelled. <Pre> Name Ancestor Correct BranchDate Evelyn Saunders Anderson Joseph Saunders Vancouver ...
UELAC President's message.(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)(Essay)
Mar 22, 2008; Johnson, Peter W. ... As I am writing this final President's Report I have a few observations. When you read this, it will be well into spring and warmer temperatures but, while I am working to the Editor's deadline, my driveway is lined with banks of snow and the temperature is far below zero. Although this is ...
Conference schedule.(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)(Calendar)
Mar 22, 2008 ... Thursday, 10 July 2008 Pre-conference event! Join us for a tour of King's Landing Historical Settlement located on the Saint John River Valley just north of Fredericton. In addition to a guided tour we will meet at the King's Head Inn for a High Tea. Those who wish ...
Edward G. Scott UE.(People Behind the Scenes)(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)(Essay)
Mar 22, 2008 ... Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, 1 October 1934. The family moved to the outskirts of Welland three years later. Educated in Thorold Township Elementary Schools, followed by Pelham District High School, joined the Bank of Commerce for a short period and subsequently was employed at Atlas ...
John Watson UE.(People Behind the Scenes)(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)(Essay)
Mar 22, 2008 ... I was born in the "Loyalist city' of Saint John, New Brunswick in 1946, a fourth generation descendant of a Scotch-Irish blacksmith immigrant who arrived at Saint John in 1847 from Learmount, County Derry, Northern Ireland. My Loyalist connection comes from my paternal grandfather's ...
Remembering Joseph Brant's 200th.
Mar 22, 2008; Misiak, Zig ... The following headlines appeared two days after the 200th anniversary of Brant's death on 24 November 2007: "One Man's Tribute to Joseph Brant' in The Brantford Expositor, and "Colonel Butler offers salute of thanks to Brant" in the Six Nations newspaper, The Tekawennake. My ...
UELAC invaders Oriskany with handshakes and best wishes.(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada commemorates the Battle of Oriskany)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2008; Johnson, Peter W. ... The 230th anniversary of the Battle of Oriskany was commemorated on 6 August 2007. Much can be read about this 1777 engagement elsewhere but the anniversary was notable for the UELAC for a couple of reasons. The UELAC was invited to participate and remember that, to the Iocals, we were the ...
The lost loyalists: The family of Dr. James Macnab.
Mar 22, 2008; White, Phyllis H. ... The Loyalist traditions of the Macnab family have had their place in the historical records of Upper Canada for over two hundred years. It was with dismay, therefore, that when I began to research this family, I learned that the Macnab's claim to Loyalist status had been unequivocally ...
In search of loyalists recognition: Yorktown's 225th.(Battle of Yorktown)
Mar 22, 2008; Johnson, Peter W. ... Back in 1981 the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown was celebrated on the actual site, with a cast of over 4,000 reenactors, other groups, and President Reagan. The Americans understood that Yorktown was the climax of the American Revolution and they hosted a big event. ...