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January 2020

Loyalist Trails 2020-01

2021-11-29T19:22:36-05:00January 5th, 2020|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2020-01: January 5, 2020

In this issue:
– Penuel Grant: Loyalist Officer’s Widow and New Brunswick Pioneer (Part One), by Stephen Davidson
– The Black Cemetery at Conway & Brinley Town, by Brian McConnell, UE
– The Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress
– JAR: Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation: Information and Slavery
– JAR: Why Newport, Rhode Island, Scorned the French
– Ben Franklin’s World: Paul Revere’s Ride Through History
– “Where BOSTONIA lifts her spires”
– The Regency Town House: The Servants’ Quarters
– Correction to “Loyalist Township acquires three historic properties in Bath”
– Region and Branch Bits
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December 2019

Loyalist Trails 2019-52

2021-11-30T13:31:55-05:00December 29th, 2019|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2019-52: December 29, 2019

In this issue:
– Samuel Whitney and Samuel Miles: Two Loyalists Acquainted with Generational Grief, by Stephen Davidson
– Loyalist Township Acquires Three Historic Properties in Bath
– Research Continues: Skeletons Found Near Ridgefield Battle Site
– The House on the [Niagara] Hill: The Keefer Family Story: American Revolution and War of 1812
– JAR: St. Paul’s Church, New York: A Revolutionary War Site
– Ben Franklin’s World: Slavery & Freedom in Early Maryland
– Book: ‘They Were Good Soldiers’
– Author’s Post About Book Entangled Lives
– Family Name Ribbon with Bar Available from UELAC […]

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Loyalist Trails 2019-51

2021-11-30T13:36:06-05:00December 22nd, 2019|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2019-51: December 22, 2019

In this issue:
– Samuel Whitney and Samuel Miles: Two Loyalists Acquainted with Personal Grief, by Stephen Davidson
– More Information: Skeletons Found Near Ridgefield Battle Site
– “At length the Gentleman fired a Pistol” (Boston, Nov. 1773)
– Book Review: No Despicable Enemy, by Gavin K. Watt
– Book Review: A Crisis of Peace, by David Head
– Kelly Arlene Grant: Caps – At Some Point, We Have All Done It Wrong…
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: A Winslow Christmas
– JAR: The Siege of Fort Laurens, 1778-1779
– Washington’s Quill: George Washington and the Bearing […]

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Loyalist Trails 2019-50

2021-11-30T13:36:54-05:00December 15th, 2019|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2019-50: December 15, 2019

In this issue:
– Samuel Whitney and Samuel Miles: Two Loyalists Acquainted with Political Grief, by Stephen Davidson
– Book Review: Birchtown and the Black Loyalist Experience From 1775 to the Present
– The Liberty Tree is a Focal Point for Rising Tensions
– Three Skeletons, Possibly Revolutionary War Soldiers, Found Under House In Ridgefield CT
– JAR: Robert Erskine, Surveyor-General of the Continental Army
– JAR: The Sons of Liberty and Mob Terror
– Washington’s Quill: The History of Mount Vernon When Your Source is a Slave List
– The Junto: Q&A: Erik R. Seeman, […]

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Loyalist Trails 2019-49

2021-11-30T13:39:21-05:00December 8th, 2019|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2019-49: December 8, 2019

In this issue:
– The Personal Exodus of a Jewish Loyalist (Part 2), by Stephen Davidson
– Trinity Anglican Church in Saint John, NB
– Kelly Arlene Grant: Regency on a shoestring, but also the historical stash busting challenge…
– Book on the Family History of Mary Jane McCutcheon, including Loyalist Andrew Denike
– JAR: Shenandoah Martyr: Richard Campbell at War
– JAR: The Engagement at Woodlane: Precursor to the Battle of Iron Works Hill, a Key to the American Victory at Trenton
– Ben Franklin’s World: Snowshoe Country
– Fee for Loyalist Certificate Applications Increased
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Loyalist Trails 2019-48

2021-11-30T13:39:58-05:00December 1st, 2019|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2019-48: December 1, 2019

In this issue:
– A Loyalist Gift – For You, Or Someone Else
– The Personal Exodus of a Jewish Loyalist (Part 1), by Stephen Davidson
– Borealia: History and the Climate Emergency (Or: Tradition To The Rescue Of Progress)
– JAR: Thanksgiving: A Week With Martha Bradley, The British Housewife
– Ben Franklin’s World: Education in Early America
– Are You a Member? Have You Logged In To The New Website Yet?
– Where in the World?
– Region and Branch Bits
      + Chilliwack Branch Christmas Meeting, Dec. 7
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November 2019

Loyalist Trails 2019-47

2021-11-30T13:42:17-05:00November 24th, 2019|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2019-47: November 24, 2019

In this issue:
– Movie Project: The Good Americans
– Scholars Wanted: Now Is The Time
– 1783: The Flight from New York City (Part Three), by Stephen Davidson
– A Sentimental Bracelet for a New York Bride, 1785
– Snuff Accessories: A History of the 1700 and 1800s
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: Two King’s Orange Rangers (Part 2)
– JAR: Bernard Romans and the First Attempt at Fortifying the Hudson River
– JAR: The Officers’ Spirited Memorial: A Prelude to the Newburgh Conspiracy
– Washington’s Quill: Washington’s Musical Admirer – Francis Hopkinson
– Ben Franklin’s […]

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Loyalist Trails 2019-46

2021-11-30T13:45:47-05:00November 17th, 2019|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2019-46: November 17, 2019

In this issue:
– We Remembered on Nov. 11
– 1783: The Flight from New York City (Part Two), by Stephen Davidson
– A Long, Drawn-out Exercise in Costume Design Research
– Philip E. M. Leith Memorial Award 2019
– JAR: Captain John De Treville: Continental Officer and British Spy
– JAR: Lexington and Concord: A Case Study in Leadership and Direct Action
– Washington’s Quill: Impeachment and the Constitutional Convention
– Ben Franklin’s World: Treaty of Canandaigua
– Where in the World?
– Region and Branch Bits
      + Assiniboine Branch: New Twitter […]

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Loyalist Trails 2019-45

2021-11-30T13:47:21-05:00November 10th, 2019|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2019-45: November 10, 2019

In this issue:
– Remembrance Day 2019
– 1783: The Flight from New York City (Part One), by Stephen Davidson
– New UELAC Hat and Pullover Sweat now Available
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: Two King’s Orange Rangers
– Borealia: Before Canada: A conference recap
– JAR: Valley Forge’s Threshold: The Encampment at Gulph Mills
– JAR: The Lewes Lighthouse Legend Re-examined and Re-interpreted
– The Woolen Shoes That Made Revolutionary-Era Women Feel Patriotic
– The Junto: Book Review: Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean
– Ben Franklin’s World: The Medical Imagination
– Fall 2019 Loyalist Gazette […]

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Loyalist Trails 2019-44

2021-11-30T13:50:37-05:00November 3rd, 2019|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2019-45: November 10, 2019

In this issue:
– Remembrance Day 2019
– 1783: The Flight from New York City (Part One), by Stephen Davidson
– New UELAC Hat and Pullover Sweat now Available
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: Two King’s Orange Rangers
– Borealia: Before Canada: A conference recap
– JAR: Valley Forge’s Threshold: The Encampment at Gulph Mills
– JAR: The Lewes Lighthouse Legend Re-examined and Re-interpreted
– The Woolen Shoes That Made Revolutionary-Era Women Feel Patriotic
– The Junto: Book Review: Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean
– Ben Franklin’s World: The Medical Imagination
– Fall 2019 Loyalist Gazette […]

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