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January 2015

Loyalist Trails 2015-02

2021-12-06T15:32:02-05:00January 11th, 2015|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2015-02: January 11, 2015

In this issue:
Rebels of the St. John River Valley (Part One), by Stephen Davidson
CBC TV Series: Book of Negroes
Lifetimes in Mere Sentences: Black Loyalists in the Book of Negroes
Skeletons in the Loyalist Closet
Addendum: London was “Worn Out”
Addendum: Tar and Feathering
2015 Conference Loyalists Come West: Inner Harbour, the Heart of Victoria
Where in the World is Doug Grant?
Region and Branch Bits
From the Twittersphere and Beyond
Additions to the Loyalist Directory
Queries
      + Responses […]

Loyalist Trails 2015-01

2021-12-06T15:32:50-05:00January 4th, 2015|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2015-01: January 4, 2015

In this issue:
Nine African Coopers, by Stephen Davidson
Resource: Loyalist Ancestors of Nova Scotia Branch Members 1983
Attention Ontario Residents
Tarring and Feathering: The Reality
Scurrilous Abuse upon the Characters of Ten Principal Patriots
Where in the World is Fred Hayward?
Region and Branch Bits
From the Twittersphere and Beyond
Additions to the Loyalist Directory
Editor’s Greetings
Queries
      + Information about James Scriver (Jacobus Schryver)
      + Challenges Facing Loyalists

Articles

Nine African Coopers, by Stephen Davidson

Thomas Bosworth […]

December 2014

Loyalist Trails 2014-52

2021-12-06T15:45:03-05:00December 28th, 2014|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2014-52: December 28, 2014

In this issue:
A British Wife Remembers Boxing Day 1791, by Stephen Davidson
Hon. Alfred Gilpin Jones and the Loyalists of Nova Scotia
Addendum to The First Christmas Tree
2015 Conference Loyalists Come West: Tour Victoria’s Architecture
Where in the World?
Region and Branch Bits
From the Twittersphere and Beyond
Additions to the Loyalist Directory
Editor’s Greetings

Articles

A British Wife Remembers Boxing Day 1791, by Stephen Davidson

Question: What is significant about December 26, 1791?

Answer: It was the date that separated the old colony of […]

Loyalist Trails 2014-51

2021-12-06T15:45:58-05:00December 21st, 2014|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2014-51: December 21, 2014

In this issue:
A Massachusetts Loyalist: The Dismal Christmas of 1781, by Stephen Davidson
The First Christmas Tree
A Highlander & Loyalist: Alan MacDonald
2015 Conference Loyalists Come West: Christmas Wishes
Where in the World?
Region and Branch Bits
From the Twittersphere and Beyond
Additions to the Loyalist Directory
Editor’s Greetings
Queries
      + Loyalist Era Schools in New Brunswick by The New England Company
      + Response re Lawrence Lyons in KRRNY

Articles

A Massachusetts Loyalist: The Dismal Christmas of 1781, […]

Loyalist Trails 2014-50

2021-12-06T15:47:08-05:00December 14th, 2014|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2014-50: December 14, 2014

In this issue:
A Loyalist Minister Remembers the “Joyful Season”; by Stephen Davidson
James Humphrey UEL of Jessup’s Rangers
Kingston Branch’s Library Available for Research
Videos: Cemetery at St Mark’s Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake
Loyalist Quarterly by Paul Bunnell: December 2014 issue now available
New York State History Conference: Call for Proposals
Where in the World?
DVD: A Thousand Miles to Freedom
Region and Branch Bits
From the Twittersphere and Beyond
Loyalist Certificates Issued in November
Additions to the Loyalist Directory
Last Post: Another Resting […]

Loyalist Trails 2014-49

2021-12-06T15:48:52-05:00December 7th, 2014|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2014-49: December 7, 2014

In this issue:
A Loyalist Baptist Remembers “Christmas Past”; by Stephen Davidson
Margaret Gill Currie’s Book, Gabriel West and Other Poems
Mr. Gage is Unequal to the Task that is Set Him and is at a Loss for Measures
2015 Conference Loyalists Come West: Church Service
2015 Conference Loyalists Come West: Registration Now Open
UELAC Update: “Where Do We Go From Here?”
2014 Dorchester Award recipient: Fred Hayward, UE
The Loyalist Flag: Correct Dimensions
Where in the World is the Pacific Gang of Nine (plus one)?
[…]

November 2014

Loyalist Trails 2014-48

2021-12-06T15:51:36-05:00November 30th, 2014|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2014-48: November 30, 2014

In this issue:
The Story of Gabriel West; If He Ever Existed, by Stephen Davidson
Digby’s Loyalist Park now part of Monuments and Commemoratives Folder
Not Happy Thanksgiving, but Happy Evacuation Day
St. Paul’s Church of the Loyalists in Halifax, ny Brian McConnell, UE
Peggy Left the Party, and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next
Christmas Comes Early to Sir Guy Carleton Branch UELAC
Long Point Settlement: Loyalists and Their Sons and Daughters
Book on McAlpin’s Corps of American Volunteers
DNA: Reconnecting Lost Family Tree Branches
[…]

Loyalist Trails 2014-47

2021-12-06T15:55:04-05:00November 23rd, 2014|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2014-47: November 23, 2014

In this issue:
History Hidden in a Poem, by Stephen Davidson
2015 Conference – Loyalists Come West: Loyalist Food and Drink
Sarah Kast McGinness Memorial Unveiled
Do You Need a Speaker for a History (Loyalist Era) Talk?
Resource for History Buffs: Historical Plaques in Ontario
Scholars Wanted!
The Loyalist Gazette: All Mailed
Where in the World is Barbara Law?
Region and Branch Bits
From the Twittersphere and Beyond
Certificates Issued Since December 2012
Additions to the Loyalist Directory
Queries
      + […]

Loyalist Trails 2014-46

2021-12-06T15:56:12-05:00November 16th, 2014|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2014-46: November 16, 2014

In this issue:
Lost Voices from Missisquoi Bay, by Stephen Davidson
The Battle of Golden Hill – Six Weeks Before the Boston Massacre
Branching Out Reports from Loyalist Gazette Spring 2014 Now Posted
Loyalist Gazette Update
Where in the World?
Region and Branch Bits
From the Twittersphere and Beyond
Additions to the Loyalist Directory
Last Post: Alan Milliken Heisey, UE
Last Post: Rev. Donald Gordon Casselman, UE

Articles

Lost Voices from Missisquoi Bay, by Stephen Davidson

Two of the claimants were sisters who had lost their […]

Loyalist Trails 2014-45

2021-12-06T15:57:09-05:00November 9th, 2014|Categories: Loyalist Trails|

“Loyalist Trails” 2014-45: November 9, 2014

In this issue:
Anything But Jolly (Part 4 of 4), by Stephen Davidson
2015 Conference – Loyalists Come West: Police Chorus at Banquet
“Resurgam”: The Motto of Nova Scotia Loyalist Timothy Ruggles
The Partisan (Henry Lee) and the Queen’s Ranger (John Simcoe)
The Loyalist Gazette
Where in the World?
Honouring War of 1812 Veterans
Region and Branch Bits
From the Twittersphere and Beyond
Additions to the Loyalist Directory
Queries
      + Who is the Oldest Living Branch Member and Loyalist Descendant?

Articles

Anything […]

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