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Loyalist Gazette
The Fall 2025 issue is now available exclusively to members – log in to access.
Prior issues are available in the public Loyalist Gazette index, going back to 2013.
UELAC Scholarship
The 2025 Scholarship Fund Challenge was a success!
With the help of many donors, we raised $7,428, with donation-matching which raised the total to $11,570!
Learn more about the scholarship or browse past UELAC Scholars.
Loyalist Trails
Our weekly e-newsletter is full of information, research, and community events.
Subscribe here or visit the archive for prior issues back to 2004.
What is a Loyalist?
In general, the United Empire Loyalists were those who had been settled in the 13 colonies at the outbreak of the American Revolution, who remained loyal to the British crown and took up the Royal Standard, and who settled in what is now Canada at the end of the war.
UELAC Scholarship
The Loyalist Scholarship is available to Masters and PhD students.
The deadline to apply is February 28th.
Learn more about the scholarship or browse past UELAC Scholars.
Loyalist Monuments
The contributions of the Loyalists have been recognized in the form of monuments, memorials and plaques, as well as commemorative stamps, plates, and more.
Loyalist Projects
An index of projects to preserve and promote Loyalist heritage undertaken by the UELAC and its branches.
The Loyalist Directory
UELAC maintains a growing list of people of the Loyalist era, especially United Empire Loyalists.
To contribute information to the Directory, please contact Doug Grant.
Charitable Donations
Donations may be directed to UELAC, any Association Branch, fund or project.
A charitable donation receipt will be provided for tax purposes.
Latest News & Updates
Jan. 8, 2026: Information about Capt. Robert Caldwell has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 8, 2026: Information about John Brachen has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Kevin Wisener who contributed new information.
Jan. 7, 2026: A new record for Pvt. Frederick Burksdorf has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 7, 2026: A new record for Benajah Burtis has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 7, 2026: Information about Julius Bush has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 7, 2026: Information about Matthew Griggs has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Kevin Wisener who contributed information.
Jan. 6, 2026: Information about John Burnet/Burnett has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 6, 2026: Information about Thomas Burnet/Burnett has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 6, 2026: Information about Matthew Burnet/Burnett has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 6, 2026: Information about William Burtis has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 4, 2026: A new record for Joseph Carpenter Bulyea has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 4, 2026: Information about James Albert Bulyea has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 4, 2026: Information about Capt. Abraham Bulyea has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 4, 2026: Information about John Bulyea has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 3, 2026: Information about Henry Bulyea has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 3, 2026: Information about Richard Bull has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 3, 2026: Information about Pvt. Peter Brunner has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 3, 2026: Information about Jeremiah Brundage has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 3, 2026: Information about Joshua Brundage Sr. has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 2, 2026: Information about Samuel Brownson Sr. has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 2, 2026: Information about Charles Oliver Bruff has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 2, 2026: Information about Jesse Brown has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Jan. 1, 2026: A new record for George Bremmer has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 30, 2025: Information about Pvt. Luke Bowen has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 30, 2025: Information about Pvt. Gasper Bower has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 30, 2025: A new record for George Boyle has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 30, 2025: A new record for Isaac Bonnett has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 30, 2025: Information about Isaac Bonnell has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 30, 2025: Information about Capt. James Bradshaw has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 29, 2025: A new record for David Bonnett has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 29, 2025: Information about Pvt. Adam Bouck has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 29, 2025: Information about Thomas Bosworth has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 28, 2025: Issue 2025-#52 of the Loyalist Trails newsletter has been published online.
Dec. 28, 2025: A new record for Francis Blackburn has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 28, 2025: A new record for Lieut. Azor Betts has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 28, 2025: A new record for Pvt. James Bennett has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 28, 2025: A new record for Thomas William-Willet Beavans has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 28, 2025: Information about Benjamin Birdsill II has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 28, 2025: Information about Adam Bergh has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 28, 2025: Information about Pvt. George Bender has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 28, 2025: Information about Pvt. Benjamin Betts has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 26, 2025: Information about Thomas Barker has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 26, 2025: Information about Sgt. Samuel Bagnall Sr. has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 26, 2025: A new record for Lt.-Col. John Bayard has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 26, 2025: A new record for Maj. Edward Barron has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 26, 2025: A new record for Joshua Barnes has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 26, 2025: A new record for William Ballster has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 24, 2025: Information about Daniel Babbitt Sr. has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 24, 2025: A new record for Pvt. Michael Martin has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Kevin Wisener who contributed information.
Dec. 22, 2025: A new record for John Daniel Dörge has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Nolan Waterhouse who contributed information.
Dec. 22, 2025: A new record for Henry Dillenback has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Nolan Waterhouse who contributed information.
Dec. 22, 2025: A new record for Jasper Cook has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Nolan Waterhouse who contributed information.
Dec. 22, 2025: A new record for Jacob Cook Sr. has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Nolan Waterhouse who contributed information.
Dec. 22, 2025: A new record for Seago Potter has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Kevin Wisener who contributed information.
Dec. 21, 2025: The latest issue of the Abegweit Branch PEI Loyalist Beacon newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Dec. 19, 2025: A new record for Thomas Sumner has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 18, 2025: Information about Lieut. Samuel Sherwood has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 18, 2025: The Digitization of An Island Refuge by Abegweit Branch has been added to the index of Loyalist Projects.
Dec. 18, 2025: The latest issue of the Saskatchewan Branch Prairie Loyalist newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Dec. 18, 2025: The latest issue of the Bay of Quinte Branch Loyalist Muster newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Dec. 17, 2025: Information about Lieut. Johannes (John) Ruiter has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 17, 2025: Information about Col. Hendrick (Henry) Ruiter has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 17, 2025: Information about Christian Dillenbach II has been added to the Loyalist Directory from a Loyalist certificate application by Lori Lee Johnston-Quinn.
Dec. 17, 2025: A new record for Sgt. Elihu Northrup has been added to the Loyalist Directory. Thanks to Lynton “Bill” Stewart who contributed information.
Dec. 16, 2025: The latest issue of the Kawartha Branch Kawartha Periodical newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Nov. 28, 2025: The latest issue of the Grand River Branch Branches newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Nov. 24, 2025: The latest issue of the Assiniboine Branch Loyalist Dispatch newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Nov. 21, 2025: The Loyalist Directory and the list of UE Certificates have been updated with the information from certificates issued in October.
Nov. 20, 2025: The Loyalist Find-A-Grave (virtual cemetery) project by Brian McConnell, Nova Scotia Branch, has been added to the index of Loyalist Projects.
Nov. 13, 2025: The Loyalist History Blog by Brian McConnell, Nova Scotia Branch, has been added to the index of Loyalist Projects.
Nov. 11, 2025: The latest issue of the Nova Scotia Branch Loyalist Tidings newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Nov. 10, 2025: The latest issue of the Toronto Branch Fidelity newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Nov. 5, 2025: Hamilton Branch’s project Plaquing Mount Vernon Pioneer Cemetery (completed June 2025) has been added to the index of Loyalist Projects.
Nov. 1, 2025: The latest issue of the Kingston & District Branch Cataraqui Loyalist Town Crier newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Oct. 30, 2025: The Fall 2025 Loyalist Gazette is now available to members – you must be logged in to access it.
Oct. 15, 2025: The Fall 2025 issue of the St. Lawrence Branch Royal Yorker newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
Aug. 15, 2025: The recipient of the Dorchester Award for 2025 is Patricia Groom, UE.
Aug. 15, 2025: The recipient of the Suzanne Morse-Hines Genealogy And Family History Award for 2025 is Linda Drake, UE.
Aug. 15, 2025: Named an Honorary Fellow of the UELAC in 2025 is Hon. Steven Lewis Point, OC, OBC.
Aug. 1, 2025: The latest issue of the Chilliwack Branch Link-Up newsletter has been added to the Branch Newsletters page.
May 23, 2024: We are pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Loyalist Scholarship are Kaitlyn Carter and Katherine Ritchie.
Apr. 25, 2025: The Spring 2024 Loyalist Gazette is now available to the public.
→ See all the Loyalist Directory updates since January 2022.
History of the UELAC
The evolution of the association from its beginnings, in five chapters.
Read the History of the UELAC.
Resources & Education
Our index of Loyalist research resources can help you find more information online.
We have prepared Education & Outreach material for teachers and anyone interested in learning more.
Honours & Recognition
The UELAC has honoured numerous individuals for their contributions to the association and to the preservation of Loyalist History.
Meet them in our Honours & Recognition folder.
Branches of the UELAC
Learn about the branches of the association and the areas they represent, now with an interactive national map. Branch websites, social media and contact information are noted.
UELAC Membership
Become part of the UELAC family. Join a branch and become a member.
If you are a descendant, work toward a Loyalist Certificate.