“Loyalist Trails” 2017-47: November 19, 2017

In this issue:
– UELAC Conference 2018: Mark Your Calendar, Book Your Room
– Isaac Allen: The Hesitant Abolitionist, by Stephen Davidson
– Historic Book of Negroes Gets Fresh Look Through Online Portal
– Difference Between Patriots and Loyalists
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections:
– Borealia: No, Confederation Wasn’t About ‘Freedom’
– JAR: The Tragic Death of Major Charles Cochrane
– JAR: The Earl of Dartmouth, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Second Year
– Ben Franklin’s World: The Politics of Tea
– UE Loyalist Certificates Issued
– Region and Branch Bits
– From the Twittersphere […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2017-45: November 5, 2017

In this issue:
– Canadian English and the Loyalists, by Stephen Davidson
– 2017 Dorchester Award: Myrtle Johnson, UE
– Loyalist Gazette Printed + Digital Version
– Scholarship Shines at Dominion Council Weekend
– JAR: The Connecticut Captivity of William Franklin, Loyalist
– The Junto: Should you write your dissertation as a book?
– Ben Franklin’s World: The Revolutionaries’ Army
– The Pawlings of Pennsylvania
– Joshua Bates
– Christmas Gift: The Burdens of Loyalty: Refugee Tales from the First American Civil War
– Where in the World?
– Region and Branch Bits
– From the […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2017-43: October 22, 2017

In this issue:
– Goin’ Down the Road: Maritime Loyalists’ Migration to Upper Canada (Part One), by Stephen Davidson
– Loyalist Gazette: Progress and Digital Edition
– Interactive Historical Story Map: “New Brunswick Loyalist Journeys”
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: Sleepy Hollow: Headless Hessians
– JAR: Joseph Bettys: Revolutionary War Patriot, Traitor, and “Desperado”
– The Junto: George Washington’s Mausoleum: Congressional Debates
– Ben Franklin’s World: The Power of the Press in the American Revolution
– Restoration and Preservation of Old Hay Bay Church
– Where in the World?
– Region and Branch Bits
– From the […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2017-41: October 8, 2017

In this issue:
– Four Loyalist Blacksmiths of Nova Scotia, by Stephen Davidson
– Blacksmith Joseph Goodwillie
– Addendum to Review of North to Bondage: Loyalist Slavery in the Maritimes
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: The Adventures of Lt. Samuel Richard Wilson
– JAR: Displaced: The Donation People of 1775
– Ben Franklin’s World: The Freedoms We Lost
– Where in the World?
– From the Twittersphere and Beyond
– Editor’s Note
– Queries
      + Peter Lampman Sr.

Articles

Four Loyalist Blacksmiths of Nova Scotia

© Stephen Davidson, UE

Loyalist blacksmiths from a variety […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2017-39: September 24, 2017

In this issue:
– Four Loyalist Blacksmiths Who settled in Upper Canada, by Stephen Davidson
– The Oldest Building (Cont’d)
– Where in the World?
– From the Twittersphere and Beyond
– Last Post: Evelyn Nellie (Powell) Denton, UE
– Editor’s Note: Away From Home

Articles

Four Loyalist Blacksmiths Who settled in Upper Canada

© Stephen Davidson, UE

As we saw last week, quite a few loyalist blacksmiths found refuge in New Johnstown (present day Cornwall, Ontario) in the wake of the American Revolution. While there were no doubt scores of blacksmiths who eventually settled in […]