“Loyalist Trails” 2008-02: January 13, 2008

In this issue:
– Robert Grant, Loyalist Orphan, by Stephen Davidson
– Looking Ahead to Hudson Valley Anniversaries
– January 2008 issue of Loyalists Quarterly now Available
– “Keys to Ontario Research” Workshop, Sat. 23 February 2008, Toronto
– Lawrence Hill to Speak at McMaster University
– Henry Hayden: From Sorel to a Rootsweb Stray
– Heritage Canada Foundation to Celebrate the Built Heritage Workforce for Heritage Day 2008
– Additions to Loyalist Directory
– Queries
      + Family of Dr Adoniah MacBass

Articles

Robert Grant, Loyalist Orphan, by Stephen Davidson

The American Revolution […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2007-51: December 30, 2007

In this issue:
– Tally-Ho: Any Loyalists for a Fox Hunt? by Stephen Davidson
– Additions to Loyalist Directory
– Last Post: Margaret Best
– Queries
      + Information about Maybee Family

Articles

Tally-Ho: Any Loyalists for a Fox Hunt? by Stephen Davidson

At the outset of the American Revolution, Charles Loosely and Thomas Elms were business partners who made paper for the Continental Congress. However, the two men were not rebels by conviction and may have used their trade as a means to avoid actively serving with the patriot militia. When the British […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2007-49: December 16, 2007

In this issue:
– A Lost Black Loyalist of Britain: Scipio Handley, by Stephen Davidson
– Loyalist Descendant Cemetery Destroyed in Middlesex County, Ontario
– Note about William Foster
– 225th Celebration of Arrival of Loyalists at Remsheg Grant NS
– Queries
      + Looking for Copies of Ralph Connor’s book, The Runner

Articles

A Lost Black Loyalist of Britain: Scipio Handley, by Stephen Davidson

It is estimated that one tenth of the 100,000 refugees who fled the United States at the end of the American Revolution were of African descent. While half of […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2007-48: December 9, 2007

In this issue:
– A Lost Loyalist of Britain: Ann DeLancey Cruger — by Stephen Davidson
– The Significance of Loyalist Day in New Brunswick
– A Visit To Hamilton Branch
– In The Spotlight: “Ancestors In The Attic” and Loyalist William Foster UE
– Mennonite Migration from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Ontario, Canada
– Book: The Valley of the Remsheg in Nova Scotia
– Abraham DeForest (1767-1842): A Loyalist Haunting
– Heritage Canada Foundation’s 2007 Conference Presentations Now Available Online
– Queries
      + Solomon and John Spafford Families
      […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2007-46: November 25, 2007

In this issue:

– The Lost Loyalists of Britain: Part One, by Stephen Davidson
– Samuel Jarvis
– OES and UELAC Connection at 85th Session of Quebec Grand Chapter
– Loyalist Landing Celebrations in Shelburne NS in 2008
– UELAC Conference 2008: Loyalist Saint John 225
– Loyalist Directory Updates
– Queries
      + Response re Cyrenius Parke
      + Information on John (Jan Langestraat) Longstreet, Jr.

Articles

The Lost Loyalists of Britain: Part One, by Stephen Davidson

The number of loyalist refugees from the American Revolution is sometimes placed […]