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08/29/2025

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08/29/2025

Loyalist History

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On 25 November 1783 the last British ships left New York City. Since the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781 and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in September 1783, Loyalists left the Colonies to settle on new lands.
1. Ships sailed to Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island and PEI. See ships lists https://uelac.ca/loyalist-ships/
2. Many Loyalists travelled from New York State and Vermont to refugee camps along the Richelieu River and in or near Montreal. An excellent book listing the refugees is Gavin K. Watt Loyalist Refugees, Non-Military Refugees in Quebec 1776-1784 - 2nd edition https://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/loyalist/resources/101069.htm see also the Featured post re: refugee camps at the top of the page.
3. Read about the Loyalist refugee experience Alexander Cain "The Loyalist Refugee Experience in Canada: https://allthingsliberty.com/2015/01/the-loyalist-refugee-experience-in-canada/
Image retrieved from Wikimedia Commons Fort George (New York) leaving ESE Distː 1/2 mile; at the evacuation, a watercolour by Robert Raymond (Warrant Officer). A panoramic view of New York on the day of the evacuation 24 November 1783.

08/16/2025

A history of proposed Canadian Flags through the years

07/12/2025

Shared by Conference Keeper: Looking for Canadian Genealogists

In this study, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC), we want to learn more about the experiences of diverse midlife to older aged adults (aged 55+) who have searched for, and located a previously unknown immediate or closely related genetic relative. Download the re...

07/09/2025

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06/16/2025

Loyalist Day in Ontario on June 19.

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05/15/2025

Interesting! The origins of street names can reveal the forgotten history of an area. Do you have a story about a street name in your family history?

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During the early 1640s, the Dutch built the first border wall in North America, a 12 foot (4 meter) structure to help protect against pirates, Native Americans and other potential enemies. In 1664, the British completely ignored the wall and took New Amsterdam by sea. The British renamed the Dutch settlement New York and tore down the wall and built a street. The street is now called Wall Street. And that very broad street you see on the map is now Broadway.

05/15/2025

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241st Annual Mohawk Landing This Weekend 🛶

The ancestors of the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka (The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte) arrived here by canoe on May 22, 1784, from Lachine, Quebec, where they were relocated from the banks of the Teyonontatátye River (Mohawk River) of present-day New York State during the American Revolution. This landfall is reenacted here every year on the May long weekend.

This year, the event takes place on Sunday, May 18, with the paddle-in ceremony beginning at 10 am at the Mohawk Landing Site (353 Bayshore Road), followed by a lunch, presentation and artisan market.

Learn more about the historical significance and get event details through our blog: https://bayofquinte.ca/the-landing-of-the-mohawks-of-the-bay-of-quinte/

📷 Photo by Andrew Clarke

The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, South Eastern Ontario, Indigenous Tourism Ontario, Destination Ontario