Yahoo! It's kind of funny, some of mine were, but the majority weren't. The
Swarhouts, fought in both the Revolution and the Civil War. So here I sit on
the other side of the border. One foot in each country. I pray just as much
respect to the Americans as I do the Canadian.
Such is life.
Kathy
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Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 10:02 PM
Subject: Loyalist Web Site Grand Opening
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 18:04:56 EST
>
> We are very pleased to announce the GRAND OPENING of the first
> website dealing specifically with the Loyalists of the American
> Revolution to combine genealogy, military history and living history.
>
> The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies
> (Royalprovincial.com) is the collaborative effort of Todd Braisted
> of New Jersey and Nan Cole of Illinois. Todd is an independent
> researcher with an extensive background in Loyalist military studies.
> Nan is a genealogist and researcher and hosts both a Loyalist
> and a Canadian genealogy chat group. This project was started
> in April of 1999 with the goal of providing detailed, accurate Loyalist
> information to anyone who might have an interest. The site is not
> intended to serve as an introduction to what a Loyalist is, but rather
> is a place for those who are seeking detailed, specific information
> about individual Loyalist regiments or soldiers.
>
> The site is broken down into several major areas: History, Military,
> Genealogy, Reenacting and Miscellaneous. Among the original
> information to be found is a complete listing of all known Loyalist
> units that existed between 1775 and 1784, and a chronological
> list of battles and engagements during the war, along with the
> Loyalist units that took part in each. There are hundreds of
> transcribed documents, including courts martials, muster rolls,
> orderly books, regimental correspondence, deserter descriptions,
> battle reports, newspaper accounts, songs, poems, memorials,
> land grant petitions, intelligence reports, clothing returns, church
> records, Black Loyalist materials, proclamations, recruiting notices,
> Rebel accounts of Loyalists, distributions, and women's documents.
> Our on-line research address book provides addresses, hours
> of operation, phone numbers and website links to the major
> research centers for Loyalist manuscript materials and genealogies
> and will be expanded in the future to include additional repositories,
> churches, organizations and societies of interest to Loyalist
> researchers. In the Reenacting section you will be able to learn
> about Living History and the groups that portray the Loyalists today,
> see photos of the groups and of past events, and find out how to get
> in touch with the group of your choice. Plus much, much more.
>
> While the site currently contains over 1,000 pages of information,
> it is by no means complete. The amount of information planned for
> the future is more than double the amount currently on-line. So, if
> you do not find information on the individual or group you are looking
> for now, please stop back soon, as we will be updating things on
> an ongoing basis. You can also sign up to receive a free monthly
> notification of the new materials that have been added.
>
> To celebrate our grand opening, we will be conducting a special
> Loyalist contest on Monday, February 7th, our first day live. It costs
> nothing to enter and will give you a chance to test your knowledge
> (or just get lucky and guess right!) to win a small prize. Please
> stop by for details and enter! And while you are there, take a
> minute to sign our Guestbook or post a message or query on our
> Genealogy or History Message Boards.
>
> We look forward to greeting our visitors and assisting them with
> their Loyalist questions. Please follow this link/address to enter
> our site. Thanks!
>
> The Online Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies
> http://www.royalprovincial.com/
>
> Nan Cole & Todd Braisted
>
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