Our Mission
Statement
To raise awareness, in Northern Alberta, of
Loyalist History.
Mark Your
Calendar
- UELAC National Conference in Hamilton – May 30 – June 2, 2013.
- UELAC Western Regional Conference here in Edmonton – October 4 - 6, 2013.
Membership Application and Newsletter
Download the 2013 Membership Application as a
pdf or as a docx. Membership year starts January 1.
Download the latest issues of Loyalist Northern
Lights, the newsletter of the Edmonton Branch of the United Empire
Loyalists' Association of Canada:
Our
AncestorsEdmonton Branch keeps copies of documentation, the originals of which
are on file in the Dominion Office. Much of this material relates to
certification "proofs" linking member applicants to their Loyalist
Ancestors. Additional material may also be held which the Branch
Genealogist has not sent to Dominion Office but which may be quite
helpful to members researching specific surnames.
- Loyalist Ancestors of Edmonton Branch members who have received their
Certificates:
Proven UEL ancestors.
- Loyalist Ancestors or possible Ancestors of Edmonton Branch members who have not yet received their Certificates and are presently researching:
Unproven UEL ancestors
ExecutiveEdmonton
Branch executive includes:
- President
– Trevor Angell, UE
- Vice-President
– Len Thornton
- Past President
– Al Dodd
- Secretary
– Valerie Thornton
- Treasurer
– Martie Workman, UE
- Genealogist
– Dave Rolls, UE
- Membership Chair
– Earle & Betty Fladager
- Social Convenor
– Vacant
- Loyalist Gazette Liason
– Valerie Thornton
- Flag Bearer
– Cal Chisholm, UE
- Webmaster
– Len Thornton
- Newsletter Editor
– Valerie Thornton
- Children Education Co-ordinator
– Zoe Thornton, Len Thornton, Valerie Thornton
- Branch Activities Co-ordinator
– Vacant
- Branch Program Co-ordinator
– Vacant
- Branch Special Projects Co-ordinator
– Vacant
- Publications Co-ordinator
– Vacant
Reference
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1. Loyalist
Links
- UEL Association - National Headquarters –
"The United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada is an organization
dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians through knowledge of the
past, in particular the history of the United Empire Loyalists and their
contribution to the development of Canada."
- Governor General of
Canada –
From Wikipedia, this page gives a historical look at the position of
Governor General of Canada.
- Monarchy of Canada –
From Wikipedia, this page describes the Monarchy of Canada.
- Olive Tree Loyalist
Information –
"Find ancestors and family origins in
free Ships Passenger lists, images of ships passenger list manifests,
Orphan records, Almshouse records, Ancestor photos, Census substitutes,
Newspaper records, family surnames, church records, military muster
rolls, census records, land records, American Genealogy, Canadian
Genealogy, Orphan records, Naturalization records, death records and
more."
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3. General
Links
- Bill Martin's Genealogy
Site –
This is an accumulation of helpful sites for genealogical
research.
- Canadian Digital
Atlas –
"The County Atlas Digital Project is a searchable database of the
property owners' names which appear on the township maps in the county
atlases. Township maps, portraits and properties have been scanned, with
links from the property owners' names in the database."
- Canadian Genealogy and History Links –
This site links to historical sites for each of the provinces, as well
as personal pages, archives, census, cemeteries, history, loyalist,
military, organizations, and other useful links.
- Global Genealogy: Everything
for the Family Historian –
This links to books, maps and other resources on Canadian genealogy and
history.
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4.
Censuses
- The volunteer Ontario Gen Web Census Project has indices of various Ontario censuses
available online.
- The volunteer Automated Genealogy Project has indices of various Canadian censuses
available online, with links to the Library and Archives Canada images.
- Library and Archives Canada
- The paid subscription Ancestry.ca site has indices and links to
images for all of the Canadian censuses.
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