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Bicentennial Branch (Southwestern Ontario)

About the Bicentennial Branch

The Bicentennial Branch is the meeting place of the descendants of those families who relocated to Essex-Kent Counties of South Western Ontario or the adjacent United States as a result of their loyalty to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).

About the Loyalists who settled here

Following the American Revolutionary War, Lieutenant Colonel William Caldwell obtained by treaty with the Indians 97 lots along the north shore of Lake Erie as settlement lots for Loyalists. The native deed for their properties was granted in 1784.

The individuals who eventually came to settle in Gosfield and Colchester were bound together by a number of significant forces. Some shared military ties, such as the soldiers who served under Captain Caldwell in Butler's Rangers. Others were Hessians, soldiers from the German state of Hesse, who had fought for the British in the Revolution. Another group represented the Pennsylvania Deutsch, many of whom were considered to be pro-British because they refused to bear arms. The Blacks who made their way to the area were bound by the common hardships and obstacles perpetrated upon them by the actions and prejudices of whites.

The commitment that the New Settlement pioneers made to their new homes was an absolute one - one that would become apparent not only in the land itself, but in the social and cultural evolution of the area.

Most of the members of the Bicentennial Branch are descendants of the numerous refugees who arrived in the Detroit to Amherstburg area from the states of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and New York between 1783 and 1790.


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BRANCH MEMBERSHIP 2013

We encourage you to join us and take a membership in Bicentennial Branch UELAC. Individual membership fee is $55.00 per year. This includes 4 Quarterly branch newsletters and two Dominion Loyalist Gazette magazines (Spring and Fall) plus 4 branch meetings per year.
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March 2, 2013 - Regular Branch Meeting

Please join us at 1:00 p.m. Church of the Epiphany, Kingsville ON as we welcome UELAC Dominion President Robert C. McBride UE.

 
 

April 13, 2013 - Central West Region Meeting

All branches of the Central West Region will be meeting in London, ON for a full day workshop/seminar. 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. hosted by London and Western Ontario Branch UELAC.

 
 

May 11, 2013 - Bicentennial Branch AGM

1:00 p.m. Church of the Epiphany, Kingsville ON

 
 

May 30 - June 2, 2013 - UELAC AGM and Conference

The 2013 Dominion Conference and AGM will be hosted by the Hamilton Branch of the UELAC from May 30th - June 2nd , 2013 at Burlington, Ontario.
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June 15, 2013 - Bicentennial Branch Celebrates Loyalist Day

The Commissariat Building - King's Navy Yard Park, 224 Dalhousie Street, Amherstburg ON

 
 

September 21, 2013 - Annual Branch Luncheon



 
 

November 9, 2013 - Regular Branch Meeting



 
 

UELAC Promotions Catalogue

UEL Promotional items are available for sale through the Dominion website. See the Loyalist Promotions Catalogue for more details.
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LINKS

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