Next Meeting: 1:00 pm Saturday NOVEMBER 28 (Annual General Meeting)

Speaker: Jane Simpson, “Shades of Allegiance: Hidden Loyalties of the Giraud/Gerow Family in the American Revolution”.

Our speaker this month will be Jane Simpson, author of “Soldier, Settler, Sinner: The remarkable life of Charles MacDonald”. Jane will be speaking about her latest publication, “Shades of Allegiance: Hidden Loyalties of the Giraud/Gerow Family in the American Revolution”.
This family saga opens as Daniel Giraud, a Huguenot, escapes the French King’s clutches in the 1690’s. Fleeing to New York City, he, his wife, and a small child seek religious freedom. Years later the immigrant’s grandson Daniel fights in both the French and Indian Wars as well as the American Revolution. Jane Simpson weaves fact and fiction as she traces her family history.
At present her books are available at Novel Idea, 156 Princess Street, Kingston, novid@kingston.net or order from www.turtlepointbooks.com. The author will also have books present the day of her presentation.

MEETING LOCATION – Your Choice: In-Person or by ZOOM

Find us at 137 Queen St, Kingston, Hall entrance off Montreal Street.

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Kingston & District Branch of UELAC welcomes you!

Our Objectives:

To unite together in good fellowship the descendants of those families who during the American Revolutionary War sacrificed their land, homes and belongings by retaining their loyalty to the British Crown.
To preserve the history of the Loyalists by collecting artifacts, publishing historical and genealogical books, and erecting monuments and memorials in Canada to perpetuate the memory of the United Empire Loyalists.
To seek out and preserve the final resting places of the Loyalists within Kingston and District area (Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Counties of Ontario).
To increase public awareness of the Loyalist contribution to Canada by encouraging a stronger emphasis on Canadian, particularly Loyalist, history in the school system and by participating in projects that celebrate the memory of the United Empire Loyalists.