Please join us for a joint Loyalist Day meeting with Governor Simcoe Branch, online via Zoom
Monday 19 June at 7:30pm ET.
In the fall of 1997 Loyalist Day in Ontario was proclaimed and the first celebration held on 19 June 1998. The preamble reads:
The people of Ontario recognize and celebrate their heritage of loyalty to the Crown. One of the earliest groups to demonstrate that loyalty were the United Empire Loyalists who emigrated to Ontario from the United States of America so that they could continue to live under the Crown after the United States gained their independence in 1783.
Join with us as we honour our Loyalist ancestors. The program will include:
- What and why is Loyalist Day
- In 1784, what is now Ontario was largely Quebec – a bit of history about the evolution path to our Ontario today
- Loyalist Prayer
- Declaration of Dependence
- The Loyalist Tree at Queen’s Park
- Short vignettes by members about their Loyalist ancestors
- and more
Mark your calendar; See details; Register now
Hope to see you there!
