Meeting on the River of Life - Mohawk and Loyalist Exchanges

Meeting on the River of Life - Mohawk and Loyalist Exchanges May 22 to May 30, 2009 The Tyendinaga Economic Development Centre, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territoryand June 6 to July 6, 2009The Archives and Collections Society, “The Victory”, 205 Main Street, Picton
This exhibition sounds very interesting as early settlers were often helped by the natives of the land they settled and in many cases would not have survived without their help. The exhibition 'traces the 11,000 year history of human occupation along the Bay of Quinte and reexamines the relationship of the Mohawk and Loyalists neighbours who settled here 225 years ago.' The parent of Thomas Hugh arrived in Nova Scotia at about this time. 'The secondary theme of this exhibition is to commemorate the special relationship between the MohawkNation, which settled at Tyendinaga, and the Loyalists who sought a new life in the County and the surroundingregion. The two very different peoples were joined together in common interest in the original Mohawkhomeland in the Mohawk Valley. United as allies, the Mohawk and Loyalists also shared the Silver Covenant ofPeace, an alliance that cemented their friendship together.' However, also see: Solidarity with Tyendinaga and Six Nations and Statements from Six Nations Confederacy members on Tyendinaga stand-off and No One Is Illegal-MONTRÉAL

Maritime Museums

A page listing Maritime Museums has been added to this site.

Sierra Leone

Added information and links to Sierra Leone page. Elizabeth Jane sailed there in 1823 soon after Freetown had become a British Crown Colony (1808). Sierra Leone was a source of slaves and became a home for freed slaves, but it has had a troubled and difficult history, and its people still suffer today. Many interesting, sad and moving items can be found on the Sierra Eye site which claims to be a collection of 'the most interesting, curious and funny articles published around the internet related directly or indirectly to Sierra Leone.'
By chance today: Journey without Maps. Humphrey Hawksley retraces the journey undertaken on foot by Graham Greene from Sierra Leone across Liberia in 1935. Hear whether West Africa has changed. Is it better or worse than it was 70 years ago? BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents was broadcast on Thursday, 30 July, 2009 at 1102 BST and was repeated on Monday, 3 August, 2009 at 20:30 BST. See Sierra Leone Timeline at the BBC.

19th Century Newspaper Research

Some newspaper research added to Timeline.

Francis Hammond's House

A page called Identifying Francis Hammond's House at Leicester Square has been added to this site. It shows Francis Hammond's house (he was a staymaker and once part owner of the Elizabeth Jane) and enables maps and views of Leicester Square to be compared. See also: Leicester Square

John Cutler Ramsden

Very interesting information about John Cutler Ramsden arrived.

155th Anniversary of Elizabeth Jane's Loss

A trip to Bridlington on the evening of the 155th Anniversary of the loss of the Elizabeth Jane and her crew being put down at Bridlington Quay by the 'Samuel' of Grimsby. and to compare a print from 1830 with the same view of the town today.