Loyalist Day
Loyalist Day in Kingston | Loyalist Day in Ontario
"His Majesty approves the plan you have proposed for settling some of the Loyalists at Cataraqui and places adjacent"
- Royal Proclamation of George III received by Governor Haldimand at Quebec on the 12th June, 1784
According to the late historian Larry Turner, "Previous settlements comprised of colonial officials, soldiers and Indian agents at Niagara and Detroit are regarded as strategic bases rather than permanent communities and Haldimand's decision ... [to settle the Loyalists at Cataraqui] was the spark that transformed the wilderness peninsula north of Lake Ontario and Erie"
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Allegiance: the Ontario Story
Christopher Harris raising Loyalist flag,
19 June 2007 at Marine Museum
Each year we raise the Loyalist flag across from City Hall on June 12th, in commemoration of LOYALIST DAY IN KINGSTON. An official Proclamation of the day by the Mayor raises the profile of the Loyalist Association in the community.
Alexandra Armitage, Kingston Mayor Harvey Rosen, Branch President Lin Good
Confederation Park, Loyalist Day in Kingston, 12 June 2007
We present a Loyalist flag to a different location each year for permanent display, in commemoration of Loyalist Day in Ontario.
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From left: Ana Blake, Piper, Stephanie Harris, John Buck, unknown woman [possibly museum staff member], Lin Good, Barbara Bonner, Christopher Harris, Carol Davy, Peter Davy, Philip Smart - June 19, 2007 |
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In 2006 we presented a UEL flag and pole to St. George’s Cathedral, Unfortunately this flag was stolen in 2007, but Kingston Branch has now replaced it. Left to right: Philip Smart, Barb Bonner, Rev. Alex Hewitt, Carol Davy - in the room named after Loyalist minister Rev. John Stuart. |