Bay of Quinte Branch: Burleigh Loyalist Records Project

Lt. Col. H.C. Burleigh, MD was the genealogist of the UELAC Bay of Quinte Branch from 1956 to 1975. Upon his death in 1980, Dr. Burleigh�s personal genealogy notes were placed in the Queens University Archives (see http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/burleigh.htm) where they have become a �must-see� for Quinte Loyalist researchers. The Queen�s records list over 1,000 family names. What some people do not realize is that many of the sundry scraps of paper at Queens are Dr. Burleigh�s rough notes for the finished applications that are in the archival collection of the Bay of Quinte Branch. The Branch has undertaken to complement the Queen�s Collection by referencing the applications with primary proof. To date we have a Burleigh-connected database of over 50,000 individuals. This Project is in the initial stages and requires Volunteers to bring added-value to this archival collection.