Branch News & Events

Dates of note for Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch:

25 October 2009–Sunday

Fall Meeting

Emmanuel United Church 12 Noon - Sunday, 25 October 2009
203 rue Principale, Cowansville

Program

Church Service at 10:30 AM

Hot lunch in Church Hall at 12:00 noon
The lunch is $20.00
Please reserve by 19 October

Semi-Annual Meeting at 1:30 PM

Guest Speaker: Mark Jodoin, Author of
"Shadow Soldiers of the American Revolution"
TOPIC: "How I spent my Summer Vacation"

For reservations or information, please contact either:
Email: Adelaide
Telephone: (450) 293-6342
Email: Linda
Telephone: (450) 306-1096

19 August 2009–Wednesday

Annual UEL Picnic

Brome Lake Historical Society - 11:30AM - Wednesday, 19 August 2009
130 Lakeside Knowlton

Bring a picnic lunch and a lawn chair
We hope for good weather and a good turn out and look forward to seeing you there.
However... in case of rain, the picnic will be cancelled.

If you have any questions please contact either:
Email: Rod
Telephone: (450) 295-2382
or
Email: Adelaide
Telephone: (450) 293-6342

27 June 2009–Saturday

Sir JJC Branch AGM
Lunch followed by Annual Meeting
Philipsburg Legion Hall 11:30 AM for Noon

Guest speaker: Robert McBride, UE
UEL Vice President for Central East Region & Editor of Loyalist Gazette

Lunch Price: $15.00 per person
For reservations contact:
Email: Adelaide
Telephone: (450) 293-6342
Or
Email: Linda
Telephone: (450) 242-2793

11-14 June 2009

UELAC Annual Meeting at Napanee Ontario
Napanee Ontario

2 November 2008 –Sunday

Fall Meeting at Granby United Church
101 Principale at Dufferin, Granby, QC
11:00 AM - Church Service
12:30 PM - Lunch in Church Hall, $12.00
Please reserve by October 27th
Contact: Adelaide (450) 293-6342, Email: Adelaide
OR: Rod (450) 295-2382, Email: Rod

2:00 PM – Semi-Annual Meeting
Guest speaker: Heather Darch, Missisquoi Museum.
“The Brotherhood of Cogniac Street”

If you need help with transportation, call us.

17 August 2008 – Sunday

Picnic at home of Adelaide Lanktree and Louise Hall
140 Principale West, Farnham, Quebec – 11:30 AM
Parking at Imprimerie Farnham Inc., 180 Principale West.
Bring your lunch & lawn chairs & bathing suit if you wish to use the pool
N.B. The meeting coincides with Heritage Day in Farnham and offers the chance to visit some of the exhibits
celebrating 150 years of the railroad in Farnham.
Questions?Contact – Adelaide: (450) 293-6342 Adelaide
Or – Rod: (450) 295-2382 Rod

10-13 July 2008

Annual UELAC Conference to be held in Saint John New Brunswick (Information)

21 June 2008

McCaw, Jean Darrah – Memorial Service
Friends and family are invited to a celebration of the life of the late Jean Darrah McCaw on Saturday, June 21, 2008, 2 p.m. at Grace Anglican Church, Sutton, QC. (Map)
A reception will follow in the Church Hall.

7 June 2008 - Saturday

Annual General Meeting
At the Royal Canadian Legion Hall,
200 Montgomery, Philipsburg, Quebec (Map)
Gather at 11:30 AM for roast beef lunch served at noon. Cost $15.00
Meeting to follow:
Speaker, Lorraine Gosselin, U.E. will talk about Christian Wehr
For Reservations:
Phone Adelaide: (450) 293-6342
E-mail: Adelaide

The Sir John Johnson Centennial branch of the U.E.L.A.C. are mourning the loss of one of their most loyal and dedicated members, Mrs. Jean McCaw, who passed away suddenly at her home in Sutton, Quebec on February 4th, 2008. Jean was born in Sutton in 1921, educated there and then continued her education to graduate as a registed nurse from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Montreal, Quebec. Jean was married to the late Sydney McCaw who predeceased her in 1992. She leaves to mourn her passing 4 children, 9 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and a sister.

Jean and her husband returned to Sutton after their retirement and joined the Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch in 1982. Jean was a regular documented member, descended from Loyalist Adam Best, and soon after joining took on the duties of the branch genealogist. An office that she diligently carried out until the fall of 2007 when due to diminishing eye sight she reluctantly resigned from the post. A large number of the branch members, as well as those of the beginning of Little Forks branch, owe their documentation to Jean's dedicated research.

To celebrate the Bicentennial of the settlement of United Empire Loyalists in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, the branch undertook to create a book , which was a collection of articles recording the history of these Loyalists. Jean was one of the most active participants in this project, and the book, 'Loyalists of the Eastern Townships " was published in 1984.

On June 8, 2001, Heritage Branch invested Jean as a ' Companion of the Most Honourable Order of Meritorious Heritage' in recognition of her contribution to the United Empire Loyalist Association.

Jean was active in her Community and Sutton's Grace Anglican Church, as well as a dedicated volunteer at the Brome County Historical Society in Knowlton, Quebec. Her guiding hand and advice will be greatly missed by her friends in the Sir John Johnson Centennial branch .

A Memorial Service at Grace Anglican Church will be held later in the Spring.

Phyllis Hamilton