CONFERENCES

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I attended my first national conference of the United Empire Loyalists' Association in 2015 which was held in Victoria, British Columbia. It was also my first time visiting the west coast of Canada and very memorable.  I am pictured below at left with fellow UELAC member Peter Milliken, a former Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, at top right with then B.C. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon, and below boarding a bus to tour the beautiful city of Victoria.

Victoria 2015 Conference 

Attending the 2015 Conference was an opportunity to experience a new place as well as interact with other members of the UELAC and learn from the organized program of presentations, and activities.  The conference included presentations on topics related to Loyalist history and genealogy as well as the Annual General Meeting. 

In 2016 the national conference was hosted by the three Atlantic Branches of the UELAC,  being Abeguit,  Nova Scotia,  and New Brunswick.   It was held at Summerside, Prince Edward Island in the Loyalist Country Inn & Conference Cente.  I helped with the organization and arranged for the 84th of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) 2nd Battalion, Regimental Association, of which I was a member, to set up an encampment on site and provide demonstrations.

Loyalist Country Inn, Summerside 

In addition to these conferences I was happy to be able to attend others in 2018 at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and in 2019 at Gatineau, Quebec.  Gatineau was the last meeting before Covid and final one where members met in person as well to attend the AGM. 


Further Reference:

UELAC National Conferences , page accessed April 13, 2026

Moose Jaw Conference , some of the entertainment 

The 84th Regiment of Foot by Brian McConnell, UE, and published by UELAC in 2015


Historian; Genealogist; Author; Member of United Empire Loyalists ' Association of Canada, Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Ontario Genealogical Society, Ulster Historical & Genealogical Guild (Life)

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