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The Loyalist Parkway Your Route Through History

For Students 9th - 10th
The Loyalist Parkway, opened in 1984 traces the route of Loyalist settlement in Canada beginning in 1784, following the American Revolution. This interactive map provides information on the parkway, it's plaques, and parks. Links to...
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Niagra Parks: Laura Secord

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Laura Secord, and her role in Canada's history.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Loyalist Link: The Forest and the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Shelburne, Nova Scotia became a major safe haven for fleeing United Empire Loyalists. Its rise, success, and decline are profiled in the exhibit. Archival photographs and documents are included.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Summers by the Lake: The History of Grimsby Park

For Students 9th - 10th
The development of Grimsby Park, Ontario is profiled. It started as the home of early United Empire Loyalists,then temperance camps, and later to an amusement park and beach. The era ended as the town became part of big city urban...
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Connie Brummel Crook: 'The Perilous Year' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The Perilous Year", an historical novel by Connie Brummel Crook, begins in 1793 and is set in what is now Ontario. It follows the life of two brothers into adulthood. This teacher's guide has a book summary, chapter discussion guides...
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Connie Brummel Crook: 'The Hungry Year' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"The Hungry Year", an historical novel by Connie Brummel Crook, begins in 1787 and is set in what is now Ontario. It follows the life of a Loyalist pioneer family that has fled into Canada. This teacher's guide has a book summary,...
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University of New Brunswick (Canada)

Loyalist Collection at the University of New Brunswick

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of New Brunswick's Harriet Irving Library has a website devoted to Loyalist resources. This website will be useful to students who want depictions of military uniforms and a bibliographic list of resources. Serious...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Meyers' Rebellion' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Meyers' Rebellion", an historical novel by Connie Brummel Crook, is the third novel in a series about the Meyers family, set in 1837-1838. This book sees finds the boys in the family joining the Upper Canada Rebellion under William Lyon...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The King's Arrow by H. A. Cody

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1922, one work is The King's Arrow by H. A. Cody. This story is about a British Loyalist who makes his way in a remote community in New Brunswick.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Loyalist, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Loyalist, Ontario was one of the centres of settlement by the United Empire Loyalists in 1783 after the American Revolution. Brief information is given about the township.