Two Versions of “Meeting of the Officers”

Library & Archives Canada Acc. No. R9266-1332)

New Brunswick Museum Version Acc. No. W8475

The difference in the 2 Blizzard lithographs shown here is that they were coloured by different artists. They are quite a bit different and it’s interesting to see the differences. In particular, you can see the word Blizzard [...]

Long Island Map-NB Archives states oldest map of first Land Grants

UNFORTUNATELY THIS MAP IS TOO LARGE TOO SCAN IT IN ONE PIECE.

I spent the day with  at the NB Archives with the help of two archivist & my husband. The archivists stated that this was the first map of the original land grants.  Please note the difference of the Lower Pond compared to today. It [...]

Leonard Slip Land Grants

Much has been written about the United Empire Loyalists and there are references elsewhere , as well as on this site, offering additional reading material on this subject. This Post is to give rise to discussion on various aspects of Leonard Slip’s Land Grants. Please feel free to comment.

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Meeting of the Officers of the Garrision . . .

Meeting of the Officers of the Garrisons of St. John and  Fredrictown, on Long Island, in the River St. John, New Brunswick is the official title of this painting but often referred to as “the BLIZZARD painting” due to its subject matter: the building in the background is Loyalist Leonard Slipp’s tavern/inn of the [...]