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LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: Fonds
No.: PR3633
TITLE: United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada - Edmonton Branch fonds
CREATOR: United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada - Edmonton Branch
DATE RANGE: 1934-2010
EXTENT: 0.3 m of textual material
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HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:

The first Edmonton branch of the United Empire Loyalists was founded in 1912 and was the first west of Toronto. The branch concentrated on genealogy over the course of its brief time span, which came to an end with the start of the First World War.

The second iteration of an Edmonton branch of the United Empire Loyalists was founded in 1934 by a group of male lawyers and doctors, supported by a Ladies Committee. The focus of this branch was to actively commemorate the arrival of Loyalists in Canada, collect books on Loyalist history, research Loyalist genealogy, and to encourage disciplinary action against children who refused to salute the flag of Great Britain. Similarly to the first branch, this second branch ceased activity as the pressures of the Second World War mounted.

The third and current iteration of an Edmonton branch of the United Empire Loyalists was founded in 1987 by Edmonton-based members of the Calgary branch. The president of the Calgary branch, Lois Cummings, felt that there were enough members in Edmonton to warrant a separate branch, which came into being on May 11, 1987. The focus of this branch was still on genealogical research into Loyalist roots, but this activity was supplemented by lecture series, social events, and hosting the 1999 national conference of the United Empire Loyalist Association. The branch also successfully lobbied the City of Edmonton to proclaim June 19th, 2010 as “United Empire Loyalists’ Day in Edmonton.”

CUSTODIAL HISTORY:The records were maintained by the Edmonton branch of the United Empire Loyalists until the organization decided to donate inactive records to the PAA in 2009. The first records were donated in 2009, with a second accession of records donated in 2010. The records of the 1934 iteration of the Edmonton branch were kept by the Calgary branch until the Edmonton branch was re-formed in 1987.
SCOPE AND CONTENT: The fonds consists of records created by the current branch and includes membership lists, minutes, newsletters, bylaws, guest books from branch functions, a copy of the branch charter, a booklet containing a history of the United Empire Loyalists in Edmonton, and a copy of the proclamation of United Empire Loyalists’ Day in Edmonton. The earlier material consists of the minute book from the second iteration of the Edmonton branch.
LANGUAGE NOTE: The material is in English.
ASSOCIATED MATERIAL: For records created by United Empire Loyalist families in Alberta, see the Edith Lillian Sander fonds (PR0657) and the Lulu Campbell fonds (PR0424).
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