Penitentiary Patriots: Upper Canada Rebellion, 1838, James Nickalls Report
Brian Latham and Linda Corupe, U.E., are pleased to announce
that their publication "Penitentiary Patriots: Upper Canada Rebellion, 1838, James Nickalls Report" is now available at no charge online at www.lindacorupe.com.
Coming out of a family history search at Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, this
historical and genealogical reference's core is a transcription of interviews
of 18 of the 800+ men arrested in 1837-8 for the Upper Canada Rebellion but
includes extra archival information on them and 5 other
prisoners. The names of almost 900 ordinary people in York County of
the time are fully indexed.
All those with ancestors in the area at the time or interested in the history
of the 1837-38 rebellion will want to check this out. Libraries, historical and
genealogical societies are encouraged to put copies in their shelf and digital
collections.