Stuart Lyall Manson 🇨🇦🏴🏴🇺🇦🇬🇱
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Stuart Lyall Manson
Historian | Author | Presenter
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I'm an historian and published author residing in Cornwall, Ontario. My interests include the local history of Eastern Ontario, the settlement of Upper Canada, Indigenous North America, and military history such as the American Revolution and War of 1812. See my website: stuartmanson.wordpress.com
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The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
It was an honour to be invited to participate in this solemn ceremony.
Remembrance at Crysler’s Farm, 2025
Today I had the honour of being a speaker at the Remembrance ceremony at Crysler’s Farm, the War of 1812 battle site. The battle took place on November 11, 1813. My contribution was an overvi…
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November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It was an honour to be invited to participate in this solemn ceremony.
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
I completed my first inspections, and associated tasks, as a volunteer with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Location: St. Columban's Cemetery, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. It's very satisfying to do my bit, to honour the fallen. @cwgc.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I completed my first inspections, and associated tasks, as a volunteer with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Location: St. Columban's Cemetery, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. It's very satisfying to do my bit, to honour the fallen. @cwgc.bsky.social
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October 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Two of my historical articles published in the latest issue of Beyond (Magazine of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario).
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Two Articles in Beyond
I have been a regular contributor to Beyond (Magazine of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario) since April 2024. For the first time, I have two articles in the current issue. The first addresses th…
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September 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Two of my historical articles published in the latest issue of Beyond (Magazine of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario).
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The Battle of the Plains of Abraham took place on this day in 1759, but who was Abraham? Nicknamed “l’Écossais” (the Scot), Abraham Martin was an early French settler born in Dieppe. He arrived in Quebec around 1620. Learn more:
Abraham Martin
Abraham Martin (“l’Écossais,” “Maître Abraham”), fisherman, river pilot and pioneer (born circa 1589 in Dieppe, France; died September 1664 in Quebe...
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September 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham took place on this day in 1759, but who was Abraham? Nicknamed “l’Écossais” (the Scot), Abraham Martin was an early French settler born in Dieppe. He arrived in Quebec around 1620. Learn more:
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30 July 1935: The first ' #Penguin ' paperback books were published as an imprint of The Bodley Head by Allen Lane in London. #History #publishing
July 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
30 July 1935: The first ' #Penguin ' paperback books were published as an imprint of The Bodley Head by Allen Lane in London. #History #publishing
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You can get a massive 25% off the price of my new book Upon A White Horse if you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social by the end of July, using the code SUMMER25. The book will be published on September 11 by @headlinebooks.bsky.social. www.waterstones.com/book/upon-a-...
July 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
You can get a massive 25% off the price of my new book Upon A White Horse if you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social by the end of July, using the code SUMMER25. The book will be published on September 11 by @headlinebooks.bsky.social. www.waterstones.com/book/upon-a-...
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Just use footnotes. No one likes checking references at a later page.
June 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Just use footnotes. No one likes checking references at a later page.
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Do you have an Ancestor who served in the regular British Army, Navy or Marines during the Revolutionary War ? #RedCoat #REV250BOS #DOFBVORW #BritishArmy #BritishNavy - Please also DM me. #RevolutionaryWar #RevWar #Genealogy
June 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Do you have an Ancestor who served in the regular British Army, Navy or Marines during the Revolutionary War ? #RedCoat #REV250BOS #DOFBVORW #BritishArmy #BritishNavy - Please also DM me. #RevolutionaryWar #RevWar #Genealogy
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This gravestone, recorded in Trepassey, was carved by Alexander Smith in St. John's. This is the most detailed of his work I've ever seen! Really love the vines forming the IHS & bundles of grapes on the edges!! 🏺 #cemetery #archaeology
June 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This gravestone, recorded in Trepassey, was carved by Alexander Smith in St. John's. This is the most detailed of his work I've ever seen! Really love the vines forming the IHS & bundles of grapes on the edges!! 🏺 #cemetery #archaeology
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I'm delighted to reveal the cover of my new book, Upon A White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland. It will be published by @headlinebooks.bsky.social on 11 September. Available to pre-order here: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHo...
If you are happy to share this post, please, I'd be grateful.
If you are happy to share this post, please, I'd be grateful.
June 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I'm delighted to reveal the cover of my new book, Upon A White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland. It will be published by @headlinebooks.bsky.social on 11 September. Available to pre-order here: linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHo...
If you are happy to share this post, please, I'd be grateful.
If you are happy to share this post, please, I'd be grateful.
The upcoming "Tea Talk" schedule, Glengarry, Nor'Westers and Loyalist Museum in Williamstown, Ontario. www.glengarrynorwestersandloyalistmuseum.ca/tea-talks.html
Tea Talks
Throughout our summer season, the Glengarry, Nor' Westers & Loyalist Museum hosts Tea Talks featuring speakers on local historic subjects. Tea Talks take place on the listed Thursdays at 2pm,...
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May 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The upcoming "Tea Talk" schedule, Glengarry, Nor'Westers and Loyalist Museum in Williamstown, Ontario. www.glengarrynorwestersandloyalistmuseum.ca/tea-talks.html
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Today, we are honoured to welcome Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Canada.
This Royal Visit is a reminder of the bond between Canada and the Crown, one forged over generations.
My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Photo: Millie Pilkington
This Royal Visit is a reminder of the bond between Canada and the Crown, one forged over generations.
My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Photo: Millie Pilkington
May 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Today, we are honoured to welcome Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Canada.
This Royal Visit is a reminder of the bond between Canada and the Crown, one forged over generations.
My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Photo: Millie Pilkington
This Royal Visit is a reminder of the bond between Canada and the Crown, one forged over generations.
My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Photo: Millie Pilkington
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May 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Choose the theme for next week!
🔁 Share to vote for Transport
❤️ Like to vote for Bridges
Poll closes at 6pm
🔁 Share to vote for Transport
❤️ Like to vote for Bridges
Poll closes at 6pm
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Happy Victoria Day, Canada! Here's our most Victorian of buildings, the Parliamentary Library in Ottawa. Designed by Fuller & Jones, begun 1859, opened 1876. The Birthday Girl herself presides over the interior.
May 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Happy Victoria Day, Canada! Here's our most Victorian of buildings, the Parliamentary Library in Ottawa. Designed by Fuller & Jones, begun 1859, opened 1876. The Birthday Girl herself presides over the interior.
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Always love a gravestone that mentions the person's profession. This one has a quote from Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" and a winged skull that was slightly old-fashioned by the 1790s (note the square edges, rather than an older style).
Henry Sewall, Bricklayer
died 1792
York, ME
Henry Sewall, Bricklayer
died 1792
York, ME
May 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Always love a gravestone that mentions the person's profession. This one has a quote from Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" and a winged skull that was slightly old-fashioned by the 1790s (note the square edges, rather than an older style).
Henry Sewall, Bricklayer
died 1792
York, ME
Henry Sewall, Bricklayer
died 1792
York, ME
I am a contributor to "Stolen or Gone Missing?" in the latest post of The Journal of the American Revolution. I discuss the two Saratoga-engraved cannons that were recaptured by the British and Canadians at the 1813 Battle of Ogdensburg, which then disappeared.
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Contributor Question: Stolen or Gone Missing? - Journal of the American Revolution
This month we asked our contributors to tell us about an artifact from the 1765-1805 era known to have existed well into the nineteenth century, that has since been stolen or gone missing. J.L. Bell I...
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April 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I am a contributor to "Stolen or Gone Missing?" in the latest post of The Journal of the American Revolution. I discuss the two Saratoga-engraved cannons that were recaptured by the British and Canadians at the 1813 Battle of Ogdensburg, which then disappeared.
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My latest article in Beyond (Magazine of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario) exploring some historic burials within churches.
Historic Church Burials
Inspired by recent trips to Italy and England, I wrote an article about historic church burials. It was published today in the latest issue of Beyond (Magazine of the Bereavement Authority of Ontar…
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April 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My latest article in Beyond (Magazine of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario) exploring some historic burials within churches.
The King's Royal Regiment of New York (KRRNY) played a role in the American Revolutionary War and the settlement of early Ontario (Upper Canada). Its dramatic creation in 1776 is featured in my article published today in the Journal of the American Revolution (JAR).
KRRNY in JAR
The early history of the King’s Royal Regiment of New York (KRRNY) is featured in my article, published today, in The Journal of the American Revolution (JAR). It explores the dramatic creati…
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April 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The King's Royal Regiment of New York (KRRNY) played a role in the American Revolutionary War and the settlement of early Ontario (Upper Canada). Its dramatic creation in 1776 is featured in my article published today in the Journal of the American Revolution (JAR).
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Inspired by @mark-carney.bsky.social and Canadians everywhere. We’re all fighting back on our home ice!
April 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Inspired by @mark-carney.bsky.social and Canadians everywhere. We’re all fighting back on our home ice!
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Canada is everything.
March 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Canada is everything.
Check out my Sacred Ground book series on the new Global Genealogy website: globalgenealogy.ca/collections/...
Author: Stuart L. Manson
Stuart is an independent historian who co-owns an historical research firm in Ottawa. An expert on United Empire Loyalist research, he counts over a dozen members of the King's Royal Regiment of New Y...
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March 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out my Sacred Ground book series on the new Global Genealogy website: globalgenealogy.ca/collections/...