“Loyalists in Tryon County: Tales from the Records”

Here in the Mohawk Valley the American Revolution was a Civil War where families and neighbors were divided by their choices. The Johnson family and many of their tenants and business partners stayed loyal to the British Crown, while others followed the lead of the Tryon County Committee of Safety. Local historian Peter Betz shares the stories of local Loyalists, ordinary folks caught in the middle as colonial resentments turned to rebellion 250 years ago. Their farms were lost and many of them moved to Canada. The presentation will follow a brief business program and annual meeting of the Montgomery County Historical Society in the front parlor of Old Fort Johnson. All are welcome to attend.