Vol. 1 no. 1, Spring 1992
Markham Berczy Settlers Association (MBSA).
William Berczy
Bethesda Lutheran Church
These our Ancestors Were [includes lists of settlers and who received land patent or not.]
Ideas for the Bicentennial Celebration.
Vol. 1 No. 2, Fall 1992
Markham Berczy Settlers Association
Markham Bi-Centennial Heritage Committee
New Crest for MBSA. [includes drawing]
From Philadelphia to the Genesee
Some Berczy Settlers.
Vol. 1 No. 3, Spring 1993
Highlights of Annual Meeting
Progress on Identifying Descendants.
Markham Heritage Bicentennial Committee
MBSA Open Meeting
Bi-Centennial Celebrations
The Settlers at the Pulteney Settlement
Bethesda Lutheran Church
History of the Franz Schmidt Family in Canada.
Some Berczy Settlers
Vol. 1 No. 4, Fall 1993
John Lunau, 1930-1993.
Notice of Annual Meeting
News from the Richmond Hill Liberal, December 31, 1903.
What Happened to some of the Settlers
Original Manuscript Returned
Joseph Elson (1804-1877).
Honourary Membership: Eric Johnson, John Andre.
Vol. 2 No. 1, Winter 1994
Editor’s Comments
Excerpt for John Henry Sommerfeldt Diary
200thAnniversary Celebration Draft Program of Events
Nicholas Henry Hubner – How the Family Spread Out.
Berczy Men Registered in the North Regiment of Militia
Honourary Life Memberships: John Andre and Fank Johnson
Markham Bicentennial Heritage Committee
Vol. 2 No. 2 Summer 1994
How to Pronounce “Berczy”
The John Lunau Heritage Research Centre
Neighbours Again
The Celebration
MBSA – The Next 200 Years
Markham Museum
References for Further Reading
Accommodation News
Publications
Vol. 2 No. 3, Fall 1994
200th Anniversary Celebration August 20, 1994.
Excerpts from Letters.
Lorne Smith and his prize-winning beard (photo)
Results of questionnaire Distribution on August 20.
Heritage (Poem).
Retracing the Berczy Route
Dave Smith as Sir William Pulteney (photo).
The Berczy Settlers Saga (poem).
Markham’s Bicentennial Heritage Monument. Includes photo
Nicholas, Irene, Nina and James Elliott at their 1794 Settler’s Camp.
New Videos and Book
MBSA Annual Meeting announcement
Lt. Governor and Mrs. John Graves Simcoe. (photo from 1994 reunion)
Vol. 2 No. 4, Spring 1995
Welcome
Nelson Smith and Lorne Smith (photo).
The Agreement
Hagerman House to be Preserved.
Eckardt House model (photo)
The Berczy Women (imaginary letter).
Johann Dieter Petersen Diary, 1748
Query Column – Luno, Stamm.
The Williamson Road
Pennsylvania. (map)
News Amongst the Members: Achievement and Civic Recognition Award, Annual Meeting Elects New Directors, Feelings from the August 20 Celebrations, Annual Meeting Approves Plaque for Bicentennial Monument, Bus Tour.
Vol. 3 No. 1, Spring 1996
Bus Trip to the Genesee, October 23-26 1996.
MBSA Annual Meeting Held on January 24, 1996.
Cliff Barnard (Scarborough), Victoria Munro (Palgrave), Bob Shank (Kanata), Lorne Smith (Markham) (photo)
Our Jailbird Ancestors. .
Markham District Historical Society
Town of Markham Appoints Official Historian.
Town of Markham Completes New Pathways along the Rouge River
Connections to the Mennonite Migration to Markham
200 Years Yonge Celebrations Begin.
Lorne Smith (without his beard) with Augustus Jones. (photo)
Coming Events in Markham
Berczy German Lutheran joins Brethren in Christ Faith.
Queries – Size, Hessian Soldiers.
Vol. 3 No. 2, Fall 1996
Pilgrimage to the Land of the Genesee.
Williamson Road Liberty Pennsylvania (plaque) (photo)
Berczy Settlers’ Descendants Walking part of the Old Williamson Road. (photo)
Theodore Aylesworth, Bob Shank, Lorne Smith, Marie Aylesworth. (photo)
Berczy Settler Descendants at the Site of Log Homes, Hermitage, South of Geneseo, NY (photo)
Unveiling and Dedication Ceremony Berczy Settlers Plaque
Our Jailbird Ancestors, Part 2
Berczy Settler axemen and their float, Thornhill Festival Parade (photo)
Thanks to the Berczy Settler Axeman.
Query: Charles Edward Luno
Historic Baptism.
Wilhelm Hoop, Anne, Martin and Ella Marie Matthiessen (photo)
The Simcoe Legacy: The Life and Times of Yonge Street
Researching Yonge Street
Vol. 4 No. 1, Spring 1997
From Your Editor
Williamson’s Account Register.
James Patterson Inn Plaque (photo)
Charlotte Berczy includes photo of tombstone
Thoughts from the Bus Trip to the Genesee.
The Site of the Log Cabins Built by Our Ancestors in 1793. (photo)
Toronto Purchase.
Lorne Smith spreading the word about the Berczy Settlers (photo)
How Long did our Ancestors Stay in Markham.
Plaque on Markham Bicentennial Monument (photo)
Annual Meeting
News from Germany
From the Globe and Mail, 2 April 1943
Carol Smith, Brenda Smith, Cliff Barnard, Robert Smith, David Smith and Frank Smith at the North York Bicentennial, 1996 [in costume] (photo)
Information Available
News: Berczy Village construction to begin this summer, Gift and invitation to Town of Markham, The Phillips-Teasdale house
Recipe from “Postings” – Patriotic Cake
Vol. 4 No. 2, Fall 1997
From Your Editor
The Late John Lunau Recognized.
New Finds for MBSA includes translation of Wilhelm Hoop’s letter
Report from the Spring Research Committee Meeting.
Walking the Williamson Road.
Joe Guillaume & Marie Aylesworth (photo)
Germans lost again! (photo)
Williamsburg Log Cabins
Blockhouse, Liberty, PA, built in 1792 (drawing)
Billy Bishop
Charles Williamson’s Ledger
Some of the 100 interested people at the Berczy Burying Ground (photo)