XXXII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
The attention of the Dominion government has been successfully 
drawn to the subject of giving honour to the memories of the brave dead 
who fought in the last and decisive battle of Lundy’s Lane, 1814, in 
defence of the Niagara frontier. A worthy monument will shortly be 
erected on the famous old battle-ground, which immediately became the 
military cemetery of the district. 
I1l.—From The York Pioneer and Historical Society, through Captain 
CRUIKSHANK. 
This local society was the first organization of the kind in Ontario, 
twenty-four years ago. It has a long list of members in Toronto and 
country, and is first in affiliation with the Provincial Pioneer and Historical 
Association of Ontario. : 
The following items are from the secretary's last annual report : 
“Papers read by members during the year: Mr. Charles Durand, 
On making Maple-sugar in Pioneer Days; a paper by the president, Dr. 
Scadding, giving an account of a journal kept by the wife of the first 
governor of Upper Canada, during a passage down the St. Lawrence in 
1796 ; Reminiscences of Chief Brant, by the president ; Some very re- 
markable facts about the Life of General Brock, by Mrs. Curzon ; 
Extracts from a Journal compiled by Eli Goram, read by D. B. Read. 
Mr. Charles Durand gave a very interesting lecture entitled ‘From the 
Year 1800 to 1833.’ 
“The York Pioneers have taken part in a movement for the erection 
of a monument to the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, Simcoe, 
and for the publication by the local government of an annual volume of 
archives.” 
IV.—From The Peel Pioneers’ Society, Brampton, through Captain 
CRUIKSHANK. 
The society was organized in 1887, and continues to hold monthly 
meetings of great interest to the old families of that early settled county. 
It has a long list of members. Papers are published by the local press. 
The Wentworth Pioneer and Historical Society 
was organized in 1889. The secretary reports a membership of 220 
members. Several pamphlets of historical value have been published. 
Meetings are held monthly. The society is zealously promoting the 
erection of a monument on the famous battle-ground of Stoney Creek, 
June 5, 1813. | 
V.— From The Simcoe County Pioneer and Historical Society, Barrie, 
through Captain CRUIKSHANK. 
This young and vigorous society was organized in 1891, and, like the 
preceding societies, is in affiliation with the Provincial Association. The 
