References

The majority of the references are taken from books available from the Friends' gift shop in the Lighthouse Interpretive Centre or from:

Lighthouse Books

66 Main Street
Brighton
613 475 1269


Atkins, H. (2006) Presqu'ile in That's Just the Way We Were: Brighton Memories. Brighton History Book Committee. p. 55 - 72.

O'Brien, B. (1992) Speedy Justice. The Osgoode Society. 167 pp.

Turner, L. (1992) A History of Presqu'ile. Friends of Presqu'ile Park. 84 pp. (A digital copy of this book is available on Dan Buchanan's website)

S Bergeron and B Brown (1994) Presqu'ile Brighton Ontario (A digital copy of this book is available on Dan Buchanan's website)

S (Bergeron) Brose (1997) Gosport Presqu'ile Harbour
 

Addition Information - Links and Downloads

GENERAL HISTORY

Presqu'ile Point History (Town of Newcastle, 1800's, 1900's, Park, postcards, videos) - Dan Buchanan, The History Guy of Brighton Ontario

Discover Presqu'ile's Past - 2004 Tabloid - pdf download

 

SETTLEMENT HISTORY

The History Trail - Presqu'ile and Brighton's 11 Historic signs - pdf downloads

THE LIGHTHOUSE
 
The Presqu'ile Lighthouse, Its History and Its Keepers by Myron McShane 

THE SPEEDY

Town of Newcastle - Dan Buchanan, The History Guy of Brighton, Ontario

Hessen Soldiers - The life of Mr. John Stegman, passenger on the Speedy - http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm


THE WAR OF 1812 -1814
The following were printed in the Park information Guide 2012