The objectives of St. Lawrence Branch are to:
- unite together in good fellowship the descendants
of those families who sacrificed their homes and
belongings by retaining their loyalty to the Empire
during the Revolution of 1775-1783;
- preserve and record the history and traditions of
the Loyalists;
- collect and preserve artifacts and histories
pertaining to the Loyalists;
- publish historical and genealogical information
related to the Loyalists;
- erect, construct and repair buildings, monuments
and memorials to perpetuate the memory of the
Loyalists;
- seek out and preserve the resting places of
Loyalists;
- encourage a stronger emphasis on the study of
Canadian history in the school system.
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