Hope Restored (Loyalist Exhibit)
Robert L. Dallison curated the Hope Restored Exhibit that has been at the museum for the last several years until Spring 2008 and had received raved reviews by several museum visitors. The exhibit was loaned to the Queens County Museum in Gagetown for the Summer 2008 season.
It tells the story of the American Revolution and the migration of the Loyalists to Atlantic Canada and more specifically to New Brunswick. Now that it`s back at the YSM we have it in one of our galleries on the main floor.
Mr. Dallison is the author of Hope Restored: The American Revolution and the Founding of New Brunswick (copies now avaiable for purchase at the museum). Mr. Dallison served for 35 years with the Canadian Army, retiring as a colonel. Prior to joining the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, he completed a B.A. in History and International Studies at the University of British Columbia.
Mr. Dallison has travelled the world, serving with the United Nations in Cyprus and as staff intelligence officer in Germany. A graduate of Royal Roads Military College and Royal Military College, he is a highly respected historian. Upon his retirement, he became the director of the award-winning Kings Landing Historical Settlement, in Prince William, New Brunswick, a position he held from 1992 to 2002.
In addition, he has been president of Fredericton Heritage Trust and was the New Brunswick representative on the Board of Governors for Heritage Canada.