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Todd W. Braisted
569 Holly Court
Mahwah, NJ 07430
201-760-0963
IVBNNJV@aol.com
| Date of Birth: |
16 February 1964 |
| Place of Birth: |
Newton, New Jersey |
| Residence: |
Mahwah, New Jersey |
| Profession: |
Records Management/Legal |
| Employer: |
Unilever/Lipton (Headquarters, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1984-present) |
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| Publications: |
Moving On (Contributing Author, November 1999 release, Garland Press)
Fidelity (United Empire Loyalist newsletter, contributor)
The Brigade Dispatch (Publication of the Brigade of the American Revolution, contributor)
Military Collector & Historian (Publication of the Company of Military Historians, contributor)
Various smaller newsletters |
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| Organizations: |
Brigade of the American Revolution
(member 1979-present)
(Brigade Inspector 1993-1997)
(Assistant Brigade Inspector 1990-1992, 1997-2002)
(Clerk to the Adjutant 1997-1999)
(Commander/President 2003-2004)
British Brigade
(member 2002-present)
(Commander, 3rd Brigade 2003)
4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers
(member 1977-present)
(Commander 1986-present)
Company of Military Historians
(member 1987-present)
(Chapter Vice Chairman 1990, 1994-1995)
(Chapter Chairman 1991-1993)
Bergen County Historical Society
(member 1997-present)
(Trustee 1998-2001)
(Vice-President 2001-present)
Bergen County Revolutionary War Roundtable
(member, 1984-present)
American Company of Players, 18th Century Theater Company
(member 1992-present)
NJ Living History Advisory Council
(Citizen Member, 1994-present) |
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| Lectures: |
David Library of the American Revolution (1997)
Company of Military Historians National Meeting (1987)
West Point Chapter, CMH (numerous)
United Empire Loyalist Association National Convention (1989, 1991)
Bergen County Historical Society & Roundtable (numerous)
Sussex County Historical Society (1987)
Old Barracks Museum, Trenton (1997)
Morris Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution (1999)
Westfield Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution (1999)
America On-Line, three lectures presented in real-time on Loyalists (1998)
Brigade of the American Revolution School of Instruction (1998)
King's Mountain National Park (2000)
Manhattan Night Chapter DAR (2001)
Hunterdon Historical Museum (2000, 2001)
Princeton University (2002)
Kershaw County Historical Society, Banastre Tarleton Symposium (2002)
Various schools, libraries, local historical societies and civic organizations |
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| Research Institutes Visited: |
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| England: |
Public Record Office
Royal Artillery Library
British Library
British Army Museum |
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| Canada: |
National Archives of Canada
Archives of Ontario
Public Archives New Brunswick
Public Archives Nova Scotia
Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick
New Brunswick Museum
Shelburne Historical Society
Yarmouth Historical Society |
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| United States: |
Maine Historical Society
Historical Society of Massachusetts
Harvard University
New York State Library
New York Public Library
New-York Historical Society
Museum of the City of New York
New Jersey Historical Society
New Jersey State Archives
David Library of the American Revolution
American Philosophical Society
Pennsylvania State Archives
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan
National Archives
Library of Congress
Georgia Historical Society
Viriginia Historical Society |
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| Current Projects: |
Creating a computer database of all known Loyalists who served in a military capacity during the American Revolution. Using this database to assist in statistical analysis of Loyalist information and also to assist in genealogical queries.
Transcribing and organizing manuscript Loyalist source material and relevant information on the British and German Armies as well as campaigns of the American Revolution. Have transcribed in excess of 21,000 pages of documents to date.
Preparing monthly chat lectures for The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies. |
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| Recent Projects: |
Organized, planned and executed the first-ever "School of the Loyalist" in July, 1997 at Historic New Bridge Landing, River Edge, New Jersey. A weekend of academic speakers coupled with Living History participants from ten states and three Canadian provinces, discussing and performing various aspects of Loyalists in the American Revolution.
Served as Chairman of the Retreat to Victory Committee, celebrating the 225th anniversary of the American Revolution in Bergen County, New Jersey. |
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6 December 1999
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