While the President of the Seventh Town Historical Society, Mr. Ian E. Reilly, U.E., picked up my Hessian Research material, he left me a copy of the last issue of his Society's publication - QUINTE KIN - The Voice of the Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre - Vol.5, Number 3, September 2004: On last page there was a picture of me and him, taken 21. Aug.2004 at the Rose House Museum, Waupoos, during the Hessian Day celebrations, when I handed to him a file of my research as a symbolic first gesture. It also showed a picture of the Hessian Plaque which I did present to the Rose House Museum that day. But inside the publication, on page 7, there was an interesting article, and it shows how one thing leads to another, and I am really proud to have been a part of this story. Headed by "Hessian Descendants gather", and showing a picture of Marjorie "Dainard" MacArthur, of Grand Forks, British Columbia; Dr. Paul D. Cole of Kingston, Ontario, and Jean Dagenais of Quinte West, Ontario, proposing a Toast to the memory of Jacob and Marie Dehnert, their forebearers. The picture shows them lifting their wineglasses. Johann Jacob Dehnert was born in Obergebra, Saxony, October 12, 1755. He arrived in what was to become Canada as a Hessian Soldier, in 1784, (actually he came in 1776) one of over 3000 Hessians who came after the American Revolutionary War. Fifth Town (Marysburgh) at South Bay is where he settled, and around 1796 married Marie Louise Tesson-D'Honore at St. Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec. They had several children, at least 5 of which are buried on the shore of the South Bay property along with Jacob and Marie. South Bay, County of Prince Edward, Canada, August 28, 2004, saw about 40 Dehnert descendants, there are over 20 spellings of the name including Dainard, arrive at the grave site of Jacob and family. Organized by Marjorie Kay "Dainard" McArthur of Grand Folks, British Columbia, there were other Dainards from B.C., Seattle USA, Windsor, Toronto, Lindsay, Kingston, Campbellford, Moira, Quinte West, The County and other places. Their purpose, to remember, and honour an early County settler, Johann Jacob DEHNERT, from whom they all have descended." -- After reading this article, I looked at my guestbook of the 'Hessian Day" on 21. August 2004 at the Rose House, where we celebrated the 220th anniversary of the landing of the "Baron von Reitzenstein" group of Hessian settlers, and here they were, the descendants of Jacob Dehnert, they all came to our big Day, and I remember having signed the 'Hessian' books they bought, signing one with the remark "she came 2900 miles from B.C. to attend our Hessian Day". This was a great day for all of us, and I sincerely hope it won't be forgotten. Yours truly John Helmut Merz