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.
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
The History Trail - Presqu'ile and Brighton's 11 Historic signs - pdf downloads
- A View From the Top (Settlement History - Brighton)
- Dancing to the Oldies (Recreation History)
- If you build it (Settlement History)
- Just Passing Through (Early History)
- Opening The Land (Settlement History)
- Remembering Speedy (The Speedy)
- The Centre of Town (Settlement History - Brighton)
- The Daily Grind (Settlement History - Orland)
- The Railway Years (Settlement History)
- The War of 1812
- Last Resting Place (Settlement History)
- The Atkins Farm on Presqu'ile (Settlement History)
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