Knowles gives us rich historical detail concerning political and social facts of Ontario life in the 19th century that influenced Loyalist descendants. But this does not necessarily undermine the historical content. Unfortunately, Knowles stopped his study in 1914 and therefore does not treat the new and better genealogically-related developments of the late 20th century. Reliance should not be placed solely on those with original publication dates in the 19th century or early 20th century, but should be supplemented with more modern works. With the approach of the turn of the millennium, it is more clear than ever that the learning experience never ends, even for long-time devotees of genealogy.
Researchers can find family name references that appear in all North American genealogy periodicals.