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: Butlers crypt & burying ground. Now covered in due to vandalism. Located on original J. Butler’s farm property. Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada

: Garth Dittrick painting of a Butlers Ranger scouting party.

: McDonell’s Co. (of Canada) Butlers Ranger insignia created by Scott Paterson

: Butlers Ranger leather hat & porcupine decorated knife sheath belonging to Zig Misiak

: More Butlers military accessories, Zig Misiak collection

: John Butlers bronze in Ottawa Canada under the group title of The Valiants. Zig Misiak’s hat, gorget, and cross belt were used for the mouldings.

: Zig Misiak/Scott Paterson in two ranger styles clearly showing red faced green coats. Behind are the Butlers colours.

: John Butlers original home called Butlersbury over looks the Mohawk River. Still standing as of 2011.

: John Butlers home Niagara on the Lake, water colour by Shelley Huson. Home destroyed during War of 1812. Recently excavated and site of Butlers bronze bust.

: Scott Paterson’s image of a tired, worn out Butlers Ranger on campaign. Note the leather hat and green coat faced red.

: Zig Misiak/Butlers red faced green, Ohsweken, Six Nations on the Grand River with two Six Nations Vets. Remembrance Day, 2007

: Walter Gretzky, Zig’s friend, wearing the green coat, faced red, Butlers Rangers uniform. He would likely be a great ranger, eh?

: A young Micheal McMorland Butlers Rangers wearing the well known green coat, faced red, of a Butlers Ranger

: During the official dig at J. Butlers homestead site I was allowed to hold two buttons. One was gold plated, round and bone backing the other on the right was tarnished. Photo by Z. Misiak

: Also at the official dig on Butlers homestead at Niagara on the Lake i was allowed to hold a fork and musket butt plate. The home was burned 1813 by Americans.

: John Butler in Rev. War uniform. Created by Scott Paterson.

: No existing portrait of J.B. exists. This one done about 40 years after his death. Coat is not Rev. War style.