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Ever puzzled about a date? Posted 03 May 2008 By John D. Reid, Anglo-Celtic Connections Blog Ever puzzled about a date? Perhaps you read in a old family letter from 1849 that a family member died on Easter Sunday. If by some mischance you don't happen to have an 1849 calendar handy, how do you find out when that was? Or you read in an old parchment that a sale was recorded on 2 June in regnal year 3 Charles II. When was that? To help his students at Albion College in Central Michigan Ian MacInnes provides a site, Ian's English Calendar, intended to replace reference handbooks. It's good for dates in genealogy too.  There's also a section that converts between old and new style dates, both ways; and another that gives the day of the week for any date, with separate calculation for the old and new style calendars. In The final section is on regnal years. Here's a screen shot of the form and result for 2 June 3 Charles II  Test drive Ian's English Calendar [free]. More United Kingdom Resources - from Global Genealogy 
BOOK - Researching Your English & Welsh Roots From Afar, A GuideBy Fawne Stratford-Devai. It is essential to understand exactly who and what information you are looking for when you undertake a family history research project. This introductory guide is designed to take you through various steps of the research process, introduce you to the tools available, and the record sources that will provide the evidence you need to take the next step in the search for your ancestors. ISBN 1-894571-87-8 More information
BOOK - The Huguenots: Their Settlement, Churches, and Industries in England and Ireland By Samuel Smiles. This book chronicles the re-settlement of the Huguenots in England and Ireland. The migration was one of the most important movements of skilled workers and professionals out of mainland Europe due to religious persecution. There were two major movements of Huguenot. The first primarily included Flemish and French Protestants during the latter half of the sixteenth century. The second major migration happened during the final decades of the seventeenth century. ISBN: 1-894571-78-9 More information
ATLAS on CD ROM - Cary's New Map of England, Wales and part ofScotland, 1794 By John Cary. The original pages of the 1794 Cary's atlas have been carefully digitized and archived as electonic images. View images on-screen or print for personal use. Maps can be enlarged for detailed viewing. The atlas includes a comprehensive index of English, Welsh and Scottish places as they were known in 1794. The index provides the page number where the full-colour map appears. Easy to use. Windows XP or Vista. ISBN 978-1-897446-38-6 More information
BOOK - The Great Historic Families of Scotland By: James Taylor. An historical reprint by Global Heritage Press Inc. One of the great genealogical works of Scottish families, Taylor's The Great Historic Families of Scotland has been considered a cornerstone reference work since its original publication in 1889. Welcomed by those who valued high standards of genealogical research and delight in the romance of history. The narrative traces many distinguished Scottish families from their earliest recorded origins all the way up to the final decade of the 19th century. More information
BOOK - The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames With A Vocabulary of Christian Names. By Clifford Stanley Sims. (originally published 1862). The author's surname derivations are based on localities, baptismal names, trades, offices, professions, etc. Some descriptions of surname origin are as much as a page in length...others, only a line or two. ISBN 1-894378-75-X More information
CD ROM - Cary's New Map of England, Wales and part of Scotland, 1794 By John Cary. The original pages of the 1794 Cary's atlas have been carefully digitized and archived as electonic images. View images on-screen or print for personal use. Maps can be enlarged for detailed viewing. The atlas includes a comprehensive index of English, Welsh and Scottish places as they were known in 1794. The index provides the page number where the full-colour map appears. Easy to use. Windows XP or Vista. ISBN 978-1-897446-38-6 More information
BOOK - Gazetteer Of Scotland 1882 By Rev. John Wilson. When this work was compiled in 1882, the Rev. John Wilson and his publishers sought to create a definitive work that "would supply a long-felt want; namley a Gazetteer of Scotland, extensive enough to embrace every Town and Village in the Country, of any importance...and yet portable in form...". To add value to the work, the compiler extracted population and other information from the 1881 Census Returns. A windfall for anyone researching 19th century Scotland for geographic, genealogical or historical interest. ISBN 1-894378-29-6 More information
BOOK - The History of Celtic Place-Names of Scotland By William J. Watson. Originally publshed 1926, this new edition by Global Heritage Press 2008. This book remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland. This is the only hardcover edition of this classic work in print, an essential reference work for everyone interested in Scottish history and the derivations of place names throughout Scotland. A classic and durable edition that will serve as a valuable reference tool for generations. 558 pages; indexes. ISBN 978-1-897446-36-2 More information
BOOK - The Scotch-Irish. Two Volumes in One By Charles A. Hanna. This is the basic sourcebook on the Scotch-Irish in North America, a massive compilation of source records pertaining to the Scots who settled in the north of Ireland and their descendants in North America. The Scotch-Irish left Ulster as a result of neo-mercantilist British economic policy in the region, requirements that they pay 10% of their income to the Anglican Church, ongoing friction with their Catholic Irish neighbors, and greater economic opportunity in the New World. ISBN 1-894378-92-X More information
BOOK - Ancestral Trails, Second Edition by: By Mark Herber. This is the second edition of the book that has been called the Bible of British genealogy. Originally published in 1997 in association with the Society of Genealogists (London), and now revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, Ancestral Trails enables the researcher to form a coherent picture of past generations by describing virtually every class of record in every repository and library in Britain. As the subtitle says, it is the complete guide to British genealogy and family history.ISBN: 080631771X More information
BOOK - Medieval Genealogy, How to Find Your Medieval Ancestors (UK) By Paul Chambers. Many people consider themselves lucky to be able to trace their ancestors for more than a few generations back in time. However, as genealogical information becomes more organised and accessible, an increasing number of people find that they are able to go back not just a few generations but back to Tudor times and earlier. ISBN: 0750936878 More information
BOOK - The Phillimore ATLAS and INDEX of Parish Registers, 3rd edition by Cecil Humphery-Smith The atlas is the classic reference work for family history. Contains maps of the counties split into parishes and ecclesiastical divisions. Also contains lists of the availability of the parish registers for each county. This is worth the money for the maps alone. Anyone without expert knowledge of each county they are researching in would be advised to have this title on their bookshelves. More information
CD ROM (4 CD Set)- National Burial Index For England and Wales, Second Edition By: The Federation of Family History Societies. Completely searchable 13.2 million records of burials across England and Wales. Records in this invaluable reference resource are from actual burial records, not from cemetery memorial stone transcriptions. An outstanding value! More information
MAPS - Most English and Welsh maps are/were produced by Ordnance Survey. Our English & Welsh MAPS & ATLASES section contains a wide selection of maps, atlases and gazetteers, both national and regional. Maps are available in several scales and time frames.
BOOK - Newgate, London's Prototype of Hell By Stephen Halliday. There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth century, it became a legendary place, the inspiration of more poems, plays and novels than any other building in London. It was a place of cruelty and wretchedness, at various times holding Dick Turpin, Titus Oates, Daniel Defoe, Jack Sheppard and Casanova. This is a compelling slice of London's social and criminal history. More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Northern [England] Ancestors, Northumberland, Tyneside, Durham, Wearside, Tees Valley and Cumbria By: Keith Gregson. The far north of England is a key site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads to the north or through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no previous book has provided a guide to the documents and records that family historians can use in their search. More information BOOK - The Battle of Hastings By Jim Bradbury. The Battle of Hastings is the best-known and the most significant battle in English history. Its effects were deeply felt at the time, causing a lasting shift in cultural identity and national pride. Jim Bradbury explores the full military background to the battle and investigates both the sources for our knowledge of what actually happened in 1066 and the role that the battle plays in national myth. More information BOOK - An Inebriated History of Britain. By Peter Haydon. In 361 AD the Emperor Julian described the Teutonic northern European races as 'sons of malt'. Big drinkers they all were, but none so much as the English. As this book shows, the English have in fact spent much of the last 2000 years semi-permanently drunk. More information BOOK - The Parish Chest. By: W.E. Tate. Mr. Tate's purpose was to encourage research into local and family history by describing, explaining and illustrating the entire range of civil and ecclediastical documents that occur in parish archives; traditionally, the "parish chest". More information BOOK - Finding Your English & Welsh Ancestors... Including Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, 2nd Edition, by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D This book presents a sound strategy for thorough and productive research of your English & Welsh ancestors including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. More information BOOK - Researching English Parish Records, by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D Here are the practical details needed to find registers, use indexes and interpret these original documents. More information BOOK - Researching English Probate Records, by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D This book examines in detail many aspects related to the subject of probate, including changes in the system of information gathering since 1858. More information BOOK - Researching English & Welsh Census Records, by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D This book provides the background information needed to understand the census as well as practical steps to use it. More information BOOK - Researching English & Welsh Civil Registration Records, by Penelope Christensen, Ph.D Here are the practical details needed to understand the system, use the indexes and find and interpret the certificates. More information BOOKS - My Ancesters Were.....Book Series By Various Authors. Who were your English Ancestors? This English Book Series is Published by the Society of Genealogists. Each Volume contains different information such as birth, marriage, death reports, church records, registers, locations and counties, according to the type of information you are looking for. These books are a valuable research tool.
BOOK - British Generals in the War of 1812. By: Wesley B. Turner. This book takes a fresh look at five generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command during the war. Wesley Turner considers the formative experiences of the generals, their active service in Europe and West India, and evaluates their subsequent performance in the very different North American context. More Information BOOK - From England to Prince Edward Island , Published by the Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society. This book contains lists of names compiled from newspaper death and obituary notices and cemetery transcriptions of (some) immigrants to Prince Edward Island from England. More information BOOK - Your English Ancestry, A Guide for North Americans - Revised Edition by Sherry Irvine, FSA(Scot). For every type of record - civil registration, census, church records, probate, occupation, and local administration - there are clear explanations of availability and access. Each chapter concludes with a step-by-step summary. This is a research tool you won't want to miss! More information BOOK - Researching British Probates, 1354-1858 : A Guide to the Microfilm Collection of the Family History Library : Northern England, Province of York. by David H. Pratt Following a brief introduction for each county is a probate decision table of all of the courts to be searched for a particular will, a listing of any known indexes and printed records for each court available in the Family History Library, and an annotated listing of the films by year and court. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. More information BOOK - A Genealogical Gazetteer of England. by Frank Smith The only book of its kind, this indispensable reference tool with its 17,000 entries is designed to facilitate research by giving the names and descriptions of places in England as they existed prior to 1831, giving location, ecclesiastical jurisdiction, population, and the date of the earliest entry in the registers of every ancient parish, thus combining genealogical information hitherto impossible to find in any but the rarest sources. More information
BOOK - The Phillimore ATLAS and INDEX of Parish Registers, 3rd edition by Cecil Humphery-Smith The atlas is the classic reference work for family history. Contains maps of the counties split into parishes and ecclesiastical divisions. Also contains lists of the availability of the parish registers for each county in Scotland, England and Wales. This is worth the money for the maps alone. Anyone without expert knowledge of each county they are researching in would be advised to have this title on their bookshelves. More information
BOOK - The Surnames of Scotland By George F. Black. The Surnames of Scotland is a book on the origin, meaning and history of Scottish surnames. The core of this work is a listing of over 8000 names, each with a concise history and cross-references. It will serve as a valuable tool for genealogists, historians, or anyone with a general interest in Scotland. More information BOOK - On The Crofters' Trail [Scotland to Canada]. By David Craig. In the Clearances of the 19th century, crofts - once the mainstay of Highland life in Scotland - were swept away as the land was put over to sheep grazing. The agony of the Clearances and the crofters' epic migration to Canada is the subject of this book. More information BOOK - Lords of The North [Scotland] By James K McDonell and Robert B. Campbell. For almost 700 years, two of Scotland's most powerful clans - the Campbells and the MacDonalds - have been making history on both sides of the Atlantic. Lords of the North details the contribution of hundreds of Campbells and MacDonalds through the centuries and their remarkable ability to influence the course of events. More information BOOK - Ross and Cromarty [Scotland], A Historical Guide. By David Alston. Ross and Cromarty, A Historical Guide is a history of Ross and Cromarty in the northern Highlands of Scotland: a vast region of outstanding natural beauty. A unique combination of illustrated guidebook and engrossing narrative, this is a chronological history of Ross and Cromarty, from prihistoric times to the industrial age, including maps and site plans of the district. More information 
BOOK - The Great Feud, The Campbells and The MacDonalds By Colleen Fitzpatrick PhD. Here is a vivid account of the remarkable rivalry, sometimes bloody conflict, between two great families which originated on the west coast of Scotland. Starting with the violent death of the Campbell chief in 1297 the feud then went on for 450 years in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with numerous cullings and clashes inflicted by both sides, among which the incident in Glencoe just happens to be the best publicised.
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BOOK - The Quarriers Story, One Man's Vision Which Gave Over 40,000 Children a New LifeBy Anna Magnusson. This book, by Anna Magnusson, chronicles the history of Quarriers from its earliest days as a refuge for thousands of destitute children in Victorian Scotland through to becoming one of the 21 st century’s leading social care charities. It tells the inspiring story of how the vision and determination of one man – William Quarrier – created a legacy which continues to serve the people of Scotland to this day. More Information
MAPS (on paper) - County Maps of Scotland 1881. These maps are black and white reproductions of Scottish county political maps from 1881, printed on 8.5" X 11" cream coloured paper. Ideal for including in your family history binders. Click here to find the map you need BOOK - Scottish Ancestry, Research Methods for Family Historians Revised 2nd Edition. by Sherry Irvine. Scottish Ancestry is a complete reference of records and techniques for Scottish research with an insider's perspective to searching for information about Scottish Ancestors. In this revised second edition, Sherry Irvine mixes her award-winning methodology with up-to-date instruction on how to utilize the latest computer and Internet sources for Scottish research. More information MAPS (on paper) - Victorian Ordnance Survey Maps, Scotland (1896) Reprints from Charles & David Publishers UK. SCALE: One inch to the mile. The Victorian Ordnance Survey Maps of Scotland represented in this series, contain 124 detailed reprints of the the revised 1896 set of one inch to one mile Ordnance Survey maps. Each map is approximately 22- by 28-inch sheet, black detail on white, without lines of elevation. Most maps cover an area 24 miles by 18 miles and include features such as buildings, farms, and estates. Click here to find the map you need. MAP (on paper) - Parish Maps of the Counties of Great Britain (England, SCOTLAND, Wales & Islands). by: The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. These are individual copies of those maps incorporated into the Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers. The maps in this series cover every county of England, Wales and Scotland giving the name of each parish, showing parochial boundaries, probate jurisdiction in colour and dates of commencement of registers. Uniform size 17" x 14". Click here for Parish Maps of the Counties of Great Britain. MAPS (on paper) - City and Town Plans of Scotland 1819-1825. Learn about the locations of streets, houses, buildings, cemeteries, Churches and more by using these hard to find town plans of the Scottish cities and towns of your ancestors. Includes the names of householders on their properties. Click here to find the map you need MAPS (on paper) - Alan Godfrey Old Ordnance Survey Maps. Published by Alan Godfrey Maps. SCALE: Fourteen inches to the mile. These maps are invaluable for historians and genealogists. Highly detailed, taken from the 1/2500 plans and reprinted at about 14 inches to the mile. That means that you can see streets, back-houses and trees! MAPS (on paper) - LANDRANGER MAPS (Contemporary) from Ordnance Survey. 1:50 000 scale (2 cm to 1 km or 1 ¼ inches to 1 mile) All purpose detailed maps, packed full of information to help you really get to know an area. The two hundred and four different Landranger maps cover England, Wales and Scotland (including Western Isles, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands) . Each map covers an area of 40 km by 40 km (25 miles by 25 miles) and like other Ordnance Survey® maps, National Grid squares are provided so that any feature can be given a unique reference number. Click here to find the map you need. BOOK - Women in Scotland c.1100–c.1750 By Elizabeth Ewan (Editor), Maureen Meikle (Editor). A comprehensive view of the lives of women in Scotland from 1100 to 1750, based on a wide range of archival sources, including Court of Session records and Middle Scots poetry. More information BOOK - The Forth and Clyde Canal: A History (Scotland). By: T.J. Dowds. The Forth and Clyde Canal, completed in 1790, was by far the largest undertaking that had ever been seen in Scotland. It required new technology and it encountered its full measure of constructional problems. More Information BOOK - Matrons, Medics and Maladies: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in the 1840s (Scotland) By: Bill Yule. "Fly on the wall" documentaries are currently popular on television. This book is a mid-nineteenth century written version. It follows the progress of those citizens of Edinburgh who turned up, for one reason or another, in the admission room of the city's Royal Infirmary. These people are all real, their notes being as fresh and lively as on the day they were written. More Information BOOK - Twisted Sisters: Women, Crime and Deviance in Scotland Since 1400 Edited By: Yvonne Galloway Brown, Rona Ferguson. Spanning the medieval period to modernity, it looks at women's involvement in crime and deviance in both private and public spheres of Scottish society including infanticide, social deviance, witchcraft and political influence. More Information BOOK - Outlaws of Medieval Scotland: Challenges to the Canmore Kings, 1058-1266 By: R. Andrew McDonald. From well-known events like Somerland's invasion of 1164 to lesser-known challenges like that from Donald MacWilliam in the 1180s, the book offers a systematic exploration of the leaders of insurrection, their aims and motivations, their military capabilities, and the reasons behind their failure as well as the overall impact of violence and insurrection upon the Scottish kingdom. More Information BOOK - The Witches of Fife: Witch-hunting in a Scottish Shire, 1560-1710. By: Stuart Macdonald. Along the coast of Fife, in villages like Culross and Pittenweem, history records that some women were executed as witches. How could people do this to an old woman? Why was no one ever brought to justice? And why would anyone defend such a lynching? This book provides a glimpse into the history of Witch hunting in Fife, Scotland. More Information BOOK - The Discovery of the Hebrides, Voyages to the Western Isles 1745-1883. By Elizabeth Bray. This book tells of the exploration and exploitation of these remote islands, using the records and journals of such visitors as the scientist Joseph Banks, who revealed the wonders of Fingals Cave to an astounded public, and Johnson and Boswell, who nearly drowned off Ardnamurchan, and whose writings encouraged many others, including Sir Walter Scott and Queen Victoria, to discover the Hebrides for themselves. More Information BOOK - Atholl and Gowrie North Perthshire, A Historical Guide. By Lindsay MacGregor, Richard Oram. Both areas are extremely rich in archaeology and this guide takes in the full range from neolithic cairns to medieval palaces, from industrial workers' cottages to Roman fortresses. A full gazetteer combines with the narrative to produce a definitive history of this beautiful part of Scotland, on the boundary of Highland and Lowland, that has played such a full part in Scotland's history. More Information BOOK - Ayrshire, A Historical Guide. By Thorbjorn Campbell. Ayrshire has a rich and varied history and this book will enable the reader to discover the physical traces of all periods of that history. In medieval times Ayrshire played a key role in the emergence and consolidation of a unified Scotland, and it was from one of Ayrshire's many powerful families that the Stewart line of kings emerged. Learn about this and more in the definitive guide to Ayrshire. More Information BOOK - The Little General and The Rousay Crofters, Crisis and Conflict on an Orkney Estate. By William P. L. Thomson. Burroughs had the reputation of one of the most brutal of all Orkney landlords and, in a time of great economic change, the harshness of his actions made that change particularly traumatic. The Little General and The Rousay Crofters tells the story of the remarkable events that occurred on the Orcadian island of Rousay between 1840 and 1890. More Information BOOK - The English Language in Scotland: An Introduction to Scots. By Charles Jones. This book aims to make its reader more conscious than ever of the divergence, uniqueness and character of the forms of English heard (and read) in Scotland in every-day contexts, and to see them in a vital and vibrant part of the linguistic, cultural and social heritage of Scotland itself. More information BOOK - Children of the Black House. [Isle of Lewis, Scotland] By Calum Ferguson, foreword by Donald Meek. This is a fascinating account of a culture in transition; it records and preserves for twenty-first-century readers traditions and ways of life which have now gone for ever. In the early years of the twentieth century many crofting families in Lewis lived in great poverty. This book describes that life: the limited diet, the seasonal round of work, the hardship, but also the richness of the culture, the storytelling, music-making, dancing, and the sincere religious faith that sustained the islanders through their trials. More information BOOK - Mull, The Island & Its People. [Scotland] By Jo Currie. This book explores the history of the island in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Drawing on research in the original correspondence of the principal families of the island - Macleans and Maclaines - Jo Currie relates how shortage of money among landowners, tacksmen, subtenants and cottars brought about confrontations which resulted in the virtual disappearance of most of the native population in a series of emigrations which were not always due to eviction. More information BOOKS, 2 vol set - Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research, A Guide to the Genealogical Records, Methods, and Sources in Ireland. Two Volumes. By Margaret Dickson Falley. This is the best book on Irish genealogy ever published. This set of books describes genealogical collections and indexes in all the major Irish repositories and the published indexes, catalogues, and printed sources available in Ireland and the United States. The various chapters detail the types of records that exist and where, the nature and extent of the holdings, dates of coverage, and the existence of indexes to wills and probates, birth, marriage and burial records, land, census and tax records, and church and parish records... and much more. More information BOOK - Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors. The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800 By: William Roulston. One of the greatest frustrations for generations of genealogical researchers has been that reliable guidance on sources for perhaps the most critical period in the establishment of their family’s links with Ulster, the period up to 1800, has proved to be so elusive. Not any more. This book can claim to be the first comprehensive guide for family historians searching for ancestors in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ulster. More information BOOK - Tracing your Scottish Ancestry By Kathleen B. Cory. This practical and up-to-date guide to Scottish ancestry focuses on the holdings of the two principal Scottish record repositories, the General Register Office at New Register House and the Scottish Record office in Edinburgh. More information
BOOK - Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation Vols. 1, 2, 3 & 4. by Don Whyte This series contains thousands of entries and is an indispensable tool for those in search of their Scottish ancestry. Much of the material is unique. Click here for more information. BOOK - Classic Touring Routes in Scotland by Adrian Gardiner. This highly illustrated book, which includes route maps, expertly guides the reader along a selection of the traditional touring routes. The author is a well-known travel writer and the pace, spirit and enthusiasm of his writing is matched by the wealth of his knowledge. More information BOOK - The Lowland Clearances, Scotland’s Silent Revolution 1760-1830 by Peter Aitchison and Andrew Cassell. The Highland Clearances are a well documented episode in Scotland’s past but they were not unique. The process began in the Scottish Lowlands nearly a century before the glens and straths were emptied of people. Tens of thousands of Lowlanders were moved from the land by estate owners who replaced them with livestock or enclosed fields of crops. More information BOOK - Scots in Canada By: Jenni Calder. The experience of Scottish settlers and enablers in Canada varied enormously, as did their attitudes and the consequences of their activities. Canada and the Scots discusses where they went, why then left Scotland, and what they did when they arrived. A fascinating book for those researching their family history and genealogy in Canada, and anyone interested in the history of Scots immigration and emigration. More information BOOK - Finding Your Scottish Ancestor, 2nd Edition by Dr, Penelope Chistensen The author focuses on the four primary resources obtainable at Family History Centers, that assist the family historians. Click here for more information. BOOK - My Ain Folk: An Easy Guide to Scottish Family History, By: Graham S. Holton and Jack Winch. Both Authors teach family history, and as teachers they saw the difficulties faced by beginners and knew there was a need for a book such as this. More information BOOK - Scottish Royal Palaces. By: John G. Dunbar. This is the first exclusive survey of an outstanding group of buildings. More information BOOK - Off in a Boat: A Hebridean Voyage. By: Neil Gunn. This book is the record of a journey of exploration in 1937, through the Inner Hebrides, in a small boat which was bought especially for the voyage. More information BOOK - Colkitto! A celebration of clan Donald of Colonsay 1570-1647. By: Kevin Byrne. Colla Ciotach - or Colkitto - and his sons, MacDonalds of Colonsay, were great heroes of their age, and their exploits are recounted in the folklore and literature of the Highlands of Scotland. This book explores the legends associated with their Clan through recourse to contemporary sources. More information BOOK - The Blood is Strong A novel of Highland Clearances. by: Richenda Francis A young Canadian girl returns to the Hebridean island from which her ancestors were forced to emigrate and suddenly finds herself swept into the past of those very ancestors. More information BOOK - The First Highlander The first biography of Major General David Stewart of Garth By: James Irvine Robertson. David Garth wrote the book that has underpinned every subsequent account of the Highlands and Highlanders. His attacks on his fellow lairds over the Clearances led to his being suspected of Radicalism. This book is of his life. More information BOOK - Index to the Marriages in the Parish of South Uist Inverness-shire 1820-1855 By: Bill Lawson. This register comprises an index to the Marriage Registers of South Uist, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, together with an index of many other marriages which were not recorded, drawn from sources in Canada as well as from census and other records in Scotland. More information BOOK - Index to the Marriages in the Parish of North Uist 1820-1855 By: Bill Lawson. This register comprises an index to the Marriages recorded in the OPR, together with an index of many other marriages which were not recorded, drawn from sources in Canada and Australia, as well as from census and other records in Scotland. More information BOOK - The Churches at Howmore.A South Uist Church Site in it's Historical Setting By: Bill Lawson. This book, dealing with the historical background to various items of interest connected with the Churches at Howmore, is the seventh in a series looking at various historical sites in the Western Isles. More information BOOK - History of the Western Isles. By: W.C. Mackenzie. This booklet takes a brief but thorough look at three periods in the history of the Western Isles: the Norse, Celtic and Modern Periods. More information BOOK - The Isle of Taransay.A Harris Island in its Historical Setting By: Bill Lawson.This book, dealing with the historical background to various items of interest connected with the offshore island of Taransay, is the sixth in a series looking at various historical sites in the Western Isles. More information BOOK - Croft History - Isle of Harris, Volume One, by: Bill Lawson. The Authors have tried to cover the history of each croft from that time to the present day, though it has not always been possible to identify the earliest tenants with complete accuracy. More information BOOK - The Three Donalds - A Tartan Fantasy, By: Linda Bandelier and David Campbell. More information BOOK - The Small Isles - Canna, Rum, Eigg and Muck. By: Denis Rixson. A collective history of the little group of islands between Ardnamurchan and Skye. Denis Rixson provides an analysis of Highland history from a reassessment of early Christianity in the islands through a discussion of the islands as the heartland of the Macrari estates in the medieval period. More information BOOK - A Genealogists Guide to Discovering your Scottish Ancestors. By L. Jonas and Paul Milner. This book provides easy, step-by-step instructions for researching Scottish records more easily and efficiently, especially for North Americans searching for the Scottish roots. More information BOOK - "Fast Sailing and Copper Bottomed", Aberdeen Sailing Ships and the Emigrant Scots They Carried To Canada 1744-1855 By Lucille H. Campey. The days when Aberdeen's fast sailing and copper bottomed ships carried emigrants Scots to Canada are brought to life in this fascinating account of the northern Scotland exodus during the sailing ship era. More information BOOK - Scottish Dates , by: R. D. Osborne & R. Armstrong. This entertaining and original compendium provides essential information on pivotal moments, major personalities and absurd incidents in Scotland's varied and colourful history. More information BOOK - The Military Roads in Scotland- Revised Edition, by William Taylor. This scholarly book gives a complete history of the military roads in both the Highlands and the south-west of Scotland. More information BOOK - The Highland Clearances. by John Prebble. Following his magnificent reconstruction of the moorland battle in Culloden, John Prebble recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betryed into famine and poverty. While their cheifs grew rich on meat and wool, the people died of cholera and starvation or, evicted from the glens to make way for sheep, were forced to emigrate to foreign lands. More information BOOK - Glencoe by John Prebble. This was the treacherous and coldblooded order ruthlessly carried out on 13 February 1692, when the Campbells slaughtered their hosts the MacDonalds at the Massacre of Glencoe. More information BOOKS - Outer Hebrides Genealogical and Historical Books Thirty one reference books by BILL LAWSON about genealogy & history in the Western Isles of Scotland. Click on the heading of your choice for book listings and complete descriptions: BOOK on CD - A History of the Border Counties (Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles. By Sir George Douglas. Originally published 1899. This formidable history of the Border counties of Scotland contains extensive information not only on those Border counties in general but on the great families of the region in particular. More information BOOK on CD - Border Lairds. By James Fergusson.Originally published 1949. This work contains biographical material on landed families and individuals of Lowland Scotland More information BOOK on CD - The Norsemen in Alban. By Robert Locke Bremner. This work is particularly recommended for its chronological approach to the interaction of the Norsemen and Scotland. More information BOOK on CD - An Account of the Confederation of Clan Chattan. By Charles Fraser-Mackintosh. Originally published 1898. This exhaustive and extended account of all the major and minor families associated with the Chattan confederation was undertaken at the behest of the Clan Chattan Association of Glasgow. More information BOOK on CD - An Inquiry into the Genealogy and Present State of Ancient Scottish Surnames, with the Origin and Descent of the Highland Clans and Family of Buchanan. By William Buchanan. 1820 edition. William Buchanan's groundbreaking book was one of the first of the great histories of the Highland clans. More information BOOK on CD - A Rosslyn Castle Sourcebook: A Collection of Materials Relating to Rosslyn Castle. Called "perhaps the most picturesque baronial ruin in Scotland," Rosslyn Castle has fascinated us for centuries. Long the stronghold of the St. Clair Earls of Orkney, its history is inexorably intertwined with that of Scotland itself. More information BOOK on CD - Scottish Heraldry Made Easy. By G. Harvey Johnston. Originally published 1904. For over 800 years, men and women in Scotland have been identified not so much by name as by symbols or pictures which distinguish them from each other. This classic work puts this complicated subject of heraldry into understandable terms, looking not only at coats of arms but also at the meaning of the constituent symbols which are used to compose those coats of arms. More information BOOK on CD - Borderland Castles and Peles: A Concise Guide to the Strongholds of the Anglo-Scottish Border By Robert Hugill. Originally published 1939. Hugill had a lifetime interest in medieval and early modern Scotland and in the fortifications built in the Border lands between England and Scotland, when the "steel bonnets" were most active. More information BOOK on CD - Memorabilia Domestica; or Parish Life in the North of Scotland. By the Rev. Donald Sage. Originally published in 1840 and then reissued nearly a half-century later, this rare and elusive publication is concerned primarily with Highland history in the first half of the 19th century, and is of particular value to those interested in Ross-shire and Sutherlandshire and in prominent persons in that region. More information BOOK on CD - Dunbar's 1000 Years. By William Dunbar of Kilconzie. Included is an index of family names, as well as an account of the direct line of descent of Dunbar of Kilconzie. More information BOOK on CD - The Clans, Septs, and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands. By Frank Adam. Originally published 1907. Possibly the most famous book on Scotland published in the 20th century, Frank Adam's Clans, Septs, and Regiments is a classic reference work for all who have an interest in Scotland. More information BOOK on CD - Scotland For Ever: A Book of the Scottish Regiments. With a Preface by the Earl of Roseberry. One of the most sought-after of all the Scottish military books, this is a comprehensive study of the Scottish regiments, from the wars of the 17th century, when many of the regiments were first raised, through campaigns in Flanders and Germany, North America and the West Indies, and on to the true glory days of the regiments — the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, and the extended stay in India. More information BOOK on CD - The Painted Men. By T. C. Lethbridge. Originally published 1954. This is the story of the Picts — a lively and exciting tale of raids, alarms and excursions up and down the west and north of Britain. It is the story of a “people” who have been with us for some 2500 years, and who are still with us. More information BOOK on CD - The Baronage of Angus and Mearns. By David Peter. Originally published 1856. This work provides historical descriptions for 360 families, with comment on the family, its descent, arts, current seat (as of 1856), and related information. Most entries average one page; some are more extensive. More information BOOK on CD - An Historical Account of the Plantation in Ulster…1608-1620. By the Rev. George Hill. The contents of this monumental volume may perhaps best be described as a compilation drawn from state papers relating to the Plantation of Ulster, with detailed information about land settlements extracted and here reproduced. More information BOOK on CD - The Last Years of a Frontier: A History of the Borders During the Reign of Elizabeth I. By D. L. W. Tough. Tough's carefully researched and thorough work shows a wealth of material that was long overlooked in detailing the history of the Borders during this important period. More information BOOK on CD - The Celtic Church in Scotland: A Study in Its Penetration Lines and Art Relationships. By W. Douglas Simpson. Originally published 1935. More information BOOK on CD - A Treatise on the Language, Poetry, and Music of the Highland Clans. By Donald Campbell. Originally published 1862. Campbell presented this important study of the Gaelic culture of the Highlands as a corrective to the view prevalent in the England of his day that the Highlanders were a rude and barbarous people, incapable of literary or musical achievement. More information BOOK on CD - Collectanea de Rebus Albanicis. By Donald Campbell. Edited by the Iona Club. Included are: Genealogies of the Highland Clans, Extracted from Ancient Gaelic Manuscripts; Documents Illustrative of the History of Clan Gregor; Documents Connected with the Succession of the Estate of William MacLeod of Dunvegan (d. 1553); Documents Illustrative of the Custom of Fosterage in the Highlands; and much more. There are extracts from the Norse sagas relating to the Highlands, as well as a wealth of family-related material. More information BOOK on CD - Collectanea de Rebus Albanicis. By Donald Campbell. Edited by the Iona Club. Included are: Genealogies of the Highland Clans, Extracted from Ancient Gaelic Manuscripts; Documents Illustrative of the History of Clan Gregor; Documents Connected with the Succession of the Estate of William MacLeod of Dunvegan (d. 1553); Documents Illustrative of the Custom of Fosterage in the Highlands; and much more. There are extracts from the Norse sagas relating to the Highlands, as well as a wealth of family-related material. 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