Tracing scottish ancestors

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days "Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks" has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. You may want to learn Gaelic because of a general interest in Celtic or Scottish history and culture, or because it was the everyday language of your ancestors. The cynical observer may wonder if the exercise is worthwhile, when only one and a half per cent of Scotland's population speak the language. However, Gaelic is far from dead; in some parts of the Highlands and Western Isles it is the everyday language, and it represents an important part of the United Kingdom's cultural mix. There are Gaelic-learning classes in almost every area of Scotland. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary (with a guide to pronunciation, in International Phonetics notation), and an item of conversation. Features Summary A guide to Gaelic, each lesson in this book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of vocabulary, and an item of conversation.. Author Roibeard O'Maolalaigh (Author), Iain MacAonghuis (Author) Publisher Birlinn Release date 20081001 Pages 240 ISBN 1-84158-643-9 ISBN 13 978-1-84158-643-4

No country offers better or richer facilities for tracking ancestors than Scotland--even from your home elsewhere. This book describes the wealth of information available, where it is housed, and how to use it to trace your Scottish forebears. Using examples, the book shows you how to build a family tree step-by-step. Edition: 1st, Publisher: MacDonald Binding: Paperback

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Discover your Scottish roots! You take the high road, and I'll take the low--and your family tree will be in Scotland before you know it. This book will help you uncover your Scottish heritage, from identifying your immigrant ancestor to tracking down records in the old country. With help from Scottish genealogy expert Amanda Epperson, you'll learn about church records, civil registrations, censuses, and more, plus how to find them in online databases and in archives. Inside, you'll find: Basic information on how to start family history research, including identifying and tracing immigrant ancestors Step-by-steps for finding and using records from both the United States and Scotland Crash-course guides to Scottish history, geography, surnames, and naming conventions Whether your ancestors hail from the Highlands or the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, this book will help you grow your family tree in Scotland. Features Summary You take the high road, and I'll take the low--and your genealogy research will be in Scotland before you know it! Author Amanda Epperson Publisher Family Tree Books Release date 20181127 Pages 240 ISBN 1-4403-5415-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4403-5415-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The map of the United States is peppered with Scottish place-names and America's telephone directories are filled with surnames illustrating Scottish ancestry. For the 27 million Americans with Scottish roots, it should come of no surprise that their ancestors helped shape American history from its beginnings. Jenni Calder's Scots in the USA reminds of us of the enormous role played by Scots in the foundation and creation of America, and provides new insight into Scottish-American history. Features Summary The map of the United States is peppered with Scottish place-names and America's telephone directories are filled with surnames illustrating Scottish ancestry... Author Jenni Calder Publisher Luath Press Ltd Release date 20060201 Pages 251 ISBN 1-905222-06-8 ISBN 13 978-1-905222-06-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A compelling and beautifully written memoir about dark and shameful family secrets, and one young Scottish woman's pilgrimage to Australia to attempt to lay the past to rest. In 1837 Angus McMillan left the Scottish Highlands for the other side of the world. Cutting paths through the alien harshness of the Australian frontier, McMillan became a pioneer to be forever mythologised in the statues and landmarks that bore his name. He was also Cal Flyn's great-great-great-uncle. Inspired by this glimmer of an ancestral greatness, Flyn followed in his footsteps to Australia, where her investigations forced her to confront dark and horrifying family secrets. She discovered that McMillan and his peers were responsible for a series of assaults on indigenous peoples so ferocious that the sites would ever after be synonymous with bloodshed: Skull Creek, Boney Point, Slaughterhouse Gully. McMillan too had a new name: the Butcher of Gippsland. Driven to piece together his story and confront her own history, Flyn looks for answers: How could a man lauded for his generosity and integrity commit such terrible acts? How could a man who had witnessed the horror of Highlanders cleared from their lands then massacre and 'clear' indigenous people on the other side of the world? How can whole societies come to be overlooked and forgotten? Should today's generation atone for their ancestors' sins? Blending memoir, history and travel, 'Thicker Than Water' evokes the startlingly beautiful wilderness of the Highlands, the desolate bush of Victoria and the reverberations on one from the other. A tale of blood and bloodlines, it is a powerful, personal journey into dark family history, intergenerational grief and the inherited guilt that we all carry with us. Features Summary A compelling and beautifully written memoir about dark and shameful family secrets, and one young Scottish woman's pilgrimage to Australia to attempt to lay the past to rest. Author Cal Flyn Publisher William Collins Publishing Release date 20160527 Pages 384 ISBN 0-00-812660-7 ISBN 13 978-0-00-812660-5