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2) Clan Donald
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English
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This volume presents a detailed history of this Scottish noble lineage from the medieval Lords of the Isles to the mid—eighteenth century.
Clan Donald is not the history of one clan, but of several important clans that descend from the old Kingdom of Macdonald. Each of these clans played its part in the history of Scotland until the fateful Battle of Culloden in 1746. Covering a period of six hundred years, the narrative begins with Somerled and...
3) From scones to corn pones: how a gathering of Scottish clans (and others) became wiregrass pioneers
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Liz Carson Keith is a storyteller, like many other Southerners. and this book is about her Scottish family-multiple branches that came to the southern American colonies to escape war, poverty, and religious persecution, weaving into their stories threads of those they married and those they enslaved. Liz begins and ends the book as a travel memoir, but along the journey, her story mirrors that of many Southern Americans who share the same journey....
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Scottish Genealogy is a comprehensive guide to tracing your family history in Scotland. Written by an authority on the subject and based on established genealogical practice, it is designed to exploit the rich resources that Scotland, the country with possibly the most complete and best-kept set of records and other documents in the world, has to offer. Using worked examples, and addressing the questions of DNA, palaeography and the vexed issues of...
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Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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"Whether you have some idea of how and where your ancestors lived or are at a total loss about how to start your search, renowned genealogist Anthony Adolph shows you how to unravel your family history, generation by generation, and how to unlock your search when the trail goes cold. Peppering his text are compelling, humorous and often moving stories that illustrate what others have discoved on their journey"--Back cover.