tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28123015088350783972024-02-18T18:39:27.698-05:00The Scottish Emigration Blognotes on a wandering people, their homeland and moreAmanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-58483192865510264032018-11-14T22:05:00.001-05:002018-11-14T22:05:53.836-05:00Brief Introduction of Clans at Family Tree Magazine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Need to learn about Scottish clans? Then read <a href="https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/scottish-clans/" target="_blank">Understanding Scottish Clans</a> a post that I wrote for the Family Tree Magazine website. </span>Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-36254200157388103072018-11-12T13:19:00.002-05:002018-11-12T13:19:37.687-05:00New Book: The Family Tree Scottish Genealogy Guide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A year ago October, I was asked to write a Scottish genealogy guide for Family Tree Books. After a year of writing, learning, selecting documents, and listening to my editor the book is now complete. I'm very excited!<br />
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The book is available through the <a href="https://www.familytreemagazine.com/store/family-tree-scottish-genealogy-guide" target="_blank">publisher</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Family-Tree-Scottish-Genealogy-Guide/dp/1440354154/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542046410&sr=8-1&keywords=family+tree+scottish" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-53869953581910217942016-08-27T15:41:00.001-04:002016-08-27T15:41:09.964-04:00Research Your Scots-Irish Family History with Family Tree University<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beginning 29 August, I will be teaching a four week course on researching your Scots-Irish Ancestry for Family Tree University:<br />
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In this four week course, you will gain a basic understanding of the settlement of Ulster in the seventeenth century and the migration of the Ulster-Scots people to America in the seventeenth century. Descriptions of records and lists of websites will help you find many of the documents required to trace your Scots-Irish ancestors back to Ireland. You will also gain an appreciation for the challenges of Irish research. Review exercises and discussion prompts will encourage you to start your research and engage with your classmates.</div>
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Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-6508821266306600022016-06-11T20:46:00.000-04:002016-08-16T13:53:19.199-04:00Happy Sixth Blogiversary to the Scottish Emigration Blog<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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to the Scottish Emigration Blog. It turns out it brought “not much” as my last
post was 4 June 2015. A planned two week break has turned into unplanned break of almost 52 weeks. Readership
has continued during my lapsed year, so thank you readers. I hope the posts
have been helpful whether you seek Scottish emigrants for an academic project
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<li><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2011/01/donald-whyte-and-dictionary-of-scottish.html" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Donald Whyte and A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"> (2011)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2011/05/immigrant-ancestors-project-from.html" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Immigrant Ancestor's Project from Brigham Young
University</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"> (2011)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2015/05/genetic-map-of-scotland-england-wales.html" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;" target="_blank">Genetic Map of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern
Ireland</a><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"> (2015)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2015/06/find-scottish-emigrants-to-americas.html" target="_blank">Find Scottish Emigrants to the Americas Using Published Lists
at Ancestry.com</a> (2015)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2011/04/ainmean-aite-na-h-alba-aaa-gaelic-place.html" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA) ~ Gaelic Place-Names of
Scotland</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"> (2011)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2011/06/emigranthursday-william-dodds-and-mary.html" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">EmigranThursday - William Dodds and Mary Hunter Dodds</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"> (2011)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2012/02/who-were-british-convicts-sent-to.html" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Who were
the British Convicts sent to America, 1718-1775</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"> (2012)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2013/01/behind-scenes-corrupted-files-and.html" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Behind The
Scenes: Corrupted Files and the Importance</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"> </span><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2013/01/behind-scenes-corrupted-files-and.html" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">of Backup
Files </span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;">(2013)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2012/08/olympics-fun-nbc-reporter-takes-field.htm" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Olympics Fun: NBC Reporter Takes Field Trip to
Glasgow</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"> (2012)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2015/03/gaelic-everywhere-you-look.html" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Gaelic Everywhere You Look</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 16.15pt;"> (2015)</span></li>
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Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-1169455319515042322015-07-04T08:00:00.000-04:002015-07-04T08:00:00.260-04:00Happy 4th of July from the SEB<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the weekend's parades and barbecue, spend some quiet time looking for Scottish (and English) emigrants who came to Colonial America. Three subscription sites are offering free access to select databases for a limited time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At Ancestry you can access their <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/cs/julyfourth2015?o_xid=57459&o_lid=57459&o_sch=Social" target="_blank">Colonial Vital Records</a> database. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At Fold3 you can access their <a href="http://go.fold3.com/revolutionary-war/?xid=1859" target="_blank">Revolutionary War Collection</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At <a href="http://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx" target="_blank">AmericanAncestors </a>you can search their Great Migration (1620-1635) database.</span>Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-10055973458218846232015-06-27T15:04:00.001-04:002015-06-30T22:20:24.551-04:00Find Scottish Emigrants to the Americas Using Published Lists at Ancestry.com<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFKOTPRY35Pw86mcXWzwp1KU4UkBrTst6JuMZ_s-9l6JVJ0ydzVGtD-YS3htEY4SnFqNTBYykT_JFNTejTizpjHgyuGvKgp6WuHtGw_ycwU8VdoU5ZqdJ13bsvcrAPjl-cejk7rvUjj6h/s1600/The+Hector.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Passenger Lists, David Dobson, Scottish Emigrants, Ancestry" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFKOTPRY35Pw86mcXWzwp1KU4UkBrTst6JuMZ_s-9l6JVJ0ydzVGtD-YS3htEY4SnFqNTBYykT_JFNTejTizpjHgyuGvKgp6WuHtGw_ycwU8VdoU5ZqdJ13bsvcrAPjl-cejk7rvUjj6h/s320/The+Hector.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most people are aware that <a href="http://ancestry.com/">Ancestry.com</a> has passenger ship lists available at their website. These database indexes and the accompanying images are of invaluable help to academic and family historians. What may not be so well known, is that Ancestry also has database indexes for many books that include details of Scottish emigrants to the Americas. Unfortunately, no works by Donald Whyte, compiler of <i>A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA,</i> appear on this list. Most of these titles are by David Dobson and his books are useful because he has examined various sources (like wills and correspondence) in the United Kingdom that mention emigrants. These sources might provide a clue about an ancestor or help you identify a community to use as a case study for an academic project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ancestry is a subscription site so the links below will only work if you already subscribe to it; they might also work if you are in library that provides access the Library Edition of Ancestry. If you can't access these databases, then you can probably find most of these titles through your local library.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Search for name you are interested in on the search page. The results will include a list of names and links to the actual pages from the book. Once you get to the digital book images, you can browse it like an actual book.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48520" target="_blank"><i>The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783</i> </a> by David Dobson </span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48521" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>The Original Scots Colonists of Early America. Supplement 1607-1707</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49050" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1718-1759</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by Jack and Marion Kaminkow. They transcribed records from lists of people who signed indentures at the Guildhall in London. There are probably not many Scots, but many people from all over the UK migrated to London then went to America. </span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48517" target="_blank">Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775</a> </i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49263" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>More Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by Peter Wilson Coldham. This is his third book on the topic. The first two, The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage (1988) and a Supplement (1992) are not available as a database on Ancestry.com. </span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48518" target="_blank">Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830</a></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48523" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825</i>. Vol. I</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48519" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Scots On the Chesapeake, 1607-1830</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5110" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48524" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825</i>, Vol. II</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48525" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825</i>, Vol. III</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10517" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by Viola Root Cameron. She was able to copy papers from the Treasury Department of the Public Record Office.</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48522" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>The Original Scots Colonists of Early America. Caribbean Supplement 1611-1707</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48530" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part I</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48531" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part II</i></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49363" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828</i> </a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
<li><a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49365" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828</i>, Vol. III</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by David Dobson</span></li>
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Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-47281973309056653232015-06-20T21:35:00.001-04:002015-06-20T21:35:48.780-04:00The Bookshelf: Summer Reading List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Long lazy, summer days means plenty of time for reading. And it is the perfect time to read up on Scotland and the Diaspora. Here a list of book reviews I've written and two book lists specific to Scottish Emigration. There are popular books, academic books, and two that relate to genealogy.</span></div>
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<a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-bookshelf-scottish-diaspora-by.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Bookshelf: The Scottish Diaspora by Tanja Bueltmann, Andrew Hinson and Graeme Norton</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-bookshelf-highland-homecomings-by.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Bookshelf: Highland Homecomings by Paul Basu</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2010/11/bookshelf-scottish-communities-abroad.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Bookshelf: Scottish Communities Abroad edited by Alexia Grosjean and Steve Murdoch</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2010/10/bookshelf-network-north-by-steve.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Bookshelf: Network North by Steve Murdoch</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2010/11/scottish-emigration-reading-list-part.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scottish Emigration Reading List, part one</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2010/12/scottish-emigration-reading-list-part.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scottish Emigration Reading List, part two</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-bookshelf-reunion-search-for.html" target="_blank">The Bookshelf: Reunion. A Search for Ancestors by Ryan Littrell</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://historiansfamily.blogspot.com/2014/02/family-history-and-murder-match-made-in.html" target="_blank">Family History and Murder, A Match Made In Heaven: The Jefferson Tayte Mysteries</a> </span></div>
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Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-40432546399647091342015-06-13T21:09:00.000-04:002015-06-13T21:09:12.509-04:00Happy Fifth Blogiversary to the Scottish Emigration Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This past week, on 11 June, The Scottish Emigration Blog turned five. Thank you all for sticking with me, especially through years three and four.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to Blogger, the most popular posts of the past five years have been:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2011/01/donald-whyte-and-dictionary-of-scottish.html" target="_blank">Donald Whyte and A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants</a> (2011)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2011/05/immigrant-ancestors-project-from.html" target="_blank">Immigrant Ancestor's Project from Brigham Young University</a> (2011)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2012/02/who-were-british-convicts-sent-to.html">Who were the British Convicts sent to America, 1718-1775</a> (2012)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2011/04/ainmean-aite-na-h-alba-aaa-gaelic-place.html" target="_blank">Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA) ~ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland</a> (2011)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2013/01/behind-scenes-corrupted-files-and.html">Behind The Scenes: Corrupted Files and the Importance</a> </span><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2013/01/behind-scenes-corrupted-files-and.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of Backup Files </a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(2013)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2012/08/olympics-fun-nbc-reporter-takes-field.htm" target="_blank">Olympics Fun: NBC Reporter Takes Field Trip to Glasgow</a> (2012)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2011/06/emigranthursday-william-dodds-and-mary.html" target="_blank">EmigranThursday - William Dodds and Mary Hunter Dodds</a> (2011)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2011/09/does-scotland-care-about-diaspora.html" target="_blank">Does Scotland Care about the Diaspora?</a> (2011)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2015/03/gaelic-everywhere-you-look.html" target="_blank">Gaelic Everywhere You Look</a> (2015)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2015/04/scots-in-medieval-england.html" target="_blank">Scots in Medieval England</a> (2015)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In addition to posting more regularly, I have done a few new things with the blog. I've started using <a href="https://www.canva.com/">Canva</a> and <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/">Picmonkey</a>, two online photo editing and design sites. I learned how to use them for work and saw no reason why I couldn't use them on the blog as well. I've have also begun finding (free) photographs at <a href="http://morguefile.com/" target="_blank">morgueFile</a> and <a href="http://www.freeimages.com/" target="_blank">freeimages</a>. All four sites are easy to use and if you need images or help designing a Facebook header or a similar item, you might try them. And finally, the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/thescottishemig/" target="_blank">SEB is on Pinterest</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't wait to see what happens in year six!</span>Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-43512004637087819662015-06-06T08:00:00.000-04:002015-06-06T08:00:01.386-04:00Scots in Victoria, Australia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I child, I was fascinated by Australia and as a graduate student it was always on the periphery of my studies because so many Scots emigrated there. Recently, one or two Australia projects have crossed my desk at work which inspired me to see if I could find online sources for researching Scots who went there. What I found were many wonderful online sources for Victoria. There may be equivalent sources in other states, but I was totally fascinated by the webpages about immigration and identity available from the Immigration Museum and other sources in Victoria.<br />
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<a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/whatson/scots-wha-hae/">Scots Wha Hae</a> was a recent exhibit at the Immigration Museum (part of Museums Victoria) that examined the Scottish community in Victoria. On the exhibit page is a video with recent Scottish immigrants. I was much amused by the fact that one immigrant felt their new home Down Under reminded them of Glasgow and another was reminded of Edinburgh.<br />
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The <a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/the-immigration-discovery-centre-idc/">Immigration Discovery Centre</a> has a page dedicated to <a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/discoverycentre/results/?subject=family-history-research&searchtype=info&topic=Family%2520History%2520Research&rs=35">Family History Research.</a> A reference sheet for Scottish Migration to Australia can be found <a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/scottish-migration-to-australia/">here</a>. The Centre also has data on <a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/discoverycentre/results/?subject=immigrant-communities&searchtype=webs&topic=Immigrant%2520Communities&rs=35">Immigrant Communities</a> and an online exhibit on <a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/discoverycentre/identity/">Identity</a>. These pages would be useful those studying immigration, ethnicity, or identity as data for a comparative study for a college paper or inspiration for a larger project.<br />
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<i><a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/origins/">Origins</a></i> hosted by Museum Victoria is based on census data collected in Victoria since 1854. The page dedicated to Scottish immigrants is <a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/origins/history.aspx?pid=52">here</a>.<br />
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There are many Scottish associations in Victoria including the <a href="http://www.scotsofaus.org.au/">Scots of Victoria, Australia</a>. More groups can be found <a href="http://www.scotsofaus.org.au/links/">here</a>.<br />
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A comparison of Scots in the 2006 and 2011 censuses can be found <a href="http://www.multicultural.vic.gov.au/images/stories/documents/2013/Censusfactsheetscommunityprofiles/commprofiles/11-scotland.pdf">here</a> (PDF).<br />
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Birth, Marriage, and Death records for Victoria can be found <a href="http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/home/family+history/">here</a>. Bear in mind that there is a cost to see the search results. Then on the results page is information on ordering the record needed.<br />
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The State Library of Western Australia hosts a page for research in Victoria <a href="http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/family_history/australia/victoria">here</a>.<br />
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Resources available at Ancestry.com are listed <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Australia/Victoria/Default.aspx">here</a>.<br />
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The FamilySearch Wiki page for <a href="http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Victoria,_Australia">Victoria</a> could use a little help; but the main page for <a href="http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Australia_Genealogy">Australia</a> looks useful.<br />
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The Australian Government has a web page dedicated to <a href="http://www.australia.gov.au/topics/culture-history-and-sport/family-history">Family History</a> with links to further information on many topics including Indigenous Family History, Anzacs, and how to get Birthday and Special Occasion Greetings from the Prime Minister or the Queen.<br />
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See what <a href="http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/family-history/index.aspx">Family History</a> resources are available at the National Archives of Australia.<br />
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And finally, see the <a href="https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/family-history">Family History</a> resources at the National Library of Australia. Resources specific to immigration can be found <a href="https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/family-history/immigration-and-shipping">here</a>.<br />
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Happy Searching!Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-81933733463558807782015-05-30T21:34:00.000-04:002015-05-30T22:11:48.598-04:00Scottish Diaspora Tapestry on Global Tour<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFflTSrbZDcw168jZ5lEPAZtFVq4U_R9iYyfMuFKO5gYvMpZklpJjVCfvvcn0AU45r95gbW9mSkbFK5_AKHL53bDRPxRyrrOQCH4-WXi4qtRjVAiDLtr0gcJbyIbzT2KzRm6i5cP9aELKQ/s1600/summer+deals%2521.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tapestry, Scotland, Diaspora, Bergen, Barga, Scots, Tour, Veere, Scots House" border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFflTSrbZDcw168jZ5lEPAZtFVq4U_R9iYyfMuFKO5gYvMpZklpJjVCfvvcn0AU45r95gbW9mSkbFK5_AKHL53bDRPxRyrrOQCH4-WXi4qtRjVAiDLtr0gcJbyIbzT2KzRm6i5cP9aELKQ/s320/summer+deals%2521.png" title="" width="320" /></a>The <a href="http://www.scottishdiasporatapestry.org/">Scottish Diaspora Tapestry</a>, which I posted about in <a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2012/09/crafting-nations-heritage-scottish.html">2012</a> and <a href="http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com/2014/02/crafting-diaspora-update-on-tapestry.html">2014</a>, is now on tour. It has recently been on <a href="http://www.scottishdiasporatapestry.org/announcements/beautiful-bergen">display</a> in Bergen, Norway hosted by the <a href="http://bergenscottish.com/">Bergen Scottish Society</a> and Margaret Torbjørnsen. Read more <a href="http://www.prestonpanstapestry.org/tapestry/html/news/show_news.aspx?newsid=3483">here</a>.<br />
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<li>20 May - 26 July at the <a href="http://www.schotsehuizen.nl/The-Scottish-Rooms.html">Scots House Museum</a>, Veere, The Netherlands (Read more <a href="http://www.prestoungrange.org/arts-festival/html/news/show_news.asp?newsid=3517">here</a> and <a href="http://www.scottishdiasporatapestry.org/announcements/veere-our-second-world-premier">here</a>)</li>
<li>8-26 Augusts at the Conservatorio, Barga (<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15127389">the most Scottish place in</a>), Italy </li>
<li>29 August - 26 September at the Museum of Commune di Picinisco, Picinisco, Italy</li>
<li>5-29 October at the Boussy Saint Antoine, Paris, France</li>
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Over three-hundred of the panels are now complete and on display. This <a href="http://www.scottishdiasporatapestry.org/countries">page</a> has links to all diaspora countries that participated. Sign-up for their newsletter for updates on future tour stops. Read about the arrangements for the current tour <a href="http://www.prestoungrange.org/arts-festival/html/news/show_news.asp?newsid=3442">here</a> and see the official tour leaflet <a href="http://www.scottishdiasporatapestry.org/Exhibitions/EUROPE%20leaflet%202015.pdf">here</a> (PDF).<br />
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Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-11369216076153935802015-05-23T16:43:00.000-04:002015-08-30T16:24:39.703-04:00Genetic Map of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <a href="http://www.peopleofthebritishisles.org/" target="_blank">Peopling of the British Isles Project</a> (POBI) published the results of its study in Nature in March 2015. Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, and the Romans receive a fair amount of attention. Orkney and Wales appear to be the most genetically distinct. The results were widely reported in the media; most articles show the genetic map.<br />
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The official press release from the Wellcome Trust, who funded the study, is <a href="http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2015/WTP058941.htm#" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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A newsletter from the POBI is <a href="http://www.peopleofthebritishisles.org/nl6.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> (PDF) and a video on the Wellcome Trust YouTube channel is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCwHCMfyW88" target="_blank">here</a>. The video was shot while the POBI team was collecting data in Islay.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nature.com/news/uk-mapped-out-by-genetic-ancestry-1.17136" target="_blank">UK mapped out by genetic ancestry</a>: a brief summary of the findings, from <i>Nature, </i>includes a 5 minute interview with Peter Donnelly, director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics in Oxford, UK, who co-led the study .<br />
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<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/18/genetic-study-30-percent-white-british-dna-german-ancestry" target="_blank">Genetic study reveals 30% of white British DNA has German ancestry</a>: a summary from <i>The Guardian. </i>There is also a 25 minute interview with Peter Donnelley <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2015/mar/20/genetics-solar-eclipse" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11480732/Britons-still-live-in-Anglo-Saxon-tribal-kingdoms-Oxford-University-finds.html" target="_blank">Britons still live in Anglo-Saxon tribal kingdoms, Oxford University finds</a>: this summary from <i>The Telegraph </i>places the genetic map next to a linguistic map. Of course, it shouldn't be surprising that there is similarity between the two maps: people tend to have children with those who live near them and speak the same language.<br />
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There are two posts on the study at Dienekes' Anthropology Blog <a href="http://dienekes.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-genetic-map-of-british-population.html" target="_blank">her</a>e and <a href="http://dienekes.blogspot.com/2015/03/british-origins-leslie-et-al-2015.html">here.</a> The comments are especially interesting as they are written by people who appear to understand the scientific process of genetic testing. And some of the commenters were participants in the study.<br />
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<a href="http://theconversation.com/who-do-you-think-you-are-most-detailed-genetic-map-of-the-british-isles-reveals-all-38936">Who do you think you are? Most detailed genetic map of the British Isles reveals all</a>: from <i>The Conversation</i> explains a bit about how the study was conducted.<br />
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<a href="http://news.sky.com/story/1447832/where-do-we-come-from-britains-dna-map">Where Do We Come From? Britain's DNA Map</a>: from Sky News includes the news story they aired on the project. One of the researchers featured in the story is Peter Donnelley.<br />
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And finally, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3000998/Are-Welsh-truest-Brits-English-genomes-contain-German-French-DNA-Romans-left-no-trace.html">Are the WELSH the truest Brits?</a>, is a heavily illustrated piece from the <i>Daily Mail</i>. It also includes a video from the Natural History Museum on DNA and Migration patterns.Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-67664088204101837672015-05-16T22:29:00.001-04:002015-05-16T22:29:32.115-04:00Scots in the American Civil War<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Many immigrants to America, including Scots, fought in the American Civil War (1861-1865). In 1858, Scots associated with the New York Caledonian Club formed a state militia. At the outbreak of war in 1861 they volunteered to serve the Union. Known as the 79th New York Highland Regiment, they originally wore kilts, but found them unsuited to the American battlefield. It also seems that the US Government would not pay to outfit them in kilts, so they soon adopted Union Blue.<br />
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Learn more about the 79th New York Highland Regiment in a 2011 article from the <i>Scotsman</i>:<a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/american-civil-war-how-a-tartan-wearing-regiment-from-scotland-joined-the-northern-cause-1-1572210" target="_blank"> American civil war: how a tartan-wearing regiment from Scotland joined the Northern cause</a>.<br />
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See what sources regarding the unit are available at the FamilySearch Wiki page: <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/79th_Regiment,_New_York_Infantry" target="_blank">79th Regiment, New York Infantry</a>.<br />
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See a timeline of battles in which the 79th Highlanders participated <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/79thhighlanderspipeband//civil-war-regimental-history" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Read <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=INxAvIrQxCMC&pg=PR5&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank"><i>The Seventy-ninth Highlanders, New York Volunteers in the War of Rebellion 1861-1865 </i></a>written by William Todd in 1886. (Free from Google Books)<br />
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The New York Military Museum has a page dedicated to the <a href="https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/79thInf/79thInfMain.htm" target="_blank">79th Infantry Unit</a>.<br />
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See details regarding their uniform: <a href="http://www.celticpiper.net/79th.htm" target="_blank">Dress Uniform of the 79th Regiment, New York State Militia (“Cameron Highlanders”) 1859-1861</a>.<br />
<br />Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-72780933011002026712015-05-09T08:00:00.000-04:002015-05-12T19:52:13.840-04:00CFP: Scottish Records Association Annual Conference, November 2015<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This fall the <a href="http://www.scottishrecordsassociation.org/" target="_blank">Scottish Records Association</a> will host a day conference on Researching Immigrant and Migrants Scots. The proposed topic and focus on documentary sources suggest that this will be an event that will appeal to the academic and the family historian. The deadline for proposals in 29 May 2015. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year's Scottish Records Association Conference and AGM will be held on Friday 6th November at the A K Bell Library in Perth. The theme of the conference is: Researching the history of immigrant and migrant Scots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Proposals for papers are invited from anyone who has undertaken research into the history of immigrants to Scotland and Scottish migrants within the UK, or who has an interest in/knowledge of archival records relating to this theme. The emphasis of the conference is on record sources and the problems and possibilities associated with researching immigrant groups and migration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The conference is intended to appeal to a wide audience of academic and professional historians, local and family history researchers, archivists, librarians, museum curators and to the general public. The Scottish Records Association also encourages paper proposals on aspects of research on this topic for its journal, Scottish Archives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Abstracts of no more than 250 words are invited. These should be submitted no later than Friday 29th May 2015 and can be sent by email to enquiries @ scottishrecordsassociation.org.</span>Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-91449247659056166662015-05-02T17:35:00.001-04:002015-05-02T20:23:00.447-04:00Gaelic Twitter Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second <a href="http://socialmediaalba.eu/latha-twitter-gaelic-twitter-day/" target="_blank">Gaelic Twitter Day</a> event happened on 30 April 2015. When I did I learn about it? On 30 April. The purpose of Gaelic Twitter Day is to promote the Gaelic language and to provide an opportunity for all Gaelic speakers to, well, use Gaelic. The primary hashtag was #gàidhlig, but two others I saw were #GaelicTwitterDay and #gaelic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/welovehistory" target="_blank">@welovehistory</a> (aka Historic Scotland) shared a link to a post at their blog, The Chain Mail, <a href="http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/blog/an-outlanders-guide-to-gaelic/" target="_blank">The Outlander's Guide to Gaelic</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/rtidwell730" target="_blank">@rtidwell730</a> shared a link to useful <a href="http://learngaelic.net/fichead-facal/ff-social-media.jsp" target="_blank">Gaelic phrases</a> for social media.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/LearnGaelicScot" target="_blank">@LearnGaelicScot</a> had several posts, including a link to their <a href="http://learngaelic.scot/" target="_blank">website</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/AmPiobaire" target="_blank">@amPiobaire</a> shared a link to a <a href="https://twitter.com/stfxlibrary/status/591679935711989760/photo/1" target="_blank">Gaelic exhibit</a> at St. Francis Xavier University. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/glasgowlife" target="_blank">@glasgowlife</a> shared this YouTube video of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyiVj7cC5so" target="_blank">Everyday Gaelic Phrases</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/direcleit" target="_blank">@direcleit</a> tweeted a link to his Gaelic translation of <i><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/257900" target="_blank">The Story of Emigration from Berneray, Harris</a>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/natlibscot" target="_blank">@natlibscot</a> shared an <a href="http://www.nls.uk/news/archive/2013/09/gaelic-catalogue" target="_blank">article</a> from their news archive about their Gaelic collections. Additional links to Gaelic resources at the NLS on this page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a small sampling of what was on offer during Gaelic Twitter Day 2015. Study the phrases and mark your calendars for 30 April 2016.</span><br />
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Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-68236822602437986672015-04-25T22:22:00.000-04:002015-04-25T22:22:07.234-04:00Approaches to DNA & Genealogy<span style="background-color: white; color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Today, I attended a day conference on Genetic Genealogy with CeCe Moore, <a href="http://www.yourgeneticgenealogist.com/" target="_blank">The Genetic Genealogist</a>. She did mention Y-DNA and mtDNA, but most of the day was spent examining </span><span style="color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">autosomal </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">DNA and how to use it to break down brick walls. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Since I couldn't record Ms. Moore's talk here is an </span></span><a href="http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/genetics/show/20130914/" style="color: #d4be80; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">episode</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">of Naked Genetics in which Professor Mark Jobling, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">from the University of Cambridge, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">discusses how academic DNA sequencing intersects with genealogy research. While he understands that people want to know where their ancestors come from, the reality is that our ancestors didn't come from one specific location - they came from everywhere. The only ancestors we can trace with any confidence are those that passed down their Y chromosome and their mtDNA which represent only two individuals. This segment opens the program.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #727272; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #727272; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Then unless you are super keen on genetics, skip ahead to 18:07 to hear Dr. Turi King discuss her research on the Y-chromosome. She uses this chromosome in connection with surnames to trace Norse Viking migrations.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/" target="_blank">England's Immigrants 1330-1550</a>, a recently completed research project, has created a database of immigrants to England. This database is available to the public and requires no university affiliation or login. You can read more about the project in the <a href="http://www.historyextra.com/bbc-history-magazine/current-issue" target="_blank">April 2015 issue</a> of BBC History Magazine; read an <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-31462885" target="_blank">article</a> from the BBC; or listen to an interview with <a href="http://www.englandsimmigrants.com/page/archive/personnel/prof-mark-ormrod" target="_blank">Dr. Mark Ormrod</a>, the project manager, on a recent <a href="http://www.historyextra.com/podcast/history-immigration" target="_blank">episode</a> the History Extra Podcast.<br />
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It turns out that this project is actually a great source for learning about emigrants from Scotland. A search for people born in Scotland returned 3,389 results. It does appear if most of the entries come from mid-15th century documents. The first person in the list is Gilbert de Abbatia who was recorded at Sawtry, Normancross hundred, Huntingdonshire in 1453. The last named individual is Thomas Yoole who was recorded at Haisthorpe, Dickering wapentake, Yorkshire East Riding in 1451. For each person on the list one has the choice to view a summary which lists the place of residence, place or origin, full person record number, and a link to the original record. The full records adds fields for gender, occupation, relationships, notes, and biographical notes.<br />
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Although the database has abstracted data from the original records, it would still be useful to use in the classroom or for a research project. The dynamic search feature allows one to search for immigrants to England from as near as Ireland and as far as the Middle East. The individuals found could be used as a case study for a research paper or lecture. It might even be possible to create a comparative study by researching the experience of migrants to England in different time periods, different places of origins, or different places of settlement.<br />
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<br />Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-54622661765482746692015-04-11T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-11T08:00:01.072-04:00The SEB is now on Pinterest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have come to the conclusion that I will never find the time to post about all the things I find that relate to the themes of this blog. Links and notes languish in all sorts of nooks and crannies in my computer. When I look at them to get an idea for a post, I realize (again) that many of the things I find - like pretty pictures of the Scottish countryside and recipes - aren't really "bloggable."<br />
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<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest </a>seemed like the solution to this problem. I can pin the articles, sources, and podcasts that I think would be of interest to other members of the Diaspora where I - and anybody else - can find them. The current boards include pretty pictures of Scotland, Tartan items, recipes, research tips, and posters.<br />
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Look for the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/thescottishemig/" target="_blank">Scottish Emigration Blog</a> on Pinterest.<br />
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<br />Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-43273711985647105122015-04-04T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-04T08:00:02.179-04:00Not the Highland Clearances with Eric Richards<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GUEiwDclu40" width="480"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/eric.richards" target="_blank">Dr. Eric Richards</a>, Professor Emeritus of History at Flinders University (Australia), has written extensively on the Highland Clearances and recently served as Carnegie Trust Centenary Professor at the University of the Highlands and Islands. His book, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1780271654?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1780271654&linkCode=xm2&tag=thesco08-20" target="_blank">The Highland Clearances</a></i>, recently out in a second edition, is an excellent summary of his research (and at $19 on Amazon, it is also very affordable, a real plus for an academic book). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This above video is of Dr. Richards' keynote address at the Land and People in the Northern Highlands' Conference held at UHI in September 2014. In his address, Dr. Richards tries very hard not to talk about the Clearances and instead focuses on other aspects of Highland history and what might have been if the Clearances hadn't happened. His remarks begin at about the 8 minute mark.</span><br />
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<br />Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-18470461538312872072015-03-28T08:00:00.000-04:002015-03-28T08:00:01.602-04:00Researching Scottish Emigrants and Ancestors with FamilySearch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.familysearch.org/" target="_blank">FamilySearch</a> is more than a database you can use to search for emigrants and ancestors. The FamilySearch Wiki allows people - like you and me - to share research tips and information about sources, not just at FamilySearch, but anywhere. As these pages are updated by users, pages for some subjects and localities may be more complete than others. There are pages for individual counties, for example <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ayrshire,_Scotland_Genealogy" target="_blank">Ayrshire </a>and <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Inverness-shire,_Scotland_Genealogy" target="_blank">Inverness-shire</a>. They have few pages devoted to topics in Scottish history like, <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Scotland_Emigration_and_Immigration" target="_blank">Scottish Emigration and Immigration</a> or research skills, like <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Scotland_Handwriting" target="_blank">Scotland Handwriting</a>. Most FamilySearch Wiki pages are devoted to records, for example <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Scotland_Census" target="_blank">Scotland Census</a>, <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Scotland_Church_Records" target="_blank">Scotland Church Records</a> and <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Scotland_Civil_Registration-_Vital_Records" target="_blank">Scotland Statutory Registers - Vital Records</a>.<br />
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To find more leads to books and documents that can help you find your target emigrant or ancestor, use the search box at the upper right hand corner of the page. If you have information to add to a page, be brave and do it. In order to edit a page, you must first be a registered user of FamilySearch and to use the rich editor box, you must have the most recent version of Firefox.<br />
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<br />Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-11458875077113545302015-03-21T08:00:00.000-04:002015-03-21T08:00:00.889-04:00Blogging History in Dornoch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.historylinks.org.uk/" target="_blank">HistoryLinks Museum</a> in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/centre-for-history" target="_blank">Centre for History at the University of the Highlands and Islands</a> publishes <a href="https://historylinksdornoch.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">historylinksdornoch: The history and archaeology of Dornoch and district</a>. The blog is maintained by <a href="http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/centre-for-history/staff/dr-elizabeth-ritchie#wysiwygTab-content-0" target="_blank">Dr. Elizabeth Ritchie</a> of the Centre for History and features frequent guest posts by students and scholars. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The articles on the blog cover a variety of topics relating to the history of the region, many of which will be of interest to historians, both academic and family. A few of the posts that caught my eye include:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://historylinksdornoch.wordpress.com/2014/12/29/isabellas-story-part-1-a-child-of-the-manse/" target="_blank">Isabella's Story</a>. This four part series details the life of Isabella Fraser Sage, the daughter and wife of a Highland minister. This story provides glimpses of a woman's life and an example of how a ancestor's biography might be written.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://historylinksdornoch.wordpress.com/2014/12/17/the-mysteries-of-croick-church/" target="_blank">The Mysteries of Croick Church</a>: The post relays the plight of the people of Glencalvie who sought refuge in the churchyard after having been evicted from their farms.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://historylinksdornoch.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/war-diary-of-captain-ronald-rose-july-to-october-1914/" target="_blank">War Diary of Captain Ronald Rose</a>: Follow Capt. Rose's experiences in the First World War in this series of posts. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://historylinksdornoch.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/a-highland-quest-2014/" target="_blank">A Highland Quest, 2014</a>: In this post, Professor Eric Richards shares highlights of the three months he spent at the University of the Highlands and Islands as a Carnegie Visiting Professor. Dr. Richards is best known for his work on the Highland Clearances. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kildonan & Red River: The bicentennial of the emigration of people from Kildonan in Red River Canada was marked by posts by Professor Marjory Harper of the University of Aberdeen <a href="https://historylinksdornoch.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/a-tale-of-two-kildonans/" target="_blank">here</a> and by Professor Emeritus James Hunter of the University of the Highlands and Islands <a href="https://historylinksdornoch.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/a-truly-desperate-journey/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">"Dornoch Cathedral (August 2013)" by Marion Timperley - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dornoch_Cathedral_(August_2013).jpg#/media/File:Dornoch_Cathedral_(August_2013).jpg" target="_blank">Wikimedia Commons</a> </span><br />
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Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-60388573235082205632015-03-14T08:00:00.000-04:002015-03-14T08:00:05.114-04:00Gaelic Everywhere You Look<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A group album has been sitting quietly on Flicker, steadily documenting the use of Gaelic in Scotland. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/soidhnicheangaidhlig/" target="_blank">Gaelic Signs in Scotland</a> (Soidhnichean Gàidhlig ann an Alba) contains pictures of signs of all kinds of signs that contain even a smidgen of Gaelic. For those of you who don't speak Gaelic, the signs can be an introduction to the language. You can also try and see if you can "match up" the English and Gaelic. For those of you who do speak Gaelic you mind be amused by the photos in the group album <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/drochghaidhlig/" target="_blank">Droch Ghàidhlig</a> (Bad Gaelic).</span>Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-88445384773116102762015-03-07T08:00:00.000-05:002015-03-07T08:00:00.101-05:00Bursaries from the Scottish Historical Review Trust <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Need to find emigrants for an academic project? Need funding? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then apply for bursaries from the Scottish Historical Review Trust by 31 March 2015. These awards are aimed at students within the final year of completing their Master's Degree or PhD and independent scholars. Application forms and more details are </span><a href="http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/story/10.3366/news.2015.02.26.214" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<br />Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-1347461527519827212015-02-28T23:29:00.001-05:002015-03-05T08:54:48.662-05:00Kirk, Fairies, and Henderson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are in Glasgow the evening of Thursday 5 March and need something to do, go hear <a href="http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/interdisciplinary/staff/lizannehenderson/" target="_blank">Lizanne Henderson </a>speak at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/878612008837478" target="_blank">Glasgow Theosophical Society</a>. Her topic will be 'Fairies, Angels and the Land of the Dead: Robert Kirk's Lychnobious People'. Henderson, a lecturer at the University of Glasgow, co-authored <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1904607586?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1904607586&linkCode=xm2&tag=thesco08-20" target="_blank">Scottish Fairy Belief: A History</a></i> with Edward J. Cowan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Robert Kirk was minister of the church in Aberfoyle and a folklore scholar. He </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also wrote about fairies in his best known work <i>The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies</i>. Kirk died in 1692, shortly after its publication. Apparently, the fairies were displeased at having their secrets revealed. At the top of Doon Hill in Aberfoyle is a Scots Pine, <a href="http://trustinthepark.org/conservation/heritage-trees/the-fairy-tree/" target="_blank">the Fairy Tree</a>, in which Kirk's soul was imprisoned by the fairies. Today people tie strips of cloth representing their wishes or leave other offerings at the Fairy Tree. When I visited Doon Hill many years ago, I had no strips of cloths for wish-making, so had to content myself with photographing other people's wishes. </span>Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-24405556335076684722015-02-21T22:14:00.000-05:002015-02-21T22:14:26.234-05:00Crafting Your Heritage: Knitting in Shetland<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While it is quite satisfying to locate a set of 6x great-grandparents and fill in two more boxes on a pedigree chart, it can be equally satisfying to do something that our ancestors did everyday. For some people this is gardening, attending the same church, or cooking family recipes. For me one of these activities is knitting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both of my grandmothers knit, but my maternal grandmother, Karin Nordstrom Hood, is the one who taught me. She was taught the <a href="http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-knit-continentalstyle.html" target="_blank">continental method </a>by her mother, Linka Larsen Nordstrom, and that is the method I learned. This small connection to my Norwegian heritage pleases me more than it probably should.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/07/02/327709376/a-scottish-yarn-a-knit-in-time-saves-the-fabric-of-shetland-life?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social" target="_blank">story</a> from NPR profiles the tradition of knitting in <a href="http://www.visitscotland.com/en-us/destinations-maps/shetland/" target="_blank">Shetland</a>. Even if you had no idea there was an island named Shetland let alone that they knit there, you would probably recognize a <a href="http://www.fairisle.org.uk/Crafts/arts_crafts.htm" target="_blank">Fair Isle</a> pattern. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not sure I would be a good descendant from Shetlanders. I don't like color knitting and lace frustrates me. I much prefer the texture of cables.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">nb. This post first appeared on <i>The Historian's Family</i> in July 2014.</span>Amanda E. Eppersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109866750256177769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812301508835078397.post-55224274772279480662015-02-14T18:07:00.000-05:002015-02-14T18:07:07.199-05:00Extra! Extra! Research All About It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Newspapers are a great source for information. I have not made wide use of them in my own research, but I know they are out there. They are becoming easier to use as an increasing number are being digitized and indexed. You will find that some papers like the historic Cleveland</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plain Dealer </i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">archive are available via a subscription held by your local library and others like the New York</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Commercial Advertiser</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">are available through a subscription service available anywhere.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a sampling of sources for newspapers. I have not used many of them and can offer no endorsements. Many of the fee sites offer short trial periods, which might be worth taking advantage of. If you intend to use the site for a research project for work or school, it is probably worth getting a subscription especially if they offer terms of less than a year. Also check to see what newspaper resources is available vie a your local library or university.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Subscription Sites: </span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.newspapers.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Newspapers.com </span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://genealogybank.com/" style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">GenealogyBank.com</a><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ancestry.com </span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><a href="http://newspaperarchive.com/">NewspaperArchive.com</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 14.9499998092651px;">**Read this <a href="http://thegazette.com/subject/news/cedar-rapids-company-under-state-review-after-complaints-20140622" target="_blank">article </a></span><span style="line-height: 14.9499998092651px;">published in June 2104 before subscribing to NewspaperArchive. There have been complaints about billing, but not about content.**</span></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 16.8666667938232px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check to see what papers these sites have. NewspaperArchive and GenealogyBank have maps on their homepage and a list of states; click on state to see city; then click on city to see newspapers and dates of publication included on the site. Newspaper.com has a similar process, just click on “see papers by location” first.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 16.8666667938232px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These aggregate sites exist primarily to serve the family historian, but there is no reason why students and historians cannot use them. Don’t be put off by the phrase “enter ancestor’s name.” Simply enter in the name of the individual you are interested in, like “John Witherspoon.” Or leave the name section blank and enter a term in the keyword section, like “enlightenment” or “immigrants.” The search can even be limited to state, city, or even a particular newspaper. </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Free Sites</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Google’s</span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">United States Online Historical Newspapers <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa" target="_blank">here</a> or <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers" target="_blank">here</a>. Visit this <a href="http://genealogy.about.com/od/newspapers/a/Search-Tips-For-Google-News-Archive.htm" target="_blank">page</a> from About.com for tips for using newspapers on Google.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/" target="_blank">ChroniclingAmerica</a> from the Library of Congress </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Lists of Digital Newspapers </b></span><br />
<a href="http://guides.library.upenn.edu/historicalnewspapersonline" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Historical Newspapers Online from the University of Pennsylvania</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This is an </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">enormous list. It is organized by state; the first column begins with Alabama, the second column begins with Missouri.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives" target="_blank">Wikipedia: List of online newspaper archives</a> This is a world wide list organized by country. You can skip to the USA (organized by state) by going <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives#United_States" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your Local Library </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check you local library to see what sources the offer. </span><a href="http://cpl.org/Research/PopularTopics/Genealogy.aspx" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Here</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is what is available from the Cleveland Public Library. Most of their newspaper databases require a Cleveland Public Library card to access from home.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Articles on using newspapers in genealogical research:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 16.8666667938232px;"><a href="http://www.genealogycenter.org/pathfinders/guides/Newspaper.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Using Newspapers for Genealogical Research</span></a></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 16.8666667938232px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://genealogy.about.com/cs/newspapers/a/news_research.htm" target="_blank">Family History in the News: How to Find & Use Newspapers for Genealogical Research</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">nb. This post originally appeared on The Historian's Family in August 2014.</span><br />
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