Highland Butter Suitable for Waterproofing Sheep In the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the Highlands of Scotland, butter...
General Interest
Posts of general interest to those interested in the Stewarts of Balquhidder.
Introduction to Genealogical DNA
Introduction to the basics of genealogical DNA, especially Y-DNA with an explanation of haplogroups, subclades and SNPs.
Who Was the Author of Stewarts of the South?
We now know that Capt. James Stewart, Factor of Atholl, was not the author of Stewarts of the South, so who was?
Understanding the Stewarts of Balquhidder DNA
Understanding the Y-DNA haplogroup and SNP sub-clades that make up the genetic history of the Stewarts of Balquhidder.
Muckle Kate Ferguson
Stories of Muckle Kate Ferguson (nee Stewart) Below are four stories of Muckle Kate Ferguson (1798-1872), known as "the fattest...
The Catholic Jacobite School at Torry
The Catholic Jacobite School at Torry Extracts from “Education in the Parish of Callander for Four Centuries. Published 1908 by...
The Battle of Callander (1646)
The Battle of Callander This article was originally posted on Callander Heritage. Reposted with permission. 1646 was the fifth...
Drumlich
A history of the farmtoun of Drumlich in the far wester braes of Balquhidder, including its Stewart occupants.
The Catholic Jacobite School in Kilmadock
A description of the Catholic Jacobite school in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland in 1745 and the students who attended.
Did Patrick Stewart of Bladen, North Carolina, have a son named John?
A refutation of the claims made by J. Montgomery Seaver in Stewart Family Records, 1929.
Who Was Prince Charlie’s Valet?
Searching for the identity of Prince Charlie’s valet from the Stewarts of Ardvorlich and his visitor from the Stewarts of Glenbuckie in 1775.
The North Carolina Settlement of 1739
The story of the Kintyre (and Balquhidder) colonists who settled in Cape Fear, North Carolina, USA, in 1739.
An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Prior to the Peace of 1783
A history of the Scottish Highlanders in colonial North Carolina, USA.
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