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Highland Butter Suitable for Waterproofing Sheep
Highland Butter Suitable for Waterproofing Sheep In the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the Highlands of Scotland, butter was made by hand in wooden butter churns. Unlike today, this Highland butter was not fit for human consumption. It was not used to spread on...
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 woman in Britain." She was proprietor of Ferguson's Inn, known in the Gaelic as Tigh Mhaide, located at Brig o' Turk at the foot of Glen...
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 D. Ferguson, Callander Stationers and Printers. The Catholic Jacobite School in Kilmadock In 1735 much perturbation was caused to the stern...
The Battle of Callander (1646)
The Battle of Callander This article was originally posted on Callander Heritage. Reposted with permission. 1646 was the fifth and final year of the First English Civil War. In February 1646, during the campaigns of Montrose, a battle was fought at Callander between...
Drumlich
A history of the farmtoun of Drumlich in the far wester braes of Balquhidder, including its Stewart occupants.
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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 D. Ferguson, Callander Stationers and Printers. The Catholic Jacobite School in Kilmadock In 1735 much perturbation was caused to the stern...
The Catholic Jacobite School in Kilmadock
A description of the Catholic Jacobite school in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland in 1745 and the students who attended.
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.
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Highland Butter Suitable for Waterproofing Sheep
Highland Butter Suitable for Waterproofing Sheep In the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the Highlands of Scotland, butter was made by hand in wooden butter churns. Unlike today, this Highland butter was not fit for human consumption. It was not used to spread on...
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 woman in Britain." She was proprietor of Ferguson's Inn, known in the Gaelic as Tigh Mhaide, located at Brig o' Turk at the foot of Glen...
Stewarts of Ardvorlich Articles
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.
Balquhidder – A Highland No Man’s Land
A historical overview of the various clans who occupied Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, including Stewarts, Maclarens and MacGregors.
Movie Director James Cameron’s Ancestral Roots in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Director James Cameron’s ancestors came from Glenbeich, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.
Stewarts of Glenbuckie Articles
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 D. Ferguson, Callander Stationers and Printers. The Catholic Jacobite School in Kilmadock In 1735 much perturbation was caused to the stern...
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.
Stewarts of Gartnafuaran Articles
Balquhidder – A Highland No Man’s Land
A historical overview of the various clans who occupied Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, including Stewarts, Maclarens and MacGregors.
Did Robert Stewart, Covenanter, (1655-1714) have a son named Alexander?
Alexander Stewart (ca. 1680) Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA, husband to Mary Baily, was NOT a son of Robert Stewart, Covenanter, and his wife Janette Forsyth.
Jacobites Among the Stewarts of Balquhidder
An accounting of all known Jacobites among the Stewarts of Balquhidder in 1715 and 1749.
Stewarts of Annat Articles
Muckle Kate Ferguson
Stories of Muckle Kate Ferguson (nee Stewart) Below are four stories of Muckle Kate Ferguson (1798-1872), known as "the fattest woman in Britain." She was proprietor of Ferguson's Inn, known in the Gaelic as Tigh Mhaide, located at Brig o' Turk at the foot of Glen...
The Glassingall Court of Session Papers
A description of the Court of Session Papers relating to the dispersal of the estate of Glassingall (1849-1856)
Jacobites Among the Stewarts of Balquhidder
An accounting of all known Jacobites among the Stewarts of Balquhidder in 1715 and 1749.
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