The Clan Douglas Society of North America seeks Regents to represent the society.

The following States &/or Events NEED A REGENT or a CO-REGENT.



If you know someone in the area willing to represent Clan Douglas, have them contact me here. I will be happy to pass the name along to CDSNA VP Mark Peterson.



ILLINOIS (multiple events/ multiple Regents needed)



MARYLAND (Regent…

The 1895 Valuation Rolls are now live on the ScotlandsPeople website.

The new records, comprising 2,095,707 indexed names and 75,565 digital images, cover every kind of building, structure or dwelling that was assessed in 1895 as having a rateable value, and provide a fascinating picture of Scottish society during the late Victorian era.

The Rolls contain the names of owners, tenants and occupiers of each property - and in many cases, occupations are also included. The…

Wheatstone’s Selection of Elegant and Fashionable Country Dances, Reels, Waltzs &c for the Ensuing Season 1808, Book 1.  National Library of Australia.  Kindly provided by Mrs Heather Clarke through her website: www.colonialdance.com.au…

I have just re-visited Douglas Scott's book after a year or so since I last dipped into it.  A Hawick Word Book is not a book that one reads from cover to cover, - there are over 2000 pages - but once started on an entry, it is hard not to stop reading further.  Nor is it actually a book - yet.

Publlshed online as a pdf, Douglas uses names found in Hawick, a Scottish Borders town, to share with us the history of the region.

The main purpose of…

Forebears is a genealogy portal featuring:

• A geographically indexed and cross-referenced of sources for family history research
• A dictionary of surname meanings, including information on their geographic distribution
• News articles and genealogical research advice

The main aim of the site is to bring together the wide variety of…