June 2025 Blog Posts (8)

The use of Google, Facebook, Twitter etc has caused me to re-think my membership. I can't join the DNA group because it requires a "social media" login.

After 40 years in IT I refuse to use social media to continue my research.

This pencil drawing is one of at least two known versions of Michael Ayrton’s portrait of the sitter, Norman Douglas (1868–1952). Douglas, Ayrton's sitter was best known for his 1917 novel South Wind and various other travel books. The 1948 version of his portrait by Michael Ayrton titled 'Norman on Capri' is from the estate of…

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Thank you for allowing me to join your group. I have hit a brick wall not far into my search of 'my' William Douglas who lived in Longford Tasmania and dies at the age of 40 in 1878. He married Eliza Mathewson.

I can find no birth records. Marriage record does include parentage etc....there is another tasmanian William Douglas with parentage but the dates don't marry up. My journey keeps going.

I have today added several documents to the Douglas Archives.  In themselves, these are not significant enough to qualify as being listed in  'Whats new?' or 'Recently revised' but will be useful to those who stumble upon them as part of their family research.

I note that there is deep research being done on the Northamptonshire Douglases, probably in connection with our mystery man, William Douglas born 1610.  He popped up in research into my mother-in-law's family with a totally…

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Knockdolian Castle is a ruined small 16th century pele-tower once occupied by the Grahams, the McCubbins and the MacConnels.

It has come to my attention through research by another (Maybe he will name himself here?) as we dig deeper into my mother-in-law's family history.

Elspet Brok married Adame Dowglase in 'Inveresk with Musselburgh,…

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The Douglas Archives has thousands (yes, really!) of visits daily, but almost all of those visitors are unable to access some of the benefits available to registered users.

By registering, you can:

• view information for living individuals,

• download GEDCOMs,

• download PDFs,

• view LDS information when available, and

• edit user profile and change your password.

You'll also receive our e-newsletter with updates about the…

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Regrettably, it has become necessary to apply rules of behaviour. This does not reflect on existing members (11 June 2025), but might help keep out the riff raff.

Those of you who have been spammed will understand.

https://douglashistory.ning.com/page/forum-rules

Does anyone know when the distinction happened and why between those who spelt our last name as Douglas versus those who spelt it Douglass??? 
Gene Douglass