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As a regular user of Google Books, I am delight that fter eight years of legal wrangling, a US federal judge delivered a resounding victory for Google on Thursday by dismissing a lawsuit from the Authors Guild challenging the tech giant’s ambitious book-scanning project.

In a landmark decision, Judge Denny Chin, of the United States Court of Appeals…

Croftdowglash, in Perthshire.

Loch Tummel was raised in the 1950s, I think, and so this may now be under water.

I wonder if anyone knows?

This came to light when researching  seven unroofed shieling-huts at a place called Allt Poll Dubh-Ghlas  a few miles to the north-west.

Australian/Scot Luke Douglas pushes through to score the third try for Scotland against the USA in the Rugby League World Cup quarter final

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Nick Kingsley writes a fascinating blog about the Landed families of Britain and Ireland.

A recent article has looked at Brandfold, in Goudhurst, Kent, built for the Edgeworth family.

Descent: Miss Edgeworth (date unknown); Charles Sneyd Edgeworth (1786-1864) let to Thomas Cramer…

Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Research and Documentation, Oronto Douglas is anxiously awaiting news of the release of his sister, Augusta Douglas-Ayam.

Bargaining has been continuing over the ransom to be paid, with observers hoping that the matter will be resolved satisfactorily today, Monday 21st October.…

Virginia Silvester has most kindly contributed the following article to TACA, in which she traces the fortunes of two of her great-grandmother's soldier brothers, one of whom was an army schoolmaster. Her account vividly illustrates both the mobility inherent in the military way of life, and the hardship endured by the wives and children of serving soldiers around a century ago. To discover more, read on .…

The Mission of The John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation is to serve as a venture catalyst to provide critical seed money for novel and promising Alzheimer’s research, generally not funded by the government or pharmaceuticals.

Is this the same John Douglas who founded the Casa Hogar Douglas children's home in Mexico, which helps children and adolescents who for various reasons have been…

I came across the following in a comment made on the Wikipedia Clan Douglas entry:

Th A Fischer, in his books on Scots in Poland and Prussia, - "Scots in Eastern and Western Prussia" (1903)- http://archive.org/stream/scotsineasternwe00fisc#page/n5/mode/2up writes of the death of a Lord Douglas at the hands of English knights in Danzig/Gdansk, whilst a guest of the…

A Lady Margaret Douglas, a favourite of Henry VIII, negotiated the shady politics and shifting alliances of the courts of four Tudor monarchs. In her new book, Leanda de Lisle tells the story of the ‘progenitor of princes’, whose grandson, James VI of Scotland, became the first Stuart king of England.

Tudor: The Family Story (Chatto & Windus, 2013) is available to pre-order in the…

Our book store contains a wide selection of books about the Douglas family, and wider historical interests.

http://astore.amazon.co.uk/douglasarchives-21

Browsing costs nothing!

A Catholic church, St Brides, since the sixth century until the Reformation, the church served a relatively short spell as an Episcopalian place of worship before becoming Bothwell Parish Church in the early-1600s.

For sale on ebay, this antique print of The bugle horn of the castle of Carslogie and the Douglas banner.  

Entire carved elephant tusks, known as…

The truth about what happened to the beautiful Lady Jane Douglas in Paris in 1748 has never been established.  Did she give birth to twin boys in a bug-infested boarding house, or did she buy her two sons from poor French peasants to ensure that the distinguished line of Douglas survived in Scotland?  The exploration of this 18^th…

Congratulations to Jahmene Douglas who went straight in at number one in the UK charts with his debut album.

Soulful singer Douglas, who was stacking shelves at a Swindon Asda before finding fame on the ITV show, X Factor, scored his first ever number one with cover versions album Love Never Fails by knocking Robin…

Dawglas, Dawglass, Dawgless, Dawgliss are already listed as variations of Douglas, and i have now come across Daugalies, Daugallis, Dauglis, Daugulis and  Daugals in this family tree: http://www.ortsfamilienbuecher.de/namelist.php?ofb=memelland&nachname=DAUGULIS&modus=&lang=en

Apparently, the family may have Swedish roots, but the births…

As we approach the 625th anniversary of the battle of Otterburn, it would be good to know where the Douglas pennant is.

An article in the Clan Douglas Association of Australia newsletter contained this entry:

Sir Archibald Douglas, 1st Laird of Cavers was the 2nd illegitimate son of James, 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar. In 1388, he was present at the battle of Otterburn…

Bannockburn Live is a three day event announced to take place on Saturday 28, Sunday 29 and Monday 30 June 2014 staged by

the National Trust for Scotland to commemorate the 700th anniversary of one of Scotland’s most significant battles – the Battle of Bannockburn.

The specially created festival arena will feature a programme packed with music, Scottish food & drink, crafts, literature and outdoor activities all set in the beautiful surroundings of the memorial…

Gabriella Douglas frequently mobbed in the streets by people who mistake her for the Duchess of Cambridge.

Gabriella Douglas has a well-paying new job, and she didn’t even have to work very hard for the gig.

The 26-year-old brunette from Windsor, England, bears a striking resemblance to the Duchess of Cambridge and recently decided to become a professional Kate Middleton lookalike, making as much as $1,500 Cdn for some public appearances.

“Everyone just…

For those clansmen and clanswomen that wish to have a personalised Douglas email address, douglas.net is offering three plans to do just that.

I think I have enough addresses, so will be giving this a miss.

Looking for a personalised email address?  douglas.net is offering the opportunity for clansmen and clanswomen to have their own Douglas address.  

I think I have enough addresses already, so will give this one a miss.