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April 2026
Buried deep in the Archives, I came across a history of this particular family, which I share:…
THE PROVOST'S LAMP
A Provost…
Blog Provosts of Kirkcudbright - and their lamp 1 Like AI again!What can happen if you turn the power of AI loose on traditional Scottish folk songs, Ballads, Poetry etc?
I had a few hours spare, so I thought I would experiment with an update/remix of…
Blog AI again! 1 Like Henry Percival Douglass - family connections soughtHenry Percival Douglass silver salver for sale…
Blog Henry Percival Douglass - family connections sought 2 Likes Seeking the Lost Douglas: An Investigation into John Douglas (d. 1759) and the Plains of Abraham Tradition
For many families with deep eighteenth‑century roots, the Seven Years’ War—and especially the Battle of the Plains of Abraham—has become a magnet for tradition, memory, and…
Blog Seeking the Lost Douglas: An Investigation into John Douglas (d. 1759) and the Plains of Abraham Tradition 1 Like Dr George Boyce Douglas and the Bradley Fold Colliery Explosion (1873)Summary based on the article contributed by L. Leon K. Bishop.…
Here at Castledykes, with the rivers Nith and Criffle visible, can be seen Robert Bruce raising his standard at the Castle of Dumfries, freshly seized from its English garrison. Sir Roger…
Blog Bruce raises his standard at Castledykes, Dumfries, 1306 1 Like Robert the Bruce, James Douglas, and the Border Wars Across much of Scotland, Robert the Bruce is remembered as…
In the turbulent Scottish Marches, where royal authority often faltered, power lay with the great Border families—none more formidable than the Douglases. Like their Highland counterparts,…
Blog Blackmail 1 Like Richard Angus of Dilston: History, Tradition, and the Question of Douglas Descent Many families along the Anglo‑Scottish Border carry…
Several websites that I have seen make a connection between the progenitor of the Angus family and the Earls of Angus.
It is suggested that Richard Angus is a son of Archibald Douglas, 6th…
Blog Are the Angus family descendants of the 6th Earl of Angus? 2 Likes The Inglises of Manner or MannerheadThe old family of the Inglises of Manner or Mannerhead traced…
Blog The Inglises of Manner or Mannerhead 1 Like News from Australia in 1988A NOTE
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We have a slightly smaller newsletter this quarter as our 16 pages were causing some concern in the Post Office. “Too fat”, we…
Blog News from Australia in 1988 2 Likes MacDougalls Vs The DouglasesThe clash between the MacDougalls of Argyll and the Black Douglases in the 14th century sits right at the heart of Scotland’s Wars of Independence: a collision of loyalties, geography, and…
Blog MacDougalls Vs The Douglases 2 Likes Palace Douglas in Naples, Via Chiatamone, 5 bisThe history of the Scotti Douglas family is a fascinating bridge between the noble traditions of Piacenza and the courtly life of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It is a saga of loyalty,…
Blog Palace Douglas in Naples, Via Chiatamone, 5 bis 3 Likes Letter of Luigi Scotti Douglas to Italy Prime Minister Count of CavaourThe story of the letter from Field Marshal Luigi Scotti Douglas to the Count of Cavour is one of the most striking episodes of "transformism" and political drama during the Italian…
Blog Letter of Luigi Scotti Douglas to Italy Prime Minister Count of Cavaour 1 Like Vittorio Villa
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