Book extract `Clan Warfare in the Scottish Highlands`, 1922
Photocopied bound book extract `Clan Warfare in the Scottish Highlands` by David N MacKay (from the collection of Gene Lamont, Canada).
2014.66.3
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Object Type: book extract
2014.66.1
Book extract `The tacksman and his holdings in the south-west Highlands`
Photocopied and bound book extract `The Tacksman and His Holding in the South-West Highlands` by A. McKerral (from the collection of Gene Lamont, Canada).
2014.51.1
Copy of pages of the Punch book of cartoons, 1895
Photocopies of pages from the book `Cartoons from Punch` by John Tenniel in 1895. Two pages are signed by the owner Kenneth MacKenzie “since 5 past 12 1895 New Years day”. Digital scans held on office computer in `Digital Documents’.
2013.157.2
Book extract about Alex and Jessie MacDonald, Scarinish and Canada, 1985
Scanned pages from a book about the history of Craik, Saskatchewan, Canada, where Alex and Jessie MacDonald of Scarinish settled after emmigrating in 1902. Their son Gavin MacDonald, is the donor`s uncle. (digital copy held on flash drive and on office computer)
2013.108.1
Account of a visit to Tiree and Coll by Saussure ca 1820
Printed internet book extract concerning Tiree and Coll from `A Voyage to the Hebrides` by Louis Albert Necker-De-Saussure, published in 1821.
2013.73.3
Photocopy from book `Highland Clearances` by Alexander MacKenzie, 1883
Photocopied extract from a book about the Highland clearances in Argyllshire in the 1800s, with an introduction by Ian MacPherson, MP.
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2013.73.4
Extract about Tiree craggans
Printed footnote from a lecture in 1880 `The Past and Present` about Tiree craggans.
2013.4.4
Copy of book “Gone are the Days” by Kenneth MacDonald
Photocopy of a book about life in Sandwick, Isle of Lewis, in the early 20th century.
2012.108.1
Extract about Lauchlan McLaine, the Baillie of Tiree 1674
Extract about Lauchlan McLaine `the Baillie of Tiree`, who in 1674 was reported rebel and oppressor of Tiree tenants in the records of the Privy Council of Scotland. From the book `A Tour in Scotland 1769 Voyage to the Hebrides 1772` by Thomas Pennant (see page 444). Printed from the internet.
2011.69.1
Information about Tiree emmigration ships in the mid 1800s
Copied extract from the book “An Unstoppable Force: The Scottish Exodus to Canada”, listing the names of the ships on which people from Argyll emigrated to Canada, the year (1843-1850), the number of passengers, where from, the source of funds, and ship details. Includes Tiree emigrants.