Plans of Heylipol relating to Land Settlement Schemes 1900-1934
Two maps of Heylipol Farm dated 1900 and 1913 indicating land use, and plans for a proposed dwelling house for No.1 holding at Heylipol signed by Mrs Catherine MacLean in 1934.
Map showing Land Settlement Schemes on Tiree, pre-1919 to 1939
Composite map produced by Bob Chambers in 2014, showing the major land areas affected by the Land Settlement Schemes administerd by the Board of Agriculture before 1919 and on privately owned land during 1919-1939, newholdings and enlarged holdings. Also includes Bob`s covering letter and CD of map and other repated plans (2014.67.2-7). Also held on computer/Digital Documents.
Correspondence about books donated from the collection of Gene Lamont, Canada, 2014
Letter, printed email and lists of books from Mary Hartman, Canada, whose father Gene Lamont was a descendent of Tirisdeach with an enthusiasm for genealogy. Mary donated nine of Gene`s books to An Iodhlann (see 2014.66.1-9).
Softback book `Highland Settler – A Portrait of the Scottish Gael in Nova Scotia` of the experiences of early settlers and their descendents (from the collection of Gene Lamont, Canada).
Softback book `The Myth of the Jacobite Clans`. Exposes the depth of myth and misrepresentation from which Scotland and the Jacobite cause have suffered over the last 250 years (from the collection of Gene Lamont, Canada).
Softback book `Saxons, Vikings, and Celts – The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland`. The results of a ten-year study into the DNA of over 10,000 volunteers, tracing the true genetic make-up of the British people and their descendents across the world (from the collection of Gene Lamont, Canada).
Softback book `The Island Clans During Six Centuries`. A history of the Norse occupation, of the military and domestic life, and of the folklore and traditions.
Book `The Origins of the British – A Genetic Detective Story`, 2006
Hardback book `The Origins of the British – A Genetic Detective Story` about the genetic origins of the British people (from the collection of Gene Lamont, Canada).