With COVID19, the Islay Book Festival has morphed to an online version. This morning (my apology for the late notice) Jim Hunter will be speaking about his book about the story of Scotland’s

Just as we’re experiencing, Islay too is dealing with COVID19 life changes. Cancellations of activities such as The Islay Sessions is an example. However that cloud has a silver lining – have

I have a friend who works for ancestry and I asked him what difference it would make. He said ancestry has been sold several times over the years and he doesm't think it will make any difference.

Wow! Getting too big for their britches, I fear! Lola Cook

Yes I am sure they will be interested but 23&me would have been a better fit for Medical DNA results. “It has spent more than $1 billion this year investing in drugs that target high cholesterol,

Not good news I fear. And I suspect Ancestry will be more expensive (and out of my budget!) in the not so distant future .... and I’ll bet they’re delighted to be able to access all those

Scott Buie was a member of SCT-ISLAY but I don’t know if he’s still around. Back then, his email was jsbuie@... There is a Facebook page called Isle of Jura – perhaps some help there? Since

C&E Roy Bookshop in Bowmore may be able to help

Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone knows of a way that I could purchase a copy of the book called "The People of the Parish of Jura," written by Scott Buie. It used to be available in some

Just a heads up that Ancestry is going to remove DNA matches below 8cM by early August. Here is an article a cousin on another mailing list forwarded which is very helpful in explaining it all and

Is your family stuck on what to get you for your birthday or Christmas? Or perhaps you’re trying to find the perfect gift for someone who is “into” genealogy and Scotland just like you? This

I am so glad you told me this. I am having the same problem multiple files all created in Family tree maker for past 35 years and I do no know how to intergrade them to one file. Nor did I know what

Hi Everyone, Dugald Campbell, above, and his spouse relocated from Campbeltown to Giol, Islay around 1804. Sons John and Alexander appear to have been baptized in Campbeltown. Does anyone know why

Hi Ken, Thanks for the info and the correction. Sorry, as per my reply to Flora, I should have read the report generated by my genealogy program more closely.

Thank you. Flora - in sunny Islay.

Hi Flora, Sorry. I should have read the report generated by my genealogy program more closely. Dugald died bef April 1851 and my report generator took that as the date of death and calcuated an age

Charles, This long tree ties together several mini-trees I have been working on for decades. I want to be very careful before making any merges. Please advise the List of your source(s) for this

Chas Houston I would be grateful if you could please tell me where you got your information on Dugald Campbell's birth and also his death at the age of 78. Dugald Campbell was my 3 x great

Campbell Tree :- First Generation 1.  Dugald CAMPBELL was born in 1773 in of Giol, Oa,, Islay Argyll, Scotland. In Jun 1841 he was a Farmer in Giol, Oa, Islay, Agyll, Scotland. He died before Apr

I have the Sinclair tree as follows:- Regards Charles Houston - Islay researcher. First Generation 1.  John SINCLAIR was born in 1742 in of Mulindry, Bowmore in 1811. Catherine MCCUAIG was