Alasdair Macdonald from Currie Midlothian, sent me some interesting stuff about genealogy research. Alasdair runs the Scottish DNA Project on behalf of the University of Strathclyde and he is also co-admin of the project which is focusing on the Norse Viking group. They are always looking for new recruits to their projects which are hosted by Family Tree DNA the world leader in … [Read more...] about Buies of Jura and Norse Ancestry
Genealogy
Jura Genealogy – Trace your Jura Ancestors
Between the late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries many crofters in the Scottish Highlands were forced to continue crofting on inferior lands and many of them chose to emigrate, often to countries such as the US and Canada. For some reason, not known to me, many people that migrated from Jura ended up in North Carolina. This forced movement of people is known as "The … [Read more...] about Jura Genealogy – Trace your Jura Ancestors
Jura in the Old Days
Gavin, a reader of the Jura Blog, sent me a link to a remarkable Jura related website which turned out to be a highly interesting resource. The website is hosted at rootsweb and is a treat for genealogists and others. The pages are created by Susan M. Rumble and are about her family tree which contains information personally researched. These pages also include research gifted … [Read more...] about Jura in the Old Days