Memoirs of Elder Thomas
Campbell With a brief memoir of Mrs. Jane Campbell by Alexander Campbell
of Bethany, Virginia (1861) (pdf)
Alexander Campbell
Leader of the great reformation of the nineteenth century by Thomas
W. Grafton with an introduction by Herbert L. Willett (1897) (pdf)
Daughters of Scotia A fraternal order which celebrated the 125th Anniversary of its
Grand Lodge this year. Membership is available to women who were
born in Scotland, are of Scottish descent, or are interested in
supporting Scottish culture.
Scotch Grove Pioneers The story of those hardy Scotchmen, who made an overland journey
from the Red River of the North to Jones County, Iowa, in 1837 and
formed the settlement now known as, Scotch Grove by Josephine
Sutherland (1937) (pdf)
Cleland Cousins A Genealogy and Biographical Album of Claland and the Allied
Families of Baker, Blair, Collins, Fisher, Gowdey, Haylett, Hume,
Moody, Oliver, Richards, Ross, Wells, etc. Being the Story of Samuel
and Jane (Martin) Cleland and their Descendants in America with the
Lineage of Samuel Cleland through 200 years in County Down, Ireland
and a review of his ancestors of Lanarkshire, Scotland to the 13th
century Compiled by Glenn and Rebekah (Deal) Oliver (1962) (pdf)
Men and
Measures of Half a Century Sketches and Comments by Hugh McCulloch, Secretary to the Treasury in the
Administrations of Presidents Lincoln, Johnson and Arthur (1889) (pdf)
Dr. Peter Marshall (May 27, 1902 – January 26, 1949) was a Scottish-American preacher, pastor
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., and was
appointed as Chaplain of the United States Senate.
Land o' The Leal Home of Roosevelt's Ancestors in Bucks. The Story of a Sturdy People. Little
Colony of Ulster Scots who were Prominent for their Piety and Courage. Sketch of
the Home Life of a Self-Reliant Race. (pdf)
Concerning the Forefathers Being a Memoir, with Personal Narrative and Letters of Two Pioneers Col.
Robert Patterson and Col. John Johnston the paternal and maternal grandfathers
of John Henry Patterson of Dayton, Ohio, For whose children this book is written
by Charlotte Reeve Conover (1902) (pdf)
William
Holmes McGuffey College professor and president who is
best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used series of
elementary school-level textbooks. More than 120 million copies of McGuffey
Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960, placing its sales in a category with
the Bible and Webster's Dictionary.
Vain, hurtful, lying,
worldly tales Creed, belief, and practice in the life of Argyll Highlanders, in Scotland
and America by Michael Newton (2003) (pdf)
To secure to themselves
and their countrymen an agreeable and happy retreat The continuity of Scottish Highland Mercenary traditions and North America
outmigration. A Thesis Presented to The Graduate Faculty of The University of
Akron In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts
by Cameron Flint (2006) (pdf)
William Watt
Representative Miner. A Tribute to his memory
by Edward Curtis (1880) (pdf)
History of Davidson
County, Tennessee With Illustrative and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men
and Pioneers by Prof. W. W. Clayton (1880) (pdf)
An Historical Account of The
Scottish Communion Office And of the Communion Office of the Protestant Episcopal Church of
the United States of America with Liturgical Notes to which is added
a reprint in reduced facsimilie of the edition of the Scottish
Office of 1764; and also reprints of the American Communion Office,
the Scottish Office of 1637, and the Nonjurors Office (1718) by John
Dowden, D.D. (1884)
Travels in the Interior
of America in the years 1809, 1810 and 1811 Including a Description of upper Louisiana, together with the States of
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee with the Illinois and Western
Territories and containing Remarks and Observations useful to persons
emigrating to those Countries by Bradbury, John (1817) (pdf)
The Historical Society of
Haddonifield How memories of violence shaped colonial America's Scots-Irish and
Irish, a presentation by Dr. Judith Ridner (2006) (pdf)
Frederick Douglass An American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and
statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national
leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York,
becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
Random
sketches and wandering thoughts Or, What I saw in camp, on the march, the bivouac, the battle field
and hospital, while with the Army in Virginia, North and South Carolina,
during the late rebellion: with a historical sketch of the Second Oswego
Regiment, Eighty-first New York State V.I., a record of all its
officers, and roster of its enlisted men, also, an appendix by De
Forest, B. S. (Bartholomew S.) (1866) (pdf)
Asheville, NC Sister City to Dunkeld-Birnam, Scotland
Dr. David A. Renwick Has been an ordained Presbyterian Minister
for 40 years, serving diverse congregations in Newfoundland, Canada; San
Antonio, Texas; Lexington, KY; and Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dr.
Renwick is a graduate of St. Andrew’s University in Scotland, where he
studied Applied Mathematics. He received his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell
Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia. David’s wife Currie is a Media Specialist in the DC Public
Schools. They have three adult children and five grandchildren.
Memoirs with Special reference to
Secession and the Civil War By John
H. Regan LL.D. Postmaster-General of the Cofederacy; sometime United
States Senator; Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas; President
of the Texas State Historical Association edited by Walter Flavius
McCaleb, Ph. D., with Introduction by George P. Garrison, Ph. D. (1906)
(pdf)
Oration Delivered in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, By Frederick Douglass, July
5th,1852. What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?” In 1852 Frederick
Douglass asked a question that the entire United States was forced to
reckon with in the lead-up to the Civil War—and for generations after.
Douglass’ speech is widely regarded as a masterpiece of oration and a
crucial historical text. (pdf)
Dr. Thomas Fetzer Clark The
lead artist for Cairn Studio, Ltd. Dr. Clark, the most well-known artist
in America today, is the most prolific and talented sculptor in the
figurine industry, with collectors in every county of every state, plus
Europe, Asia (especially Japan!), and Canada.
Annals of Tryon County Or, The Border Warfare of New York, during the Revolution by William
W. Campbell (1831) (pdf)
The Travels of Peter Williamson Among the different Nations and Tribes of savage Indians in America
with an account of their Principles religious, civil, and military;
their genius, strength, idea of a Deity, and notions of the Creation;
with ever things remarkable concerning their manners, customs,
employments, diversions, commerce, agriculture, &c. &c. (1768) (pdf)
Deeds of
Heroism and Bravery The Book of Heroes and Personal Daring, Introduction by Rupert
Hughes, Edited by Elwyn A. Barron (1920) (pdf)
Pioneers of Menard and Mason Counties Made up of personal reminiscenses of an early life in Menard county,
which we gathered in a Salem life from 1830 to 1840, and a Petersburg
life from 1840 to 1850; including personal reminiscences of Abraham
Lincoln and Peter Cartright by T. G. Onstot (1902) (pdf)
The Scot
in America and the Ulster Scot Being the substance of addresses before the Edinburgh Philosophical
institution 1st November 1911, and the Presbyterian Historical Society,
Belfast on 28th March 1912 by Whitelaw Reid (1912) (pdf)
The
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Volume 1 (pdf) (1877). Samuel Morton, the father of Robert Morton,
whose diary is here given as the first article, was a merchant of
Philadelphia, the son of James Morton, of Aberdeen, Scotland. Another
195 issues can be viewed on the
Internet Archive.
Paisley A Local Sketch from Valentine's Manual for 1863 (pdf)
Abraham Lincoln Robert Burns and Abraham Lincoln along with a 10 volumes publication
about Abraham Lincoln.
John Hay Author and Statesman by Lorenzo Sears (1914) (pdf)
Nick of the
Woods A Story of the early settlers in Kentucky by Robert Montgomery Bird
(1880) (pdf)
Nick of the
Woods By Alaska Blacklock (George Edward Lewis) (1916) (pdf)
The
National Tribune The premier Union veterans’ newspaper of the post-Civil War era.
Launched in 1877
Memorials of
Peter Smith Born, Brechin, Scotland, Sept. 21, 1802 Died, Andover, Mass., July 6,
1880 (1881) (pdf)
The Border Settlers of North
Western Virginia From 1768 to 1795 embracing the Life of Jesse Hughes and other noted
Scouts of the great woods of the Trans-Allegheny with notes and
iustrative anecdotes by Lucullus virgil McWhorter, Life Member of the
Wisconsin State Historical Society; Member of the Washington State
University Historical Society, Author of "The Crime Against the Yakimas.”
with Preface and additional noted by William Elsey Connelley and Sketch
of the author by By J. P. MacLean, Ph. D. (1915) (pdf)
Hamlin
Garland Hannibal Hamlin Garland (September 14, 1860 – March 4, 1940) was an
American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, Georgist, and
psychical researcher. He is best known for his fiction involving
hard-working Midwestern farmers
\Chosen
Valley The Story of a Pioneer Town by Margaret Snyder (1948) (pdf)
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah Comprising photographs, Genealogies, biographies. Pioneers are
those men and women who came to Utah by Wagon, hand cart, or afoot,
between July 24, 1847 and December 30, 1868 before the railroad By
Frank Esshow (1913) (pdf)
Log
Cabin Song Book of 1840 Revised for the Campaign of 1888, with numerous New Songs to
Patriotic Airs edited by O. C. Hooper (1888) (pdf)
Army Life 2 handbooks telling of Army Life in the American Army in 1944
and then updated in 1946.
The Life of
Major-General Zackary Taylor Whig Nominee for President of the United States, a brief
biographical sketch with a brief biographical sketch of the Hon.
Millard Fillmore, nominee for Vice-President by Arthur Sumpter,
U.S.A. (1848) (pdf)
Patrick Joseph Healy Founder of the House of Lyon & Healy, An Appreciation (1907) (pdf)
Sergeant
York and His People From a cabin back in the mountains of Tennessee, forty-eight
miles from the railroad, a young man went to the World War. An audio
story.
The
Lincoln Fellowship Proceedings at the First Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Lincoln
Fellowship, held at Delmonico's, New York City, Wednesday, February
12th, 1908. (pdf)
Tributes to Abraham Lincoln Excerpts from newspapers and other sources providing
testimonials lauding the 16 President of the United States Great
Britain and Canada from the files of the Lincoln Financial
Foundation Collection (pdf)
Our Nation and
Financial Future Address of the Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury at
Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 11, 1865 (pdf)
The
Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers Or the Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States
in Mexico - 1846; including Skirmishes with the Mexicans and an
Accurate Detail of the Storming of Monterey; also the Daring Scouts
at Buena Vista together with Anecdotes, Incidents, Descriptions of
Country, and Sketches of the Lives of the Celebrated Partisan
Chiefs, Hays, McCulloch and Walker by Samuel C. Reid, Jr. (1848)
(pdf)
Memorial
of the Hon. TH. H. Baird For the Enactment of Measures to Preserve the Constitution and
Union of the States presented to the House of Representatives,
February 7, 1863, and Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
(1864) (pdf)
General
John McArthur Became a Captain of a militia company (Chicago Highland Guards), and
would rise to the rank of Brevet Major General during the war.
Stones
have a tale to tell It is what is left of the United
Presbyterian Congregation of Dover and Yorkville, established by the
Scottish settlers who moved to the eastern part of Dover in the
mid-1800s. Here rest some of the areas first residents.
Scotland
County, North Carolina The earliest settlers in what is now Scotland County were composed
largely of Highland Scots. It is fairly well established by several
writers of Scottish history that there were Highlanders living in this
area as early as 1729, when North Carolina became a royal colony.
Walton
County During the 1700's, Euchee Indians
moved into the area and lived around Bruce Creek & Choctawhatchee
Bay. Scottish settlers moved into the area soon after and befriended
the Euchees.
Creek
Indian Chief William McIntosh William McIntosh, son of (Scottish) Captain William McIntosh and
Senoia Henneha of the Coweta-Cussitta Towns of the Lower Creeks, was
born about 1775 near Tuetumpla (now Alabama).
Red
Eagle Red Eagle had been born William Weatherford, the son of a Scottish
trader. Though only one-eighth Indian, he chose to cast his lot with
the Creeks.
Westward
Migration A wee story of Highland Scots and how they settled in America.
America's
Founding Fathers Some Scots are now more familiar with American history and icons than
with their own. Yet were they to probe the roots of that history they
would find that many of the key figures in the making of North America
were Scots.
Prarie
Traveller A Hand-Book for overland expeditions, with maps, illustrations, and
itineraries of the principal routes between the Mississippi and the
Pacific by Randolph B. Marcy (1861) (pdf)
Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures Or Life in the West to which will be added a View of the States and
Territorial Regions of our Western Empire embracing History,
Statistics and Geography and Descriptions of the Chief Cities of the
West by John C. Van Tramp (1866) (pdf)
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