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From: "Mark Sutherland-Fisher" <>
Subject: Re: Buchanans
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 09:52:13 +0100

Hi Jan et all, thanks for your help with my GEDCOM files, I will now try and
put instruction into practice. If only it was as simple as writing a history
essay!
Re the Buchanan's, as you probably already know, they are a clan in their
own right. I don't think there was any sinister motive behind so many
emigrating to north America. they are a lowland clan, living near Glasgow in
the Loch Lomond area where Dunbartonshire meets Stirlingshire. They are a
big clan with lots of Septs and the area they came from is reasonably
fertile. They probably emigrated for a number of reasons, e.g. younger sons
seeking new pastures, soldiers in the Loyal Regiments remaining in North
America after the French and Indian Wars and then the Wars of Independence
etc.
Anyway thanks again.
All the best.
Mark

see my web-site: http://www.highland-family-heritage.co.uk

----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: 07 August 1999 00:27
Subject: Re: Interested in Islay history


> Hi Mark,
> It is actually quite simple. What FTM fails to tell you is
> that it always opens with the last file used. If you look under
> File in the program and then Open you can manipulate your
> way back to your original gen file or files. (I keep my master
> file as several different copies by several different names.)
> FTM really needs to explain this better because everyone
> thinks that they have lost their data when the program opens
> with a new Gedcom. Try saving all your Gedcoms in a different
> file folder than "your" gen data.
>
> Being a Texas Gal just learning of my Scottish Roots
> from my ggggg grandfather Alexander Buchanan b:1752
> m: 1772 in New Jersey, USA. can you give me any insight
> as to why the entire Buchanan Clan would come to America
> as I have read??? I enjoy your e-mails to the list very much!!
> Regards,
> Jan Gray
> in Texas
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark Sutherland-Fisher wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > like a sleeping giant in a cave, I heard my name being mentioned and
thought
> > I'd better come out to play! Actually for once someone beat me to it and
I
> > read an excellent reply on Islay.
> > However my turn to ask. I work with Family Tree Maker which is excellent
> > except when trying to follow the instructions in Help when attempting
> > something for the first time. I have lots of family trees set up on my
> > programme. Someone was kind enough to send me a GEDCOM programme family
file
> > on a subject we both have an interest in. I downloaded it on to a floppy
> > successfully. So far so good. I then tried to transfer it from the
floppy
> > into my FTM programme. I managed to put it in "My Computer" with the
result
> > that when I tried to open my FTM programme from the "Start" button, it
only
> > opened this new family tree which I had received as a GEDCOM file. I
> > therefore had to get into "My Computer" delete the file and send it to
the
> > recycle bin in order to get my FTM programme back. the printed
instructions
> > were totally useless. I accept that they are written in American English
and
> > "anorak" language, but they could just as well be in Greek for they were
all
> > Greek to me! Could SKS please take pity on me and send me instructions
> > (idiot proof) how blow by blow I transfer the file into my FTM programme
> > thereby creating a new family tree within my existing FTM programme with
the
> > GEDCOM file I have on disk. I shall be eternally grateful and promise to
> > keep giving free history lessons, albeit only at the weekend since I am
away
> > all week.
> > All the best,
> > Mark
> >
> > Genealogist Clan Sutherland
> > Co-genealogist Clan Mackenzie
> >
> > see my web-site: http://www.highland-family-history
> >
> > P.S. I am reading about the Jacobite Clans of the Great Glen at present,
> > brilliant book but very very heavy reading.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Sharee Hughes <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: 05 August 1999 01:31
> > Subject: Re: Interested in Islay history
> >
> > > Who's Mark? Being new to the list, I'm not familiar with him. Does he
> > know a
> > > lot?
> > > Sharee
> > >
> > > Beth Harrison wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Does anyone know anything about the history of Islay in the
13th-14th
> > > > >centuries or where I could find some detailed information about
that
> > era
> > > > >of Scottish history. Some of what I have read may be just
folklore,
> > but
> > > > I'm sure much of it is also historical. Can anyone help?
> > > > >Thanks,
> > > > >Sharee Hughes
> > > >
> > > > Oh, goody, goody, goody, y'all! Look at Sharee's e-mail! I bet we
get
> > > > another GREAT mini-history from Mark!
> > > >
> > > > (Right, Mark?)
> > > >
> > > > Beth
> > > > South Carolina
> > > > USA
> > > >
> > > > P.S. Hi, Sharee!
> > > >
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