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From: "James Irvine Robertson" <>
Subject: Re: in search of IN FAMED BREADALBANE
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 09:53:38 +0000


Alastair Steven, Clunie, Moray St, Blackford, Perthshire is the man who
controls the copywright of this book. He say he has the odd copy from the
last reprint kicking around. Write to him, but first work out how you might
pay for a copy in the UK as he is well into his eighties and uninterested in
exchange rate hassles.

Alastair also has a copy of A Highland Parish. There was a fire in the
warehouse shortly after this book was published and most copies were
destroyed which makes the book less common that it should be. The last copy
I saw sold went for £47. However it contains little genealogical info. If
you really want your cages rattled, consider the Atholl Chronicles - 6
volumes, cost - if you can find it - c£400, 100 pages of index which
consists mostly of individual names.

The archives at Blair might contain 10,000+ names going back to the 16th
century.

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>From:
>To:
>Subject: in search of IN FAMED BREADALBANE
>Date: Fri, Apr 2, 1999, 4:50 am
>

> Hi all,
>
> First let me say thanks to all who replied to my inquiry on "schools for
> the ministry" in the Kenmore area, especially Ken and Jim, your knowledge and
> wisdom are PRICELESS!!
>
> I have recently seen references to the book "IN FAMED BREADALBANE", by the
> Rev. William A Gillies, minister of Kenmore 1912-1940. Published by Clunie
> Press, Old Ballechin, Strathtay, Perthshire. A few months back, this book
> was recommended to me as a MUST read for those of us oblivious to the history
> of the area....HELP!!!! I can't find this book anywhere!!! I have searched
> Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders Books, as well as our local library; I
> come up with NOTHING on either the title or author!
> ANY suggestions on where this book might be purchased? I've even had a
> sweet offer from a fellow lister to try to copy it for me, but I would really
> like to find a copy.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Joan in NY
>
>

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