Lochaber Emigrants to Glengarry

Overview

For anyone interested in the history of the Scottish people, in Scotland and North America, this book is essential reading. In Canada and the United States today there are tens of thousands of descendants of Highland Scots who left Lochaber around 1800 to settle in Glengarry County.

Content Highlights

This book deals with the conditions in Scotland before migration, settlement experiences in Glengarry, and the spread of these Scots-Canadians from Glengarry to the American and Canadian wests. There are fur trade and Métis connections, and even ties with the Caribbean.

Additional Features

As well as colourful articles, this book contains a wealth of genealogical information, family trees, maps, photographs and other illustrations.