In my family, I’m the one who is the genealogist. I’m the one following all those little leaves and all the intriguing stories of our ancestors. History fascinates me, the hardships, the travels, the accomplishments and the loves of my family interest me to no end. I have photos of my great grandfathers and mothers from the civil war days,…
Sentence – “to be taken to the castle hill in Edinburgh and their head stricken from their bodies” The monarchy had to maintain law and order in the most brutal and horrific way possible, and my ancestor, Archibald Campbell was one that met this sentence one night. Dragged from his home, to the square in front of St. Giles Cathedral the…
Today’s view for Silent Sunday – Shadows and Light. I sat in the silence and shadows of St. Giles cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland viewing the tomb of my ancestor, knowing he had been beheaded just outside the cathedral for religious beliefs, yet there he was in the same cathedral that had seen him put to death. Later they created a stained glass…
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