The Kings Sons
A story from the Chronicle of the Earls of Ross of the origins of the legendary Paul MacTyre.
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The Pitcalnie Rosses
An article packed with 18th-century history, written by Rosemary Mackenzie, from a talk she gave to the Inverness Highland Family Society in January 1989.
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Shipwrecks and loss of Life at Tain, John O’Groat Journal, 8th December 1864
Article from the Newspapers on the tragic sinking of the Tain ship the 'Sarah' on the Gizzen Briggs.
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The Glenlogan's Lady Doctor: Chieftainess of a Persian Tribe
While the Glenlogan was at Kowloon wharf on Saturday morning few people realised that she carried for the first time a lady doctor.
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William Johnston a Tain man in the 42nd Foot.
In the late 18th and early 19th century, thousands of men from Easter-Ross enlisted into Highland Regiments serving in the British Army. Soldiers from Easter-Ross played a part in many famous sieges and battles and would see action at almost every corner of the globe. The pension records of these men sometimes give us a fascinating insight into the military service of the ordinary soldier.
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