FAMILY SPOTLIGHTS
DUNCAN A. BRUCE.
In our latest interview Sarah Powell speaks to Duncan A. Bruce, author of The Mark of the Scots and The Scottish 100. It was in 1960 that Duncan A. Bruce first came to Scotland. An American, he is also undeniably a Scot. His paternal grandparents, Archibald Bruce and Mary MacTavish Bruce, were Gaelic-speaking Highlanders who were attracted to Pennsylvania in 1890 by the offer to Archibald of a good job as supervisor of the carpentry department of the Johnstown Pennsylvania Streetcar Company.
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SIR ALASTAIR BUCHAN-HEPBURN OF SMEATON HEPBURN, 7TH BT.
The name Hepburn is a prominent one, reflecting the significant roles played by Hepburn kinsmen in some of the most famous events shaping Scottish, British and European history. In this interview with Sarah Powell, Sir Alastair tells the story of his ancestors. Read the full interview
KENNETH TRIST URQUHART OF URQUHART
This month Sarah Powell interviews Kenneth Trist Urquhart of Urquhart - 26th Clan Chief. The Urquhart name will be familiar to many readers as the Urquhart name originates in Glen Urquhart on the the north west side of Scotland's famous Loch Ness. The castle and glen serve as constant reminders to Urquharts throughout the world that their name had its origin here. Read the full interview.
FELLOWES-GORDON FORMERLY OF KNOCKESPOCH
Julian Kitchener-Fellowes of the Fellowes-Gordon family - a family with Scottish connections through the estate of Knockespoch and a history of adventures in many parts of the world. Julian Kitchener-Fellowes is a well-known actor, writer, film producer and lecturer, and has featured in Sharpe's Regiment, Tomorrow Never Dies and, recently, as the Duke of Richmond in the BBC's Aristocrats and as Lord Kilwillie in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Read the full interview
Previous interviews
Laurence Philip Kington Blair Oliphant of Ardblair and Gask
The Lord Lyon King of Arms
Baron Prestoungrange
The Stuarts - A Secret Revealed
Peter Beauclerk Dewar - Researching the Past
Findlay of Boturich
From Caldwell to Tasmania - George and Jill Mure
A Passion for History - The Carrick-Buchanans of Drumpellier & Corsewall
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