I was working on a proof argument for who Catherine McArthur's (my 5x great-grandmother), parents were when I realized it would be helpful to have a master list of all the documents I have concerning the Argyle Patent. That led to me posting the list on my blog as a page. They can be found …
Author: agilchrest
Mom’s Letters Part 2
The next three spreads in Mom's Letters Volume I. Part One Part Three
Mom’s Letters Part One
Currently, I am organizing and archiving family artifacts. Included among the artifacts are a number of handwritten letters. Ten of them mom wrote between 1958 and 1967. These ten letters span most of the time we were in the military. Back in 2003, I had found nine of them. I scanned those and printed them …
Don’t Mess With My Family Mr. Federal Man!
The crack of a gunshot slices through the air. Afra takes aim and fires again at the Federal Man. He has just smashed the family's still to pieces. It is said she disliked the Federal Man until her dying day. My 2x great-grandmother Afra Gestach nee Goldstein The Federal Man is a revenue agent for …
Ghosts and Oaths, Exhumations and Lore
“Inverawe! Inverawe! blood has been shed. Shield not the murderer!" The ghost of Donald Campbell about 1750. Location: Inverawe Estate East of Taynuilt , Argyle, Scotland Note: Lairds were often called by the name of the estate they owned. Inverawe house photographed in 1910.1 The laird of Inverawe in 1750 was Duncan Campbell. He had …
