Monday, May 9, 2016

The Energy of Man will Subdue the Wilderness, Part III

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The day the Beveridge family reached Somonauk it had rained all day and the mud was deep and black. The roof leaked and their log house was ...
Thursday, April 14, 2016

One Thousand Miles in a Covered Wagon, Part II

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Not long after the Scots arrived in Washington County, New York, the “clouds of war” began to gather over the young nation. The young men, a...
Friday, April 1, 2016

The Scots Arrive in Washington County, New York, Part I

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In the early 1700's a group of Scots settled in eastern New York and were a mixture of Highland Scots and those from Northern Ireland. T...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Dr. Eliza H. Root

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The role of Scots as physicians is pretty amazing. Between 1750 and 1850, no less than 10,000 physicians obtained degrees from Scottish univ...
Monday, February 8, 2016

Dr. Franklyn Bliss Snyder

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(Please read the previous blog for background information) Dr. Snyder was the eleventh president of Northwestern University located in Eva...
Friday, January 22, 2016

Northwestern University

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Dr. Franklyn Bliss Snyder was born 26 July, 1884, in Middleton, Connecticut. He was once described as “quick moving, a lover of books and of...
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Monday, January 11, 2016

The Scots of Chicago Celebrate Robert Burns

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As we approach the Birthday of Robert Burns on January 25, I find it interesting to look back and see how the Scottish population of Chicago...