The idea of home can be associated with the notion of an ancestral homeland, a place where something greather than any one individual began. It is difficult to underestimate just how powerful an experience visiting an ancestral homeland can be. There are several guides to tracing your Scottish ancestry and many serious historical studies of emigration. Rooted in Scotland takes a different perspective from most ancestry guides. Its starting point is that your sense of connection with Scotland has meaning and legitimacy, and that your journey of discovery helps you understand who you really are. The best places to start, tips on exploring ancestry and a guide to the best websites. Includes one man's emigration diary - a one-hundred-year-old first-hand account of what your own ancestors have gone through. Written by an ancestral research expert. Wherever you are in the world, your Scottish ancestry is worth exploring and celebrating. This book will help you do both. This book is a plea for restoring the role of emotion and imagination into all out dusty enquiries, and its warmth is inspiring. YOUR FAMILY TREE Will provide anyone with Scots ancestry with a wonderful insight into the significance of their heritage whilst inviting them to come and visit their homeland NATALIE MOFFAT, Ancestral Marketing Manager, Visit Scotland... a fresh and inspiring perspective on what it means to have Scottish ancestry, as well as providing creative ideas for bringing your own family history to life. THE HIGHLANDER
