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During 2008, the trust suffered a setback when Alexander, son of Alistair & Ros, and the trust’s genealogist, suffered a stroke and was hospitalized for 8 months. Fundraising was put on hold for that year, however Alexander is making good progress, and is able to pick up most of his research work again.

2009

At the end of the year, the MacDonalds’ were visited by Ryan & Penny Littrell from NY, USA, who asked about the McDonald family tree; after some correspondence, Alistair was persuaded to have his DNA profile analysed from Houston, TX. When the markers began to match with other MacDonalds from Canada, USA, Paisley & New Zealand, and with the ‘Year of Homecoming’ on the horizon, it was decided to hold a MacDonald ‘gathering’ in the Glen.

In August 2009, The MacDonald ‘cousins’ had a day of nostalgia & fun, starting with a church service, conducted By Rt Rev Norman MacCallum, Dean of Argyll & The Isles, followed by a march to the MacDonald Monument, lunch, and an informal ceilidh held in the church hall, with local artistes.

The MacDonald’s  trace their ancestry from Angus McDonald, Achtriachtan, Glencoe.

Glencoe Cookbook Launched For 2010

A new recipe book called ‘A taste of Glencoe’ was published recently as a fundraising exercise for the GHT.

The idea started with Kathie M Shepherd, Punxsutawney, PA, USA who traces her ancestry from Glencoe, as a means of helping to raise money for the trust. After a few months of corresponding and collecting recipes, both locally &  from the USA, the book was finally published.

Priced at £4.50, plus £1.00 postage (UK), and £1.50 (overseas),  the book offers some delicious recipes, plus some rare black/white pictures of the local area.