by Chris Paton – From 1906–1907, a group of men from the Scottish Gaelic speaking Outer Hebridean islands of Barra and Mingulay seized land on their neighbouring island of Vatersay on which to build homes and small farm-holdings known as crofts. The land in question was owned by Lady Emily Gordon Cathcart, who resided in… Read More »The Vatersay Raiders
by Eilir Daniels – Once upon a time, many people were drawn to Swansea because its streets were lined, not with gold, but with copper. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this port town in the far west of Glamorganshire rose to prominence as the world’s largest copper smelting centre when, at its height, it… Read More »A Band of Builder Brothers: The Rise and Fall of a Swansea Family Business
By Paul Milner – Please enjoy this excerpt from our 2023 Q2 issue of British Connections. Our theme was “evidence.” Join ISBGFH to access the entire issue and peruse 40+ years of British Connections.
As we are gearing up for our trip to the British Institute in Salt Lake City …