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Friday, July 25, 2014

The McCains in Ireland mid 1800s

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Map is the location of McCain families in the mid 1800s.  The group down in County Laois/Offaly (in the south) area are not part of our f...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

McCain Lands in Scotland.

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This map a bit blurry as I had to enlarge it, sorry about that, but... it shows well the lands of the McCains in Scotland.  The green area...
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Monday, June 23, 2014

Ulster Heritage Magazine: Ulster American Heritage Symposium, 26-28 June, At...

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Note: the McCain family will be a featured presentation in the symposium Ulster Heritage Magazine: Ulster American Heritage Symposium, 26...
Monday, June 9, 2014

Ulster Heritage Magazine: Family Finder Autosomal DNA Sale. Very good price...

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For those with McCain ancestry through your maternal side, here is a very good offer on Family Tree's autosomal DNA test, call the Famil...
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Sunday, May 25, 2014

R-DF13 R-S1051 The McCains Halogroup

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DNA news, the McCain family appears to have a unique SNP in the grand R-L21 haplogroup.  We are the R-DF13... and specifically the R-S1051 s...
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Saturday, May 24, 2014

McCain's Corner: Scotland Anno Domini 570

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McCain's Corner: Scotland Anno Domini 570 : In the map above pay attention to Strathclyde, the upper part around Loch Lomond.... that is...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

McCain Family DNA Analysis April 2014

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Link to latest McCain DNA analysis.  This work was done by Cara McCain and we very much appreciate her taking some time and effort of this w...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Our Jim McKane

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Jim McKane of Ontario Very pleased to receive this email from our Jim McKane recently.  Another feather in Jim's cap. I am ver...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Chris McCain

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Our Chris McCain of California looking particularly sharp at a Saint Patrick's Day event.
Sunday, March 23, 2014

The Laggan Redshanks in Paperback on Amazon

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 In the sixteenth century Scottish Highlanders settled in the Laggan district of east Donegal. They were called Redshanks.   The hi...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

McCain Clan DNA Update

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A lot of progress is being made with our McCain DNA Project.   If you take a look at the Family Tree public page with the results you will s...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Argyll Lord 1000 AD

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Argyll Lord Circa 1000 AD  (c) Ulster Heritage Above is clan member Donovan McCain in the dress of a Gaelic lord in mid Argyll circa 100...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Sword On a Burial Stone

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I received several inquiries into the sword that is carved on the burial slab of Donnchadh Rua Mac Eáin.  In Scotland, a sword on a burial s...
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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Mid Argyll Group Research

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Kilmichael Glassary parish in Mid Argyll   The Mid Argyll DNA Project is now up and running.  It's goal is to research the McCa...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Summer DNA Test Sale

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Family Tree labs, the company that does our DNA testing is running an excellent summer sale.  We recommend the 111 level test, though th...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Two McCains on Mull

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Gerrie Zhang and her son Chris Greer In May, my son and I traveled to Scotland.  We visited Glasgow and the Isle of Mull, a repeat of a ...

Pike County Indiana McCains

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  Hanna Retta McCain, know as Rettie McCain, born in Pike County, Indiana on 4 January, 1875, to George W and Martha McCain née McConnel...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Am Baile Link

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Link to the Am Baile webpage describing the stone of Donnchadh Mór Mac Eáin page available in English and Scot's Gaidhlig.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Duncan Mor McCain's Sword

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I have received several inquires about the symbols on the burial slab of Donnchadh Mór Mac Eáin, anglicised Duncan Mor McCain ; I post an an...
Friday, March 1, 2013

Glencoe McCains, Revisited...

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One of the questions which gets asked often is..... is our McCain family, or clan, connected to the Glencoe McCains.  No, we are not.  We ar...