Tag Archives: Scotland

Stillness in Motion

Posted on 2025-04-05 by Bartholomew Barker

The wind relentless from Pentland Firth Suspends a gull above the churning waves. No flapping wings resist gravity. Her position determined by posture. Stillness in motion. Neither gust nor lull disturb her flight. She reacts to each before they occur. … Continue reading →

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Farewell To Stromness

Posted on 2021-04-30 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog, write a goodbye poem. Whether leaving for a holiday or going to get groceries, many people find themselves in positions of saying goodbye to each other. So this feels … Continue reading →

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Hampden Park

Posted on 2016-07-14 by Bartholomew Barker

To conclude my trip to Scotland, I visited the national stadium, Hampden Park in Glasgow. They have a lovely museum of Scottish Football in the basement which has lots of fascinating exhibits of the early days of football in Scotland … Continue reading →

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Kilmarnock F.C.

Posted on 2016-07-12 by Bartholomew Barker

I took the day off from genealogy and instead took the train from Dumfries to Kilmarnock to visit Rugby Park, the home of my beloved Kilmarnock Football Club. This was my first trip on ScotRail and I was very impressed. … Continue reading →

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Robert Burns

Posted on 2016-07-11 by Bartholomew Barker

Dumfries has made a minor industry from Robert Burns living his final years here. After checking into my hotel yesterday, I took a wee walk around the various Burns sites. Intuitive readers might assume that my first stop was the … Continue reading →

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Haggis at the Globe Inn, Dumfries

Posted on 2016-07-10 by Bartholomew Barker

Haggis at The Globe Inn – Dumfries Down an alley called a “close” not much wider than a crack in a wall they say this pub was frequented by Robert Burns two hundred years ago rough hewn walls painted white … Continue reading →

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Sorbie Family Reunion

Posted on 2016-07-09 by Bartholomew Barker

Today was the family reunion that provided the excuse for me to return to Scotland. As we introduced ourselves we also described our connection to the family. I said that my great great great great grandmother was knocked up by … Continue reading →

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Travel Day

Posted on 2016-07-08 by Bartholomew Barker

No genealogy today. Instead I drove from Edinburgh to the hotel where the Sorbie reunion will be held tomorrow. It was only about an hour’s drive but I’m still rather timid behind the right-sided wheel so I left myself plenty … Continue reading →

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Serendipity

Posted on 2016-07-07 by Bartholomew Barker

My final visit to the archives was to the archives proper which meant I had to get an official readers card with my picture. I wonder if this will count as identification for the voter suppression law in North Carolina. … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Closed for Repair

Posted on 2016-07-06 by Bartholomew Barker

I’m glad I went back to the ScotlandsPeople Research Centre in the National Archives today because I missed something yesterday. I thought I might have found Mary Milligan’s birth record but I was wrong. According to her tombstone in Hancock … Continue reading →

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