This is the second of a series of blog postings that are focused on evidence of Flemish involvement in specific areas of Scotland. In this posting John Irvine examines the Flemish influence, from the 12th century…
Genetic analysis is increasingly being used to complement more traditional studies of specific families and people groups. The Scotland and the Flemish People Project includes a DNA project that readers, who believe…
The blog posting two weeks ago by David Dobson focused on Flemish immigration to Scotland in the late medieval to early modern period. Religiously persecuted Flemings fleeing Flanders over this period will account for…
There are two key issues that need to be addressed at this stage in the Scotland and the Flemish People Project. The first is to identify the geographical scope of Flanders in the medieval and early modern periods and…
In this first posting devoted to examining the Flemish influence in different parts of Scotland, Jim Herbert looks at Berwick-upon-Tweed and in particular the torching of the Red Hall that has been the subject of…
This posting, prepared by David Dobson, who is a member of the core team for the Scotland and the Flemish People Project, outlines the first results of his recent research on Flemish migration during the early modern…
This guest blog is the second of two that examine the influence of the historic links between Fife, particularly the East Neuk, and the Low Countries, including Flanders, on its distinctive style of vernacular…
The Kingdom of Fife is known to be a part of Scotland where the Flemish settled and where their footprint can be discerned, even today. This guest blog is the first of two authored by Matthew Price that examine the…
This guest blog posting is the second of two that trace F. Lawrence Fleming’s personal search for his “Flemish” ancestry. In this posting he explains why he believes that the name “Fleming” would not normally have…
This guest blog posting is the first of two that trace F. Lawrence Fleming’s personal search for his “Flemish” ancestry. His many years of genealogical research have led to the publication of three books. These are…