Bute Sons and Daughters

Welcome to Bute Sons & Daughters

Like much of Western & Highland Scotland the Island of Bute has witnessed the gradual depletion of its population to the current level of around 7000. Now, instead of a large island population we have a massive off-island population, many of whom still like to keep in touch with their spiritual homeland.

The Bute Sons & Daughters project aims to develop Bute's genealogy strands, not only in terms of family histories but also our local heritage. Within these pages we have compiled some interesting articles, facts and anecdotes gathered from various sources on the island, including members of Bute's population. Some of this information will stir nostalgic memories of bygone Bute and some may help budding genealogists in their quest for family roots.

Project News...

Monday, January 04, 2010

Newsletter - by Webmaster
Volume 2, issue 2 of our newsletter is published today and available to BSD Family History Society members for download from the website. This issue is 6 pages and is a 1.64MB PDF file.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

New Website Article - by Webmaster
A new article has just been added to the natural history section of our website. It's an article by Norrie Mulholland which first appeared in the Buteman describing the walk from Achavoulag Farm to the Scarrel Shore. Use the link below to go straight to the article.

The Walk from Achavoulaig to Scarrel

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Bute Migrant Directory - by Webmaster
The Bute Migrant Directory tells the stories of many of the people who left this island to make new lives in other parts of the world....it is quite fascinating to see how far they travelled. The book is the creation of Jim Miller (Hillhouse, as he is known in the forums), and is the product of years of painstaking research - it has indeed been a labour of love. Copies of the book can be purchased from the 'Services' page of the website.

Friday, December 04, 2009

Back in the Day Bute - December issue - by Webmaster
The next issue of Back in the Day Bute is now available, still priced at £1.20. As already stated, if you are outside the UK, we at Bute Sons and Daughters will be delighted to obtain and post off a copy to you. Just drop us an email with your address and a copy will wing its way to you!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

New Publication.......Back in the Day Bute - by Webmaster
We are delighted to welcome this new publication which we are sure will be of great interest to locals and distant friends alike. For more than a decade The Buteman has been running 'Bits from Bygone Bute' as a small column in the weekly paper. This has proved to be so popular, and to have such a potential wealth of photographic material, memories and stories, that the newspaper publishers have decided that all this material deserves its own newspaper! So Issue 1 reached the shops in July, with Issue 2 scheduled for December or thereabouts. It is a wonderful dose of nostalgia, full of news and old photos from schools, farms, football and rugby teams, to name but a few....in the words of the paper, it is 'Bringing the past back to life'. It is on sale for the modest price of £1.20 per issue. We have spoken to the people at The Buteman and they will be delighted to receive orders either by email or telephone. Contact details are as follows:- Telephone: 01700 502503; email: bute.newsdesk@buteman.com.
If however you are overseas we at Bute Sons and Daughters will be happy to obtain and despatch a copy for you....just email us and we will arrange it. This arrangement will stand until all copies of the current issue have been sold......so even if you are reading this item months from the date of publication, please contact us as there may still be copies available.

Friday, October 23, 2009

New Forum System Installed - by Webmaster
We've finally replaced our old forum because it was so very vulnerable to attack by spambots and needed too much time to look after it. The old forum is still available for reference purposes but you will need to use an extra password to reach it. Please see the new forum for further details of accessing the old forum.

The link below will take you to our new forum, which is more secure and can still be used by members and non-members alike.

New BSD Forum

Website Visitors

The Bute Sons & Daughters Project is housed in the Bute Discovery Centre, the premier Tourist Information Centre for Argyll and Bute. Come along and have a chat with local people about your family history and heritage.

Please let us know you are coming by sending us a message or phoning - see the contact page for ways to get in touch with us.

We would like to acknowledge the support and assistance of all the individuals involved in the development of this project as well as the much needed support from the following organisations.

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