From The Historian’s Corner In The Beginning – The Earthwork Fort At Pollok Our family took its name, Pollock, from the place name of an area along the Whitecart River in Renfrewshire bordering on what is now the southwestern edge of the city of Glasgow. In present day maps you will find the name Pollockshaws […]
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From The Historian’s Corner: The Pollock Lineage of Alexander Hamilton The recent bestseller about Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow is a lively account of a fascinating man who made profound contributions to our Republic in its formative years. The achievements of Hamilton are particularly remarkable in that he rose from almost total obscurity and penury to the heights of prominence by
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From The Historian’s Corner: A Tale of Two Polks – Civil War and Aftermath Our guest author, James Polk Farber, describes his family around the time of the U.S. Civil War. This monograph details the background and very differing histories, during and after the Civil War, of two of my kinsmen from the line of
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Clan Pollock Historian’s Corner For a number of years The Pollag, the Clan newsletter, has been blessed with the writings of John F. Polk, Ph.D., our Clan Historian. John loves his family, his clan, and Clan Pollock and we are all the better off for it. We have collected a number of the articles Dr. Polk
You Can Become a Clan Pollock Member or Renew your membership Online You can save postage, money order or Currency conversion, if join or renew online. However, the cost is $16 online or $15 if check is mailed. If you are joining for the first time, please fill out the application form and email it
The Clan Pollock Newsletter “The Pollag” We do not post issues from the current or previous year, those are reserved for members of Clan Pollock. To join Clan Pollock, just go to our membership page. We are missing a few issues. Perhaps they were never created. Perhaps they were lost over the years. If you
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Links to Information About The Pollok House Pollok House (Official Site at National Trust for Scotland) Pollok House at “Undiscovered Scotland: The Ultimate Online Guide” WikiPedia Entry for the Pollok House
Polk-Pollock-Pogue DNA Project The Polk-Pollock-Pogue (PPP) DNA Project is open to all persons claiming Polk-Pollock-Pogue, etc, ancestry through blood or marriage who are interested in discovering or clarifying their PPP family genealogy through DNA testing and sharing of results. All variant surname spellings are welcome. The project website is located at https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/polk/about We primarily use
The Culloden Walk is a striking feature leading up to the Culloden Visitor Centre. Many supporters joined the Walkway fund drive by buying over 1200 comemorative stones as part of the Culloden Walk fund raiser. Clan Pollock is a proud supporter of the Culloden Walk. For more information about the Culloden Battle Site, just click the picture.
Clan Pollock – Flowers of the Forest Memories are a great resource. This page is dedicated to the memories of Clan Pollock member’s, past and present. “A person who takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors cannot expect to be remembered for his noble deeds by remote descendants.” If you would like to
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