Clan Pollock Photos at Festivals and Events Alexandria Christmas Walk 2002 Chesapeake Region of Clan Pollock International Clan Pollock Photos from 2002 Clan Pollock Photos from 2003 Clan Pollock Photos from 2005 Clan Pollock Photos from 2011 Clan Pollock Places, Old and New Richmond Highland Games 2002 Southern Maryland Celtic Festival 2003 Treasure Valley Celtic […]
Useful Sites With Information About Pollok Genealogy Pollock Genealogy Forum at genalogy.com Polk Genealogy Forum at genealogy.com Rootsweb discussion of the Pollock Family
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Four Generation Family Tree, from Robert and Magdalen Polke John F. Polk, Ph.D. Historian, Clan Pollock International The genealogical tree of the Polk family of the Maryland eastern shore and Delaware presented here was developed from primary source records available at the Maryland Hall of Records at Annapolis, and at the Delaware State Archives at
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From the Genealogist’s Corner: The Seal of Robert de Polloc Richard H. Pollock Genealogist, Clan Pollock International This page is concerned with a rather surprising historical fact of importance to all Clan Pollock International: The Seal of Robert de Polloc The Seal is located in the British Library, Department of Manuscripts, London, England. The Seal
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Clan Pollock Genealogist’s Corner Richard H. Pollock, FSA Scot, has been contributing most of the Genealogy related articles to The Pollag, the Clan newsletter. We have collected his writings, and those of many other contributors, here. All of us at The Pollag and the web site gratefully acknowledge their contributions which help us have a better
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Pollock Tartan In 1979, the late Rhys Pollock organized Clan Pollock. Shortly afterward, Clan Pollock adopted its own tartan and registered it with the Scottish Tartan Society in Scotland. Our original Pollock Tartan was designed by Rhys A Pollock, J.C. Thomson of Arlington is thought to have had a large hand in the design and
From The Historian’s Corner: Thomas Pollok, Proprietary Governor This came to us by way of Rob Pollock, who shared this information about Thomas Pollok, Proprietary Governor of North Carolina. The earliest known Pollock to come to North Carolina was Thomas Pollok who was born March 6, 1654 at Balgra, home of his father Thomas Pollok, near Glasgow,
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From The Historian’s Corner: Tempus Edax Rerum – The Polk Family Clock In “Polk Family and Kinsmen” W. H. Polk quotes a letter he had received in 1874 from Colonel William T. G. Polk of Princess Anne, Maryland, describing certain items that he claimed had come to America with Robert and Magdalen Polk when they
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From The Historian’s Corner: Oliver Pollock, Unsung Hero of the American Revolution Oliver Pollock is not a name that is often highlighted in histories of the American Revolution, but his remarkable dedication and patriotism made a crucial difference to the American cause. It is a story in which we in Clan Pollock can take considerable
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From The Historian’s Corner: From Lifford to America Scotch-Irish and Pollock Beginnings in America – Part 3 In two earlier articles we described the arrival of the first identifiable group of Scotch-Irish in America, following the lead of the Presbyterian ministers Francis Makemie and William Trail who emigrated to Somerset County, Maryland, in 1683. We
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