Tales of the Tarton

Clan MacLeod oriented Links

Here is a list of MacLeod oriented URLs. These are a collection of society, personal, and some commercial web sites. I am not endorsing any of these. I am just sharing my current “Favorites” list from my web browser.

MacLeod Clan Genealogy and History

History of the Clan MacLeod of Harris
History of the Clan MacLeod of Lewis
Genealogy of Leod, eponymous founder of clan — This is posted at RootsWeb WorldConnect
Genealogy of Leod, eponymous founder of clan — This is the "official" Clan genealogy
Home of Clan MacLeod Society Genealogy
Scotlands People — The official government source of genealogical data for Scotland
Rev. Norman MacLeod who lead a group of Highlanders to Nova Scotia and then to New Zealand.

Some Generic Clan Web Sites

Chebucto Community Net (CCN), MacLeod
Electric Scotland, Clan MacLeod

Clan MacLeod Society and Related Clan Information

Association of Clan MacLeod Societies, worldwide
Check the Quebec Society web site for the best renditions of all the MacLeod Tartans
Great Lakes Region web site
Pacific web site
Jim Ayers’ MacLeod Genealogy

Forums and Email Discussion Lists

The really active email group is at MCLEOD Surname and Family Lists.
RootsWeb also has a much less active MACLEOD Surname and Family Lists. Obviously these two groups should be merged and other variant spellings included.
RootsWeb MacLeod page
RootsWeb McLeod page
GenForum McLeod page

Personal Web Sites

Jones Family Genealogy
Kenneth Neil McLeod Home Page
McLeod Family of Bellingham Washington Home Page
McLeod of Ontario Genealogy Page
Barbara Bethea’s McLeod Genealogy in South Carolina
McLeod Genealogy from Sisseton, South Dakota USA
Robert T. McLeod Jr.from Los Angeles Genealogy
Simeon McLeod Family Home Page
Tracy A. MacLeod’s Home Page
Peter MacLeod, Sr. ( in French )

Scottish Genealogy and History Societies

Scottish Genealogy Society
SGS has a large library in Edinburgh with many records including fiche, film, many books, gravestone records, computers with many CDs available, quarterly journal. The Web site has a full sales list and instructions for joining.

Scottish Association of Family History Societies

Highland Research Network List Archive and Sign up

Professional Scottish Genealogists

Directory of Professional Genealogists
Scots Ancestry Research Society
Information on the Scots Ancestry Research Society set up in 1945 by Mr. Tom Johnston, then Secretary of State for Scotland, to assist persons of Scottish descent to trace their ancestors in Scotland.
Allendale Research – Professional Genealogist
Family History Buddy — Website offers services in Family History research for the UK, specialising in Scotland. Research for births, marriages, deaths, census and Scottish Poor Relief Records at reasonable rates.

Scottish Genealogy Publications

David Dobson Scottish Emigration Genealogy Publications

Scottish Studies Newsletter #23

Search for Ancestors

Scottish Archive Network — a three year project dedicated to bringing all Scottish archives and _wills_ online — or at least available to the public!

Roots Hebrides – genealogy and ancestry in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland

Genealogy Resources on the Net - Scotland

Scottish Genealogy Databases


Scottish Genealogy Records and availablitiy of parish records for Clan MacLeod lands.

Government

The Highland Council

General Register Office for Scotland — Scottish Origins, search government database of parish records, etc. for a fee (this is Scotland of course).

General Register Office

National Archives of Scotland

National Library of Scotland

Cùm a' Ghàidhlig Beò – Keep Gaelic Alive!

Gaelic Studies Program — University College of Cape Breton

Gaelic Studies Program — University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies

Department of Celtic Studies — St. Francis Xavier University

The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts — Saint Ann’s Cape Breton

Gaelic Cultural Studies — Nova Scotia Education and Culture

Scottish Literature — The University of South Carolina

More Gaelic Links

Music and Arts

Tullochgorm — Dedicated to the Performance, Preservation and Appreciation of the Traditional Gaelic Music of Scotland and North America
Gaelic Music — A tutorial.
Gaelic Psalm Singing
Tartan TV

Other Scottish Related Links

Haggis Recipes — Our Beloved Haggis, The National Dish of Scotland

Am Bratach — The portal of the North West Highlands of Scotland’s award–winning news magazine.

Clachtoll – the heart of Assynt — Clachtoll is a crofting township in the North–west of Scotland with a population of 31.

The Saint Andrew’s Society of Washington, D.C.

Conflicts of the Clans

The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791–1799 and 1845

Scottish Documents — 170,000 Scottish wills, testaments and inventories for sale at just 5GBP per document.

Scottich Clans and Tartans

GENUKI: Scotland

Gordon Johnson’s Scottish genealogy news page

The Highland Clearances

Skye’s Scottish History Timeline

World GenWeb: Scotland

Snippets of Scotland & the Regency

Scottish Highlands Exporer

Scottish Names Research Web Site
Hit the NEXT button for useful links

Montie’s List of Pipe Band Web Pages

Scottish Genealogy Links

Clan Genealogist Directory

is ait an mac an saol — Life is Strange: Lots of Celtic Related Info and Links

Duilleag lìonraidh mhath — Excellent Web Page

Hutchison Research Center — Home of the Scottish Heritage Award

Kiltmaker in Kingston, Ontario, Canada — Authentic Traditional Kilts custom made by Scottish Craftsman

Clan Morrison — Not strictly speaking MacLeod oriented but they lived in much of the same territory as the MacLeods and the opening of this web page is to cool to pass up.

The Internet Guide to Scotland — A Baedeker for touring Scotland

Names and addresses of Clan Chiefs

Traditional Scottish Songs Index

Scottish Culture Newsletter

glossary of archaic Scottish words and phrases useful for genealogical research, including terms linked to property and possessions, found in wills and testaments.

What is worn under a Scotsman’s Kilt? Nothing, everything is in perfect working order.

Alternate Spellings:
English:  McLeod, MacLeod, McCloud, McLoud
Gaelic:    MacLeoid
French:    Mac Leod, Mc Leod, Maclot, Macklot, de Leod, Von Leod
German:    Von Leod
Poland:    Machlejd
Ireland:  MacClure, MacLure

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