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Volume 11, Issue 37 - Feature #4576

The McGill Name

Where I live here in NE Kansas is the homestead of a Scott family. They came directly from Scotland in 1870 and purchased the farm from an "early day real estate broker". The house is built from limestone quarried on a pasture hill to the northeast of the house. That same quarry provided the stone for the County's Courthouse. The house was built in 1889 and has been lived in continuously since then. Just recently we replaced all 18 windows with low R windows that make for a tighter home. The Oregon-California Trail crosses the farm and the swales, or ruts, can still be seen in the pasture. There is a historical park on the property which highlights the trail. We have visited the farm at "Burnfoot Farm on the Ale Water" near Ashkirk, Rocksburgshire, Scotland. It was striking how the terrain there was similar to the terrain on this farm. They raised sheep both places; however, we don't. These are my wife's ancestral homes.

Jim Bradley - 2009-09-15 11:03:31

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