“These are some samples of articles previously published in The Argyll Colony Plus.”
The Rev. John Bethune
By Gloria S. Ross, F.S.A. Scot John Bethune was born in 1751 on the Isle of Skye. His father, Angus, was descended from a long line of ministers and physician ...
Groundhog Day based in Celtic tradition
Did you know that the tradition of Groundhog’s Day, when the groundhog predicts whether or not there will be six more weeks of winter, comes from the old Celtic ...
The Irish Famine of 1740 prompted immigration to America
On the last day of 1739, Ireland found itself in the grip of a mini Ice Age. Rivers froze, mills seized up, and houses could not be heated above freezing poi ...
Tragedy Strikes the Grahams During Sherman’s Civil War March Through Robeson County
By William S. McLean, Lumberton, NC At a time before and during the Civil War, Alexander Graham (1800-1865) and his wife, Elizabeth Purcell Graham (1806-1888) ...