Tag Archives: Family-Research

Dastardly Kirkpatricks

Most of the Kirkpatricks I have researched so far were respected, hard-working, family-oriented people who had a sense of humor and a sense of adventure. They were explorers and trail blazers. They were pillars of their communities. I haven’t heard of too many “bad” Kirkpatricks, but there is the occasional … [read]

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Dawn-Ann
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An ancestor mentioned on a TV program

Thanks to my husband for finding this one for me! A television program called Line of Fire has an episode named The Battle of Bannockburn. In a brief few seconds we see the story of one of our Kirkpatrick ancestors’ most famous hours. Click here to view. Watch from about … [read]

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Dawn-Ann
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Vintage film of Alkali Lake in 1946

I’ve written about Alkali Lake a few times. It is where Herman Otto Bowe settled and where the wild football game great uncle Sam wrote about took place. So, imagine my surprise and joy when cousin Bernice posted this amazing video on Facebook. Many of these people could be family … [read]

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Dawn-Ann
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Convoluted family links

The more research I do, the more confused I get about our family history. For instance, I am trying to make the leap “across the pond” from our American Kirkpatrick immigrants to specific families in Scotland. Not going so well. The Alexanders and the Georges and the Jameses I am … [read]

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Dawn-Ann
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Emma (Bowe) Kirkpatrick

My great grandmother Emma’s marriage to James Douglas Kirkpatrick was the point where the Kirkpatrick line first merged with the Bowe line, back in the day. Great grandma was quite the extraordinary woman. Born 8 March 1872, Emma was the daughter of Herman Otto Bowe, a German, and Quilinick “Caroline” … [read]

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Dawn-Ann
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A Kirkpatrick / Hunter connection

I was digging through my gravestone images looking for a particular one for a distant cousin. She has a Kirkpatrick in her tree that married a Hunter and she was wondering if I had anything I could share. Turns out I don’t (yet) but I thought I’d share this headstone … [read]

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Dawn-Ann
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Digging into the past again after quite some time!

Ghosts of distant past Whisper through the years to me “Please tell our story.”

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Dawn-Ann
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Silent, sad stories

When we were in Scotland I took a lot of pictures of cemetery headstones, especially in Closeburn and Dumfries. Most of the images I got were of Kirkpatrick family members’ stones, but occasionally I found ones that stirred my imagination. Some even moved me to tears, such as this poignant … [read]

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Dawn-Ann
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Who knew we had our own Kirkpatrick Fanfare?

I was browsing Youtube when I came across this sprightly piece and I just had to share. If you listen carefully, you can make out a hint of the “Danny Boy” melody here and there. The song was written by Andrew Boysen and has been used for Kirkpatrick special events … [read]

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Dawn-Ann
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More on Kirkpatrick names!

Again from Records of the Closeburn Kirkpatricks by Charles Kirkpatrick,  this fun little tid-bit: “Amongst the Kirkpatricks, from earliest times, ‘Roger’ and ‘Ivone’ were favourite and common names. In our family there were only two ‘Johns’; one lost amidst the mists of the past, though figuring in the Ragman’s Roll. … [read]

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Dawn-Ann
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