Scottish Emigration

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

For hundreds of years, Scots left their homeland to set up a new life overseas. Six stories of emigration from Scotland between the 1770s and the 1930s using letters, journals, official documents, photographs and maps from the National Library of Scotland's archives have pieced together the journey of Scots abroad.

Scots Abroad: Stories of Scottish Emigration – National Library of Scotland

Using letters, journals, official documents, photographs and maps from the National Library of Scotland's archives, we piece together a picture of Scots…

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