Leslie Global Diaspora Foundation

11/10/2026

The 230 page book is finished and sent to the printer. The Foundation's first printing will be 50 copies.

Any suggestions /recommendations you would like your Leslie Global Diaspora Foundation would like to consider?

We will be at the COSCA tent at Stone Mountain Games Oct 17-18, 2026

08/10/2026

As of today, the Leslie Diaspora. Foundation has not received enough people interested in a heritage tour of Ireland to warrant further planning.

We tentatively arranged lodging and a reception at Castle Leslie Estate. Also, we planned to visit a few locations used in filming Game of Thrones, and a visit and tour of the Leslie Hill Estate.

04/10/2026

On October 17 and 18, the Leslie Global Diaspora Foundation will be hosting Dr. Charles Neville from the Discover Ulster-Scots Centre in Belfast at the Stone Mountain Highland Games near Atlanta, GA.

Stop be the COSCA tent to say hello and learn about Ulster Scots.

https://discoverulsterscots.com/

07/09/2026

A wee bit of Scotland from the Virginia Highland Games.

07/09/2026

We had a very good time at the Virginia Highland Games this past weekend. The LGDF partners with other organizations to support other Scottish Heritage organizations.

We worked at the COSCA tent to help a constant stream of people search for their clan connection. Also, we set up a display of information for Scottish Heritage USA and talked with dozens of people about SHUSA and travel to Scotland and the new Discovery Center being proposed. More info about the Discover Center in a blog post on the LGDF website.

Hope to see some of you at the Stone Mountain Highland Games in October where we will host a representative from the Discover Ulster-Scots Centre from Belfast, UK.

04/09/2026

We are traveling to The Plains, VA near Warrenton, VA to attend the Virginia Highland Games. Christine, the LDGF and Clan Lamont genealogist will be on-hand to assist with Lamont genealogy questions. Lewis will be in the COSCA tent, co-representing Scottish Heritage USA and COSCA.

Scottish Gourmet USA from Greensboro, NC will be there with all sorts of packaged Scottish goodies.

Sorry, but as far as I know, there will not be a Leslie tent at these games.

The pipes are calling? Do you hear them?

25/08/2026

The book is nearing completion. Working on adding photos and formatting references. Toying with a cover design. What do you think?

05/06/2026

Ulster Historical Foundation New Book Announcement

The Ulster Historical Foundation has just released the latest book written by Dr. William J. Roulston, Research Director for the Foundation. Researching Ulster Ancestors 1800-1914: An Essential Genealogical Guide (2026) is a follow-up of his book Researching Ulster Ancestors: The essential genealogical guide to early modern Ulster, 1600-1800 (2018).
This book has been added to the LGDF library and will be very helpful for our ongoing genealogical research.

A donation from the Leslie Global Diaspora Foundation helped support the publication of this important work. The LGDF is member of the Ulster Historical Foundation and when Lewis and Christine Johnson are in Belfast, a visit to the UHF office is an important visit. This past April, we were fortunate to spend time talking with Dr. Roulston about his upcoming book and his work as research director.

Here is the back cover information from the book:

“With the advent of the nineteenth century the quantity of records for the family historian increases dramatically, notwithstanding the catastrophic destruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922. In part, this is due to the greater survival rate of private records - for example, church registers, landed estate papers, personal correspondence.

It is also because of the increase in bureaucracy and the expansion of the state into new areas of responsibility- such as the care of the destitute, the provision of education and the registration of births, deaths and marriages- that had previously been the domain of other institutions, notably the Church of Ireland.

This book presents a detailed exploration of genealogical material for the nine-county province of Ulster from the ‘long nineteenth century', identifying what is available and where it can be found. Not only that, but through the liberal use of examples, this book places these records in context and shows how they can be used in the pursuit of family history.”

The book is available from the Ulster Historical Foundation webstore at:

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24/05/2026

We have updated out Family Trees page in the Foundation website, to include the Leslie of Rothes lineage. The passing of the Leslie surname to non-Leslie men as a result of marrying a Leslie confounds Paternal DNA research.
See:

Upon the Death of David de Leslie IX without male issue in 1439 the vast properties of the male Leslies were divided. David de Leslie left to his daughter the barony of the Garioch. She married Alexander Leslie, son of Sir Andrew Leslie, the Third Baron of Balquhain, and their children became Leslie...

20/05/2026

Scottish Clans of Anglo-Saxon Origin

Here is a link to the Newsletter
https://scottishclanconnection.substack.com/

Here is a link to a post in The Scottish Clan Connection Newsletter.

https://scottishclanconnection.substack.com/p/scottish-clans-of-anglo-saxon-origin?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=3ptig6&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Our Scottish clan newsletter is a publication dedicated to exploring the rich history and culture of the Scottish clans. As a community of proud Scots, we are passionate about preserving and sharing our heritage with the world. Click to read The Scottish Clan Connection Newsletter, by Bagtown Clans,...