Barbara I see in your signature you describe yourself as an historian. I have seldom read such drivel as your account of the massacre of Glencoe and the origin of the Bannerman name. 38 were killed at the massacre of Glencoe and, although an unknown number who escaped the massacre died of exposure in the appalling winter conditions, the majority of the clan survived. Certainly the origin of the Bannerman name had nothing to do with the massacre. You can read the history of the Bannerman Clan here <http://www.scotclans.com/clans/Bannerman/history.html> I suggest that you stick to North American history where you might have some expertise. Ian Westergaard New Zealand. Program for Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 7PM at New City Library > Genealogical Society of Rockland County > Topic: Bannerman Castle > Speaker: Barbara Gottlock co-author of Bannerman Castle. > > On maps it is Pollopel Island: 6 3/4 acres of mostly > rock; 1,000 feet from the eastern shore of the Hudson just > north of Cold Spring; 50 miles north of New York City. > During the Revolutionary War, patriots unsuccessfully > tried to stop the British from advancing north of the > island by sinking 106 upright logs tipped in iron points > in the Hudson. Later, General George Washington approved > plans to use the island as a military prison. > The castle's builder, Frank Bannerman VI, was a Scottish > patriot, very proud of his descent from one of the few > MacDonald's to survive the massacre at Glencoe in 1692. > Acting on behalf of the Crown, a rival clan, the Campbells > , slaughtered all MacDonald males ages 12-70. One escaped > to the hills with the clan banner -- and from that day on, > his family name was Bannerman. > The Bannerman family immigrated to the United States in > 1854, when Frank was three, and settled in Brooklyn. At > the close of the Civil War, the U.S. government auctioned > off military goods by the ton, mostly to be scrapped for > their metal. Young Frank was one of the first to realize > that much of what was being sold had a market value higher > than scrap. Under his guidance, Bannerman's became the > world's largest buyer of surplus military equipment. When > they outgrew their store at 501 Broadway in NYC, they > looked around for a larger and safer location in which to > store their ammunition. Pollopel Island was selected. > Frank Bannerman personally designed the island's > buildings, docks, turrets, garden walls and moat in the > style of old Scottish castles. Almost all of it was done > without professional help from architects, engineers and > contractors. And all of it was elaborately decorated, from > biblical quotations cast into all fireplace mantles, to a > shield between the towers with a coat of arms, and a > wreath of thistle leaves and flowers. The castle was > constructed between 1901 and 1918. It was primarily an > ammunitions storage site but the Bannermans summered there > too. > Attend this interesting talk about a little known > architectural wonder and learn about the struggle to > maintain its existence. > > For more information, visit: > > http://www.hudsonriver.com/bannerman.htm > > > Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. > Historian, genealogist and attorney > 155 Polifly Road > Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 > (201) 567-9440 office > BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) > http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJBERGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message >