Claire, You might want to read the book "A Dance Called America" I can't remember the author's name and I borrowed someone else's book so I don't have it handy. Anyway, the book covered Scottish migration to different parts of Canada and the US. There are references in there to Islay but it is not all about Islay. However it does paint a great picture about what it was like to leave Scotland, travel the Atlantic, and arrive / live in America (Canada and USA). Christine Harenberg ----- Original Message ---- From: "Beamer, Claire &/or Yancey" <ybbeamer@verizon.net> To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 6:54:21 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Migration to Canada My ancestor was Robert McInnes. Family lore has him coming to Halifax as a young man. He told of remembering seeing icebergs. I've asked about him before without much luck. Actually this time I was looking for general information on migration from Islay to Canada (Ontario, Nova Scotia) up to about 1860ish that might be of interest to us all. That seems like such a black hole. Why they went, how they went, ships, etc. etc. The general historical facts are so interesting. Thanks again, Claire _____ From: SCT-ISLAY-D-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:SCT-ISLAY-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 5:55 AM To: SCT-ISLAY-D@rootsweb.com Subject: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #104 ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== Find out who has books and research data pertaining to Islay at the Virtual Library: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/library.htm

Claire said : > You might want to read the book "A Dance Called America" Excellent book. Author: James Hunter Publisher: Mainstream Publishing ISBN: 1851588078 Cover Price: GB£ 9.99 Regards Les