Genealogy advice and services are provided to members of the Clan Buchanan Society International on our site: www.buchanan-genealogy.org
Genealogy is the study of families, family history and the tracing of our lineages with historical records, genetic analysis, and other records. The results are often displayed in charts or “trees”. Our Genealogy database is evolving with every member submitting their families details.
Genealogy was paramount in declaring our new chief by the esteemed Genealogist Hugh Peskett (as reported in Buchanan Banner #43-3) and is paramount to our history as a clan.
Most important to genealogy is the historical records to validate familiar anecdotes. www.buchanan-genealogy.org is where Buchanan clan and our Septs can share our records to benefit other members of the clan seeking our history.
You probably have records. You may have already loaded stuff to other genealogy websites!
And this is how you can help: Did you know that all geneology sites, like Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, AmericanAncestors.org etc. all use a common file type called a gedcom. And you can easily export your gedcom file and share it with us, which will expand our records by incorporating research you’ve already done.
On MyHeritage.com go to your family Tree > Manage tree > on the right there is the Action “Export to GEDCOM” > then click on “Begin the export” > it will email you a link to download a .ged file to your Downloads folder.
On Ancestory.com go to the Trees tab > select Create and Manage Trees > Select Manage Tree for the tree you’d like to download > Scroll down on the page to where it says Manage Your Tree: click the button that says Export Tree > Be patient while Ancestry.com generates a GEDCOM file > Once your GEDCOM file is ready, a green button will appear “Download Your GEDCOM file” > a .ged file will appear in your Downloads folder.
Most sites a have a similar process…. Click here to download a visual reference.
Simply rename the file (to something meaningful) and email this to genealogist@theclanbuchanan.com with any documentation you might have. Then, log on to www.buchanan-genealogy.org and see if your records have links to others in the Clan!
On our site you can search family tree’s by US state, by names, descendants or ancestor. Plus review stacks of documents already archived here.
We really appreciate your help!
If you would like to contact us about research into your family tree please fill out the form below.
Genealogical Research Guidelines
We’re here to help you - Wardens of Clan Buchanan trace your family back to our highlander roots.
Hopefuly we can encourage as many clansfolk as possible to realize their heritage and maybe even apply for Armiger status; thereby helping us become an even more notable Clan.
Click here for some easy and common-sense tips to get started and enjoy your research.
Introducing the Clans Genealogist: Christine Conlon
My name is Christine Conlon & I began my journey to the position of Chief Genealogist of CBSI back in 1997 when my mother passed. Amongst her belongings were some fledgling attempts at research, that intrigued me and caused me to continue her efforts.
My Scots ancestry comes through my maternal line, my mother was born in Medford, Massachusetts. Her mother was born in Boston, MA but her father was born in Hounslow, England & her mother on Prince Edward Island. The next generation back is my brick wall and the reason I joined CBSI about 10 years ago. John Buchanan, born about 1830, Loch Lomond (family lore) married Isabella McIntosh born May 1833, in Springton, PEI, married on 26 Aug 1852, in North River PEI. They had 6 children before John was kicked in the head by one of his horses on his farm (family lore), died and was buried on his farm. I’ve never been able to find John’s origins.
I have done much volunteer work for various groups who were at the forefront of bringing records online in the early days of the internet boom. I worked with Brigham Young University (BYU) on their Immigrant Ancestor Project (IAP), transcribing and extracting information from old documents on the exportation of convicts from England to Australia and New Zealand. I went on to spend a number of years doing similar transcription / extraction work for New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS).
In 2012 I graduated Boston University’s Genealogy Researcher certificate course and I continue to educate myself on various aspects of genealogical research and best practices. On January 1st of 2021 I submitted my application to the Board of Certification for Genealogists (BCG), a US based international certification body and am currently “on the clock” to become board certified.
After joining CBSI, I volunteered once again to work with the Genealogist Emeritus, Patty Hopkinson, in bringing the member submitted genealogical holdings to the newly launched Buchanan-Genealogy.org website. Patty put my name forth to be appointed as the Assistant Genealogist and when a health crisis caused her to leave her position in fall of 2020, I was named as the Chief Genealogist. In early 2021, CBSI voted to create a new genealogy website & I have had the privilege of working on that project. Bringing a database of the member submitted genealogy files to the wider audience of the membership has been a long-cherished goal of the genealogists of CBSI.
Are you interested in researching your ancestry?
Christine is available to hire for personal Genealogy projects; reasonable fees for a reasonably exhaustive search! Simply email her for more details.