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Hello

Please find below some information on my new book, "1851 Exiles", just published.

Tapadh Leibh
Angus Macleod

1851 Exiles by Angus Macleod

Since the release of my CD, "The Silent Ones, A Legacy of the Highland Clearances", I have been asked frequently to write a book on the Isle of Lewis Settlement of Huron Township. I am pleased to announce that a limited print run of such a book is now available.

Entitled "1851 Exiles", the paperback tells the story of Huron Township, Ontario's Lewis Settlers.

Victims of Scotland's infamous Highland
Clearances, the settlers were evicted from their crofts on the Hebridean island of Lewis in 1851 by landlord James Matheson and then transported overseas where they put down roots together in a block of farms in the centre of Huron Township, Bruce County. The group was successful in maintaining their Gaelic language and culture well into the 20th century.

"1851 Exiles" includes a number of stories and anecdotes from the settlement never before published plus a complete history of the Isle of Lewis from pre-history to the Matheson Clearances. In addition, there is information on the Lewis Community in the Eastern Townships of Quebec and 39 breathtaking original colour photos by Leodhas Macleod taken in the three main locations of the story ? the Isle of Lewis, Eastern Townships of Quebec and Huron Township, Ontario. "1851 Exiles" also contains Lewis Settler genealogical information and some wonderful rare old photos recently restored especially for the project.

A large portion of the book deals with the day to day lives of Huron Township's Lewis folk and was drawn from a variety of sources including personal correspondence, interviews, and family histories made available to me by descendants.
The book also contains some interesting new information on Matheson Clearances obtained from recent interviews with sources on the Isle of Lewis.

"1851 Exiles" is an excellent companion piece to my CD, "The Silent Ones, A Legacy of the Highland Clearances."

Chapter Titles are as follows:

The Schoolmaster
Eilean Leodhas
Farewell to the Stones
The Woods of Huron
Pride, Poverty and the Presbyterian Church
A Faded Memorial
Scattered Seeds

"1851 Exiles" is available from my website located at http://www.torquil.net or by sending a cheque or money order to

Torquil Productions
P.O. Box 303
Kincardine, Ontario
N2Z 2Y8

Email: [email protected]
Webpage: http://www.torquil.net
Toll free telephone: 1-877-489-4693

"1851 Exiles" is $29.99 including taxes, shipping and handling.

All the best,

Angus Macleod

Excerpt from Angus Macleod's "1851 Exiles"

Here lies my dear wife and child
They to me, were dear and lovely
Their time with me was short but sweet
But now they are gone and I am lonely.

So reads one of the stones in the Huron
Presbyterian Church Cemetery or "Old Lewis Cemetery" as it is sometimes called - the inscription - a sad and lonely tribute from a husband to his dearly departed wife and child.
The husband's obvious grief at the untimely death of his young family is reflected in the simple but poignant verse engraved on the tombstone. The words are faded now, weathered by age and the harsh Southwestern Ontario environment.

The other stones in the cemetery are in a similar condition or worse. Wild flowers and tall grass cloak the entire area leaving the site almost invisible to the human eye. An old gate, once polished and ornate, rests precariously against a solitary tombstone situated at one end of the graveyard, at its feet remnants and pieces of tombstones litter the area. Picking up a remnant, one can only identify the prefix Mac etched thinly into its surface. The old Lewis cemetery, now long abandoned, has a truly desolate and empty feeling to it. When within its confines, one has the feeling of being total isolated from the rest of the world. Looking at the gravestone erected for the prematurely diseased wife and child, it is easy to wonder when the husband's heartrending inscription was last read and if, in fact, it will ever be viewed again.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF ANGUS MACLEOD
http://www.torquil.net

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