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December 2025

Feedback from Eileen M, Laconia, United States

Nov 2025

Cousins Found, Connections Restored

In July, I worked with Margaret Stewart from the Isle of Lewis to help her reconnect with her Cape Breton cousins Rod and Ken MacInnis. We traced their link through their grandmother Dolly MacLeod. Margaret met up with Rod, Ken, Calder, Anna Marie, and family in October while on a visit to Canada.

Margaret shared the following feedback:

“I’m deeply grateful to Ian for his expertise, persistence, and kindness. Thanks to his work, our family in Lewis is now joyfully reconnected with our relatives in Canada, and I unreservedly recommend his genealogical services to anyone looking for careful, effective research”.

Nov 2025

"Since the setting up of Comann Eachdraidh Sgìre a’ Bhac (Back Historical Society), in 2018, Ian has been an invaluable asset in the development of the genealogy of the Back District on the Isle of Lewis.

Vatisker Diaries, The History of the Village of Vatisker Isle of Lewis, researched and written by Ian, and published by Comann Eachdraidh Sgìre a’ Bhac, is testament to his meticulous, detailed and accurate research. We have never read a more comprehensive study of the history of a village and its people. It is a remarkable piece of painstaking work, presented in an accessible fashion.

In addition to Vatisker Diaries, Ian has greatly helped the society in successfully answering genealogical queries from members of the public, far and wide. All his work is carried out in his customary, approachable and obliging manner, with great attention to detail.

The Society looks forward to Ian’s next project, Coll Diaries, the story of an adjoining village to Vatisker.”

Comann Eachdraidh Sgìre a’ Bhac