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                  Scotland launches website to help
                  families follow ancestors' footsteps

                  02/02/2002

                  Uncle Sam a Scot?

                  It looks that way.

                  Samuel Wilson, an inspector of army supplies during the War of 1812, carried the
                  nickname "Uncle Sam." Workmen stenciled "U.S." on barrels of provisions and are
                  said to have joked that it stood for Mr. Wilson's moniker. The usage spread, and
                  "Uncle Sam" quickly became the personification of the federal government. A
                  famous World War I military recruitment poster gave him an unforgettable face.

                  And Mr. Wilson? His roots were in the heather, organizers of a new website say.

                  The national tourism organization VisitScotland, wanting you to visit the highlands
                  and lowlands to search for your Scottish kin, has devised www.ancestralscotland.com,
                  to help you follow in those ancestral footsteps.

                  Launched Jan. 25, the easy-to-use site allows searching by surname, place name or
                  parish. The surname search, for example, provides a list of places where the name
                  is found, plus maps. Drill for more about the place, and you're carried to its tourism
                  site and information about visiting.

                  A Scot-out-of-country without any of the search keys can begin researching them
                  with a visit to the archives at New Register House in Edinburgh or by accessing
                  indexes at www.o rigins.net.

                  All search results at the new website are based on data from the 1881 census. The
                  site hopes to provide an online mapping facility soon to enable users to pinpoint
                  the Scottish area where their ancestors' parish was, with direct access to online
                  genealogical resources and tourism information. Users may register for e-mail
                  updates.

                  With 28 million people worldwide claiming Scots heritage, VisitScotland
                  (www.visitscotland.com) hopes the website will inspire many to come "home" for a
                  vacation or genealogical research.

                  As sprouts of the Scottish family tree, they're in good company. Other
                  red-white-and-blue relatives include Samuel Morse, inventor of the Morse code;
                  Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, blue and gray generals in the Civil War; Neil
                  Armstrong, the first man on the moon; and computer wizard Bill Gates.

                  Mary Ellen Botter

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