Scottish History and Landmarks Links

General Register Office for Scotland - The official government web site for Scottish documents, such as birth, death, and marriage certificates. They have an online database that you can (for a fee) search for ancestral information. A good place to start for anyone doing genealogy.

The Highland Clearances - The Wikipedia entry about the infamous Highland Clearances, an early instance of "ethnic cleansing".

Historic Scotland - Historic Scotland run's Scotland's ancient buildings and ruins. Scotland's castles that are no longer in private ownership fall under the domain of Historic Scotland.

The National Trust for Scotland - The National Trust for Scotland buys up historically significant land and preserves it. They run the battlefields of Bannockburn and Culloden.

Scotland Online - An excellent starting point for Scottish sites on the web.

Photography Links

Eastman-Kodak - Whatever I might think of the company's management practices (ahem), they still make the best photographic film in the world. Too bad that they have their collective heads buried in the sand with regard to digital imaging...

Nikon - I'm a very satisfied Nikon customer! When the back door of my camera broke a couple of years ago, Nikon sent a replacement part out quickly, and for a reasonable price.