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Welcome to the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies Genealogical Resources Center. Our purpose here is to provide the resources, information, and links you need to research your ties to this ancient Scottish highland clan. Hopefully, we have what you need. We will do all that we can to assist you in your research.


However, we sincerely ask that you agree to the following conditions:

All information contained in this Genealogical Resource Center is the property of The Associated Clan MacLeod Societies, and is LICENSED to you for YOUR research purposes ONLY. Under no circumstances may you copy, reproduce, or transmit to others the information as it is contained in this resource in any form, electrical, mechanical, magnetic, or any other format, without the written permission of The Associated Clan MacLeod Societies. The only exception to this rule is that you may extract and record in your notes or genealogy software whatever information stored here directly relates to your particular ancestry for your family history.

All information in these files is shared with you on a QUID PRO QUO basis -- that is, we are sharing what we have with you on the condition that you will share your genealogical information with us. The information contained in this Genealogical Resource Center is a cooperative effort, representing the extensive work of hundreds of people who have freely shared their research results to make this Resource Center possible. We ask and trust that you will do the same.

If you use or extract information from this Genealogy Resource Center, you must give us proper bibliographic recognition in your documentation. The correct format for proper Bibliographical Reference is "!SOURCE: THE ASSOCIATED CLAN MACLEOD SOCIETIES GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES, The Associated Clan MacLeod Societies, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2000." (See next paragraph and link for additional information.)

Please read and follow our documentation standards supporting the information that you share with us. We need to know where you obtained your information for each individual you submit to us.
This is very important! Other researchers will be using your information in their research; proper documentation saves us all valuable time confirming the validity of your information.

If you have queries about your ancestors, send your query to the ACMS GENEALOGY COORDINATORS. You should receive a reply within 48 hours. Be sure to include as much information as you know (no matter how trivial it may seem to you) concerning the individual about whom you wish information, including full name (if you know it), birthdate/place, marriagedate/place, name(s) of spouse(s), and names of children.

This Genealogical Resource Center offers the following:
Data:	Introduction to the Clan MacLeod Migration Project. Introduction to the Septs of Clan MacLeod The Tartans of Clan MacLeod!!!!!!!-NEW-!!!!!!! Ancestors and Descendants of LEOD, founder of Clan MacLeod. Index of Associated Clan MacLeod Societies Surnames. Index of Associated Clan MacLeod Societies Individuals. Index of Associated Clan MacLeod Societies Queries [COMING SOON] Index of Clan MacLeod Society Canada Surnames. Index of Clan MacLeod Society Canada Individuals Index of Clan MacLeod Society New Zealand Surnames. Index of Clan MacLeod Society New Zealand Individuals Index of Clan MacLeod Society-USA Surnames Index of Clan MacLeod Society-USA Individuals
Contacts:	Genealogy Coordinator for the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies, write to James A. Ayars at jimayars@aol.com Migration Project Coordinator for the Clan MacLeod Society-USA, write to Brenda Fletcher, at Dunvegan@hotmail.com
Downloads:	Family Group Forms Download and print as many copies as you need. Ancestry Chart Download and print as many copies as you need. Free Genealogy Software [Use your Browser's "BACK" Button to return to this website.]
Sharing:	Send us your ANCESTRY FORM !!!!!!!-NEW-!!!!!!! Sign in to our CLAN MACLEOD REGISTRY!!!!!!!-NEW-!!!!!!! Participate in the CLAN MACLEOD DNA STUDY!!!!!!!-NEW-!!!!!!!
Research:	The Genetics of Clan MacLeod, by Julia Abernethy!!!!!!!-NEW-!!!!!!! The MacLeods of Herries, by Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie!!!!NEW-!!!! The Ancestry of the MacLeods, by William Matheson The MacLeods of Lewis, by William Matheson The Origin of Leod, by Alick Morrison!!!!!!!-NEW-!!!!!!! The Ancestry of the MacLeods Reconsidered, by W. D. H. Sellar The Ancestry of Leod, by Andrew P. MacLeod
Join Us:	www.clanmacleod.org
Resources:	Bill Lawson is a genealogist specializing in family history research in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Skye Roots --Website for Norma MacLeod, a genealogist specializing in research on the Isle of Skye, the MacLeod main homeland. Skye Kin -- Website for Marjorie MacInnes, another genealogy specialist ready to assist you in research on the Isle of Skye. GENUKI -- the central website providing links to all archives and research centers in the United Kingdom. The Scottish Genealogy Society--the genealogical membership organization for Scottish genealogical research General Register Office for Scotland--the section of the GRO devoted to assisting Scottish genealogical research Scottish Genealogy from Scot Roots--another resource center devoted to Scottish genealogical research Scots Origins--offers free services including enhanced International Genealogical Index (IGI) searching and extensive place name searching, in addition to the Sighting service which allows access to original Scottish documents from 1700 to 1990. Electric Scotland --Website with links to Helen Payne Odom Library in Moultrie, GA, the repository of archives relating to Clan MacLeod in the United States of America, as well as other resources.

The Arms of the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies are used here by persmission of the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies (ACMS). The ACMS expresses special gratitude to the creators of Sparrowhawk 1.0, and GED2HTML, the software which created the linked genealogical databases for this Genealogy Resource Center. Updated 16 July 2004. If something fails to please you here, or if you have question, comments or suggestions about this project, contact us by clicking here -- Queries Form.