The history begins with an overview of some of the reasons why so 
     
     many Scottish Highlanders chose to leave their homes in the late 
     
     eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and set out across the Atlantic 
     
     to Prince Edward Island. As well, the major emigrations are discussed, 
     
     in addition to some problems of settlement and early attempts by the 
     
     immigrants to introduce their traditions and heritage into the New 
     
     World. 
     
    

    
     Special thanks are due to a number of people who assisted and 
     
     encouraged me while I was writing this book. The staff in the Special 
     
     Collections section of Robertson Library at Queen’s University, 
     
     Kingston, Ontario helped while I was a student there last winter. The 
     
     staff at the Confederation Centre Library in Charlottetown; and 
     
     Nicholas de Jong, Harry Holman, Marilyn Bell, Kevin MacDonald, and 
     
     Nancy MacBeath of the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island deserve 
     
     particular appreciation for their assistance. Lawrence McLagen made 
     
     photographic copies of the items in the book; Trude Oliver, Registrar at 
     
     the Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, willingly loaned some of 
     
     the prints; Ken Garnhurn of the Heritage Foundation did the cover for 
     
     the book and offered layout suggestions. Ian Robertson and my brother, 
     
     Jim Hornby, were co-operative in finding source material. Bill Burnett 
     
     talked to me last summer about his memories as a club member in the 
     
     19205, Mrs. Norman (Mary) MacRae graciously let me look at scrap- 
     
     books belonging to her father T.E. MacNutt, and Jack MacMillan gave 
     
     me a copy of his father Gordon’s history of the club. 
     
    

    
     Especially warm thanks go to the following: to Harry Baglole for 
     
     wielding a sensitive editorial pen over my manuscript; to Wayne MacKin- 
     
     non for his constant cheer, encouragement, and patience during the past 
     
     year; and to my family and friends for their love. To the members of the 
     
     Caledonian Club of Prince Edward Island, I am grateful for your 
     
     support. This book is for you. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Charlottetown, Susan Hornby 
     
     July, 1980.