Tour Scotland 4K late Summer early Autumn travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish accordion music, on the B996 route from Fife, to the High Street on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Kinross, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Kinross is located around 13 miles South of Perth, Perthshire, and around 20 miles North West of Edinburgh. Kinross became a staging post on the Great North Road in the 18th and 19th centuries and was a centre for weaving and by the late 20th century it became a world leader in cashmere weaving. Kinross also has a connection with the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. His nephew, Robert Burns Begg, was the local Kinross teacher for 51 years, he married Grace Beveridge and they had 10 children. Kinross is the traditional county town of the historic county of Kinross-shire. Andrew Barlass was born on September 30, 1822, in Kinross. He emigrated to the United States and settled in the town of Harmony, Rock County, Wisconsin. His post office address was the community of Emerald Grove. Barlass was a farmer and raised livestock. He served on the Harmony Town Board and was chairman of the town board. He also served on the school board and also served on the Rock County Board of Supervisors. Barlass also served as town assessor and justice of the peace. In 1874, 1875, and 1876, Barlass served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. Barlass was involved with the Free Soil Party before he joined the Republican Party. Barlass was involved with the Harmony town insurance company. Barlass died on July 26, 1895 of injuries after being kicked by a horse on his farm in the town of Harmony. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip The B996 is not the fastest road from this part of into Fife into the Perthshire, but it certainly used to be. Before the construction of the parallel M90 motorway, this was the only serious road north towards Perth. The B996 number has now been used for all the sections of former A90 that weren't candidates for transference to another A road; consequently the road appears and disappears, hidden under a handful of other routes. So all the B996 is doing is joining up the dots; a bit unfair really for a road which was so important for so long. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23.
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