1820
The central story
The Journey
The McLaren migration unfolds in four broad chapters: Scotland, Lanark, Vienna and California. Read straight through, or enter at any point.
1820–1884
Lanark
1884–1917
Vienna
1917 onward
California
Scotland & the Voyage
Scotland & the Voyage
Why Peter and Janet McLaren left Scotland in 1820, the Atlantic crossing aboard the Brock, and the overland journey to Lanark.
Lanark, Ontario
Lanark, Ontario
The first difficult year, clearing the forest, lumbering, farms, maps, and the family’s six decades in Ontario.
Vienna, South Dakota
Vienna, South Dakota
Homesteading on the plains, the Vienna home, family chronology, and the forces that pushed the family west again.
California
California
Hollister, the California timeline, Los Angeles and the culmination of a century-long migration.