Publications

New-look Gunn Clan website launched

A Gunn Clan reunion was held in Adelaide April 29-30, 2006. The Port Adelaide Caledonian Society hosted the event and one thing  led to another, with the decision to establish a website to enable Gunns of Auckingill to communicate with each other from around the world. This is the new OzGunns website that will replace the older version.

The previous version of the Gunns of Auckingill website has been successful in providing a contact for a number of family members around the globe. These people have emailed me and sought information or have in turn provided information. Much of this has enabled Malcolm Gunn, the Gunn family historian, to further his work in telling the family story, filling in gaps in his research.

The website provides a way to distribute the newsletters that Malcolm puts together and any other information of interest gets posted from time to time (such as the Gunn Family Book – see the publications page).

I hope that you enjoy the new site. It is now interactive – meaning that you, as reader can post information or comments directly to the site if you want to – but you will need to register first (see right).
Regards

Andrew Gunn – editor

The Gunn Family Book

The Gunn family historian is Malcolm Gunn of Adelaide, South Australia.  He has published a book on the history of the Gunn Family of Auckingill.  He also publishes the Gunn family newsletter periodically.  Downloads of the book and of each of the newsletters are availble from this page.

You will need to download Adobe Reader to be able to read the files, if you do not already have it installed on your computer.

To make the process less time consuming, the book has been separated into sections so that dowloads of parts of the book can be made selectively. Click on the link below for the section you want.

There are now two versions available for download.  Malcolm Gunn has just completed (February 2012) a revision of the original version by adding lots more information and correcting some minor errors that occurred in the original publication.

Notes re the Revised Edition

• It has been ongoing since April 2004.
• Revisions come from the family…births, marriages and deaths, as well as from queries on the Gunn website… www.ozgunns.com.au.
• The index will not be revised.
• Where pages have been altered needing extra pages, the letters “a, b, c…” have been added with original page number.
• A new section…”Distant Cousins” has been added.

Revised Version (February 2012)

Section 1 and 2 (pp 1-46)
The Story of Donald Gunn and Helen Baikie, Our Ancestors

Section 3 (pp 47 – 118)  
Donald and Helen

Section 4a (pp 119 – 207)
The Children of Donald and Helen and Their Families

Section 4b (pp 208 – 312)
The Children of Donald and Helen and their families (cont)

Section 5 (pp 313 – 393)
The Extended Family

Section 6 (pp 393.Gunn1-Gunn30, Baikie1-Baikie11)
Some Distant Cousins

Section 7a (pp 394 – 434) 
Appendix 1 and Index

Section 7b (pp 1 – 103)
Appendix 2 – Summary Family Trees and Family Groups, Research Sources

Gunn, Baikie & Geddes Historical Ancestral Sites in Caithness

Original Version

Section 1 The Story of Donald Gunn and Helen Baikie
Section 2 Our Ancestors
Section 3 Index – Notes, Additions, Alterations
Section 4 The Children of Donald and Helen
Section 5 The Extended Family
Section 6.1 Appendix 1
Section 6.2 Appendix 2
Section 7 Index
Research Sources

Gunn Family Newsletters

Malcolm Gunn also periodically publishes a newsletter to provide current updates for what is happening in the Gunn Clan family. Copies of these can be downloaded by clicking on he links below.

You will need to download Adobe Reader to read the files if you do not already have it installed on your computer.

Issue 1 March 2003
Issue 2 January 2004
Issue 3 June 2005
Issue 4 July 2006
Issue 5 March 2007
Issue 6 February 2008
Issue 7 February 2009
Issue 8 June 2010
Issue 9 March 2011
Issue 10 February 2012

 

2006 Gunn family re-union DVD

Final touches have been made to the DVD covering events of the last reunion held in Adelaide April 29-30.

The DVD is slightly more than one hour in length and provides a way to relive the fun and atmosphere of the reunion. There are scenes from events held in the PACS hall, including Malcolm Gunn’s background of historical research into the Gunn family, Murray Hill’s description of his trip to Scotland as well as the dancing, prize-giving and acknowledgements for all the work put into making it a success.

The DVD was warmly praised when members of the Gunn Family reunion organising committee had an opportunity to preview the DVD recently.

“Fantastic, really great” – Malcolm Gunn

“A lot of fun, very professional” – Jim Gunn

Order a copy of the 2006 Gunn family re-union DVD for $10.00 (p&p incl). Email Andrew Gunn to request a copy.