American Connection

  • Charles Thomson


    Charles Thomson was born at Gorteade, Upperlands near Maghera in 1729.
  • James Wilson


    James Wilson, grandfather of President Woodrow Wilson, was born February 1787 at Dergalt, and emigrated to America in 1807,where he married Sion Mills girl Annie Adams.
  • John Dunlap


    Born in Meetinghouse Street, Strabane in1747 , Dunlap emigrated to Philadelphia at the age of 10 and began working with his uncle, who was one of the leading printers there at that time.
  • Rev Stuart Robinson DD


    Born in Strabane in 1814, he graduated from Amherst College and was ordained Pastor of Malden (Charleston) in1841.
  • Sir Guy Carleton


    Born in Strabane in 1724, Carleton went on to become Military Governor of Quebec and was instrumental in successfully challenging an invasion of Canada by the rebel forces of the American Colonies in 1776.
  • Ulster American Folk Park
    Ulster American Folk Park

    Contact: Ulster American Folk Park Tel: 028 8224 3292 Email: info@uafp.
  • William Collins


    Born In Strabane in 1840 Collins ran away at the age of 15 to Canada where after some years as a labourer, he developed an interest in poetry and literature.

Sperrins 2012 Visitor GuideDownload Sperrins
visitor guide

Click here