Was a man named Gilbert Vance in counties Cavan and Fermanagh one of the first Scottish Vance immigrants into Ireland? In the early 160...

Another installment in the soldier life of Ezekiel Vance!  Check  Vances of the Past: Ezekiel Vance (Part 1)  for the first story and the s...

Ezekiel Vance and the Battle of Antrim, 1798 Every now and then I like to highlight the story of a past Vance who became famous (or not...

Many researchers into the Irish Vance family lines have documented their connection through the Vans of Barnbarroch back to Robert the Bruce...

The November 2013 Newsletter The VFA's November newsletter is out!  Members who enjoy stories of notable Vances will find a biograp...

I was introduced recently to a Facebook group about surname distribution mapping - the use of census and other data to plot the geographi...

In a little churchyard in Bewcastle in Cumberland, England, there stands one of the largest Anglo-Saxon high crosses in the British Isles.  ...