DR. DAVID LIVINGSTONE
MISSIONARY, EXPLORER, SOCIAL CRUSADER
"Dr Livingstone , I presume?" How many times have you had that one thrown at you? Those of us who carry the surname get the quip every time we flash our driver's license or passport. A lot of this name recognition and association with the famous quote probably has to do with the 1938 movie, "Stanley & Livingstone". I never was able to see the movie until I finally got satellite TV and "Turner Classics". It was an adventure film that greatly romanticized the pursuit of Dr. Livingstone in deepest Africa by Henry Morton Stanley, an American newspaper reporter. Since then, there have been several good documentaries and a pathetic TV version of the story about Dr. Livingstone's accomplishments and pitfalls in his attempts to Christianize the remote parts of Africa and to explore the deep recesses of the continent. Some of the documentaries have dealt with the darker side of David Livingstone - his neglect of his wife and children and the fact that his explorations and missionary work led to the European colonization and destruction of native African cultures.
Below are some links that can lead you to some more information about Dr. Livingstone.
"DR LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME?" A National Geographic site with the story of "Stanley & Livingstone" along with 40 "postcard scenes" of their adventures in Africa. Click on the camera image on the site, then click on "Forbidden Territory".
"THEY PURCHASE SLAVES" A speech given by Dr. Livingstone in Edinburgh in 1857 concerning the slave trade in Africa.
ANCESTORS, RELATIVES AND DESCENDANTS OF DR. DAVID LIVINGSTON This page has some information on the relatives of Dr. David Livingston.
HIGHLAND ANCESTRY OF DR. DAVID LIVINGSTON, by Rev A. MacLean Sinclair This is an old article that was printed in the "Keltic Monthly", date unknown, about Rev. Sinclair's recollection of Dr. Livingstone's ancestry.
CLAN LIVINGSTONE: The History and Folklore of a Sacred Highland Clan in Argyll This is my web site with loads of information on Clan Livingstone - interesting reading
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Livingston Genealogy Web Pages