Darlene I only have 6 days between the Greenboro Games in NC and gettting to Roseville, CA. I assume that on Saturday night 30 April, I can get an lift to Boonesville, NC with Michelle Legon. And then go onto Knoxville TN on the Sunday (1 May), but that looks like a 3 to 4 hour drive by bus or car. >From the map, it looks like that Chattahooga and Nashville and perhaps Memphis may be other suitable place (or towns near by) but that will depend on where people wish to hold/organise a meeting place for me during this period. Hopefully, I can do do a circle and get to at least one talk a day before moving on to the next place. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Amark, Owner - FairWinds Travel" <fairwinds@earthlink.net> To: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mike Boyd's talking Tour of upper Mid West in April - St Louis, MO > Mike, > > If you plan to get as far south as Tennessee, I would suggest you also > consider Alabama. My Boyds came from there and there are a LOT of them > around. If you think that might work out I will make some contacts and > see if there's interest from some of the locals there to meet up with you. > > Darlene Amark > HBS #1239 > fairwinds@earthlink.net > > Mike Boyd wrote: > >>I know from working on the net for about 15 years that a lot of Boyds went >>to Missouri over time. However, I do not know if members of these >>families >>are still there or not. >> >>So on Monday 18 April my travel agent hear in Brisbane said that I can get >>an 7 am flight to Denver and catch another flight to St Louis and be at >>Lambert Airport by 1346 pm >> >>So is there a person (or a group of people) in the Eastern MO or SW ILL. >>area who would like to help to organise a meeting and venue (although that >>could be at the Hotel that I am staying at. >> >>At this stage I only have one person from Grand Rapids, MI who has >>contacted >>me about organising for me to talk to Boyd member in their area. >> >>The talks - from the Tour in October down the east Coast are most likely >>to >>last about 3 hours - to give you a guide. >> >>I am certainly quite happy to talk to people about our Boyd history and to >>pass on what I have collected over the last 30 years and about 7 Trips to >>Scotland and Ireland. And yes in October, while I was not able to operate >>my laptop, I was able to tell a number of the people that I spoke to what >>Branches they were connected to and where there families came from in >>Ireland. >> >>If I can't get an volunteer, I will look at flying directly to Chicago and >>getting a train up to Grand Rapids MI. >> >>The other States I would like to visit to pass on my knowledge about Boyd >>history (and collect known Boyd family trees) are:- >> >>(i) Indiana; >>(ii) Ohio; >>(iii) western PA; >>(iv) West Virginia >>(v) Kentucky; >>(vi) Tennessee. >> >>I have promised Joyce Arcus that I will go to the Greensboro Games on >>Saturday 30 April. So I expect that I will also do a history talk in >>Greensboro on the Friday night (29 April) >> >>While I have said to President Lauren that I will go to the Woodland Games >>in CA on 7 and 8 May. >> >>So I am currently thinking that after Greensboro on 30 April, that I could >>go to several cities/towns in Tennessee and get to some where that I could >>fly to Dallas or some other hub that will get me to Sacramento by Friday 6 >>May. >> >>I am quite happy to go into Canada, into lower Ontario Province to some >>town >>north of Lake Erie or to Hamilton and perhaps Buffalo, NY before I swing >>south. (along as you promise no snow) >> >>This will be the first and, I expect the last time, that that I will be >>able >>to visit this area to pass on my knowledge about Boyd Clan history. >> >>Thank you for volunteering. (These people will need help from others to >>contact both Boyd and Boyd researchers through a range of methods.) >> >>I am quite happy to go by train, bus or if it is possible by car if people >>have the time. >> >>Mike Boyd >>Chairman >>Historical Committee HBS >> >> >> >>_______________________________________ >>House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of >>the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with >>The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be >>returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be >>interested in helping to plan it. >>_______________________________________ >>Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd >>Society! >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 >>______________________________________ >>House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The >>Society would not be what it is without you! >>______________________________________ >> >>Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin >>McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org >> >>==================== >>Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org >>==================== >>For Officers and other Contacts, see >>http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml >>==================== >>Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make >>sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com >>==================== >>Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com >>==================== >>Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe >>mid-discussion? Visit the archives: >>http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd >>==================== >>Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? 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Darlene I will shortly write to Bob Boyd of Nashville, TN to see what can be done on Wednesday 4 May 2011 to organise a meeting in Nashville. I have booked a flight out of Memphis on Friday 6 May - leaving 9.30 am arriving in Phoenix 11.08 am and then at 1.35 pm leaving for Sacramento, arriving 3.33pm So hopefully, on Thursday morning I can get from Nashville to Memphis, TN. So how close to the TN border are your relatives in Alabama? Or is there an member/s of this list in or around Memphis TN or across the river in Arkansas whom may also be able to assist with arranging a meeting in or near Memphis, TN that would allow me to fly out on Friday morning. Thank you Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: "Darlene Amark, Owner - FairWinds Travel" <fairwinds@earthlink.net>; <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mike Boyd's talking Tour of upper Mid West in April -St Louis, MO > Darlene > I only have 6 days between the Greenboro Games in NC and gettting to > Roseville, CA. > > I assume that on Saturday night 30 April, I can get an lift to > Boonesville, > NC with Michelle Legon. And then go onto Knoxville TN on the Sunday (1 > May), > but that looks like a 3 to 4 hour drive by bus or car. > >>From the map, it looks like that Chattahooga and Nashville and perhaps > Memphis may be other suitable place (or towns near by) but that will > depend > on where people wish to hold/organise a meeting place for me during this > period. > > Hopefully, I can do do a circle and get to at least one talk a day before > moving on to the next place. > > Mike Boyd > Historical Committee, HBS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darlene Amark, Owner - FairWinds Travel" <fairwinds@earthlink.net> > To: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:13 PM > Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mike Boyd's talking Tour of upper Mid West in April - > St > Louis, MO > > >> Mike, >> >> If you plan to get as far south as Tennessee, I would suggest you also >> consider Alabama. My Boyds came from there and there are a LOT of them >> around. If you think that might work out I will make some contacts and >> see if there's interest from some of the locals there to meet up with >> you. >> >> Darlene Amark >> HBS #1239 >> fairwinds@earthlink.net >> >> Mike Boyd wrote: >> >>>I know from working on the net for about 15 years that a lot of Boyds >>>went >>>to Missouri over time. However, I do not know if members of these >>>families >>>are still there or not. >>> >>>So on Monday 18 April my travel agent hear in Brisbane said that I can >>>get >>>an 7 am flight to Denver and catch another flight to St Louis and be at >>>Lambert Airport by 1346 pm >>> >>>So is there a person (or a group of people) in the Eastern MO or SW ILL. >>>area who would like to help to organise a meeting and venue (although >>>that >>>could be at the Hotel that I am staying at. >>> >>>At this stage I only have one person from Grand Rapids, MI who has >>>contacted >>>me about organising for me to talk to Boyd member in their area. >>> >>>The talks - from the Tour in October down the east Coast are most likely >>>to >>>last about 3 hours - to give you a guide. >>> >>>I am certainly quite happy to talk to people about our Boyd history and >>>to >>>pass on what I have collected over the last 30 years and about 7 Trips to >>>Scotland and Ireland. And yes in October, while I was not able to >>>operate >>>my laptop, I was able to tell a number of the people that I spoke to what >>>Branches they were connected to and where there families came from in >>>Ireland. >>> >>>If I can't get an volunteer, I will look at flying directly to Chicago >>>and >>>getting a train up to Grand Rapids MI. >>> >>>The other States I would like to visit to pass on my knowledge about Boyd >>>history (and collect known Boyd family trees) are:- >>> >>>(i) Indiana; >>>(ii) Ohio; >>>(iii) western PA; >>>(iv) West Virginia >>>(v) Kentucky; >>>(vi) Tennessee. >>> >>>I have promised Joyce Arcus that I will go to the Greensboro Games on >>>Saturday 30 April. So I expect that I will also do a history talk in >>>Greensboro on the Friday night (29 April) >>> >>>While I have said to President Lauren that I will go to the Woodland >>>Games >>>in CA on 7 and 8 May. >>> >>>So I am currently thinking that after Greensboro on 30 April, that I >>>could >>>go to several cities/towns in Tennessee and get to some where that I >>>could >>>fly to Dallas or some other hub that will get me to Sacramento by Friday >>>6 >>>May. >>> >>>I am quite happy to go into Canada, into lower Ontario Province to some >>>town >>>north of Lake Erie or to Hamilton and perhaps Buffalo, NY before I swing >>>south. (along as you promise no snow) >>> >>>This will be the first and, I expect the last time, that that I will be >>>able >>>to visit this area to pass on my knowledge about Boyd Clan history. >>> >>>Thank you for volunteering. (These people will need help from others to >>>contact both Boyd and Boyd researchers through a range of methods.) >>> >>>I am quite happy to go by train, bus or if it is possible by car if >>>people >>>have the time. >>> >>>Mike Boyd >>>Chairman >>>Historical Committee HBS >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________ >>>House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of >>>the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with >>>The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be >>>returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be >>>interested in helping to plan it. >>>_______________________________________ >>>Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd >>>Society! >>> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 >>>______________________________________ >>>House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The >>>Society would not be what it is without you! >>>______________________________________ >>> >>>Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin >>>McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org >>> >>>==================== >>>Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org >>>==================== >>>For Officers and other Contacts, see >>>http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml >>>==================== >>>Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. >>>Make >>>sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com >>>==================== >>>Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com >>>==================== >>>Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe >>>mid-discussion? Visit the archives: >>>http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd >>>==================== >>>Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help >>>Desk >>>for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ >>>Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! >>>**************************** >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>>in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > _______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with > The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be > returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be > interested in helping to plan it. > _______________________________________ > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd > Society! > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The > Society would not be what it is without you! > ______________________________________ > > Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin > McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see > http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > ==================== > Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make > sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe > mid-discussion? 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Hi Mike, Some of my Boyds live in the Athens/Huntsville area of Alabama, which is around 100 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee. Others are closer to Birmingham, Alabama which about 200 miles south of Nashville. Good luck! Darlene Mike Boyd wrote: > Darlene > I will shortly write to Bob Boyd of Nashville, TN to see what can be > done on Wednesday 4 May 2011 to organise a meeting in Nashville. > > I have booked a flight out of Memphis on Friday 6 May - leaving 9.30 > am arriving in Phoenix 11.08 am and then at 1.35 pm leaving for > Sacramento, arriving 3.33pm > > So hopefully, on Thursday morning I can get from Nashville to Memphis, > TN. So how close to the TN border are your relatives in Alabama? > > Or is there an member/s of this list in or around Memphis TN or across > the river in Arkansas whom may also be able to assist with arranging a > meeting in or near Memphis, TN that would allow me to fly out on > Friday morning. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > To: "Darlene Amark, Owner - FairWinds Travel" > <fairwinds@earthlink.net>; <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 5:29 PM > Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mike Boyd's talking Tour of upper Mid West in > April -St Louis, MO > > >> Darlene >> I only have 6 days between the Greenboro Games in NC and gettting to >> Roseville, CA. >> >> I assume that on Saturday night 30 April, I can get an lift to >> Boonesville, >> NC with Michelle Legon. And then go onto Knoxville TN on the Sunday >> (1 May), >> but that looks like a 3 to 4 hour drive by bus or car. >> >>> From the map, it looks like that Chattahooga and Nashville and perhaps >> >> Memphis may be other suitable place (or towns near by) but that will >> depend >> on where people wish to hold/organise a meeting place for me during this >> period. >> >> Hopefully, I can do do a circle and get to at least one talk a day >> before >> moving on to the next place. >> >> Mike Boyd >> Historical Committee, HBS >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Amark, Owner - FairWinds >> Travel" <fairwinds@earthlink.net> >> To: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:13 PM >> Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mike Boyd's talking Tour of upper Mid West in >> April - St >> Louis, MO >> >> >>> Mike, >>> >>> If you plan to get as far south as Tennessee, I would suggest you also >>> consider Alabama. My Boyds came from there and there are a LOT of them >>> around. If you think that might work out I will make some contacts and >>> see if there's interest from some of the locals there to meet up >>> with you. >>> >>> Darlene Amark >>> HBS #1239 >>> fairwinds@earthlink.net >>> >>> Mike Boyd wrote: >>> >>>> I know from working on the net for about 15 years that a lot of >>>> Boyds went >>>> to Missouri over time. However, I do not know if members of these >>>> families >>>> are still there or not. >>>> >>>> So on Monday 18 April my travel agent hear in Brisbane said that I >>>> can get >>>> an 7 am flight to Denver and catch another flight to St Louis and >>>> be at >>>> Lambert Airport by 1346 pm >>>> >>>> So is there a person (or a group of people) in the Eastern MO or SW >>>> ILL. >>>> area who would like to help to organise a meeting and venue >>>> (although that >>>> could be at the Hotel that I am staying at. >>>> >>>> At this stage I only have one person from Grand Rapids, MI who has >>>> contacted >>>> me about organising for me to talk to Boyd member in their area. >>>> >>>> The talks - from the Tour in October down the east Coast are most >>>> likely >>>> to >>>> last about 3 hours - to give you a guide. >>>> >>>> I am certainly quite happy to talk to people about our Boyd history >>>> and to >>>> pass on what I have collected over the last 30 years and about 7 >>>> Trips to >>>> Scotland and Ireland. And yes in October, while I was not able to >>>> operate >>>> my laptop, I was able to tell a number of the people that I spoke >>>> to what >>>> Branches they were connected to and where there families came from in >>>> Ireland. >>>> >>>> If I can't get an volunteer, I will look at flying directly to >>>> Chicago and >>>> getting a train up to Grand Rapids MI. >>>> >>>> The other States I would like to visit to pass on my knowledge >>>> about Boyd >>>> history (and collect known Boyd family trees) are:- >>>> >>>> (i) Indiana; >>>> (ii) Ohio; >>>> (iii) western PA; >>>> (iv) West Virginia >>>> (v) Kentucky; >>>> (vi) Tennessee. >>>> >>>> I have promised Joyce Arcus that I will go to the Greensboro Games on >>>> Saturday 30 April. So I expect that I will also do a history talk in >>>> Greensboro on the Friday night (29 April) >>>> >>>> While I have said to President Lauren that I will go to the >>>> Woodland Games >>>> in CA on 7 and 8 May. >>>> >>>> So I am currently thinking that after Greensboro on 30 April, that >>>> I could >>>> go to several cities/towns in Tennessee and get to some where that >>>> I could >>>> fly to Dallas or some other hub that will get me to Sacramento by >>>> Friday 6 >>>> May. >>>> >>>> I am quite happy to go into Canada, into lower Ontario Province to >>>> some >>>> town >>>> north of Lake Erie or to Hamilton and perhaps Buffalo, NY before I >>>> swing >>>> south. (along as you promise no snow) >>>> >>>> This will be the first and, I expect the last time, that that I >>>> will be >>>> able >>>> to visit this area to pass on my knowledge about Boyd Clan history. >>>> >>>> Thank you for volunteering. (These people will need help from >>>> others to >>>> contact both Boyd and Boyd researchers through a range of methods.) >>>> >>>> I am quite happy to go by train, bus or if it is possible by car if >>>> people >>>> have the time. >>>> >>>> Mike Boyd >>>> Chairman >>>> Historical Committee HBS >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & >>>> Gathering of >>>> the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction >>>> with >>>> The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike >>>> will be >>>> returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you >>>> would be >>>> interested in helping to plan it. >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd >>>> Society! >>>> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 >>>> ______________________________________ >>>> House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our >>>> volunteers. The >>>> Society would not be what it is without you! >>>> ______________________________________ >>>> >>>> Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact >>>> Kevin >>>> McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org >>>> >>>> ==================== >>>> Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org >>>> ==================== >>>> For Officers and other Contacts, see >>>> http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml >>>> ==================== >>>> Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the >>>> post. Make >>>> sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com >>>> ==================== >>>> Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at >>>> Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com >>>> ==================== >>>> Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe >>>> mid-discussion? Visit the archives: >>>> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd >>>> ==================== >>>> Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the >>>> Help Desk >>>> for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ >>>> Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! >>>> **************************** >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & >> Gathering of the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in >> conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, >> 2011. Mike will be returning to America to join us! Write >> AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. >> _______________________________________ >> Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of >> Boyd Society! >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 >> ______________________________________ >> House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. >> The Society would not be what it is without you! >> ______________________________________ >> >> Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact >> Kevin McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org >> >> ==================== >> Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org >> ==================== >> For Officers and other Contacts, see >> http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml >> ==================== >> Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. >> Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com >> ==================== >> Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com >> ==================== >> Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe >> mid-discussion? Visit the archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd >> ==================== >> Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help >> Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ >> Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! >> **************************** >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >