Okay folks. Apologies for three posts all in quick succession. This has definitely been one of "those" days and my phone displaying the replies to my post in an unusual order didn't help. Just wanted to say sorry for any confusion I've caused. Ideally my goal, when I get the names places and dates is to track my line back to Ireland or Scotland. I know we have our first ancestor in the us. I just don't have the book as it is half way across the us right now. Thank you all again and my apologies again. :/ Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2011, at 9:49 PM, "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > We Boyd's have great powers but one of them is - unfortunately - that we > can't read minds. > > So if you are one of people that are LURKING on the list waiting for someone > else to post some details about your family, you NEED TO ADVERTISE what you > are looking for so people can help you. > > We have ALL had to start by telling the list details about our family. > > So do what I call your DIRECT BOYD TREE. Start with yourself and work > backwards through your known Boyd generations. > > Because of privacy problems, you may only wish to start to put the dates and > places for your grandparents. So this direct tree will show other list > members your families migration path, or they may be able to link into one > of the earlier generations. > > While if your family has been in a single location for 100 or 200 years you > may become the "expert" for the Boyds in that location. However, > experience, shows us that many Boyd families did like to move. So as you go > form one location to another, other people on the list MAY BE ABLE TO HELP > YOU sources, local history or contacts. > > At present I have some 630 Boyd family chapters and I have collected another > 800 or so family chapters from last years trip to Scotland Ireland and the > USA and this years trip to the USA in April and May. And these are only a > fraction of the Boyd families that are out there. > > So POST YOUR FAMILY DETAILS and hopefully someone on the list will connect > to your family. > > Thank you. > > Mike Boyd > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nanyque" <nanyque@gmail.com> > To: <boyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 10:46 AM > Subject: [BOYD] Boyd family seal/crest differences > > >> Hello cousins! >> >> This is my first post - I've been lurking for a while now. >> I have lots of questions about tracing my family line, but they will have >> to wait until I get the family history book my grandparents have. >> >> Thanks cousins! >> >> Nanyque Boyd >> > > > > > > > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? 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Hi Nanyque: Post away! There's no limit for how many in what order. No confusion. Just enthusiastic responses... and sometimes one person's message reminds us of others who may have a similar situation, and may not have posted. :) We dont' consider questions as "bugging" but rather an opportunity to get to know a cousin and share the information that we have. So... ask away! We will look forward to "hearing" who your immigrant ancestor is and what trail they left. You may find others here that connect with your line... and Mike may have some information from across the pond for you! So... when you get the book in your hands and have time, yes, please do share! There may be another lurker just waiting for the details YOU have to help them with their brick wall! Yours Aye, Lauren Boyd List Admin