Mike; To your knowledge is there anything going on in Ontario and if so when? We would maybe like to attend the Lavonia games if you could give us some info when it becomes available.Would also like to see what you have collected in the past. Please keep in touch; Heather and Sam Harris On., Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 7:30 PM Subject: [BOYD] Boyd Historian visit to Livonia, MI Games 3 & 4 August 2014 > While I will be attending these games and helping to man the Boyd tent and > answer questions on queries, etc, I have not yet THOUGHT ABOUT when I will > arrive in Detroit, MI. > > I usually get a plane from Brisbane directly to Los Angles. However, my > travel agent normally finds it cheaper for me to make two legs rather than > take any available direct flight. > > So is there anyone who would wish to speak to a Boyd group or their Family > History Society on Wednesday (30 July) or Thursday (31 July)? > > I have been told that the Detroit Public Library is one of the larger > Libraries in the USA, so I expect that I will spend some days visiting > there to search for Boyd families. > > I have not given any thought about how long I will stay, but I would like > to be able to contact some Boyd History talks after these games. Either > in Ontario, Canada or some other locations in Canada or the USA as I make > my way back to Los Angles. > > So would you like me to stop by your place, so I can talk the Boyds in > your area of the World. > > Oh are there any Games the following weekend 9-10 August, somewhere in or > around Detroit where I might be able to get to by bus or train? > > I would like to be able to pass onto other Boyds some of the Boyd family > history that I have discovered in the last 10 years of travelling to > Scotland. > > For discussion > > Mike Boyd > Chairman > Historical Committee, HBS > > > > > ==================== > House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary > Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to > http://www.clanboyd.org for more information > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to > keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. > Write me off list at [email protected] > ==================== > > Remember to trim your message before hitting send! > Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. > > ==================== > This list is set for replies to go to the list address [email protected] > not just the author of the post. > ==================== > > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe > mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE 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! > > _________________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2014 will be held in conjunction with the St. Andrews Society of > Detroit's Highland Games at Livonia, Michigan, USA. The date is to be > confirmed by the venue, however, this year's event (2013) is the first > weekend in August. Please plan on attending! > > Write [email protected] if you would be interested in helping to plan it. > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2013 was a great success. It was held in Greenville, SC, USA in > conjunction with the Greenville Scottish Games, Saturday May 25th, > Memorial Day Weekend 2013. > _______________________________________________________________________________ > 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 [email protected] > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see > http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4335 / Virus Database: 3722/7172 - Release Date: 03/09/14 >