Hi all, Does anyone know who are the current owners of Torfoot Farm in Strathavon, Scotland? I did hear from someone about a year or two ago that was trying to raise money to restore Torfoot, but I unfortunately mislaid the letter. Just a really wild thought, but I wonder what the possibility would be of purchasing or leasing Torfoot Farm, restoring it, and making it a Brownlee Museum. Maybe forming some sort of Brownlee trust or co-operative to run it. If 1,000 Brownlee/ies raised $1,000 each - there's $1,000,000. How many living descendants of Torfoot alive today that would be interested? How many other Brownlee/ies would be interested? Maybe it could be some form of shareholding situation. Are there any Brownlee/ie lawyers out there that could perhaps offer some advice. I know these are pretty wild thoughts, but I know if I had the funds right now I would look into the feasibility of doing it. Anyway the goal is certainly set for me. Another thought I had to raise funds was that I would probably have enough material to publish another book - well actually it would be more than one volume and I am sure there would be no shortage of contributors out there. I certainly have the expertise in the Printing & Publishing side, although my biggest problem right now is time. However if the project could be co-authored, it would certainly alleviate that problem. Seriously, I would love to get feedback on these thoughts, positive and negative is ok. It would be good to brainstorm the idea at least. If anyone who reads this is not too sure about Torfoot Farm (or House), there is a photo published in "The Brownlee Family", published in Australia in 1986. ISBN 0 9588301 0 X. The book is 352pp and case bound. Gold blocked on front cover & spine. It has a lot of information on early Brownlee Records, The Origin of the Name, Heraldry, Lots of Charts from all over the world, Hamilton connections, Torfoot (etc). Ask your local library for a copy <bold>or</bold> if you wish, copies are still available for <bold>$40.00 Australian</bold> plus postage. I'll give a 15% discount to anyone on the Brownlee mailing list at Rootsweb. I can accept Bankcard, Mastercard or Visa, which will be deducted in the name of Brownlee Printing. I need 1. Name of Account 2. Card Number 3. Expiry Date My full details are as follows. Ian Edward Brownlee (co Author of "The Brownlee Family". Appointed House Sennachie of "The House of Brownlee") 1 Mission Street, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia PO Box 378, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia Email: [email protected] Home Phone 61 2 4782 3591 Work Phone: 61 2 4782 2794 Mobile: 61 414 822 794 Fax: 61 4782 9559 Voice Mail: 61 2 9640 8460