Today was looking at some old photographs of a Scottish family offered by this site: http://www.ambaile.org.uk/ If you look through the photos and at the Williamson family, there are some interesting bits about sheep shearing & travelling folk plus some great old photos. My interest in Scotland and the Highlands comes from both my HIRD/HERD/NICOL & SMITH families. Of course there is also my Agnes Nichol/Nickle family. Agnes is buried in New York and one of my 3x g. grandmother. No idea of her parents, but the local library has the book in that might solve this problem and crumble one more brick wall. Hope to get over this week. In early October, will be travelling to Nova Scotia and then on to Newfoundland. Have never been to the East Coast so rather excited. If weather and time permit, may take a quick trip down to Maine to look around my Grandfather WHITTIER's home area. This is not a genealogy trip but a soccer trip. One of my granddaughter's is in the National Soccer Tournament. These are players from various community clubs throughout Canada. Apparently Pier 21 is now a museum and it is one place I would like to visit. Many of Canada's 2nd World War Brides landed there - including my Aunt. Lauraine