Ted wrote: > "CaféMax" <cafemax@videotron.ca> wrote in message > news:W_kgf.14773$u%2.212716@weber.videotron.net... > >>Hi >> >>I'm from Canadan and I started my genealogy this summer. This is a first > > for > >>me on newsgroups to get genealogy informations. >> >>My ancestor is John MacSwain from Shye Island, Invernesshire, Scotland. >> >>Am I on the right newsgroup to have informations on him ???? >> >>If not can you suggest me some newsgroups? Please >> >> > > > Hi Ted, No you are not on the correct News Group, you are better off on Soc.genealogy.britian There does not appear to be a separate group for Scotland. Secondly you will not get any further help with your post until you tell the group what time period you are looking at as you could be any age from 12 to 85 for all we know. Have you looked at the Scotlandspeople site, if not it would pay you to do a free search, then pay for what records that are there for you failing that get a professional researcher.