And read about it and view a short video at http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-43948079 "Martin Briscoe (W10 laptop)" <list@mbriscoe.me.uk> wrote: > >Any people with Scottish ancestry (or Americans) might like to watch (on >iPlayer) the programme about Islay that has just been on BBC1 Scotland. ><snip>

The main commemoration is on the 4th May, a joint one for both losses. https://ww100islay.com/ There will be various dignitaries so should coverage on the news and possibly in the US with it being mainly Americans who were lost. Martin Briscoe Fort William Ancestry DNA, FTDNA (B68554), GEDMatch (A374507) -----Original Message----- From: Lynne [mailto:lklein@mindspring.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 9:51 PM To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAN] Re: Resource: Anglo-Scottish FHS And read about it and view a short video at http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-43948079