I'm back at my desk again, and at your service, after a very enjoyable two-week holiday in British Columbia. There were 40 e-mail messages waiting for me and I will try to deal with them all in the next few days. The Marjoribanks Journal No. 6 has just been published and copies are available, on request, without charge, to members in good standing of The Marjoribanks Family organization. Issue No. 6 contains articles about: Marjoribanks houses, from, humble farm houses to virtual palaces, occupied by our ancestors over the years; Archibald Marjoribanks's life on the Rocking Chair Ranch in Texas, based on letters written to the directors in London; an explanation of the new Marjoribanks tartan; and the visit to America by Alexander Marjoribanks of that Ilk in the 1850s , as described in his book. During our visit to British Columbia, Nancy and I had lunch at Guisachan House in Kelowna with William Marjoribanks of Armstrong BC and his wife Mary Rose and Ursula Surtees, the former director of the Kelowna Museum. Ursula's husband, John, was the son of Ishbel Agnes Marjoribanks, the daughter of of Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks, the Marchioness of Aberdeen. Guisachan House, now a charming and elegant restaurant, set in a beautiful garden, was once the Aberdeen's Canadian ranch house. It was named after Lady Aberdeen's father's shooting estate in Scotland. Best regards, Bob Marjoribanks