My great grandparents emigrated from the Orkney Islands in Scotland to Sterling, Michigan in the 1880s. Since immigrants frequently went to locations where their friends or relatives had emigrated, I am interested in making contact from others whose ancestors came from Orkney to Michigan. I would like to learn what other families might know about their ancestors' immigration. My Great Grandparents were James Firth and Jane Harray Firth. James' sisters also emigrated to Michigan. They were Isabella Firth Norn (who came in about 1872 when she married James Norn) and Whillamina Firth Wishart who came in about 1878 after living in Canada for about 8 years). If your ancestors emigrated from the Orkney Islands to Michigan, drop me a line with details, such as when them emigrated, why, names, etc. Sincerely, Liz Hessel