Hello Tammy Welcome to the list. Can I suggest that you start by looking at http://www.orkneyjar.com - there is a fund of information there and beautifully presented. Kind regards -- Mike Clouston Tammy wrote: > Hello everyone! > I have been reading everyone's messages. The topics are very > interesting, but I have a few questions. Hope you do not mind me > asking and taking you off the topic. > I checked out the lights, there must be lots because they look bright. > Where is Kirkwall? > How do people in Orkney celebrate Christmas? What are some old > traditions? > Is Bannock in Orkney, the same type for dough cooked by the Canadian > Natives long ago? > My roots are from Orkney and I would love to learn more about the > land, people, traditions, history, even the weather. > Take care, > Tammy > . > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > >