For history I would recommend the archives. The list was setup and put on roots web by Anne Rendall, evidently from an earlier list mail she had elsewhere. Then got Sigurd to take it on for a while. Many of us found it through a link on his excellent web page. _RootsWeb: ORCADIA-L Archives (October 1998)_ (http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ORCADIA/1998-10) From: "Anne M. Rendall" < _anne@rendall.net_ (mailto:anne@rendall.net) > Subject: [ORCADIA-L] welcome Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 21:13:34 -0400 Thanks for joining the list at its new home on rootsweb.com I'm sending this message through just to see if the list is working the way I think I set it up to. The address for posting messages is _Orcadia-L@rootsweb.com_ (mailto:Orcadia-L@rootsweb.com) Regards, Anne Rendall Volunteer Listowner Orkney-L & Orcadia-L Volunteer host OrkneyGen Web -> _http://rendall.net/orkne_ (http://rendall.net/orkne) Sigurd frequently had to plea with us to stay on topic. From: "Sigurd Towrie" < _sigurd@orkneyjar.com_ (mailto:sigurd@orkneyjar.com) > Subject: [ORCADIA] On Topic Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 00:29:38 -0000 Could I once again pled that messages to the list are on topic. To quote: "The Orcadia Mailing list is an e-mail discussion list specifically for people who are interested in Orkney's history, folklore, language, placename etymology and culture." Also, when replying, please try and trim down the previous email quotes. i.e. Don't have a one sentence posting with three pages of quoted message below. and eventually asked for a volunteer to take over which was accepted by Royce. The whole history may be read in the archives for those who weren't around for it. Karen _RootsWeb: ORCADIA-L Archives (October 1998)_ (http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ORCADIA/1998-10)