I think Mike means just http://www.orkneytoday.ltd.uk , without /index asp. Listers may also not be aware of http://www.orkneytoday.ltd.uk > "Visitors Downloads" > "Orcadian Genealogy". On this page I have attempted to meet Orkney Today's request to provide concise advice to those intending to visit Orkney to seek their roots. This page may be of use to Listers who are planning such visits, or who have friends who are. Listers' suggestions for improving the site will be appreciated. James Irvine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Clouston" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:15 PM Subject: Orkney Today > Listers may not be aware of Orkney's "other" newspaper and its on-line > presence. > "Orkney Today" can be found at http://www.orkneytoday.ltd.uk/index.asp. > > It is possible to download free a *complete* copy of the current version > by clicking on the link on the right-hand side of the banner at the top of > the home page. You need to register with an e-mail address and have Adobe > Acrobat Reader to read the paper. Be warned! It is about 15 Mb in size so > it is only suitable for broadband/ADSL connections. > > Just how long a complete version will be available on-line is anyone's > guess - it can't do much for their sales. > > Kind regards > > -- > Mike Clouston > > ______________________________

James Irvine wrote: > I think Mike means just http://www.orkneytoday.ltd.uk , without /index > asp. No, I didn't - both URLs take me to the same page. -- Mike Clouston

Really appreciate this. Thank you, James Lyn from Wanganui, NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Irvine" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 7:22 AM Subject: [Orkney] Re: Orkney Today - Genealogy page > I think Mike means just http://www.orkneytoday.ltd.uk , without /index asp. > > Listers may also not be aware of http://www.orkneytoday.ltd.uk > "Visitors > Downloads" > "Orcadian Genealogy". On this page I have attempted to meet > Orkney Today's request to provide concise advice to those intending to visit > Orkney to seek their roots. > > This page may be of use to Listers who are planning such visits, or who have > friends who are. Listers' suggestions for improving the site will be > appreciated. > > James Irvine. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Clouston" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:15 PM > Subject: Orkney Today > > > > Listers may not be aware of Orkney's "other" newspaper and its on-line > > presence. > > "Orkney Today" can be found at http://www.orkneytoday.ltd.uk/index.asp. > > > > It is possible to download free a *complete* copy of the current version > > by clicking on the link on the right-hand side of the banner at the top of > > the home page. You need to register with an e-mail address and have Adobe > > Acrobat Reader to read the paper. Be warned! It is about 15 Mb in size so > > it is only suitable for broadband/ADSL connections. > > > > Just how long a complete version will be available on-line is anyone's > > guess - it can't do much for their sales. > > > > Kind regards > > > > -- > > Mike Clouston > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== > >>>>TIP: To search the archives of this list go to http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ORKNEY on the next page enter your search word(s) and select the year click the submit query button<<<< > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >