Greetings Orcadians and non-Orcadians alike: I am a Metis person from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan with ancestral roots reaching back to Orkney. I am eager to make contact with any present-day Orcadians who have or know of those who have Metis blood (a mixture of Orcadian and Canadian Indian blood--stemming back to the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade times) flowing through their veins. Thank you in advance, Sincerely, Barbara Miller

from a Metis person on Vancouver Island with ancestral roots reaching back to Orkney through the Hudson's Bay Company Workers fur trading times - and before the HBC or NWC arrival. ----------------- Dennice Goudie List Administrator of many lists on Rootsweb Brulé, Poirier, McFadden, Stephens, Michelsen, French, Brooks, Brown, Goudie, Vautrin pioneer families of British Columbia and their 'country wives' http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goudied/index.html Most Recent Family Tree database online (10,000+ individuals) http://www.gencircles.com/users/goudie_d/1 http://www.gencircles.com/users/goudie_d/2/ << Fotheringhame - V7 - 669 Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission. ----- Original Message ----- From: "barb miller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:10 AM Subject: [Orkney] Re: Greetings from Saskatchewan, Canada > Greetings Orcadians and non-Orcadians alike: > > I am a Metis person from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan with ancestral roots reaching back to Orkney. > > I am eager to make contact with any present-day Orcadians who have or know of those who have Metis blood (a mixture of Orcadian and Canadian Indian blood--stemming back to the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade times) flowing through their veins. > > Thank you in advance, > Sincerely, > Barbara Miller

Hello to all on the list, This is my first post. I am also a Metis person from Vancouver, Canada. My family was centred around Prince Albert. I am researching the descendents of Peter Brass born 1792-1798 in York Factory of an Orkadian (possibly Peter Brass)and of an Aboriginal woman, name unknown. Peter Brass died 1871 in the Shoal River-Fort Pelly area of the Northwest Territories. All of my paternal ancestors were originally involved with the Hudson's Bay Company. Since beginning my genealogical research 5 years ago, I've developed a fasination with Prairie History and of the Fur Trade. It is hard not to! My dream vacations are to go to York Factory and to the Orkneys. One day soon... The surnames I'm researching are: Brass From the Prairies: Anderson, Ballendine, Bird, Chartrand, Cook, Daniel, Donald, Field, Kennedy, Linklater, McLeod, O'Soup, Poitras, Sanderson, Shank, Umpherville, White/Blanc From Ontario: Finlayson From the Hebrides: Smith If anyone would like to correspond, I'd be happy to hear from them. Janis Brass -----Original Message----- From: barb miller [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Orkney] Re: Greetings from Saskatchewan, Canada Greetings Orcadians and non-Orcadians alike: I am a Metis person from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan with ancestral roots reaching back to Orkney. I am eager to make contact with any present-day Orcadians who have or know of those who have Metis blood (a mixture of Orcadian and Canadian Indian blood--stemming back to the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade times) flowing through their veins. Thank you in advance, Sincerely, Barbara Miller ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== >>>>TIP: When when posting your research interests, include the surnames in your subject line - this will improve our list archive and assist future researchers.<<<< ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx