This may be of interest to those with roots on Flotta. I photographed most of the gravemarkers in Flotta Kirkyard in May. You can view them here. http://flickr.com/photos/74689067@N00/sets/72157605868935838/ I put names on the ones I could read, but there are a few where I couldn't make them out well. Those you may be able to see them better than I could, if you download the large version of the image and then fiddle with lighting and contrast. I have two other Flickr.com sets for Flotta: Go here for James Hay's tunebook. He was my great-great-grandfather, and was the Society schoolteacher for 45 years in the mid 1800s. For scenes of Flotta outside the kirkyard, go here: http://flickr.com/photos/74689067@N00/sets/72157605471991075/ Eventually I'll post the gravestones to my own webpage, but they'll sit on Flickr at least until my current subscription runs out. David Palmquist, Delta, BC Interests: Hay, Simpson, Gerrick, Garrioch, Sclater, Halcro, Swanson, Ritch, Johnston, Wild O'Neill, Calvert, Hartley, McClung, Hair, Hope, Christie, Stevenson ========== ============ ============= Check out http://ellingtonweb.ca ========== ============ ============= from www.BuyOrkney.com On one of the hottest August days of 1975, I came on an American friend at the Pier Head reading his newspeper headline, and loud with merriment - 'Orkney swelters in 75 degree heat wave'. George Mackay Brown Under Brinkies Brae 1979 Re-printed 2006 Although Kirkwall is a place of considerable trade, yet there is no quay at the harbour! No, not so much as a little pier at which a boat may load! Passengers from the adjacent islands must either leap into the sea, or be carried ashore on men's shoulders! It is to be hoped that so great a deficiency will not long be overlooked. Patrick Neill A Tour Through Some of the Islands of Orkney and Shetland 1806 ========== ============ ============= ========== ============ ============= Be kinder than necessary,for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. ========== ============ ============= ========== It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply be kind to others. ========== ============ ============= ========
Hi David What an epic challenge you set yourself ...... well done. It's nice to see familiar headstones and homes of relatives in the distance. Ahhhhhhhh .... I'm having withdrawal symtoms because we didn't make it up this year :-( Heather > Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:41:03 -0700> To: orkney@rootsweb.com> From: davidpalmquist@dccnet.com> Subject: [ORKNEY] Flotta> > This may be of interest to those with roots on Flotta. I photographed > most of the gravemarkers in Flotta Kirkyard in May. You can view them here.> http://flickr.com/photos/74689067@N00/sets/72157605868935838/> > I put names on the ones I could read, but there are a few where I > couldn't make them out well. Those you may be able to see them > better than I could, if you download the large version of the image > and then fiddle with lighting and contrast.> > I have two other Flickr.com sets for Flotta:> > Go here for James Hay's tunebook. He was my great-great-grandfather, > and was the Society schoolteacher for 45 years in the mid 1800s.> > For scenes of Flotta outside the kirkyard, go > here: http://flickr.com/photos/74689067@N00/sets/72157605471991075/> > Eventually I'll post the gravestones to my own webpage, but they'll > sit on Flickr at least until my current subscription runs out.> > > David Palmquist,> Delta, BC> Interests:> Hay, Simpson, Gerrick, Garrioch, Sclater, Halcro, Swanson, Ritch, > Johnston, Wild> O'Neill, Calvert, Hartley, McClung, Hair, Hope, Christie, Stevenson> > ========== ============ =============> Check out http://ellingtonweb.ca> ========== ============ =============> from www.BuyOrkney.com> > > On one of the hottest August days of 1975, I came on an American > friend at the Pier Head reading his newspeper headline, and loud with > merriment - 'Orkney swelters in 75 degree heat wave'.> George Mackay Brown Under Brinkies Brae 1979 Re-printed 2006> > > Although Kirkwall is a place of considerable trade, yet there is no > quay at the harbour! No, not so much as a little pier at which a boat > may load! Passengers from the adjacent islands must either leap into > the sea, or be carried ashore on men's shoulders! It is to be hoped > that so great a deficiency will not long be overlooked.> Patrick Neill A Tour Through Some of the Islands of Orkney > and Shetland 1806> > ========== ============ ============= ========== > ============ =============> Be kinder than necessary,for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.> ========== ============ ============= ==========> It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply be kind to others.> ========== ============ ============= ========> > ------------------> List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing and UnSubscribing can be found at:> > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Invite your Facebook friends to chat on Messenger http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719649/direct/01/