> Can anyone tell me what parish Longhope is in, and what island it's on. Parish of Wall & Flotta, sometimes referred to as Walls. The island is Hoy. > Is there somewhere on the web an Orkney reference that lists the towns > in each parish? Not aware of any, but there are really only two towns in Orkney, Kirkwall and Stromness. The rest are large and small villages. Check out Orknet for lots more specific info. > And can anyone suggest what seaport someone emigrating > from Orkney to America/Canada would take? Most of the Orcadians I am researching who emmigrated went from Liverpool, but that sould just be coincidental or the fact that they all came from the same family (albeit different generations). > I'm interested in searching passenger lists. Have you checked out the links to passenger lists from the LDS www.familysearch.org ? Good luck Catriona (Researching Groat and Baikie)