Hi William: <:) if someone e-mails you off the list would you kindly forward the info to me? My children's ancestors, FLATTS, come from, KIRKWALL,ORKNEY ISLES. Thanks, Pat in Canada ---------- > From: William A. Mills <wmamills@juno.com> > To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ORKNEY-L] Orcadian Info. > Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 12:53 PM > > Orkney Researchers, > > I have a few questions that I am hoping some of you may be able to help > me with: > > 1. Are any of you who are on this Orkney-L list, actual residents of the > Orkney Islands of Scotland? > > 2. How can I susbscribe to the Orcadian newspaper? And is it possible to > do it via the internet? > > 3. I am considering coming to Orkney in the near future. Most of my > Rusland, Russell, Barnet, Thomson, & Groat ancestors were from Shapinsay > & South Ronaldsay. Can anyone give me any advice as to where to stay in > that vicinity? > > 4. I am planning on visiting THE ORKNEY LIBRARY in Kirkwall, Orkney, > which was founded in 1683, and is Scotland's oldest Public Library. Can > anyone give me any info on what genealogical & local history collections > they have. Does this library have an email address? > > William A. Mills > Perry, GA > USA > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Get the Internet just the way you want it. > Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! > Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. >