If you get a reply off list maybe you can send it to the list. I too would be interested in your replies to this. My ancestors are Petrie's from South Ronaldshay\Burray. Janine On Monday, July 19, 1999 10:53 AM, Pat Price Flatt [SMTP:priceace@ionsys.com] wrote: > 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. > > >