Perhaps I'm the last one on the list to realize this, but there is a GREAT web site at: http://www.cursiter.com/ Its called the Orkney Genealogy Website: Family Heritage of the Orkney Islands of Scotland Common names for this area will find a complete extract from the then-current IGI for births, baptisms and marriages for their names! You MUST check this out if you haven't! I didn't see mention of this mailing list there...are the web page and this list related? Enjoy! Gary