--part1_105.80bfc7f.28b27df1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_105.80bfc7f.28b27df1_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <[email protected]> From: [email protected] Full-name: RUSSELLADD Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 00:37:54 EDT Subject: Gathering To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 111 We are unfortunately back home, but I want to thank Norma and David, Hazel and David, Helen, Mum and Dad for making us so welcome. The events all went without a hitch, congratulations to the organisers. Everyone enjoyed themselves and some of us found new relations. On the Saturday when the hall was opened to the public, we had four generations of our family come in. Richard Petrie, his mother Elizabeth who is 80, Richards son Richard and his Grandson Cameron. Even better they still live at "Bankton Park", Kettlebridge, Fife which is where my G.G.G. Grandfather and his family lived. Can you imagine the thrill of knowing you are walking where your ancestors worked and lived. Not far up the road in Ceres we found the farm "Freelands" that my G. Grandfather Robert Petrie owned, we have photos of the farm as it was in 1903 when my G. Parents celebrated their 50th. Wedding Anniversary. The present owner was pleased to have a copy and surprised at how little change there was to the buildings in 100 years. Clare Nicolls family owned the farm before my family bought it. We were lucky to also meet Ivor Normand at the dinner before going to the Tattoo, Ivor is a 5th Cousin from my G.G.G. Grandfathers second marriage to Margaret Wilkie. Enough of our success I hope all those that attended found some additional information, to those that could not be there I am sure we will all share our new information with you. Thanks again to Norma for all her efforts. Russell Addison & Deborah Harmes. --part1_105.80bfc7f.28b27df1_boundary--