Hello everyone, Here is an update on our Petrie of Scotland Gathering which is being held in Dundee 10 - 13th August (inclusive) 2001. Since posting the "Gathering Attendance" form in January, I am pleased to say I have to date received 52 definite attendees from this list (including partners) 20 are from Overseas .... and everyone has indicated that they will be displaying their Petrie family tree's, along with pix and any other Petrie memorabilia if they have them. I am hoping some folks who are planning to attend but have not yet sent in their attendance forms to me, will do so soon, I suspect it may have been filed away for nearer the date, but we really need to work toward final numbers particularly for the Civic Reception and Ceilidh, so anyone planning to attend who has not yet sent in their attendance form, I would much appreciate if they could do so by 31 March. I am also about to start sending details of the Gathering to the Petrie researchers I correspond with via "snail mail" so no doubt a few of them will be joining us too !! :o) Jim Petrie (Isle of Wight) from this list, has very kindly created a Logo for our Gathering, it is excellent, finishing touches are being made to the draft, and it will be made available for you to download and use on any of your printed family items you are bringing along with you if you wish. Stephen Baker from this list, has very kindly created the Visitors - Petrie Family Information sheet which we will be handing out to the Petrie public who come along to join us at the Gathering on the day !! :o) With this they can note down their name & address & known Petrie details without us having to resort to a chair & lightbulb interrogation on them in the corner of the hall !! :o) Every effort will be made on the day to help them locate their Petrie line using the family display's, database, census info etc ..... fingers crossed some of us might find new distant cousins on the day. Any Petrie lines that we cannot follow up on, their details will be kept for researching and contacting at a later date.... List Member Patricia Taggart, is in the business of creating Mouse Pads, and has very kindly created a lovely one specifically to commemorate our Gathering.... it's a great idea and they are very reasonably priced, anyone interested can view and order it from her at her website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~patricia/MousePads.htm List members Clare & Murray Nicol, are very kindly organising the Tay Valley Family History Societies display for us at the Gathering, http://www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk/ I am also pleased to say that I have recently received word from the City of Dundee Archives that they will be setting up a display at the Gathering http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/dcchtml/sservices/archives.html Along with the Dundee Registrars Genealogy Unit..... http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/dcchtml/sservices/genealogy.html so with all these experts joining us at the Gathering, it should be an informative day for everyone !! I have been asked by some if we would like the Petrie Gathering at the Marryat Hall, Dundee advertised in the journals and offices of Family History Societies where some of you are members.... the answer is YES please !!! :o) Please contact me for further details.... We will also shortly have an A4 size poster available for downloading and posting when and where you feel it might be appropriate. As I mentioned in a message on the website recently, I have contacted a local bus company to look at costs for hiring buses to take us to the Ceilidh on the Saturday night, and return dropping off at appropriate points and also for the trip to SRO & Tattoo in Edinburgh. Bus Hire costs depend on the numbers involved and size of bus used, so we will look at whether there is a demand for this and detail costs involved per head, once the final numbers have been established. I trust those attending are managing to organise their accommodation through the Dundee & Angus Tourist board at http://www.angusanddundee.co.uk/intro.htm or the variety of accommodation website addresses which have been posted to our Petrie-Scotland website. Please send a message to the News section of the website, if you are needing further information or wish to discuss further with others who are attending etc. and perhaps those who have already booked their accommodation could post the details of the place they are staying at, to let the others know. Hazel Harris Garside recently posted details to the list updating us on the Ceilidh, and many thanks go to her for organising this for us. Anyone with a talent for singing, dancing or playing an instrument, please let us know, we would love you to do a turn at the Ceilidh !! :o) That's it for now.... anyone needing an Attendance Form, please contact me and I'll be pleased to send one on.... Cheerio the noo Norma [email protected]