Hi Are there any lurkers / posters to the Argyll List who live in the North Argyll area who would be interested in joining a Family History Group meeting here in the Oban Area? I keep meeting folks who are interested in, and working on, their genealogy, not just ancestry from Argyll, but we are one of the few areas not to have a local family history group. So I decided to put out some feelers to find out how many there might be who are interested enough to make setting up a group worthwhile. The idea is to start with meetings to get to know who is doing what, work on each others problems, maybe find somewhere with wifi access for laptops, or a place with computers to use, so we can share the resources we each have found online, as well as bringing together what other research tools there are. Once we have an idea what we are all researching, which parts of the country / globe we are searching in, where the brick walls are and what our interests are in the wider social and political history surrounding our ancestors, then we can invite experts, speakers, etc. There are already good groups covering most of the local Argyll history, it would be good to have people helping with the genealogical issues, as well as the wider historical topics, if thats what we need. I know from some of the online communities how valuable it is to have someone else's perspective on a problem you are working on, and its also really useful to help others, you always learn so much. I also know I have resources here, from magazines etc, which are bound to be useful to others. Each of us must have something to share, even those just starting out have their own experience in work, life etc. Any fellow addicts out there ??? Please email LornFamilyHistory@gmail.com or phone (Oban code) 720223 regards Jill Bowis www.lorn.org.uk Local Origins Rural Network - Local Producers Market & Business/Community Network www.kintaline.co.uk - where we are, what we do: Kintaline Plant and Poultry Centre www.benderloch.org.uk/forum - Ardchattan history, geology, ecology, genealogy, weather, webcam, local forum