Ewan Steed wrote: >> Wishing one and all a Very Happy Christmas and a "Guid" New Year in >> 2009. And to you Ewan and everyone else. Its been a really busy year here, mostly setting up a Local Producers Network to help our local sustainability, so precious little time to spend on the Parish Archive or my own families. >> >> Hope to see some of you next year in our "Year of Homecoming" here in >> Scotland. As we are bound to get lots of folks coming !!! we hope, Ewan, could you give everyone some personal experience of the New facilities and set up at Edinburgh. I know "I" would love to hear about it. I am sad to say I have only been once, which was in the middle of the mayhem. You, probably, have much more first hand experience than many of the listers here, of the places people will be visiting next year. Is the Mitchell Library doing anything new these days? or got things planned for Homecoming? Do you have any more news of International Scottish Genealogical event at Strathclyde Uni -- I would SO SO love to go but in the middle of July !!!!! Unless a miracle happens I cannot see it and yet it seems so close. -- and don't forget, all of you planning to come over, to let those of us who live here know when and where you are coming to, I am sure there are folks who would be happy to meet up. And, with some warning, might be able to help suggest places to go that are not well marketed online. I know that our kettle is always on !!! regards Jill Bowis www.benderloch.org.uk/forum - One Place Study on Ardchattan history, geology, ecology, genealogy, weather, webcam, local forum www.kintaline.co.uk - where we are, what we do: Kintaline Plant and Poultry Centre www.bowis.co.uk - all our family trees and a One Name Study on Bowis

Good morning As regards the new centre in Edinburgh (now ScotlandsPeople Centre) - this officially opens on 12 January 2009. There is also a new system of booking and a new telephone number (0131 314 4300). The Dundas Room (formelly the East Search room) is mainly for season ticket holders like Professionals etc. The new search rooms are in the other building and are the Reid and Mathieson rooms. The free search rooms are still here but upstairs now. Most of the info, I understand, regarding the new facility is on the Scotland People site but, should you have any queries, please feel free to contact me. My first visit under the new system is on 13 January so will write back and let you know how it goes. I am booked into the Reid search room as I do not hold a Season ticket. Kilmarnock's centre in Kay Park is also due to open early next year and from what I have been told this will be with the same facilities as Edinburgh and this will also be the Registrar's new premises here. Again - watch this space...... Will see what else I can find out re Mitchell Library etc. after the New Year but I do understand that Park Circus is supposed to be closing and a move there is on the cards???? Best wishes for the New Year. Ewan ------------------- Individual Personalised Tours and all aspects of Family History and Genealogical Research - please contact: ROOTS Consulting Services (Scotland) www.ancestryroots.co.uk or if you wish to visit Ayrshire On-Line a great source for Ayrshire Libraries: FHS: etc. www.ancestryroots.co.uk/ayrshire-onlineindex.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hardy Plants" <farm@kintaline.co.uk> To: "Ewan Steed" <genealogy@ancestryroots.co.uk>; <sct-argyll@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] Christmas > Ewan Steed wrote: >>> Wishing one and all a Very Happy Christmas and a "Guid" New Year in >>> 2009.