Malcolm I notice you have both Mc Dougalls and Curries in you list of relatives .... I am wondering about this -- My oldest Mc Dougall is Ronanld Neven appears in Bowmore Kilmeny and 1841 census in Killarrow married Mary Flora McCallum ... they were neighbors and friends of Curries, maybe intermarried , if these names might appear in your research ... Just wondering Jean Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Campbell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] A Birthday Bicentennial and Appreciation > Most everythng I do is posted to the list. > > One never knows when a lurker will find my info golden. > > Still looking for CAMPBELLs, CURRIEs, KEITHs, McDOUGALLs, from the early > 1800's > > and even, from the mid 1700's at the beginning of the Islay records, > McQUEENs, Carmichaels, McCHARAN/McECHRANs, McDERMIDs and SINCLAIRS. > > > I remain hopeful and lurking, > Malcolm CAMPBELL > Windsor, ON > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Celia Geary" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 3:12 PM > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] A Birthday Bicentennial and Appreciation > > >> If it hadn't been for a Lister posting their findings on the List, I >> would >> never have found where my 2xgr.grandfather had gone to, after he left >> Islay. >> I think it is quite important to maintain the List unless it is something >> very personal. Celia. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Iain & Margaret MacIntosh" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:53 PM >> Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] A Birthday Bicentennial and Appreciation >> >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> I also think that the list has been a major success story, however, it >>> has >>> also been a victim of its own success. Shortly before Ted's passing, I >>> had >>> been discussing the negative side of the researchers database with him. >>> It >>> appeared that as more and more of the listers developed a closer >>> relationship with other listers, they started corresponding directly >>> (including myself), hence the reduction in the traffic to the list. >>> >>> On the one hand this is a sign of the maturation of the list, with >>> close >>> relationships developing between researchers focusing on particular >>> families. However Ted agreed that he also had concerns that the >>> researchers >>> list reduced the volume of information publicly available to other >>> existing >>> and new members. >>> >>> What do you think? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Iain >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of laurel >>> Sent: 01 February 2010 4:32 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] A Birthday Bicentennial and Appreciation >>> >>> Hi Steve, >>> Good to know you are "still lurking", me too. Was just thinking of you >>> the >>> other day. Remember the "Islay Gathering" in BC fondly. 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