Just to let y'all know about this year's Symposium Mar.17-19 at the St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinberg. They always have great speakers, but of particular interest to us is Dr. Aonghus MacKechnie "a native of Islay who currently serves as Principal Inspector of Historic Buildings and Monuments (1600-1750) for Historic Scotland. He is co-author of Building a Nation: A History of Scottish Architecture. Besides his interests in architectural history, he is also a scholar of the history and lore of his native Island of Islay, carrying on in the tradition of his father who was also a noted local historian. His recent book, 'Two Islay Monuments and Two Islay People' tells the story of noted Victorian scholar James Francis Campbell, author and collector of the important four-volume collection 'Popular Tales of the West Highlands' and his mentor, and fellow collector of Islay lore, Hector MacLean. Dr. MacKechnie'spresentation will provide further insight into the stories and folklore associated with the people of the Island of Islay." As Campbell and MacLean were contemporaries of my hero, Archibald Sinclair, who went to Glasgow and became a well-known publisher of Gaelic literature, it drives me crazy that I can't go to this lecture. But I hope some of you will be able to attend. My husband and I attended one Symposium in 2002, and it was worth the 900 mile drive down there! I'm sure you'll be able to learn more about it on their website www.theargyllcolonyplus.org Toni _________________________________________________________________ Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented Microsoft® SmartScreen Technology. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.