Thank you Christine, I will search that site out too. I have been very fortunate in others sharing their research. I have Information from Pat Mccloy's research, and of course HBC, which he (Pat)also did a lot of research for. Have yet to check out Glen Bow Museum in Calgary. Darthy -----Original Message----- From: Christine Stokes <chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk> To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: April 1, 2001 2:59 AM Subject: RE: Gosh it is quiet >Yes, Darthy, IGI does stand for Internation Genealogical Index. A very >useful tool but one that needs careful checking back to source - normally >old parish registers. >You can find it at www.familysearch.com >Christine > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Darthy [mailto:darthy@telusplanet.net] >Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 9:15 PM >To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Gosh it is quiet > >Hi All, > >I'm fairly new to genealogy, and would like to know what the IGI is in the >last couple of messages? Is it International Genealogical Index? >Thank you >Darthy > >-----Original Message----- >From: Robin VanBelleghem <robinvb@home.com> >To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: March 31, 2001 12:32 PM >Subject: Re: Gosh it is quiet > > >>Hi Christine >> >>I know this is an of the topic question and I'm sorry for it but I have >>asked you this question because you are certainly quite knowledgeable about >>genealogy >>Sorry if my explanation of the name's and variations was hard to >understand, >>I just couldn't think of how to explain the problem, so I hope I get it >>right this time. The last name in question is Jestings, at first we thought >>the name was from Scotland but I am quite sure that it is not. While >>searching the IGI the name Jestings come's up only 6 time's, but on the >same >>page of the IGI there are other name's that are quite similar but may have >>some small spelling differences ie: Jestyn, Jesting, Gestin etc. There are >>at least 30 variations to choose from, how does one go about finding the >>original spelling. >> >>Thank-You >>Robin >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Christine Stokes <chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk> >>To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Saturday, March 31, 2001 1:03 PM >>Subject: RE: Gosh it is quiet >> >> >>>Do you mean the correct form of a name? Not clear what you mean - give >>some >>>examples? >>>Christine >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Robin VanBelleghem [mailto:robinvb@home.com] >>>Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 9:22 PM >>>To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com >>>Subject: Re: Gosh it is quiet >>> >>>Hi All >>> >>>Your right Christine it is awfully quite, I'm still waiting and hoping >some >>>information will come through for me on Donald Gibson, and periodically I >>>stick my nose in and try to help someone else. But I noticed there hasn't >>>even been many people on the mailing list. Say Christine how do you find >>out >>>what an original last name is, if you there is about 30 different >>variations >>>of it. 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