Dear List -- The message below originally went to my 5th cousin, Andrea Walker, with a copy to the Wig List. I knew that the photos would not go through, since Rootsweb does not permit attachments, but I thought that perhaps others might have an interest in the message. Now Mary Richardson tells me that attaching the photos made the file so large that the message itself was rejected, so I am reposting just the text. If anyone would like a copy of Norma's photos, I would be happy to send them off list. Guy I. Colby IV ----- Original Message ----- From: GUY I IV COLBY To: Andrea Walker ; Andrea Walker (alt) Cc: Wigtownshire List Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Torhousemuir Photos Andrea -- Attached are two photos which Norma Bell sent me a year or so ago. The ruined house is Mount Pleasant at Torhousemuir; it was the home of your 3rd great grandparents, Alexander SMITH and Ann MARSHALL. The other house is Ha' Hill at Torhousemuir, which was the home of Norma's great grandparents, Isabella McMEEKAN and John LAIRD (son of Margaret MARSHALL and David LAIRD). It is still occupied today. Norma (who is our 4th cousin, once removed) lives about 7 km from Torhousemuir, and she is engaged in an extremely ambitious local history project. She is working methodically through the censuses (1841-1881), establishing exactly which family belonged in each Torhousemuir croft and cot house, and she is documenting her research photographically. Unfortunately, she tells me that the cot house in which our 4th great grandparents Clement and Catherine MARSHALL lived is no longer standing. I am hoping that when she completes her work, she will put it up on a website, and perhaps Crawford and Leigh-Ann can add a link to it on the Wig pages. I am copying the Wig List on this message; even though the attachments won't go through, there may be others who have an interest. Yes indeed, I would be interested in your Torhousemuir photos, though I do have one of the stone circle (which I pulled off a Scottish tourism website). I hope that by now your grandchild has arrived safe and sound, and that everyone is well. Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX