-No, I haven't been to Roslyn but a cousin has been and has some great pictures I don't have much on the Sinclair family, just a note that they were one of the wealthiest of the prominet famlies. The further back we go, the more confusing it gets. Many of the old records are not very accurate as they were poorly written and transcribed from other poorly written records. The nearest I have been to Irelan and Scotland is in flying over on my way to Germany. Oh how beatiful and green in the early morning light. I didn't get back to them as planned on my long trip. Belle From: Maureen Gallagher To: MEMORY_LANE@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [MEMORY_LANE] Re: Stories / Belle Yes, I seen the movie. You've been to Roslyn Chapel? Wow! that's my husband's dream to go there. We have a very hard time tracing back any farther than his greatgrandparents on either side since both are native and the trail goes cold. He thinks his ancestor may be William or Henry Sinclair. Do you have any of the Sinclair ancestry figured out? Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: Belle Shepherd To: MEMORY_LANE@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [MEMORY_LANE] Re: Stories / Belle Maureen, The grand fathers and uncles on both sides of my family were Masons. The grands were buried with all the ceremony and rites from their Lodges. They have marble slabs over their graves with the Masonic Emblem carved into them. Several uncles were Shriners. Roslyn Chapel was built by a William de Clare who is buried there, it is a beautil place. My lines go back to him, also some Sinclairs. There are so many names to check out. Did you see The de Vinci Code movie? Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: Maureen Gallagher To: MEMORY_LANE@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 6:36 AM Subject: Re: [MEMORY_LANE] Re: Stories / Belle My Gallaghers came from Donegal and Meany's from Kilkenny. And my husband whose both parents are native has Scottish ancestry on his father's side. Sinclair, some generations back Sinclair came over from Scotland most likely to work with the Hudson's Bay fur trade and had a child with a native woman, and the ancestry remained native down the line. My husband's read up on everything Scottish including Robert the Bruce, the Free Masons, The Templars, Roslynn Chapel and is very interested in reading about the 3 'royal' families, The Stewarts, Sinclairs and the last which escapes me now. Maureen __._,_.___ Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___