tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104855834536658945.post2955200237723561510..comments2023-07-20T08:44:17.223-05:00Comments on Random Relatives: Tombstone Tuesday ~ a Stormy Day in ScotlandDiana Ritchiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05954839264299339937noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104855834536658945.post-22102050245033178552009-09-23T21:34:50.712-05:002009-09-23T21:34:50.712-05:00Oh what a wonderful stone. Scotland how I dream of...Oh what a wonderful stone. Scotland how I dream of visiting some day there, England and Ireland some day. Thank you for sharing.Life Goes Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777055726019503326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104855834536658945.post-43546337110700149162009-09-23T19:38:16.058-05:002009-09-23T19:38:16.058-05:00Thanks Tracy ~ one of the reasons I love blogging ...Thanks Tracy ~ one of the reasons I love blogging is because I hear from people who understand that grave stones are beautiful!! That's exactly what I thought - but my family sometimes thinks I'm a little weird ;-) But they humor me!Diana Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954839264299339937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104855834536658945.post-57236302889406265952009-09-23T19:36:37.716-05:002009-09-23T19:36:37.716-05:00Hi Lindalee - I'm not actually in Scotland rig...Hi Lindalee - I'm not actually in Scotland right now...that was a picture from 2 years ago. Oh my goodness - it was a wonderful trip and I so wish I WERE there now!! I occasionally post pictures from it because it was a family history related trip. The churches that were open had been "scheduled" ahead of time...this one was just a "random" stop!Diana Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954839264299339937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104855834536658945.post-47959506459483881082009-09-23T19:34:40.752-05:002009-09-23T19:34:40.752-05:00Hey Lori - Yes, that's when I'd most like ...Hey Lori - Yes, that's when I'd most like a time machine...so I could just go back to when all those relationships were KNOWN. I sometimes think they would laugh to see how much we struggle to reconstruct things that were probably so obvious at the time.Diana Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954839264299339937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104855834536658945.post-63654795629395851972009-09-23T19:22:24.557-05:002009-09-23T19:22:24.557-05:00How envious am I that you are in Scotland...lol I...How envious am I that you are in Scotland...lol I found that many of the kirks were not open to the public during the week, unlike US churches. There were some that I wanted to get into because there were family burial places inside. That was a "no go"! Keep those Scotland posts coming...I will be glued to every photo!Linda Hughes Hiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774876428039197357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104855834536658945.post-7253610951733768852009-09-22T22:42:59.270-05:002009-09-22T22:42:59.270-05:00Such a beautiful stone! I'd want to claim the...Such a beautiful stone! I'd want to claim them as relatives, too.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190803664723501679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104855834536658945.post-15009787329293077792009-09-22T20:31:50.151-05:002009-09-22T20:31:50.151-05:00You know that is what gets me about research...whe...You know that is what gets me about research...when I can't find a connection to people who you are sure must have been family. <br /><br />In my husband's family we have McBirneys living with the William Hiram English on an 1851 census in Ontario and I have a marriage later for Agnes McBirney and William Hiram English in Ontario 1858 so I am sure she was related to those guys but I can't find any connection to prove it.Lori Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775116608698555225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104855834536658945.post-67507007536276875012009-09-22T19:37:32.433-05:002009-09-22T19:37:32.433-05:00Fascinating post, Diana. Keep them coming. I'...Fascinating post, Diana. Keep them coming. I'm still hoping for a Monday to go graving with you.<br />Jim PaukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com