Innocent 'til proven kilty

**rtc872** · 4th February 11, 08:25 PM

and hello from the other penal colony.

**BoldHighlander** · 5th February 11, 03:53 AM

...from the far nw corner of Washington state!

**Ancienne Alliance** · 5th February 11, 04:52 AM

Welcome from France !

It’s good to have you here.

Best,

Robert & Lady Chrystel

**Donnie** · 5th February 11, 05:18 AM

to the forum

**Sammac** · 5th February 11, 08:43 AM

Welcome from about an hour NW of Lansing! Check out Stillwater Kilts they have a good selection for a reasonable price. There is a link on the right side of the screen.

**Mike_Oettle** · 5th February 11, 09:10 AM

Hi, Steve, and welcome to X Marks from the bottom end of Africa.
Regards,
Mike

**Steve of Lansing** · 5th February 11, 05:26 PM

Wow, everyone! Thanks for all the welcomes!

I was just kicking around online and for the heck of it, I decided to look up some of the origins of some of the names in my family. As it turns out, I'm American/Scottish after all! My dad gave me some of the names from his and my mothers side of the family, and as it turns out I have Scottish, Irish and French and French Canadian in my blood. His folks' names were Gillespie and Clark, and my mother is a Fitzpatrick and Gager.

I found it interesting that both of the names that my dad gave me from his belong to Clan MacPherson, according to electricscotland.com. He doesn't seem to know a lot about his family, outside of his parentage or when any of his bloodline came to these shores, but with those 2 names having that connection, it makes me wonder how many relatives I might have in Scotland.

Anyway, I'm not sure what my point in telling anyone this was, but it feels like I may have found a good spot on the net to get to know a little about my ancestry, and I'm looking forward to getting to know you all in the process.

Always, -Steve