John Paul Jones Cottage Facing Closure

[Pour1Malt]

Lads & Lassies!

this is aff topic- but ai still think many o' ya will bae interested...

John Paul Jones 'The Faither o the American Navy' was born in 1747

near Kirkbean in Soothwest Scotland (jus 12 miles fraim Dumfries)

the wee hame he was born an raised in is noo a museum...



an it is in serious finacial difficulties and may be facing closure due tae lack o funds....

here is a BBC article aboot it...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4826350.stm

ai am askin a' o' ya tae spread the word tae everyyin ya know

who micht bae interested in helpin the Cottage oot by sendin a wee bit o money...

it wuid bae a crying shame tae see this Cottage Museum close...

here is the link tae the 'John Paul Jones Birthplace Museum Trust'

http://www.jpj.demon.co.uk/index.htm

ai figure there has tae bae some Navy arr at least some military folk oot there thot

cuid spread the word an help save this wee piece o Scottish/American history...

Cheers!

[macwilkin]

P1M,

Many thanks for posting this article -- I will send it out on our St. Andrew's Society's listserv today, and we'll see what we can do to send a cheque.

Cheers,

Todd

[Pour1Malt]

cheers Todd-


guid oan ya!

[Pour1Malt]

ai assume ya guid kilties ken who John Paul Jones is...

but just in case...

here is a very wee history...

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/...l/jpjones.html

[Wee Jimmy]

What a shame. I'll go to the site and try to send a little something.

[Pour1Malt]

weel.... ai posted £50 mysel the day... jus tae put ma money where ma mooth is....