Canada Day

[Riverkilt]

Of course I knew you knew...didn't know if you knew my five and six great grandfather's were at Louisburg in 1745 with the angry fleet of New Hampshire fisherman.

Six great grandfather (then 56 yo) went and got himself killed in the affair. Fortunately, my five great grandfather (then 20) survived so that 250 some years later I can fiddle with computers.

Glad they missed you and your wife's kin too....

And double checking, these boys weren't Scots - they were English. Blakes whose ancestors came over from Wimbotsham, Norfolk in the 1640s.

Sometimes, I'm amazed that we humans have survived as a species.

Ron

[macwilkin]

Of course I knew you knew...didn't know if you knew my five and six great grandfather's were at Louisburg in 1745 with the angry fleet of New Hampshire fisherman.

Six great grandfather (then 56 yo) went and got himself killed in the affair. Fortunately, my five great grandfather (then 20) survived so that 250 some years later I can fiddle with computers.

Glad they missed you and your wife's kin too....

And double checking, these boys weren't Scots - they were English. Blakes whose ancestors came over from Wimbotsham, Norfolk in the 1640s.

Sometimes, I'm amazed that we humans have survived as a species.

Ron

No worries, Ron -- I just had to give you grief about that.

They didn't miss my kin -- mine came in the 1770's after supporting their rightful king in that little colonial rebellion down south. :mrgreen:

I just talked about the two sieges of Louisbourg (1745 and 1758) this week in class, btw.

Since you have NH ancestors, you really need a NH tartan kilt, btw...

OT rant over...back to Canada Day.

T.