A little update to my post the other day, about my attempts to purchase a small plot of land, and where at the last minute, the price of the land suddenly jumped 66%: The civil engineer who I paid to do the land survey is somehow related to the seller of the land that I …
One of the things I’ve observed here in Greece is that there is a great mistrust of people, businesses, and those involved in making deals. At first, I thought it was odd – while back in Canada, we’ll do things to protect ourselves from fraud or someone not acting in good faith, mistrust here in …
Here in Greece, out in the country side rural areas, donkeys are not uncommon. In Northern Ireland when I was a child, there were quite common as well. I’m not sure if the donkey above was an ass (male donkey) or the female “jennie,” but nevertheless, asses were pretty common. As I wrote about my …
We had a mail box across the road with our name on – SCOTT – and I’d always check to see if the flag on the box was up or down. Up meant there was mail. Maybe from Granda Scott in Northern Ireland? Getting to the mailbox across the road was a bit of a …
The Old Farmhouse – Concord, Ontario – Dufferin Street Read More »
The other day, I wrote about Elizabeth Scott and some of the confusions I had when I came across her, including the fact her surname Scott was the same surname as the man she married, James Scott. There was some confusion also generated by my father’s family history notes, which indicated that John Scott b. …
I cropped the above image so you could enjoy the beautiful handwriting (or at least, I think it is beautiful and wish I was capable of the same). I left several of the records – although we only really want to focus on one. It’s been on my mind a lot – the notes that …
Mary Anne Laurence Revisited – Ceres, Fifeshire Marriage Read More »
I don’t know if we have photos of Elizabeth Scott, who was born at Burntisland in 1811. We actually may have photos, but it will take some work to try to figure out the possibilities of that. Over the years, this Elizabeth has confused me often – and I can’t say I’m yet totally certain …
Back in about January, I purchased a used Volkswagon Tiguan. Purchasing a car in Greece can be a bit of a chore which I may write about later. Compared to prices of similar vehicles in Athens, I think I got a fair deal, but compared to used car prices back in Canada, – wow…. the …
(Nothing here at this time. Creating a URL for a PDF – Will add to this later. Check back!). John Scott / Sarah McDowell Family Group Sheet (PDF)
I’d like to ask your forgiveness for the poor quality of these photographs in advance. When I took these, I did not realize that some years later, they’d be the only handy photos that I’d be able to refer to and share – I have since given the Family Bible, for safekeeping and enjoyment to …