Gretchen laying down the law

Tracing the ancestors and some relaxation

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July 7th 2009
Tuesday 7th July Tracing the ancestors and some relaxation Another overcast day and the forecast is variable so we have decided that this morning we will spend some time at the Registry Office in Princes Street to see what we can add to the Benvie Family Tree. Scotland is renown worldwide to have very good records of its people from their birth to their grave and there is a 2 hour free ‘taster†... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more