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Rootsweb.com RSS Feed for CLAN-ERSKINE http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CLAN-ERSKINE Rootsweb.com RSS feed for CLAN-ERSKINE en-us Copyright 2005 by MyFamily.inc 2008-07-16T23:15:11-06:00 helpdesk@rootsweb.com helpdesk@rootsweb.com Rootsweb.com 2005-05-01T00:00:00-06:00 1 hourly [CLAN-ERSKINE] Robert Erskine and Janet Ferguson . Dunfermline Scotland http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CLAN-ERSKINE/2008-07/1216271711 Hello All, researching Robert Erskine and Janet Ferguson in Dunfermline, in particular son Campbell Erskine, born about 1778, probably under another Christian name. Any information would be helpful. Thanks, Ruth Edwards "Ruth Edwards" <bredwards@vic.chariot.net.au> 2008-07-16T23:15:11-06:00 Re: [CLAN-ERSKINE] James Erskine - B:July 25,1757 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CLAN-ERSKINE/2007-12/1197224582 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mberskine1 Surnames: Erskine Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.celtic.scottish.erskine/12.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: oh and i have a date of death for him: March 25, 1846 @ Anderson, SC, USA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> 2007-12-09T11:23:02-06:00 Re: [CLAN-ERSKINE] James Erskine - B:July 25,1757 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CLAN-ERSKINE/2007-12/1197224473 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mberskine1 Surnames: Erskine, Duncan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.celtic.scottish.erskine/12.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi! i am doing the same research and looking for the same person... I have been able to trace Nancy Agnes Duncan's lineage into the 1600s but at James i have fallen short. Have you found anything of note since you posted this? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> 2007-12-09T11:21:13-06:00 ADMIN NOTE OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE: READ ME NOW, LIST IS GOING TO MIGRATE TO NEW SYSTEM http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CLAN-ERSKINE/2006-08/1155799477 Dear Listers: I appologize for making this a bit generic, however it is going out to at least 70 clans lists. Please substitute the name of your clan where I have left it as "clan-name". You may or may not have received the message that Rootsweb sent out Friday from List Announce. It apparently is taking quite some time to generate to all the subscribers of all 30,000+ lists at Rootsweb.com Some ISPs may also be blocking mail from the Lists9 Server due to the sheer number of messages being distributed. In order to continue to have mailing lists for us it was necessary to make some changes. That is what the Announcement message was alerting to. Rootsweb is changing, not upgrading their list software on their computers. The old software, Smartlist, is no longer supported and was held together with bailing wire and bubble gum. It became a situation of change it now or no lists. So... we will accept the change to the new software, mailman. There is nothing you need to do... it is on their computers and will not be needed on yours. RootsWeb is preparing to migrate all mailing lists to a new and updated list management system. I participated in the initial tests of the new software. When the list has been migrated, there will be some changes but most have to do with the list administration tools. There is a message list that was created to support the migration.... List-Updates@rootsweb.com It is NOT required that you subscribe to it. And you may not want to.... in about a 24 hour period, there were no less than 317 messages posted to it. It is confusing to most "users". However, it is there so you can have your questions responded to. I participated in the Beta Test and can respond to some of your questions even if you do not subscribe to that list. For list subscribers, the changeover should be smooth. However there is one significant change you should be aware of. The new management system treats both the digest ("-D") and regular delivery ("-L") lists as a single list with two delivery options-digest or regular. This means that the "-L" or "-D" is dropped from the list name within the system so the list becomes Clan-Name (NO "L"). This sounds like a big change, but it actually won't affect the way the list functions that much. Below is a list of the ways this change may affect you: - You can choose to drop the "-L" or "-D" in the list email address when sending messages to the list. That means messages sent to Clan-Name@rootsweb.com will be sent directly to the list. Sending a message to Clan-Name-L@rootsweb.com will also continue to work. - You can use either Clan-Name-L-request@rootsweb.com or Clan-Name-request@rootsweb.com to subscribe to the regular list delivery. To subscribe to the list digest, continue to send your "subscribe" email to Clan-Name-D-request@rootsweb.com. Your current subscriptions will be migrated over so if you are currently subscribed to the digest, you will continue to be subscribed to the digest. - (not many do this but as some do, I am including this...) You will no longer be able to receive both the digest and the regular delivery ("-L") versions of the list at the same email address. If you are currently subscribed to both "-L" and "-D" with the same address, you will only continue to be subscribed to regular delivery when the list is migrated. You will need to subscribe to the list digest with a different address. - You can unsubscribe from the regular delivery or digest by sending your "unsubscribe" message to a single email: Clan-Name-request@rootsweb.com. Other changes you might notice include: - Changes to the layout, volume and issue numbers of the digests. - New "welcome" and "goodbye" and other messages. - New message footers. - The "from" email will be different (no "-L") so some messages may be sent to your "junk" folder. For those of you that filter your mail, if you need to adjust your filters, the following have been suggested. Filter on either of these fields, changing "listname" to the actual name of the list: X-BeenThere: clan-name@rootsweb.com List-Id: clan-name.rootsweb.com X-Loop: clan-name@rootsweb.com Please report anything unusual or confusing that you find during this transition period to me at Clan-Name-admin@rootsweb.com. If you do not find mail in your mailbox over the next couple of weeks... check the archives. As mentioned in the beginning, there may be some issues with ISPs while the migration of ALL 30,000+ lists occurs. It may be necessary for you to resubscribe. I will not be aware of any "issues" until your address bounces off the list. And from what I have observed so far, I will not be able to pinpoint why it may have. Digest subscribers -- I expect that I will hear from some of you as the way you receive your digest may appear differently.... I have a fix for it.... just email me. The Clan lists will be among the first to migrate to the new system. There should be no interruption in the flow of your mail. You may not even notice the change when it occurs. I will be notified in the same manner that Admins are notified of receipt of a newly established list and will need to rebuild our Welcome Message, etc. Eventually, there will be a website you can go to to more proactively manage your mail and even have the option to turn mail off when you go on vacation rather than unsubscribe! The drawback is that you will have to remember to turn it back on! I am pasting in the migration schedule and the link to it. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/migrate_sched.html Bear it mind, that as with all things, it is a PLAN... and subject to change. Keep an eye on the Help Desk page to see if there are any notices that may affect your experience in the next few weeks. Post away! Don't be shy! We need the mail to be generated to ensure all is going as planned. I will post a message after the lists migrate. If you do not receive it, but see it in the archives, first check your spam folders and second, resubscribe if you still do not find it. The subscription lists are expected to migrate without incident, but anything is possible when done on this large a scale. AOL users, you will need to mark any messages found in the spam folders as "this is not spam" in order to retrain AOLs servers. Yours Aye, Lauren Lauren M. Boyd, FSA Scot Various Clan Lists Admin "Lauren Boyd" <listsmonster@gmail.com> 2006-08-17T01:24:37-06:00 CLAN-ERSKINE List Administrator: please contact Rootsweb http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CLAN-ERSKINE/2006-04/1144065976 Hi, **This message is being sent to the CLAN-ERSKINE mailing list.** The email address that RootsWeb has for the CLAN-ERSKINE list admin tandjmyers@msn.com is bouncing, so RootsWeb is looking to make contact with the list admin. Will the list admin please contact Andrew Billinghurst (billingh@rootsweb.com) so that we know that you are still maintaining this list and please reply quoting this message. List members there is nothing for you to worry about and nothing for you to do, it is probably just an email problem for the person looking after the day-to-day management of this list. Rest assured that this does not mean that your list is in danger. Thanks! Andrew Billinghurst, RootsWeb Staff billingh@rootsweb.com -- Andrew Billinghurst <billingh@rootsweb.com> Adopt-a-mailing list -> http://resources.rootsweb.com/adopt/ Ancestry.com--Your #1 Source for Family History Online http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 "Andrew Billinghurst" <billingh@rootsweb.com> 2006-04-03T06:06:16-06:00 CLAN-ERSKINE List Administrator: please contact Rootsweb http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CLAN-ERSKINE/2006-04/1144065976 Hi, **This message is being sent to the CLAN-ERSKINE mailing list.** The email address that RootsWeb has for the CLAN-ERSKINE list admin tandjmyers@msn.com is bouncing, so RootsWeb is looking to make contact with the list admin. Will the list admin please contact Andrew Billinghurst (billingh@rootsweb.com) so that we know that you are still maintaining this list and please reply quoting this message. List members there is nothing for you to worry about and nothing for you to do, it is probably just an email problem for the person looking after the day-to-day management of this list. Rest assured that this does not mean that your list is in danger. Thanks! Andrew Billinghurst, RootsWeb Staff billingh@rootsweb.com -- Andrew Billinghurst <billingh@rootsweb.com> Adopt-a-mailing list -> http://resources.rootsweb.com/adopt/ Ancestry.com--Your #1 Source for Family History Online http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 "Andrew Billinghurst" <billingh@rootsweb.com> 2006-04-03T06:06:16-06:00 Scottish Information Society request and information http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CLAN-ERSKINE/2006-03/1143044686 Dear Clan Representatives: The Scottish Information Society (SIS), formed 1987, is comprised of and exists in support of those who volunteer their time at the clan tents, working events at various venues. One member delegate from each Clan, House or Scottish Society is invited to join to represent their officially recognized clan/society organization. We are in the process of revamping our web site http://www.scottishinfo.org It is currently off line, however, it is our hope to have it back up and functional before the end of April. We hope to include many helpful elements for the public to view. Currently one of the major projects in process is a comprehensive games listing for all 50 US states. In future, we hope to be able to add an International games listing. I would appreciate it if you would email me directly at confido@ix.netcom.com with: the most current contact information for your Clan, especially: the name of your Chief the names and contact information for those that convene your tents or are area commissioners the name and contact information for your genealogist(s) the name and contact information for your clan historian(s) the name and contact information for your editor(s) the name of your clan newsletter and frequency of publication the URL/information re your clan's official discussion group... is it this list at Rootsweb? or is it different? the name and contact information for whoever may be in charge of your DNA project the URL for your clan's OFFICIALLY sanctioned website -- sorry no personal or non-sanctioned sites can be linked Additonally, SIS, will have a tent at the upcoming Sacramento Valley (California) Caledonia Club Games, in Woodland, California, at the end of April. If you will send some information regarding your clan, we will be pleased to have it on hand, whether or not your representative is able to attend and host a tent at the event. We would also appreciate your mailing a copy or copies of your newsletter, in order that we may share with the public part of what your clan has to offer to its members. If you manage, sponsor or sanction DNA projects for your clan, please mail information regarding the project(s) and we will make it available at the tent for those interested. Also, for those of you interested, there is a Scot DNA project that all Scots and Scot Clans are welcome to join or share DNA results with, no matter which service you used. John Hansen is the Project Manager. You will find more information about this project at http://www.scottishdna.net and also in the Scot-DNA@rootsweb.com list archives. Details re that list will be found here: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/SCOT-DNA.html Write me off list and I will provide the postal mailing addresss for receipt of your printed materials. Thank you. And thanks to all of your volunteers which give so generously and unselfishly of their time to share with and educate the public about your Clan's history and that of Scotland. It is they who keep the tradtions alive. Suas Alba! Yours Aye, Lauren M. Boyd, FSA Scot President Scottish Information Society http://www.scottishinfo.org delegate representative: House of Boyd Society, Inc. [commonly called "Clan Boyd"] title: International President web site: http://www.clanboyd.ORG clan email address: president@clanboyd.ORG ......................................................... NB. I add this bit of information due to the responses I received in my first round of posting: This message is not misdirected, but rather has been sent to all the clan lists at Rootsweb in attempt to most expediently reach those involved with and representing their Scottish clan in some official capacity. You have received it as you are subscribed to at least one of them. Please understand that due to the shear magnitude of the number of recipients, I cannot respond to friendly notes that include genealogical information and queries that may be triggered by my post. Please do post to the list and also consider joining and becoming active in your Scottish clan's organization. confido@ix.netcom.com 2006-03-22T09:24:46-06:00