[Shona]

For the past few days, I've been attempting to sort out my McLean-McCallum branch. A private tree on Ancestry looked interesting, so I sent a message to the owner.

Well, what a generous person the tree owner has turned out to be.

She has given me access to her tree. On the first OPR record I viewed, not only was there our shared ancestors' marriage, but three other entries for another of my branches. There are lots more OPR images to look at, too.

The tree owner has been able to gather a tremendous amount of info from the archives in Edinburgh, which she is happy to share with me - including all the people who visited our shared ancestor, John McLean, when he was in Campbeltown tollbooth (prison).

Making contact with someone who is obviously passionate about genealogy, but also thorough in her research and generous in wanting to share what she has discovered is so exciting. I'm like a wee kiddie at Christmas.

Hopefully, I'll be able to fill in some gaps for her by way of thanks.