Update – August 2026 I tore the WL Ancestors website down. ALL information on that website can now be found under Exploring > Genealogy. Also look to tags for specifics: ancestors, grandparents, great grandparents, great great grandparents, Leslie, Wallace, and so on. Last year I told you about my famous relatives. Now let me introduce…
Scotland
Edinburgh: All The Rest
I was in Edinburgh to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bay City Roller’s first album. There was so much more to the stay that the Rollers, though, so let’s explore. Accommodations I stayed in four separate places: No. 53 Frederick Street, The Haymarket Hotel, a VRBO flat, and a Hampton Inn. We’ll start with the…
Edinburgh & The Bay City Rollers
In late September, I was in Edinburgh, Scotland to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first full length album from the Scottish pop/rock band Bay City Rollers. The album was titled Rollin’ – so the event was called Still Rollin’. This is the first post about my trip to Edinburgh. There will be another one…
Catch Your Breath
Well, hello! I can’t believe we’re more than halfway through summer already. How about you? I thought it was time to refresh this website, so there’s a brand new look. Since late April I have It’s been mentally (and sometimes physically) exhausting. Needless to say, I abandoned this year’s blog “Mission.” It felt like I…
My Top 10 Bay City Rollers Songs
Rarely does an opportunity come along that just makes me giddy with excitement. So when Suz and Laura from Bay City Rollers Fan Events reached out and asked me to be a guest DJ on their weekly radio show on May 12th, I jumped at the chance. And then I had to decide on ten…
NYC Tartan Week Parade 2023
Come along with me as I march in the NYC Tartan Week Parade 2023. I marched in the with 90+ other Bay City Rollers fans. This was another part of the different activities sponsored by BCR Fan Events. The night before the parade, I added pins to my distressed denim jacket. The wool rosettes on…
Mission 2023 March
In 2022 I set forth on a quest, a journey, a mission: that for which I am destined. I supposed I conquered a few things last year, like the back yard. In 2023, I’m on a different quest. It’s been tricky to narrow down what missions I want to make public. So in 2023 there…
Hugh Wallace & Mary Reid
As of December 2024, this is my biggest brick wall. They are a mysterious couple, and while there are records from their lifetimes, the records are scarce and hard to read. I got a clue about this pair from an OPR record shared by a fellow Wallace descendant. That’s the OPR birth record of Thomas…