There are so many people to thank and acknowledge in the early stages of the project. I must thank Mary Young who was my first contact when I started out on this adventure, thanks for all the information and help. Chris at Highland Hearts for her encouragement and running a wonderful site for all who are interested in Genealogy and Social History. Then my Son Chris who created the flash elements and helps when I am stuck - which is often!

Then Dr Coull for his generous permission to use his excellent study on Melness in the early 60's. Thanks are due to the following from Melness, Dolla Mackay, Jimmy Allan Mackay, Jean and Joan Morrison, Alec George Mackay, and Hamish from the Craggan and the Rev John F. Mackie for all the information he so generously provided relating to Melness Church. I am pleased to acknowledge the tremendous help and encouragement of the staff in my local library at Grangemouth as well as the National Library and National Records department and not forgetting the Archivist in Wick and the staff at Wick Heritage Centre.

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