2nd
U.K. SORBIE FAMILY GATHERING
JULY
12th 2003
PATERSON U.F. CHURCH HALL – STONEHOUSE
SCOTT
BURNS AND FAMILY – SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
MITCHELL
AND JETTA SORBIE – WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
11.00
- 11.45 OPENING SPEECHES
11.45
- 12.00 LOCAL HISTORY TALK – JOHN YOUNG
12.00
- 12.20 DANNY HANNAY - ACCORDIAN
12.20
- 1.30 FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS
1.30 -
1.50 SORBIE GROUP PHOTOS
1.50 -
2.05 TOUR OF PATERSON CHURCH
2.05 -
2.30 ‘TAPSELTEERIE’ FOLK GROUP
2.30 -
3.00 CLOSING THANKS
3.30 - TOUR
OF ST.NINIANS OLD KIRKYARD
DISPLAYS BY THE STONEHOUSE HERITAGE GROUP AND LANARKSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY.
GREAT
STRIDES HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE THE LAST GATHERING IN 2001. CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE
WITH SORBIES AND THEIR DESCENDANTS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THE FAMILY TREE HAS
DOUBLED IN SIZE TO 6,500 INDIVIDUALS. LINKS HAVE BEEN FORGED AND FRIENDSHIPS
MADE.
THE FAMILY WEBSITE www.sorbie.net
HAS ALSO RECEIVED GREAT PRAISE. THIS YEAR A SORBIE FAMILY TARTAN WAS DESIGNED,
REGISTERED AND GARMENTS MANUFACTURED.
ANDY POTTS – XXX-XXX-XXX TOM SORBIE – XXX-XXX-XXX
HUGH ROBINSON - XXX-XXX-XXX GEORGE BAKER
- XXX-XXX-XXX
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