I AM hoping to get more information about my family tree, and even to link up with current families.

I AM transcribing a Journal written by John Grant b.1741 (son of John Grant of Ballintomb) who died in Forres in about April 1828

I AM looking for my grandmother. Her name is Marjorie (Marjory) Sophia Cameron.

I AM searching for any descendants or information regarding my great great grandmother, Jessie Alexander. She had four children; Andrew (1866), Mary, John and Jannet.

RECENTLY I started researching my family history, particularly my mother's family who were from Forres and whose surname was Ross.

I AM looking for descendants of Beatrice and Charles Robert Hill. They are both buried in Clovenside cemetery in Forres.

MY great-grandmother Ada Grey Forrester Davidson Brown was born May 30, 1873 in Auldearn, Nairn - the 13th of 14 children born to David Davidson (b. Jul 8, 1817 in Sharp, Radford, Morayshire) and Jessie Ewart Gibson (b. Dec 15, 1830 in Crawfordjohn, Lanark).

GREETINGS music lovers of Forres! My name is Grzegorz Burdukiewicz, and it's my pleasure to tell you some story of these guys in a group, with some original members from Forres, but now flourishing here in Poland/Polska.

I AM searching for information on the Ross family who lived in 8 Milnes Wynd, Forres in the early to late 1800's.

I HAVE come to a dead end on my great-great-great-grandfather. His name was William Shiach and he was born c.1813 in Inchberry, Rothes.

I AM trying to trace a local band that played in the Forres area in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The name of the band was Hustler.

I AM hoping to find information regarding my parents, Norman and Valerie Connell, who lived in Forres for some time around 1950-1951.

I AM researching my mother's side of the family (Sinclair) and have discovered that my 3 x great grandfather Donald Sinclair was a Farm Servant and/or Farm Manager (depending on Parish Registers or Death Certificates) and living in Forres for a number of years, where two of his children (that I know of) were born.

I AM trying to find out about my great grandfather Alexander Geddes Priest.

I AM looking for a newspaper article that would contain an obituary for a James Goodfellow who was born in 1806 in Kincardenshire and was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Forres Burns.

I AM trying to trace any decendants of my great great grandparents David and Ann Watson nee Stuart who farmed in Forres in the 1840s.

I AM looking for information about my dad Thomas Smith. He passed away on November 29, 1995.

I AM interested in any information on Thomas Bain married to Jessie Russell, both of Forres.

I AM seeking any information about the Cruickshank family who lived at the Hill of Edinvale farm near Dallas during the 18th and 19th centuries.

I AM currently engaged in researching a project to chart the connections of The Beatles to Scotland. As a result, I am trying to track down anyone who saw the band in Forres in 1960.

I WAS president of the Forres YMCA 50-50 Club during the years 1953/1955, and made many wonderful friends.

WHILE researching my family history I found an unlikely connection to Forres, and wonder if you could help me.

AROUND 15 years ago, a restaurant down the south end of Forres on the left hand side was run by a man called Andy Stewart.

I AM a descendent of one Alexander Tulloh/Tulloch, my great great grandfather, who was born in Forres in 1784.

THE S3/4 History Challenge Club at Forres Academy is involved in a major project with which members hope to recognise the sacrifice in wars throughout the years of former academy pupils.

I AM trying to piece together my late grandmother's early life, which was spent in Forres during the 1920s and 30s, and I hope your readers can help.

I AM trying to find out about my great grandfather, Alexander Priest.

I AM interested in finding out about the family of Alexander Berryhill who was from Forres in the 1860s.

I LIVE in Australia and am searching for lost relatives I believe may still be living in the Forres township or area.

NEXT year is going to be the year of celebrating Highland Culture. The Scottish Co-operative Group, which will be sponsoring next year's Moray Firth Flotilla event, would also like to celebrate the Co-operative Movement in the Highlands and Moray, past and present, as part of the region's culture.

I AM trying to trace the descendants of Henry (Harry) Leask, my father's first cousin.