Hello From Illinois, SOME NEEDED FAMILY ROOTS AND FRIENDS

[kriete]

Greetings and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! STARTED THIS AS AN ATTEMPT TO JUST FIND GREAT MUSIC, BUT NOW IT HAS CHANGED MY DRIVE TO RESEARCH MY WIFE'S FAMILY ROOTS (MCKEE) AND MY FAMILY ROOTS (KRIETE). HOPEFULLY GET A LITTLE MORE INFO BEFORE OUR TRIP OVERSEAS IN MARCH. GREAT FAMILY, FRIENDS, FOOD , DRINK, AND MUSIC ARE OUR LIFE DRIVES AWAY FROM OUR HECKTIC CAREERS. MY WIFE MARISSA AND I ARE TRAVELING SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR TO AREAS IN THE U.S AND EUROPE (SWITZERLAND/ITALY THIS YEAR). SO WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW PEOPLE IN OTHER CITIES TO MEET. WE ARE IN OUR EARLY 30'S AND LOVE GOOD WINES AND FOOD. WE HAVE NO CHILDREN (ENABLES THE TRAVELING).

[WizardofOwls]

Hello kriete! Fàilte gu Celtic Radio! Welcome to Celtic Radio!

In my humble opinion, you have found one of the best websites ever. The people here are some of the nicest to be found anywhere on the net, and the music is simply out of this world.

So kick off your shoes, grab a mug of your favorite hot (or cold) beverage, turn up the music and have fun! I look forward to getting to know you better through your posts.

If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to ask anyone with the word "Guide" beneath their avatar. That's why we're here!

Again, it is so nice to have you with us. We are like one big family here, and we just love welcoming new members to the fold! I hope that you will enjoy your stay with us, and that you will come back and visit with us often. I feel quite certain that you will grow to love the place as much as I have.

Welcome to the family, my friend!
And welcome home!

[Muircheartach]

Hello and welcome, kriete!

Glad you found us and I know that you'll not only love the great Celtic music, but the nicest people around! I also hope you like the forums and find out more about your roots.

Have a great week and a very happy New Year!

[TheCarolinaScotsman]

Welcome Kriete. Hope you're enjoying the music and the people. Regarding the search for family roots. I suppose you realize that your wife's name McKee is one of the many variations of Mackay. There is a very good summary of Mackay history in the heraldry and names section. A somewhat longer history is at http://www.magma.ca/~mmackay/biblio.html . The Clan Mackay Society USA is at http://www.clanmackayusa.org/ . The Clan Mackay Society in Scotland is at http://www.clan-mackay.co.uk/ . Hope this helps and gets you started in the right direction for your wife's family. Again, welcome to the home of great music and friendly folks. Pull up a chair, kick off your shoes and sit a spell.

[Lady of the Loch]

Hello and Welcome! It must be very interesting to travel around so much. I bet you meet a lot of wonderful people. CR is filled with wonderful people as well

[haynes9]

Hello Kriete, from the great Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona! Glad you found us and hope you enjoy looking around and meeting folks here! This is a great site and the people are indeed friendly. Enjoy looking around.

Welcome aboard and have a great day!

[Rindy]

Hello kriete and Welcome to Celtic Radio. I hope you will enjoy the people here on this forum as well as the great music. It's nice that you can travel. I look forward to you posting.

Slainte

[Antonio]

Kriete, Happy New Year and welcome to Celtic Radio. As you can tell by all the warm welcomes! that it's a great place to be. Fun in the Forums and people that care what more could you ask for, great music it's here, Have fun.