It has been said that the Lords of Fife (the MacDuffs) were once responsible 
for crowning the Scottish Kings and for that reason, they were not required to 
swear allegiance to the King, but only to God. ...And accordingly Fife, 
Scotland was referred to as the "Kingdom of Fife" and not simply Fifeshire as 
is the case with other Scottish localities. We are Fyfe from Fife and from the 
clan MacDuff, they say.  It all sounds very romantic and far away. Some day we 
hope to trace our scottish roots to those far away places and ancestors. For 
now we are limited to what little we have documented below. 

I've been consumed for the couple of years and loving every moment of it.  My one 
regret is not recording stories throughout the years from those now long gone.   

That, perhaps, is the reason for the focus at the moment.  I want my sons to 
have some sense of their roots when it is their time to be interested.

I've been overwhelmed by the generosity and zeal of other genealogists.  It's 
been an extraordinary experience meeting those with common interests on all 
the continents. Many thanks to John Gibson (Australia), Rose (Canada), Thomas 
Black (Britian), and lastly, to my friends, who have had so many conversations 
that started with "You'll never guess what I found last night..........".