Barry and Mary Ford were living in Florida when they first heard the Sanquhar site was up for sale.
Barry Ford is just the 17th postmaster in more than 300 years at the Sanquhar site
Lincolnshire-born Mr Ford and his wife Mary, from Motherwell, had been living and working in Florida for 20 years when they first heard about the historic site being for sale in 2020.They returned to the UK to look after their elderly mothers who have both since died. Mrs Ford has since discovered a connection to the area as her ancestors came from Muirkirk - about 25 miles by road from Sanquhar.Mr Ford said: "It is amazing that I have gone from living in Florida for 20 years, where the history is mostly 19th to 20th Century, to becoming the postmaster for the world's oldest post office which dates back over 300-plus years.
He said they were "excited and humbled" to be serving the community and looked forward to welcoming tourists from near and far to the town.
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