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Ardchoille Winter 2018 Inside This Issue FROM THE Chieftain’s Desk — 1 and 3 — CHIEFTAIN’S DESK From the Editor BY RANDOLPH WALKER — 2 — From Across the Pond After over a year of planning MacGregor in attendance — 4-5 — and some very hard work was a double honor for all of The 2017 Royal Edinburgh the 108th Annual Gathering us. In addition, a long time Military Tattoo of The American Clan friend and acquaintance, — 6-7 — Gregor Society is history. Andrew Morrison, 3d MacGregors In The Press I would be remiss if I did not Viscount Dunrossil was a — 8 — take this opportunity to participant as well. Family News - NEW! express my heartfelt thanks The “special” just kept — 9 — to our Assistant Chieftain, coming for me. Seventeen Kathy Whyte and her members of my family and Calling All Scholars — 10 — husband Bruce, who just friends were in attendance happens to be our Society at the Banquet. This was Area Deputy Chieftains Treasurer, for their untiring indeed a night for me to — 11 — work, innovative ideas and remember. 2017 ACGS Gathering devotion to the task of giving — 12-18 — It was also “special” to see our members a Gathering to old friends and to meet Accessing Our Database remember. many “new members” or — 19-22 — Needless to say it was a “first time gathering Clan Gregor in History - NEW! very special night for me attendees”. I finally was able — 23 — personally. As I said in my to put a face with people that Genealogy Corner - NEW! New Chieftain’s remarks, I only knew by name. I want — 24 — never did I ever think about to thank everyone who Miscellany a time when I would be made the time and effort to — 25 — s t a n d i n g b e f o r e o u r attend and make the Merchandise membership as Chieftain. To Gathering a success. (Cont. — 26-27 — have Sir Malcolm and Lady p 3) newsletter of the The American Clan Gregor Ardchoille Society Newsletter Editor Adrienne Tomkins The views and opinions expressed [email protected] in any of the articles within this For more information on our Society, please publication are not necessarily the visit our website at: views or opinions of the ACGS. http://www.acgsus.org Page 1! Volume XXV, Issue 1, Winter 2018 FROM THE EDITOR by Adrienne Tomkins Welcome to the new and improved Ardchoille! How do you like our new format? I’m so excited to announce that The Ardchoille will now be published four times per year, and that the page limit was eliminated, allowing me to include many exciting new features! Please pay special attention to the new features in this issue: Family News (p 9), Clan Gregor in History (p 23), and the Genealogy Corner (p 24). More features will be added in upcoming issues. Please send any and all items you’d like to see in The Ardchoille to me, Adrienne Tomkins, at [email protected]. We need your suggestions, feedback and links, photos, and announcements of all kinds! I would especially love to see birth/marriage/ death announcements and other family news so members can stay up to date with each other. DON’T FORGET TO SEND PHOTOS! Issue Published Articles Due NEW Winter February 1 January 1 PUBLICATION Spring May 1 April 1 SCHEDULE Summer August 1 July 1 Fall November 1 October 1 Page 2! Volume XXV, Issue 1, Winter 2018 CHIEFTAIN’S DESK, CONT. BY RANDOLPH WALKER We now have a new set of Officers for the Society and already people are waking up early thinking about ACGS business. It is clear that this coming year will be a busy one for each of us. In closing I want to say once again what an honor and privilege it is to serve as your Chieftain. Randy Walker Chieftain - ACGS Page 3! Volume XXV, Issue 1, Winter 2018 FROM ACROSS THE POND AN INTERVIEW WITH LADY MACGREGOR 1.How much of hope always to behave like one! I may have married Lady Fiona time does official into a Scottish aristocratic family, but my family came MacGregor MacGregor from more humble backgrounds. My grandfather was answers some business require? a coal miner, a fact of which I am very proud. It shows D e p e n d s – t h e the class system, to some extent, can be overcome. I questions we’d annual MacGregor am proud to have a title, but I don’t always use it. As I all like to gathering in say, folk have known me on TV as Fiona Armstrong Scotland takes a all these years, so suddenly having to call me ‘Lady know! weekend, MacGregor’ might be tricky for them – I understand occasional that. I also have a doctorate in history, a PhD, but I Be sure to overseas’ events, don’t call myself Dr. Armstrong, as that would confuse much longer – but folk even more. They might think I could cure their check the next there are no ailments! Back to the Lady MacGregor name, it did issue for Sir complaints, ever! It take a bit of getting used to, but I only use it when I Malcolm is such an honour am with Malcolm. to be asked to MacGregor’s things… 6. What are the basic duties/obligations of your own interview. position as Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries? I 2.Y o u ’ r e a l s o undertake this role as Fiona Armstrong, as that’s what “rather heavily folk round here know me as, having worked in British involved” with Clan Armstrong. Can you TV for 35 years. I am HM’s personal representative describe that? I was chairman of an Armstrong here in Dumfriesshire in the south of Scotland. I take society for many years. Am still involved as our cards from H.M. The Queen to people who reach the Armstrong archive, the biggest Armstrong archive in grand old age of 100 – and cards from Her Majesty to the world, is now based in a 16th century Pele congratulate those who have been married 60 years tower in the Scottish Borderlands. Gilnockie Tower and more. I oversee citizenship ceremonies and has been completely renovated and we plan an attend charity and civic events on behalf of The Armstrong gather this year, complete with re- Queen. I attend armed forces events and also enactment – all MacGregors are welcome, but we organise royal visits to this area – for example, we may have to frisk you at the door! have a new hospital opening here this year and are hoping a royal visitor will attend and cut the ribbon. 3. How did you and Sir Malcolm meet? On the banks of a river in Alaska. I was there making a 7. Regarding that position, how did you get it? fishing film for Sky TV – he was photographing for a Did you apply or were you appointed? Were you magazine. surprised? I was appointed. The appointment is ratified by the palace and by the British Prime Minister 4. When you and Sir Malcolm married, were and the First Minister of Scotland. Yes, I was greatly you automatically invested as Lady MacGregor, surprised! I will have to behave myself from now on – or was there a separate ceremony? I became seriously, it is a great honour and a role I am thrilled Lady MacGregor of MacGregor when he put the to have. I hope to carry out my duties to the best of ring on my finger, another great honour… my abilities. The Queen is a remarkable woman. Here in Scotland, She has been part of our lives for more 5. Were you born with the honorific of Lady, than 90 years. Her Majesty is greatly admired and is a and if not, what was it like for you when you very firm rock in uncertain times. acquired it? Did it take some time to get used to it? No, I was definitely not born a ‘lady’, although I Page 4! Volume XXV, Issue 1, Winter 2018 FROM ACROSS THE POND, CONT. AN INTERVIEW WITH LADY MACGREGOR 8. In your career as a journalist, what is the 12. Do you collect anything? I used to collect most exciting (or poignant, or memorable) antiques, but I am trying to downsize and get rid story you’ve covered? Lockerbie air disaster of clutter now! has to be up there – I was on national TV and arrived in Lockerbie about four hours after the 13. Do you spend more time in England, or in plane crash. A tragic and terrible incident, but Scotland? In Scotland. It’s one of the best local people were dignified and so welcoming places on earth. afterwards to the American families of victims who died in this atrocity. Other memorable stories 14. Is there anything else you’d like to include series on landmine removal and detailing share? Just that I am so lucky to have had the the problems of AIDS orphans in Africa. Most chance to meet so many amazing clansmen and news tends to be bad, alas. I wish we could have women. The MacGregors are an amazing race a ‘good news’ programme instead…. and I have loved the time spent with them. They were wild, certainly, but so were my lot, the 9. What was it like growing up in Nigeria? Did Armstrongs. The Armstrong reivers of the south you attend school there? How old were you with the MacGregor outlaws of the north – what a when you moved back to the UK? My mother combination! taught us in Nigeria, lessons on the verandah in the morning… it was hot.
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