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VOL 45 ISSUE 1 March 2018 Douglas Dancers Excel! IN THIS ISSUE PAGE WHAT TO SEE Cover Setting A New World Record 2 OFFICERS & REGENTS 4 Officer’s Comments 5 Walking the John Muir Way Coast-to-Coast Across Scotland by The Reverend J. Edson Way 7 A Glen in Scotland: Discovering My Scottish Heritage at Culloden by Glen L. Moyer 11 The Great Military Strategist: James Lord Douglas by Deborah Richmond Foulkes, FSAScot 12 CDSNA Septs & Allied Families: Simms, Syme, Symington 15 NEWS from ALL OVER Includes the 2018 APR-AUG CDSNA EVENT CALENDAR 28 FLOWERS of the FOREST 30 Songs Worth Knowing: Scotland the Brave & Kendall Blauser (left) and Vita Blaylock, both Clan Douglas members, performed O Flower of Scotland beautifully in their respective competitive classes at the Redwood Empire highland dance competition held in Saratoga, CA on 1/13/2018. Kendall, dancing in the Beginners category won two 2nd place and a 3rd place medal, along with a 5th place ribbon. Vita, dancing for the first time in the Intermediate class to which she was just promoted, won a 1st place and two 2nd place medals. The girls train together weekly in BACK COVER – List of the the same highland dance school, working hard to improve their skills. The girls often perform at Clan Douglas events in northern California where they live. Vita is a Sept & Allied Family Names previous recipient of a CDSNA scholarship for dance. Recognized by CDSNA Submitted via FB by Member Joe Blaylock M a r c h 2 0 1 8 Dubh Ghlase P a g e | 2 NEWSLETTER FOUNDER Gilbert F. Douglas, JR. MD (deceased) OFFICERS REGENTS President UNITED STATES IDAHO OHIO --- Vacant Annie Haines Mark Peterson ALABAMA - Gilbert F. Douglas III 406-698-5397 OKLAHOMA 6505 N. Gentry Ave. 205-222-7664 [email protected] David Jones [email protected] 918-807-0203 Fresno, CA 93711 ILLINOIS -- See MISSOURI Regent [email protected] Phone: 559-439-2947 ALASKA --- Vacant Regent vacancies for Chicago and/or Springfield areas OREGON (North) Mpeterson1019@ ARIZONA --- Co-Regent wanted Carol Morton-Bianchini comcast.net Barbara J. Wise INDIANA 971-300-8593 520-991-9539 Jim & Sandy Douglas [email protected] [email protected] 765-296-2710 Vice President [email protected] OREGON (South) -- Vacant Chuck Mirabile ARKANSAS Diana Kay Stell (President Emeritus) IOWA – Regent wanted for the PENNSYLVANIA 7403 S. Parfet Ct. 501-757-2881 Quad City area Donald A. Dickey Littleton, CO 80127-6109 [email protected] 724-630-0186 KANSAS --- See OKLAHOMA Regent [email protected] Phone: 720-934-6901 CALIFORNIA (North) [email protected] Mark & Cora Peterson (CDSNA PRES) KENTUCKY --- Co-Regents wanted SOUTH CAROLINA Co-Regent 559-439-2947 See TENNESSEE (West) Regent George W. Douglass MD., FSA-Scot [email protected] 843-556-6360 Secretary LOUISIANA – see ARKANSAS Regent [email protected] Jim Morton CALIFORNIA (North) Co-Regents Co-Regent wanted Bob & Dee Douglas SOUTH CAROLINA Co-Regent 626 Mountain Lake Cr 209-740-7366 MARYLAND --- Vacant Thelma Hein Blue Ridge, GA 30513 [email protected] 843 450-0796 MICHIGAN --- Vacant [email protected] Phone: 770-265-2717 CALIFORNIA (South) See INDIANA Regent DouglasSecretary@ Tim & Mary Tyler SOUTH DAKOTA comcast.net 1-800-454-5264 MINNESOTA (North) Tom Douglass Adams 714-478-9666 John M. Glendenning, Jr. 605-717-0669 [email protected] 218 728-4998 [email protected] Treasurer [email protected] CALIFORNIA (South) Co-Regent TENNESSEE (East) Shirley Douglas James Douglas Owen MINNESOTA (South) --- Vacant Ricky Lloyd 1959 6th Ave. SE 760-757-2985 423-737-6726 Vero Beach, FL 32962 [email protected] MISSISSIPPI – see ARKANSAS Regent [email protected] Phone: 772-778-0154 COLORADO MISSOURI TENNESSEE (West) [email protected] Chuck Mirabile (CDSNA VP) Harold Edington Elizabeth Martin (35) 720-934-6901 816-529-7764 931-289-4408 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] FLORIDA (North) MONTANA -- see IDAHO Regent TEXAS (South) Board Members Marc Hitchins Phil and Loretta Morton Diana Kay Stell 386-447-9969 NEVADA 830-336-2028 [email protected] [email protected] See CALIFORNIA (South) Regent [email protected] Bill Douglass FLORIDA (South) NEW ENGLAND -- Regents wanted TEXAS (South) Co-Regents Russell Douglass available as a region or individual states Dale Douglass [email protected] 786-853-1349 ALL STATES CURRENTLY VACANT 254-913-0158 CONNECTICUTT - MAINE – VERMONT [email protected] MASSACHUSETTS - RHODE ISLAND Sy Douglass GEORGIA (East) [email protected] Assistant Vice-President (East) Randall Bartle NEW MEXICO 912-264-4529 Eric Vigil Harold Edington TEXAS (North) 11907 E. Alberta St. [email protected] 575-749-1275 [email protected] Matthew Douglas 214-493-6442 Sugar Creek, MO 64054 GEORGIA (West) [email protected] Phone: 816-529-7764 Tim & Melissa Justice NEW YORK 770-856-2204 Daneen Muehlbauer [email protected] UTAH --- Vacant [email protected] 716-283-5247 [email protected] VIRGINIA Co-Regent Assistant Vice-President (West) GEORGIA (West) Co-Regent Scott Douglas Doug Isbecque NORTH CAROLINA Phil and Loretta Morton 571-426-3826 770-813-0789 Samuel Machado 1580 Nixon Drive [email protected] [email protected] 704-718-7775 Boerne, TX 78006 [email protected] VIRGINIA Co-Regent Phone: 830-336-2028 HAWAII Sean Morton James Douglas Putnam NORTH CAROLINA Co-Regent [email protected] 504-875-9540 808-554-1944 Jeffrey Dickey [email protected] [email protected] 336-389-7589 [email protected] M a r c h 2 0 1 8 Dubh Ghlase P a g e | 3 ADMINISTRATORS REGENTS (cont.) Store Keepers WEST VIRGINIA --- Vacant Joseph Blaylock 8616 Elk Way WASHINGTON --- Vacant REGENTS & CO-REGENTS WANTED Elk Grove, CA 95624 WISCONSIN to represent the Clan Douglas Society of North America Phone: 916-209-8316 Lori Garbett (CDSNA) at various Scottish / Celtic festivals [email protected] 414-256-0806 [email protected] in the US and CANADA CDSNA is seeking members willing to serve as Regents & Cora Peterson WYOMING 6505 N. Gentry Ave. See SOUTH DAKOTA Regent Co-Regents in provinces and states currently un- Fresno, CA 93711 represented or under-represented by CDSNA. IF YOU Phone: 559-439-2947 AUSTRALIA - Contact the ARE A MEMBER of CDSNA willing to share your [email protected] Clan Douglas Society of Australia enthusiasm about Clan Douglas and available to serve as Andrew Douglas Web Administrator 04- 5816-7652 a representative in any of the states or provinces listed Mara Peterson [email protected] on page 22 in need of Regents and Co-Regents, Phone: 747-477-6554 contact CDSNA VP Chuck Mirabile, CDSNA Asst VP [email protected] CANADA – multiple vacancies (West) Loretta Morton, CDSNA Asst VP (East) Harold BRITISH COLUMBIA --- Vacant Web Editors Edington, or your current Regent. NOVA SCOTIA --- Vacant Mark Peterson (CDSNA PRES) [email protected] ONTARIO --- Vacant If you know of a local Scottish event without Douglas representation, contact CDSNA VP Chuck Mirabile, Harold Edington (CDSNA Asst VP) BENELUX CDSNA Asst VP (West) Loretta Morton, CDSNA Asst VP [email protected] (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) (East) Harold Edington, or your current Regent. Murray Frick Douglas Heritage Museum Hengstenberg 130 What do you need to become a Regent? Society 3090 Overijse, Belgium [email protected] Most importantly, you need to be a CDSNA member in TBA good standing with the willingness to take on a difficult SPAIN voluntary task for the benefit of Clan Douglas coupled Historical Article Editors Leopoldo Fernández de Angulo y Gómez with an enthusiasm for people and some knowledge of Dr. Murray Frick de las Cortinas Clan Douglas. Calypsolaan 3 Avenida Flota de Indias nº 18, Esc. 2, 8º-A 1170 Brussels, Belgium 41011-SEVILLA (Spain) Even if you aren’t ready to become a Regent or Co- Phone: 606-786-5116 Phone: 34 954 277 365 Regent, you can still help Clan Douglas and support [email protected] Cell: 34 639 019 632 [email protected] your local Regent by being a Douglas Tent Helper at Deborah Richmond Foulkes, your Regent’s next local Scottish event. FSAScot, Author, Raleigh, North Carolina How can I renew my membership to CDSNA, Ian Douglas, Author, if I missed my local festival? Whitchurch, Hampshire, UK If you need to update your CDSNA Membership, Newsletter Editor you can use PayPal to pay your member dues. Harold Edington 11907 E. Alberta St. Sugar Creek, MO 64054 Simply go to our Clan Douglas website Phone: 816 529 7764 and click on the JOIN CDSNA tab. [email protected] Scroll down the page to the DONATE button and press the button to open the PayPal page. When your transaction is completed, email Secretary Jim Morton for confirmation: [email protected] M a r c h 2 0 1 8 Dubh Ghlase P a g e | 4 President’s Comments Greetings Clan Douglas!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and spent time with family and friends. Although it is winter and parts of North America are cold and snowy, some areas of the country are already beginning the Highland Game Season. Our Regent Marc Hitchins from Florida has been busy; he has been involved with a couple of Highland Games already. I also have sad news to report. We recently lost Frances Crews who was our Regent in Washington State. Frances and her companion Gary Cosgrove attended many games over the years (as many as 10 to 12 per year) and represented Clan Douglas very well. I talked with Gary and there will be a special memorial for Frances during the Tacoma Highland Games June 23rd, 2018. This year the Clan Douglas Society will elect new officers. We have had one person step up and volunteer for the position of Clan Treasurer to replace Shirley Douglas who will be retiring after many years of service to Clan Douglas.