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For just a minute or two, I'd like to share my own almost unbelieveable happiness with everyone. I'd also like to share my _t gratitude and love you with this Thanksgiving. So now, and each and every moment Me? Not happy? That's has correct, my life not always been of my life so long as I live, if I am not happy. For many years, had I to BE happy at work and out and asleep or working on something, I am - about, whether I was feelingjoyful or not. sort of like the Tibetan prayer flags which Ifyou don't think that is worrisome for someone, I had a heart send non-stop prayers heavenward with attack caused by stress. I had thought I was handling every,thing the breezes that blow - I arn sending my very well and concealing my real Iife from everyone. Mother Na- own thanks and appreciation to heaven for ture did not agree. this kind and loving man who has taken Let me just say that thanks to a kind doctor at the Gainesville, all ofmy stless away and replaced it with Florid4 Veteran's Hospital, I realized what I must do, and then I did it. unlimited love and iov. I had known Tom Freeman on the phone for years, as he had _4 done artwork for Scottish Weekend. He did our pins and art for the q ;iq theme ofwhatever we did that year. Over time, we became "phone * friends" and would share puns and information about graphic de- sign and, in between working on our annual designs, we would laugh and laugh. It was always a pleasure to talk to Tom. We talked on the phone for years. Tom forgot to tell me that he was in a wheelchair. When Torn and I finally met in person, my mind said, "He's in a wheelcliair!" My heart said, "So what?" We became fast friends with no thoughts of anyhing else. Tom was injured in a motorcycle accident in 1988. After his accident, he had thought he would never share a loving relationship with anyone and that he would never marry. I had thought very uncornplimentary thoughts about the entire male population ofthe world for thifty-four years. It was about at this time that "a miracle occurred" and we were Handfasted at tlie Glasgow, Kentuclry Highland Ganes in 2005 with LOTS offriends present and fairy dust and cake and laughter. We were legally married in our dear friend, Jeri Mattin's gar- den, in Lebalon, Tennessee in 2007. I will admit, the bravest thing I ever did was to trust Tom Free- man. My "truster" had been not only broken, but shattered beyond repair, I thought. Now, fifteen years after the Handfasting, Tom, who is my "Huh I{uh" (as I still don't trust the other name) has never, ever said an unkind word to me. Not even one. For example, wfen I had my hip surgeries, Tom spent the entire night with me at the hospital, both times. No tiny baby has ever beeu treated gentler or kinder or with more love. He has always been amaz- ingly understanding and ftoughtful. We are each other's best friends.
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Doggerland \ryas an area of land, now sub- ofthis lake carved a channel through the anticline, merged beneath the. southem North Sea, that con- leading to the formation of the Channel River, nected Britain to continental Europe. It was flooded which carried the combined Rhine, Scheidt and by rising sea levels around 6500-6200 BC. Geo- Thames tothe Atlaatic. This probabiy created the logical surveys have suggested that it stretched 'ootential for Britain to become isolated from the from where Britain's east coast now is to the present-day Netherlands, westem coast of Germany, and pen- insula of Jutlaad. It was probably a rich habitat with humari habitation in the Mesolithic period, although rising sea levels gradually reduced it to lowJying islands before its fi- nal submergence. possibly following a tsunami caused by the Storegga Slide. The archaeological potential of the area was first identified in the early 20t" century, and interest inten- sified in 1931 when a fishins trawler operating east of the Wash dragged up a barbed continent during periods ofhigh sea leve1, although antler point that was subsequently dated to a time some scientists argue that the final break did not when the axea was tundra. Vessels have dragged occur until a second ice-dammed lake overflowed up remains of mammoths, lions and other animals, during the MIS8 or MIS6 glaciations, around and a few prehistoric tools and weapons. 340,000 or 240.000 years ago. Doggerland was named in the 1990s, after the During the most recent glaciation of the Last Dogger Bant, which in tum was named after the Glacial Maximum, which ended around 18,000 17tr century Dutch fishing boats called doggers. yeaxs ago, the North Sea and much of the British Formation Isles wete covered with glacial ice and the sea level Until the middle Pleistocene, Britain was a was about I20 m (390 ft) lower. The climate later peninsula of Europe, connected by the massive became warmer and during the Late Glacial Maxi- chalk Weald-Artois Anticline across the Straits of mum around 12,000 BC Britain, as well as much Dover. During the Anglian glaciation, approxi- ofthe North Sea and English Channel, was an ex- mately 450,000 years ago, an ice sheet filled much panse of lowJying tundra. of the North Sea, with a large proglacial lake in Evidence, including the contours of the the southem part fed by the Rhine, Scheldt and present seabed, indicates that after the first main Thames river systems. The catastrophic overflow . Continued on page 19
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Tens of thousands of people wa.1k the West path, and the Hunters began discussing the idea Highland Way every year. The route is celebrating with their local hillwalking group. its 40'h anniversary - but the creation of the first But establishing a iong-distance walk from trail of its kind in Scotland was itselfa longjour- Milngavie to Fort William was no easy task. There ney. was the route to be considered, including ways to The West Highland Way starts in Milngavie, safeiy crdss some challenging tenain, and they near Glasgow, and needed to negotiate then winds its way with landowners. north for 96 miles Bythe 1970s,the (154 km) to Fort Wil- proj ect stepped up a liam in the Highlands. gear and geographer It follows old Fiona Rose was com- cattle drover routes missioned to survey and 18'h Century mili- the route. tary roads along the She is said to eastern shores of have wom out several Loch Lomond, across pairs of walking boots sprawling Rannoch tramping for miles Moor, and up the zig- through hills and zag ascent oft}e Devil's Staircase footpath in Glen glens to complete her task. Coe before reaching its final destination in ln I974.Mr Hunter secured offrcial approval Lochaber. to develop the trail and six years later, on 6 Octo- More than 100,000 people walk part of the ber 1980, it was off,rcially opened. trail each year, about 36,000 of whom complete Hillwalker, writer and broadcaster Jimmie the whole route. MacGregor was among the first to walk its entire The joumey often takes up to a week. Walk- length. ers break the hail into sections and stay overnight A keen hillwalker since he was a boy, Mr in the villages that punctuate the route. MacGregor was iiving in Highgate, London, when The inspiration for the long-distance walking he read about the opening of the West Highlaad route came from Glaswegian Tom Hunter. way. At the end of World War Two, Mr Hunter - The 9O-year-old told BBC Radio Scotlaad's who had served in Africa and Europe with the RAF Out of Doors programme: "I spent about six weeks - was walking up Ben Lomond with his wife Mar-- jogging around Highgate woods in hea\.y boots to g ret. get myself keyed up to walk it." He noticed hydro electric construction and - During his preparations. Mr MacGregor other building work taking place on the western called up Radio Scotland "on a whim" and con- shores ofl,och Lomond, and begaa to wonder how vinced its bosses to let him record a radio the eastem shore could be protected from similar programme about the new route, including the his- development. He came uo with the idea of an offrcial foot- Continued on page 17 ga/6' A/€tufrU/6/fa4 lrae S ecfi on A N ovem 6 er 20 20 Pag e 7 GI Society Memberships are cordially invited for Blair descendants and oth€r interested parties. wclanblai r.org President, Clan Blair Society, Jim Blair 7200 S. Prince Street Littleton, CO 80120
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@T. R. FREEMAN 74-year old native Scot completcs US coast-to-coflst oyole in only 49 days! Boston, Massachusetts, October 15,2020 - Colorado resi- dent George Russell (74) has completed a 3,000+ mile cycle across the United States and has so far raised a massive $50,000 for con- servation charity the National Trust for Scotland. Completing his coast-to-coastjourney one day ahead ofsched- ule, George arrived in St. Augustine, Florida yesterday (Wednes- day, October 14), just 49 days after setting off from San Diego, California. From the Pacific coast to the Atlantic, George overcame chal- lenging terrain and steep inclines as well as strong winds and even hurricane warnings - but took everything in his stride and had con- tinued support from his wile Mary, who drove a support vehicle kept me going and I'd like to thank with him. everyone that reached out and made Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, George is now based in Colo- a donation." rado. With strong ties to the National Trust for Scotland, this was a Kirstin Bridier, who directs The very personal journey for the cyclist - his grandfather was the National Trust for Scotland Founda- charity's first Secretary and Treasurer and was key in negotiating tion USA, said: "I am inspired by the purchase ofl Glencoe to be held in trust for future generations. George's epicjourney - in awe ofhis His father also worked for the Trust for many years. physical effort and grateful for his George's support for the charity was in response to a major commitment to helping the National international fundraising campaign - Save Our Scotland - launched Trust for Scotland weather the finan- to protect Scotland's historic and natural treasures after lockdown cial challenges brought about by the measures due to the coronavirus crisis put the charity into an ex- coronavirus pandemic. George con- tremely challenging fi nancial period. nected individuals across the US and George said: "I can't quite believe I've finished - and that I L K with the Trust's conservation mis- only had to repair two flat tires on the way! There were so many sion through his cycle, and we cannot moments where we hadto rethink our route after seeingpoor weather thank him enough for his vision and forecasts, but more often than not the sun shone for us and it has generosity." been an amazing experience." George's fundraising pages are He added: "Crossing eight US states on two wheels has been a still live and Americans who would totally eye-opening and a liberating journey and I never lost sight like to make a donation to help con- ofthe reason for it all. I was constantly reminded of Scotland and serve historic sites such as Trust-owned places like Glencoe and Ben Lawers whel I was on Bannockbum and poet Robert Burns's the mountain paths and I'm proud that I've achieved this - not only birthplace can make a tax-deductible for myself, but for my father and grandfather and everyone in Scot- gift via The National Trust for Scot- land that cherishes its heritage." land Foundation USA here:
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To buy visit www.stkildapublicutions. com The West Highland Way, continued from page 7 tory geology and wildlife ofthe places it crossed. and the many others who helped to establish the The.trek would mark the stafi of his broad- route. casting dareer. Peopie have been posting photographs and Mr MacGregor said: "They gave me a radio tales of their tdps to a special page on the West pack and at the time I didn't realise how expensive Highland Way website. it was, I think they cost f,4,000, and I had it bang- Carol Matthews, who has been curating the ing off my boots and stuff. entries, said the trail meant different things to dif- "I really just blethered to myself most of the ferent people. way because there was hardly anybody there. I en- She said: "Something that is very special to countered maybe 50 to 60 people.l' me, such as a beautiful horizon, might not be to Mr MacGregor later wrote a book about the somebodfelse. They might appreciate a beautiful West Highland Way, which bridge and its construction. topped the Scottish book- "I thfuk everybody gets sellers' list - pushing re- something different from the nowned Scottish novelist things that they see." William Mcllvanney into Ms Matthews said for second spot. most people the trail was far "William Mcllvanney mole than just a walking was a pal of mine and I said challenge. to him: 'William I take it you She said: "I think there don't talk enough about is a real emotional and beetles and buzzards'," Mr shong sense of spirituality MacGregor said. that comes through. The broadcaster said "People have created the West Highland Way was a great achievement. music, poetry and paintings that have been inspired "It was the first official marked walk way in along the West Highland Way." Scotland and it has led to so manv more. which is Ard while the route is a weekJong expedi a wonderful thing. tion for most walkers, the fleet-footed have man- "For me it was a gift." aged to cover the distance in less than a day. Hundreds of people have been marking the Ultra-runner Rob Sinclair set the men's record trail's 40tr' anniversary this week. in 2077 wilh a time of 13 hours 41 minutes and Covid-l9 has prevented events from being eight seconds, while Lucy Colquhoun's women's held, but a virtual celebration has been taking place record of 17 hours, 16 minutes and 20 seconds was online, dedicated to Mr Hunter, who died in 2016,-ilwachieved in 2007.
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Ice Age, the watershed between the North Sea and A recent hlpothesis suggests that much ofthe English Channel extended east from East Anglia remaining coastal land was flooded by a then south-east to the Hook ofHolland, rather than megatsunami around 6200 BC, caused by a sub- across the Strait of Dover. The Seine" Thames. marine landslide off the coast of Norway known Meuse, Scheldt and Rhine rivers joined and flowed as the Storegga Slide. This suggests: "that the west along the English Channel as a wide slow Storegga Slide tsunami would have had a cata- river before eventually reaching the Atlantic Ocean. strophic impact on the contemporary coastal At about 10,000 BC the north-facing coastal Mesolithic population. Britain fina11y became sepa- area of Doggerland had a coastline of lagoons, rated from the continent and, in cultural terms, the saltmarshes, mudflats and beaches as well as in- Mesolithic there goes its own way. " A study pub- land streams, rivers, marshes and 1-akes. It may have lished in2014 suggested that the only remaining been the richest hunting, fowling and fishing paxts of Doggerland at the time of the Storegga ground in Europe in the Mesolithic period.[2][7] Slide were lowJying islands, but supported the One big river system found by 3D seismic view that the area had been abandoned at about survey undertaken by the Birmingham "Norlh Sea the same time as the tsunamis Palaeolandscapes Project," was the "Shotton Another view speculates that the Storegga tsu- River", which drained the south-east part of the nami devastated Doggerland but then ebbed back Dogger Bank hill area inlo the east end ofthe Outer into the sea ard that later Lake Agassiz (in North Silver Pit lake. It is named after Birmingham ge- America) burst releasing so much fresh water that ologist Frederick William Shotton. sea ievels over about two years rose to flood much Disappearance of Doggerland and make Britain an island, [11] As ice melted at the end of the last slacial Discovery and investigation by archaeolo- period of the current Cists ice age, sea levels The prehistoric rose and the land be- existence of what is gan to tilt in an isos- now known as tatic adjusbnent as the Doggerland was es- huge weight of ice tablished in the late lessened. Doggerland 19th century. H. G. eventually became Wells referred to the submerged, cutting concept in his short off what was previ- story A Story of the ously the British pen- Stone Age of 1897, insula from the Euro- set in "a time when pean mainland by one might have around 6500 BC. The walked dryshod from Dogger Bank, an upland area of Doggerland, re- France (as we call it now) to England, and when a mained an island until at least 5000 BC. Key stages broad and sluggish Thames flowed through its are now believed to have included the gradual evo- marshes to meet its father Rhine, flowing through lution of a large tidal bay between eastern England a'wide and level country that is under water in these and Dogger Bank by 9000 BC and a rapid sea leve1 latter days, and which we know by the name of the rise thereafter, leading to Dogger Bank becoming North Sea...Fifty thousand yeaxs ago it was, fifty an island and Britain becoming physically discon- thousand years ifthe reckoning ofgeologists is cor- nected from the continent. Continued on page 2I
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3 Doggerf and, continued Jrom page 5 rect", though most of the action seems to occur in nical monograph and a popular book on the history and what is now Surey and Kent, but stretching out to archaeology ofDoggerland. Names have been givento Doggeriand. some ofits featues: "The Spines" to a system ofdunes The rcmains of plants brought to the suface ftom above the broad "Shotton River", the upland area ofthe Dogger Bank were studied in 1913 by "Dogger Bank", abasin betweenhvo palmbiologist Clement Reid and the re- huge sandbarks called "The Outer mains of animals and worked flints from Silver Pit". the Neolilhic period had also been found. Early Holocene landscape Inhts brnk The Antiqui\, of Man of 1.9 1 5, features mapped by the North anatomist Sir Arlhw Keith discussed tlre Se a Pal ueo landscapes Proj ect archamlogicalpotentialofthearra" [i 193 1, A skull fragment of a Ne- the ta:,vler Coliruln hauled up a lump of anderthal, dated at over 40,000 peat whilst fishing near the Ower Bank, years old, was recovered from 40 kilometes (25 mi) east ofNorfolk. The material dredged from the peat was lound to contain a barbed antler Middeldiep, some 16 kilometres point, possibly used as a harpoon or fish (10 mi) offthe coast ofZeeland, qpear, 220 millimetes (8.5 in) long, w{iich and exhibited in Leiden in 2009. dated ftom between 4000 and 1 0,000 BC In March 2010 it was rc- when the arca was tundra ported that recognition of the lnterest was reinvigorated in the potential archaeological impor- Neanderlhal Skull 1 990s by Bryony Coles, who named the tance ofthe area could affect the area "Doggerland" ("afterthe great future development of off- banks in the southemNorth Sea") shore wind andproduced qpeculative maps of farms. Doggerland was an the arroa- area ofland, now submerged Although she recognised beneath the southern North that the curent relief of the Sea, that connected Britain to southem Noflh Sea seabed is not continental Europe. It was a sound guide to the topography flooded by rising sea levels of Doggerland, this topography around 6500-6200 BC. has more recently begun to be Geological suweys have reconstructed more authorita- suggested that it stretched liom tively using seismic sr.uvey data where Britain's east coast now obtained from oil exploration. is to the present-day Nether- Between 2003 atd2007 lzmds, western coast of Ger- a team at the University of Wooly Mamnoth Skull many, and peninsula of Birmingham led by Vince Jutland. Gaffney and Ken Thomson It was probably a rich mapped around 23,000 square habitat with huma:r habita- kilometres (8,900 square miles) of the Early Ho- tion in the Mesolithic period, although rising sea locene landscape, using seismic data provided for levels gradually reduced it to low-lying islands research by Petrcileum Geo-services, as parl ofthe before its final submergence, possibly lollowing a work of the University of Birmingham North Sea tsunami caused by the Storegga S1ide. Palaeolandscapes Project. We'll continue this in our next issue, Decem- The results ofthis study were published as atech- ber 2020, Section B.
Ba/61A/str/Pu/6/fa/u/V free Secfion A Nouembu,2020 Prtge 2'( The Scottish'lartans Museum & Heritage Center is located in downtown Franklin, North Carolina. This tartans museum is a non profit organization operated by a Board of Directors and the only tartan museum in the United States. Our museum is located downstairs which shows the evolution of the kilt and the historv of tartan. Our gift shop, whiih supports the operation of ourmuseum, is located upstairs and ourvolunteers are trained to look up surnames and provide customers with a bitof historyandwhat tartan their family should wear, We offer our gift shop online and brick and mortar. Here you can order custom made kilts, ladies kilted skirts, sashes, scarves, neckties, fabric bythe swatch or by the yard, kilt hose and all quality accessories to accent your highland wear. Admission is $2.00 per adult and $1 .00 for Children 6-12. We are open Monday through Saturday 10-5 pm (Winter hours are 11 AM until4 PM) ) li is always a good idea to callfirst if you are planning a-trip to ourquaintwee mountain town because we might have snow and ice. Vibit our website and learn some history as well zu Tirn & Dmie ffner Webmasters for the St. Andrew Society of Tallahassee, Florida
More and more, large social gatherings are being held virtually. One of the most popular plat- forms for connecting to these gatherings is Zoom. Our Saint Andrew Society has already hosted a couple ofvirtual events, and more are planned. How to join a Zoom meeting: Whai are the requirements? You can connect to a Zoom event using your smarlphone, tablet, desktop computer, or laptop. If your desktop or laptop computer doesn't have a webcam or microphone, the parlicipants won't be able to see you or hear you. You can purchase a webcam with a built-in microphone via Amazon.com or Walmart.com, etc., for under $30. Ordinarily, to join a Zoom meeting, you will need to receive an email or text message invite containing the meeting web address (URL) or meet- ing ID. You do not need a Zoom login tojoin a meet- ing, all you need is that meeting URL or ID. The invite will also usually include a phone number you can use to attend by voice only. How to join a Zoom meeting through a web browser. You don't need to install any extra software to j oin a Zoom meeting from your desktop or laptop computer. You can do it all through a web browser From Beth: I also survived very old Eas- such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or ter Eggs left outside overnight, which we ate. Firefox. Running with scissors didn't hurt me. Click on the meeting invite URL that the host Nobody ever came to watch/hear me shared via email or text. dance, or play an instrument or participate in A new tab will open on your preferred web a sporting event. (My motherworked.) ldidn't browser. Ifyou don't have the Zoom desktop app realize anyone did come to anything. installed, the page will urge you to download the I got myself to where I needed to go on a app. Jacksonville City Bus, schoolmate's car or my Ignore that and skip down to the small print: bicycle. lf all of those failed, I went on my feet. "If you cannot download or run the application, I ironed my own clothes from age 10 and join from your browset." still do, plus Tom's. I always came home at . Click the highlighted text "Join from your night on time, Qut never had a curfew. lf I browser". bled, lfound a band-aid somewhere. Sign in with your name to join the meeting. I did not have anything fancy. My grand- If you're using a smartphone or tablet, you mother made 99% of my clothes, which I will probably want to download the Zoom app from loved. your App Store. Trying to connect using your web What was a doctor? What was a dentist? Continued on page 25 Eef6t l/ail/frUb/fa/u/V lree Secfion A Nouemher 2020 Page 4 Cfan forrester $ociety eame - isin tlrp fiotuBatettt Membership is avaihbb for all spelling varia- tions of Forrester: Forrester, Forester, Forrister, Forister, Forest, Forrest, Foster, Carstarphen. Contact: Ben Forrester, Membership Chairman 1034 Blue Heron Drive Commerce, GA 30529 Phone: 706-335-7688 Email: [email protected]
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Befi j'Areufary/r./fan$ fuee Swfion A Nouemher 2o2o Page zy TheArmstrong Clan Society was organized on October 8, 1981 and is incorporated in the State of Georgia, USA. The Society is recognized as a Section 50'1 (c) (3) not for profit organization and exempt from the United States Federal Income Taxes. On September 24, 1984, the Lord Lyon, King of Arms in Scotland, granted warrant to the lyon Clerk to matriculate in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland in the name of theArmstrong Clan Society, Inc., the Coat of Arms to the right of this paragraph, Our motto "Semper Invictus" can be translated as "Alwavs Unconouered." NWfi Objectives of the Armstrong Clan Society 1. To seek friendship and unity among all Armstrongs, its septs and associated families. 2. To provide forthe presenvation of allarmstrong artifacts unique to the family. 3. To serve as a genealogical and histori- cal resource for the membership and the general public. 4. To provide news, Armstrong history, items of general interest and genealogy via our newsletter, The Armstrong Chronicles. 5. To establish worldwide geographic membership representation. Membership AllArmstrongs, Croziers, Fairbairns, Grosiers and Nlxons (regard- less of the spelling and their descendants, are eligible for full member- ship in the Armshong Clan Society. In the United States and Canada, dues are $25 per year or $45 for two years. All memberships include two adults and all minor children. In other countries, dues are $35 per year. All dues are payable inUS funds.
For membership application, email Janet Armstrong at
This article used with permisslon of both Clan l\4acTavish and the author. Thank youl
In the January.2020 edition ofNON OBLITUS There are also those in my class who disagreed (The publication of Clan MacTavish), I mentioned with their atDNA test results for ethnicity, denounc- that during my DNA-Family History classes at ing the e3timates as grossly inaccurate when the Dixie State University, Institute for Continued ethnicity estimates conflicted with or did not con- Learning (ICL), there are always students who firm their information. claim they are related to famous people, Native This article explores the sometimes- AmericarVFirst Nation indigenous tribes, royalty, controversialtopic of Ethnicity Estimates obtained and Scottish ancestry. from autosomal or atDNA tests. I refer to this test As members of Clan MacTavish, we know as the Mother - Father test, because you get half that we come from a land known for its Legends, ofyour atDNA from yorrr mom and halffrom your M1.ths and Superstitions. So, it is not surprising to dad. The chart below summarizes the estimated find out that in some cases, the stories told about amount of DNA you may share with your family our anceshy could be inaccurate. going back to your 5tr' G-Grandparents.
W'e get - Percentage of DNA Shared cM of DNAShared
. 507o of our atDNA from our 2 parents 3400.00 cMt . 25o/o from our 4 Grandparents 1700.00 . 12.5o/o from our 8 G-Grandparents 810.00 .6.25% from our 16 G-Grandparents 425.00 .3.725o/o from our 32 G-Grandparents 212.20 . I.5630/o from our 54 G-Grandparents 105.25 . 0.78Io/o from our 128 G-Grandparents 53.13 . Or l2B Surnames. Avg250 1st -3rd Cousins 30k 4th Uousins
I have notated that six generations from you will you go, there is less, and less DNA passed down to equal 128 family surnames, and that on average, an you. Science has also observed that in some cases, cer- individual has approximately 250 first through third tain family members atDNA stops entirely, and cannot cousins and approiimately 30 thousand fourth cous- be detected in current generations. The chart below ins. These estimates suggest that you focus on your visually illustrates how liftle atDNA there is to work immediate family members first, and move onto your with in a laboratory at the fourth cousin level. This is first through third cousins next, and save your foufth also the level oftesting where false positives and false cousins and those beyond for later. As you look at the negative matches begin tci appear in rbsearch. chart above. vou also see that the farther back in time Continued on page 29 Ee/6i'A/a/tfr/y6/f4 77ee Secfion A Nornmher 2020 PaJe zZ The Ct skene Associqtion. Inc.
The Clan Skene Association, Inc., invites membership frome SKENE and Septs Carison, Carney/Carnie, Curriehill, Dyas, yce, Dyer, Hall, Halyard/ $ Hallyard, MacGaillard, Rennie & Skains
Al McGalliard, president PO Box 1404 Gray, GA 31032
HOW MUCH DNA IS SHANED BY..
Parenvchild 50% 3400.00 cM's Half sibttng or grandpar"nr f 25% 1700.00 cM's AunVUnc,e 850.00 cM's lst cousln f 6.2s%. 425.00 cM's 1sl cousin 1x removed I 3.t25% 6 Generations 2nd cousin -rz5%J 2L2.50 cM's 2nd cousin lx removod t 3rd cousin lo.78r% 53.13 cM's
3rd cousin 1x removed
4th cousin o.795% 13.28 cM's
How do we estimate DNA relationships? A DNA match means you and another AncestryDNA@member inherited DNA from one ol mole recent ancestors. The length of DNA you have in common with your matches is estimated incentimorgans (cM), The larger the number, the closer the relationship. The DNA you share with your matches is distributed across segmenls - short segments, long segments, or some combination of both. The length of the longest segment you and a DNA match have in common can help determine your relationship. The longer the segment, the more likely you are related through a recent common ancestor. Segment length can aiso be helpful when you're evaluating the difference between multiple matches that all show the same pos- sible relationship. In some cases, the length of the longest shared segment is greater than the total length of shared DNA. This is because we adjust the length of shared DNA to reflect the DNA that is most likely shared from a recent ancestor. Sometimes, DNA can be shared for reasons other than recent ancestory such as when two people share the same ethnicity or are from the same regions. Possible DNA Relationships: The table ghows the percentage ofpeople sharing 3,47 0 cM have the following relationships: Percent, 1007o Relationship, Parent/Child. Evaluating DNA Evidence: DNA evidence may support or contradict other forms of evi- dence, and may point to different sources of evidence. Other possible relationships between people should also be considered. Continued on page 3l
Bef6t A/eil/frryO/fa@ frea Secfion A November 2020 pa7e 29 ITIIT .t\ r r l' I Irt r tl\ .t\ I-. I flE ULIIN ^.r\ snnrFTvUffiEUUfi I I -7- -'-I 'S WJYleDftnpnrro! Royal is my Race! Fdiltel The Clan Gregor Society is a growing drganisation with membership throughout the world. lt's most active objectives are to extend the links of kinship and friendship between MacGregors, wherever they may be, and to provide a focal point for all members of the Clan and interested visitors who wish to learn more of our noble past. Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor 7th Baronet of Lanrick and Balquidder 24th Ghief of Glan Gregor
Clan Gregor LSR For membership, has contact: Great Lakes, '{l 120 Wicksford Glen New England, Sandy Springs, Pacific GA 30350 Northwest, Ms. lshbelMcGregor, ' Western Secretary United States 5 Alloa Road CAMBUS by Alloa and Clackmannanshire Southe?st FKlO zNT Chapters Scotland Ethnicities, continued from page 29 I will focus my remaining remarks on information and analysis observed as a patron ofAncesfy.com to help explain this topic firther. I am using Ancestry.com because they have the largest atDNA data- base in the world, which includes test results from more than 15 million people. To explain the basics ofethnicity and how its calculated, I shall refer to two publications available for further reading on their website entitled -AncestryDNA Reference Panel, and AncestryDNA Ethnicity. Ethnicity Estimates - What are they? According to Blaine T. Bettinger, Genealogist-Ethnicity Estimates - "more accurately known as admixture or biogeographical estimation - is the process of assigning a test taker's DNA to one or more populations around the world based on comparison of those segments to DNA from reference populations. Individual segments ofthe test taker's DNA are assigned to the reference population that they most closely match, based on the assumption that the DNA most 1ike1y came from ihat population at a recent point in time. All ofthe assignments over the test taker's entire genome are added together to Ethnicity Estimrte create the overall ethnicity estimate." My ethnicity tests have changed multiple times since I bought my origi- You'rF ulewiDg thd lat*st riFdite te ]our cthnle it nal atDNA test from Anceslry.com in eStir{rate, Lesrn more about thi! updfrt*" 2015. For exampie, my Scottish ethnicity increased in 2015 from 1 8% gcatl.nd to 370/o in 2020. See my most recent 37Sb ! estimates in the chart below. This change is consistent with the published l{qrlir Ea,strEc{tland & thq ', l{srthern l$lss } statement by Ancestrycom on their website, which states: "DNA science Einff&, Buchan " is always evolving, and so are we. DNA estimates 6estti*h Higirland: & ldaflds ethnicity are updated from time to time based on advanoes nolr & Cromfirty in DNA science and an increasing number of samples in our reference r Englr|*d & Uonh$rertern E,urope l4qh panel. With each update, we continue to add new regions, making your re- I lr*lrnd sq& ;r sults even more precise." The latest AncestryDNA update I Indigcnou3 AErErir'E,*jVucatrn pinlnruls tq& ) occurred this September 2020. Ances- try suggest that you take parlicular qy*€d€n r 5q6 l note of your results from the United Kingdom and Ireland. "They have I Fmn(G, 5S& ! gone from two regions to four: En- gland and Northwestern a Sptin 3Eb Europe, ' Wales. Scotland. and Irelaad. Beoause l, IndiEanrous lrnericlc*l*E!ri(s, sq& ! the DNA from our reference groups in Scotland and England are so simi- I l{orrlrry lS,t > lar, it's possible that many people from England, particularly northem |l Indligrnou* Amcrisl*-Ce rulml lryo > England, may now find an increased percentage of Scotland in their results ,!: Gurtefilrrlr and vice versa."
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One of the most mysterious objects in early 16ft-century imagery suggesting that the Royal Armouries Collection is the everyone, however noble or lowly, has el- 'horned helmet'. This bizarre headpiece ements of foolishness in their character. was commissioned in 1511 by The Holy A number of images of fools wearing Roman Emperor Maximillian I as a gift for or carrying spectacles ofthis kind exist. The the young King Henry VIII. The helmet spectacles themselves are of so-called would have been part of a fuIl armour, worn 'rivet' type, an almost universal design by King Henry whichhinged in for court pag- order that they eants. might grip the The decora- bridge of the tion on the gro- wearer's nose. tesque mask is Spectacles of etched with life- this type are like facial details. known in Eu- If you look rope from at closely, you can least the middle even see stubble ofthe 14th cen- on the chin and tury. crow's feet Workonthe around the eyes. There is also a pro- iconography ofthe mask ofthe 'homed hel- nounced drip beneath the nose. The mask met' continues, but there is increasing sup- also sports a pair of spectacles, which port for the view that it is that ofa fool and heighten its strangeness even more. Apair that the spectacles are entirely a part ofthe of ram's horns, beautifully modeled in representation of such a figure. We must sheet iron, complete this extraordinary also establish an explanation for the pres- oiece, ence of the homs, which at the time the hel- Research to identify the source that met was made were usually the sign of a inspired the horned helmet is continuing, - cuckold or of the Devil. We now think that but the copper alloy (possibly originally it may not have been thought appropriate gilded) spectaclps were never fitted with to fit horns to a helmet intended for the Kine lenses, which reveals some clues as to its ofEngland. signification. It is believed that the spec- Following Henry's death in 1547, it tacles form part ofthe identity ofa 'fool', a was probably placed on display among figure commonly found in late 15fr- and Cbntinued bn page 4I
Baf6 t A/ak/frry/llf@ free S ecfi on A N ouem 6 er 2o 2o Pag e 39 https://e I ectri cca n ad ia n.com Rel \vDr. Lindsav Davidson Announces New Program for Bagpipers & Wanna-be Pipers Here's some conespondence between Dave Chagnon, FSA Scot and Dr. Lindsay Davidson, who lives in Krakow Poland. There ale some wonderful ideas here if you want to learn the pipes!
Greetings, fellow Davidson Clansmen of North America... and beyond! teacher and a Master's degree in Education. As many ofyou may not know, our membership Recently, I received an email from Lindsay in spans the globe. One ofthe most prestigious Davidson which he announces yet another innovation in the field Clansman is Dr. Lindsay Davidson, resident ofKrakow ofbagpipe teaching. But I'll let Lindsay's email speak Poland. Lindsay has made his living for many years for itself. teaching and playing the bagpipes... yes, in Poland (as Dear Dave, Over the summer I set up a quite well as other places around the world). Lindsay is co- different thing... a virtual pipe band in the hopes of Founder and Head ofthe Embassy Intemational School attracting more people to Clan Davidson and also giv- in Krakow [https://embassyschool.pl/]. He also has the ing those who are already members and play pipes distinction ofbeingthe firstperson in the world to finish something extra to enjoy. any higher education degree majoring as a 'piper (Uni- Basically, it is a set oftunes, played by the com- versity ofEdinburgh). He later completed a PhD in Com- puter at a high pitch and low pitch, at normal speed, position, traditionalteacher training as a Primary school half speed and quarter speed so that people can play along and get better. When we meet together we will The Horned Helmet, have a whole collection of tunes we will be able to play together. Most ofthe tunes (not all) are composi- continuedfrom page 39 tions from the 2009 Clan Davidson Collection.
the helmet I hope Lindsay's kind offer resonates in the hearts probably saved of many of our membership and y'all get wi' the pro- it from destruc- gram! tion and it remains one of the most enig- Yours, Aye! Dave ( Dave Chagnon, FSA Scot Clan Chief's High Cpmmissioner for NA, matic pieces in the collection to this day. Sennachie Emeritus
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