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Clan MacKenzie Society in the Americas Cabar Feidh The Canadian Chapter Magazine March 2006 ISSN 1207-7232 In This Issue: he was always getting a bad press. It was by chance The Mackenzie “Yogh . 1 & 7 that a book by the same man came up for sale on e-Bay Sir George “Bluidy” Mackenzie . 1 under the title A VINDICATION OF THE GOVERNMENT IN New Members . 1 SCOTLAND UNDER KING CHARLES II. At last we could Members Letters . 2, 8 & 9 hear from the man himself and I could publish his com- Clan Trip to Atlanta (Stone Mountain) . .2 ments. The book itself was published in 1691 and had Highlander Book Publication . 2 only 65 pages. But it was an original book and so I DNA . 4 & 5 went for it at US$75. About an hour before the sale Scottish Ancestry in North America . 4 closed I had a notification from e-Bay that I was out- The Stampeding Cow . .6 bid so I thought to myself, well, get it any way and Alberta Gathering . .10 upped my bid to US$125, only to be told that that bid Vancouver Gathering . .11 was outbid also. So I upped my bid to $150 but that Wind Farms in the Highlands . 11 was not enough either. I elected to withdraw. North-West Territories Report . .13 Somebody wanted it more than me. That was not the Electric Scotland Web Site . .14 end of the bidding, however, and the book eventually Henry Mackenzie - The Man of Feeling . 14 - 19 sold for US$212.50. Phew!! Important Events . .19 NEW MEMBERS e welcome the following members who have Wjoined since the last Newsletter: THE MACKENZIE “YOGH” hy did the Mackenzie surname change its pro- Gordon McKenzie, Wnunciation of the letter “Z”? It was all because P.O. Box 1392, of the letter yogh! What is a yogh? See page 7 for an Gravenhurst, ON P1P 1V5 interesting article from the BBC News Magazine. Heather MacKenzie, 1829 Dublin Street, New Westminster, BC V3M 3A2 SIR GEORGE MACKENZIE BLUIDY MACKENZIE Joe MacKenzie, n the last issue of Cabar Feidh I mentioned in a foot General Delivery, Inote to the article about Sir George Mackenzie that RAE, Northwest Territories X0E 0I0 Cabar Feidh Newsletter: Members who wish to write to the Society with contributions to the Newsletter please send submissions to The Editor, Clan MacKenzie Society, 580 Rebecca St., Oakville, ON L6K 3N9. or e-mail to [email protected] Clan Web Pages: www.clanmackenzie.com & www.electricscotland.com/mackenzie Page 2 Malcolm Mackenzie, MacKenzie the Honoured Clan at Foot (Montgomery's Highlanders), 931 1st Avenue N.W., this very large and important the 78th Foot (Fraser’s Calgary AB, T2N 0A6 Highland Games. Highlanders), and the famous Black The coach will leave Toronto Watch, more correctly known at the Ryan MacKenzie, early in the morning of October time as the Royal Highland P.O. Box 65, RAE 17th picking up passengers en route Regiment. Undoubtedly, the Northwest Territories X0E 0I0 and stopping overnight at a suitable exploits of the 42nd, 77th and 78th hotel, probably Cincinnati, and Highlanders in some of the most LoriAnne MacKenzie staying four nights at the bloody and desperate battles on the Muzzerall, Mackenzie Host Hotel, the Atlanta North American continent were a 775 Drummond Way, Marriott Century Center. The coach critical factor in transforming the Victoria, BC V9C 3R5 will transport members to and from overall image of Highlanders from the campsite at Stone Mountain Jacobite rebels to Imperial heroes Park. There are plans for one of the in the latter half of the 18th century. MEMBERS’LETTERS US members to show us the sites of But the everyday story of these reg- We enjoyed a nice wee ceilidh at Atlanta and there is a wide range of iments - how they trained, worked, Willie and Jennifer’s in Coquitlam activities taking place for the Clan played, fought and died from their last Sunday evening with a few both at the hotel and the Stone own point of view - has never been drams, excellent food, one or two Mountain Games. seriously told. songs, piping and good fellowship; The Society will underwrite part Sons of the Mountains: A even good Haggis to put the right of the cost of the coach and we are History of the Highland regi- flavour on things. What more could setting the price to members and ments in North America during a Highlander want? spouse at $90 for the coach. The the French & Indian War, Willie MacKenzie, White Rock, coach will have a toilet and video 1756-1767, is a two-volume set due B.C., Nov 22, 2005 and audio equipment for our enter- to be co-published Spring 2006 by tainment on this long trip. There Purple Mountain Press and the Fort TORONTO POLICE TATTOO will be many stops for stretching Ticonderoga Museum. It chronicles oronto Commissioner Norman legs and having meals. the Highland regiments’ fighting TS. MacKenzie is once again the Hotels (six nights) and meals are performance and experiences from Producer and Director of the for members own cost. the time they were raised in the increasingly popular Toronto Police These trips are particularly pop- Highlands and stepped ashore in Tattoo. This event is being staged at ular and are enormous fun. It is a North America, to their disband- the Ricoh Coliseum at the CNE in great way to meet a large number of ment in 1763; or, as in the case of Toronto on Sunday, July 16th at 7 MacKenzies and establish some the 42nd, reduced in establishment p.m. Tickets are available from lifelong friendships. and left on lonely garrison duty in Ticketmaster. If you are interested then feel the American wilderness until their free to contact with me (Alan recall and return to Ireland in 1767. McKenzie, address on page 1) or Volume One of Sons of the CLAN MACKENZIE COACH TO Secretary Mary-Lou Oyler at secm- Mountains follows all three regi- ATLANTA [email protected] as soon as you ments on their various campaigns he Clan MacKenzie Society in can. We need to know how large a in the different theatres of war. As Canada has decided that it will T coach to charter. they range from the wilderness of arrange a coach to Atlanta, Georgia the Ohio Forks to the wind-swept to attend the Stone Mountain crags of Signal Hill in Highland Games which are taking NEW HIGHLANDER BOOK DUE FOR Newfoundland, and from the waters place on October 21 and 22. The PUBLICATION IN MAY 2006 of the Great Lakes to the torrid reason for this decision is that our hree proud Highland regiments swamps and cane fields of the Clan Chief, Cabarfeidh will be the fought in North America during T “Sugar Islands”, the reader will be Honoured Guest and the Clan the Seven Year’s War - the 77th Page 3 exposed to all the major conflicts Alexander Mackenzie, 3rd Ardloch, “Capt. John Sutherland, and actions of the “Great War for Factor to the estate of Assynt for the Nottingham, May 7th 1758 [sic] Empire” as seen though the eyes of Earl of Sutherland and, Margaret recommends Ensign James the Highland soldier. Sutherland, a daughter of Robert Mackenzie of Ardloch in Col. Cluny, the 27th Hereditary Chief Sutherland of Langwell, sister to Fraser’s Regt.” James was duly of Clan Macpherson, writes from George, 12th of Forse. During the gazetted an ensign in the 78th Foot Blairgowrie, Scotland: recruiting of officers for the two on 7 May 1757 and served at “As a direct descendant of a new-raising Highland battalions, Louisbourg. He was wounded Clansman who was present on the the Mackenzies, Sutherlands and “slightly” at the battle of the Plains Heights of Carillon and at Fort Sinclairs provided a high number of of Abraham, 13 September 1759. Ticonderoga in July 1758 I feel that the officers to the 77th Foot. Parson Robert Macpherson wrote I understand now far better how my Captain John Sutherland, 13th of in 1761 that “James McKenzie forebear and his fellow Highlanders Forse, writing from Caithness to Ardlock our fourth [mess] member must have felt and lived and fought, Lord Loudon, put in a good word is an amiable sweet blooded genteel and relate much more closely to for his Mackenzie cousin with his young fellow and an extream good those “Sons of the Mountains” of old regimental commander from member of Society.” Ardloch long ago. I warmly commend Lt. the previous war: “My Dear Lord - exchanged to half-pay in December Colonel McCulloch’s book to read- As many of my Friends believe that 1763 on the regiment’s disband- ers across the Atlantic and here in your Lordship honours me with ment but returned to active service Scotland. He has done a great ser- some share of your Regard, I am as a lieutenant with the 12th Foot in vice to the memory of those who often called upon for recommenda- December 1770. He transferred on fought and died with these distin- tory letters to you: and tho’ I’m not promotion to captain in the new- guished Regiments.” fond of being reckoned a trouble- raising MacLeods Highlanders in Volume Two of Sons of the some Sollicitor, I now and then am December 1777 and his regiment Mountains will appeal to all fami- forced to give your Lordship trou- was initially assigned garrison lies of Scottish descent and serious ble this way, tho’ not once in twen- duties in Jersey, largest of the genealogists. It features compre- ty times that I am dunned for such Channel Islands off the coast of hensive biographical histories of credentials - This will be delivered France.