Volume III Issue No. 3 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Rob Piland honored by Early American Life You’ll see R.E. Piland Goldsmith’s at many East- ern Seaboard highland games. If you haven’t seen his beautiful jewelry or met this charming family, just look for the Clan Home tartan on the front of his booth. Rob Piland’s work was recently chosen by Early Ameri- can Life magazine to be included in their 2009 Directory of Tradi- tional American Crafts. Also, several pieces of his jewelry were photographed for a layout in the August 2009 issue which should be available now in Barnes & Noble stores. The photos were taken at Gunston Hall Plantation (www.gunstonhall.org) and it was very ex- citing to see Rob’s work in such a beautiful, historical setting. Please consider picking up a copy if you see one! From the Early American Life website: ”The Directory of Traditional American Crafts is an honor bestowed on a handful of artisans who work in traditional media, styles, and crafts, an award that singles out their work as the best now produced in America today. Each year a jury of museum curators, collectors, and other authorities selects the work of the top traditional crafters working in America to be honored and listed in the Directory, which appears in Early American Life magazine.” For more information or to subscribe please visit the Early American Life website: www.ealonline.com
If it weren’t for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we’d still be eating frozen radio dinners. Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A - JohnnyAugust 2009 Carson Page 1 Please tell everyone about Beth’s Newfangled Editor, photographer, etc. Beth Gay-Freeman, LOK, FSA Scot
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Page 2 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 A letter from your editor... A way to help our country that doesn’t cost anything...
If you are old enough to have lived self. Friends report that games attendance through “down times” or “sagging economies” is up all over the country. you might have noticed that at the beginning * Vendors, who are almost never happy, of one of these crises the television report- are happy. Clans report sign-ups for new ers, the radio reporters, the magazines and memberships are on the rise. the newspapers all have one thing in common. * My friend, who lives in Chattanooga, They tell us all that “bad times they are Tennessee reports that her husband - a pat- a’coming.” tern maker at an aluminum plant - is working If folks read and hear these things of- on Saturdays and Sundays on overtime. ten enough, they start to believe it and de- * My real estate lady who is handling cide to wait on that new car or having the the sale of my house, tells me that in the house remodeled or replacing old appliances past few months, her business is booming. or any of a bazillion or two of things that, Lots of folks listing houses, lots of folks had they not been frightened by the doom buying houses. and gloom they have read or heard about. * Everytime we go to one of the larger I’m just a regular old redneck cities around Walhalla - Greenville, Ander- girl...nothing fancy. I’m more at home on the son, Seneca - and down into Atlanta and fur- back of a good Quarter Horse than sitting ther afield, we see the parking lots at malls here at the computer. However, I do have a and restaurants and stores filled to the brim. brain that every once in awhile, thinks. In restaurants, folks are filling every table. Why don’t we try something? It’s easy, In stores, folks are leaving with shopping it’s free and takes almost no time. bags filled to the brim. Here are some good things about our I remember my mother and grandmother economy that I know today: * Attendance telling stories of The Great Depression in at Highland Games is UP. Way back the first the 1920s and 1930s. Folks, we don’t have of the year, the folks at the Northeast anything like that today. Florida Highland Games held in Green Cove So, what was my idea to help things Springs, Florida had to turn away over 1500 along? It’s pretty simple. cars because the parking lots were full! Make your own list of good things you * Attendance was up at Loch Norman in see out and about. Add my list to your North Carolina, The Glasgow Highland Games list...and maybe email that list to a few in Lucas, Kentucky, The San Diego Highland friends and ask them to add good things they Games on the left coast...Grandfather Moun- know about....and if enough of us do that, tain Highland Games and The Greenville (SC) some of the fear will subside and we can go Highland Games...games where I saw for my- Continued on page 6 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 3 Page 4 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Scots love California’s Central Coast October has become a favorite month for people agility; sheep-herding dog demos; Scottish military re- of many Celtic persuasions to “gather beside the sea- creators Bydand Forever who will march to black side” at Seaside Park in Ventura. The Seaside High- powder precision military maneuvers from a storied land Games will return for a sev- past; the High- enth year to the Ventura County lander Warriors Fairgrounds this October 10th and of an earlier and 11th 2009 for another rousing Fes- romantic age tival of all things Scottish. Many where edged favorite Celtic/Irish/Scottish enter- weapons were tainers including Eric Rigler & Bad king—and ex- Haggis, Alex Beaton, the Wicked pertly demon- Tinkers, Highland Way and strate their use; America’s favorite Celtic Spring will and, forward to be there! Ventura’s own Claddagh today, a huge Dance Company will take the stage Darts Tournament periodically over the weekend. staged by the The pageantry will be non- Ventura County stop from Saturday noon’s Grand Dart Association. Parade and Opening Ceremonies The SHG to a final Massed Band Farewell at Food Court Games Closing on Sunday night. stands ready to Your youngsters will want to spend satisfy with great all day in the very entertaining Scottish/Celtic Children’s Glen and you will find food and drink. plenty of shopping bargains among Whether it’s the forty-plus Celtic Vendors! bangers and mash Eighty clans with several new ones or hot dogs and this year. beer—all is there If there is dance, there must for your enjoy- be music and, in addition to the three stages for our ment. star-quality entertainers will be bagpipers and bag- Rounding out your day, don’t forget to view the pipe bands, the Ventura British Brass (as fine a brass beautiful British car collection and please help our Yel- band as you will find anywhere), the Scottish Fiddlers low Ribbon America & The America’s Heroes Foun- of Los Angeles and the Celtic Arts Center Gaelic Choir. dation by contributing in any way you can. We are Gaelic Language classes, Genealogy seminars with Beth dedicated to supporting our country through this wor- Gay and a study of the art of Scotch Malt Whisky— thy organization even as peace is being sought on many with samples! Saturday will end in a blaze of glory fronts. Come to the Seaside Games for some happy with a FREE CELTIC ROCK CONCERT featuring hours at a bargain fare ($12 to $18 adults, $10 to $17 Bad Haggis, the Tinkers and Highland Way from five senior & military, $3 children). until about eight pm. BE THERE!! For further information see seaside-games.com The giants—the SAAA Highland Heavies—will or call John & Nellie @ 818-886-4968.ighland amaze you with their physical feats of strength and HeaviesH www.seaside-games.com Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 5 Positive thoughts, continued from page 3 ahead with plans we’ve been afraid to bring My friend in Australia has a marvelous to fruition. When that happens, things will motto on her coat-of-arms, “Trust and Go get markedly better. Forward.” My own Arms have my motto, We live in the greatest nation on earth, “Shirk Not the Impossible Task.” My friend The United States of America. How can we and I use each other’s mottos all the time. be afraid? You can use these too...and they do help! Just look about your own world and you’ll see some good things. Make a note of all the Clan Gregor Society things you see that indicate that our economy Established 1822, Edinburgh, Scotland Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor is coming back and thriving once again. 7th Baronet of Lanrick and Balquidder, I’ll bet you’ll be surprised at the num- 24th Chief of Clan Gregor ber of good things, positive things you’ll find Great Lakes, New England, in your own city and neighborhood. Pacific North West, Don’t be shy about sharing those good Western U.S. and Southeast Chapters things with your family and your friends. www.clangregor.org Ask them to look about and note the encour- For membership contact: aging signs and good things they see. PO Box 393, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 See? It’s not hard at all.
Ms. Ishbel McGregor, Secretary, Think positively. Tell others your posi- Mo Dhachaidh, 2 Breachead Alloa, Clackmannanshire, FW102EW, Scotland tive thoughts.
Tread Lightly Scotland has always been a country that opens its arms to the world and The Year of Homecoming is another shining example. Us Scots are also a travelling race and, as many of you can testify, have settled in all parts of the world. It was so exciting that so many of you made the pilgrimage home for The Gathering and, once again, experienced the joys of ‘my lands hills’. Those of you arriving later in the year will find Scotland in healthy state yet she is not without her ills. Our history of heavy industry built by fossil fuels is catching up with us and like the rest of the world we need to take drastic actions to prevent irreversible climate change. Never being a country to shirk responsibility the Scottish Govern- ment has just passed the Climate Change Bill introducing the most stringent climate targets in the world! If ever in history we deserve a pat on the back it is now – all we need to do now is meet them! So please tread lightly on our treasured shores and make your foot- print a positive one. Better still mark your legacy by planting some trees in Teaghlach Wood. www.teaghlachwood.com
Page 6 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 —”The Henderson’s are on the Field” The phrase has reverberated throughout history items looked for in the award. She also advised that on many continents. Not as boastful braggarts but as every member, youth or senior, was vibrant with a proud and determined lot standing tall to do their “Proud to be duty. Nothing is more truthful than this past weekend a Scot” atti- at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. tude and the Clan of Excellence Award 2009 ……. Clan military preci- Henderson! sion and dis- Our contingent may have been light in numbers cipline which but strong in Henderson Pride and Presence. Anony- we demon- mous judges evaluated Clans as they passed before strated while the review stand during the Parade of Tartans. COSCA President, Con- Christie Harrison, was a tin- judge and voluntarily vis- ued ited our tent later in the day. on She reported that judges page conferred during the event 8 but when ClanHenderson passed in Review the benchmark for the day was established. Christie stated that one of the judges with 17 years experience stated that the bar has been raised and a new level of standard established. Pageantry, Appearance, Proper At- tire, Accessories, Cohe- Continued sion, Attitude were typical on page 8
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The Henderson’s, Continued from page 7 passing in review will be a measure for future genera- tions at Grandfather. More to come in An Canach. Special thanks go to Rev. Kyle Henderson & Tommy Potter for excellent job as Conveners. Yours, Aye David “The Lesser” Henderson Head of North Carolina Bodyguard
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Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 13 Royce McNeill awarded National Tartan Day Award Royce Neil McNeill of Charlotte, North Carolina, is the recipient of the National Tartan Royce McNeill Day Award for 2009. Mc McNeill is a current Trustee of COSCA, the Council of Scottish Clans & Associations, and was a founding member of COSCA. The award was presented by Robert W. Murdoch, National Tartan Day Chairman, at a reception and dinner on the evening of July 10, 2009 at the Broyhill Center in Boone, NC, as part of the celebration of the Grandfather Mountain High- land Games that took place that weekend in nearby Linville, NC. edented attendance records throughout his life. Mr. McNeill is a well-known figure in the He never missed a day of elementary school, Scottish community in the United States and has high school, college, or military service in the been recognized on numerous occasions for his U.S. Navy during World War II. He has attended dedication and commitment to Scottish causes. the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games ev- In 1994 he received the Service Award of ery year since they started in 1955. the Scottish Heritage Center of St. Andrews He continues to serve in volunteer posi- Presbyterian College. In 2000 he received the tions in many areas, working with numerous Ellis Island Medal of Honor as an outstanding charitable organizations at the local, national and American of Scottish descent. international level. He is a native son of North Carolina, where The National Tartan Day Award is presented his ancestors settled in 1735. He is a Fellow of annually by The Scottish Coalition USA, a con- the Society of Antiquaries in Edinburgh, Scot- sortium of seven organizations serving the Scot- land. In 1987 and again in 1997 he led the world- tish community at the national level. Members wide gathering of Clan MacNeil at its home seat of the Coalition are the American-Scottish of Kismul Castle on the Isle of Barra. Foundation, Inc., Association of Scottish Games He served for many years as president of & Festivals, Caledonian Foundation USA, Inc., the Clan MacNeil Association of America and Council of Scottish Clans and Associations, The he and his late wife, the former Doris Byrd, were Living Legacy of Scotland, Inc., Scottish Heri- responsible for starting several Scottish Games. tage USA, Inc., and Scottish Tartans Authority Royce McNeill retired in 1992 from the USA. Duke Power Company in Charlotte, where he For information: Robert McWilliam, Presi- was a public relations executive. Upon his re- dent The Scottish Coalition USA tirement the national media noted his unprec- [email protected] Page 14 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Help needed on Patterson’s, Bolan’s, Marion’s My Mom is 95... we have been looking for sta- know how to get enough knowledge to give my tistics on our WILLIAM PATTERSON of Rich- mother his origin. My husband and I even went mond Hill, etc. for a long time. We have many to Scotland and spent three futile days studying stories of Duels ( Duels and Duelists)and plan- records. Time is getting short. He had money. tations ( Diary of John Anderson, neighbor) and He came over (perhaps with his brother, pos- of the War (oldest son and namesake died at sible twin; they were not the eldest sons, i.e. Gettysburg) as well as social interaction (See who would have inherited) with a bag or gold The Blue in the Grey... coins (not steerage) and a or is it The Grey in the antique pen given him by Blue?) But we don’t have Francis Marion in- his father before embark- statistics of birth and viting a British Officer to ing. He married MARION death or point of origin in who later disap- Share a Meal BOLAN... Scotland... or life in and peared while on her way to around Beaufort or the find her son in Atlanta... she extended family to which had been misinformed that he was probably sent, WILLIE had been evacu- being only about 16 and ated and was only his birthday somewhere wounded. She was in a around 1810... After carriage alone with her maturity, he married mammy and elderly driver. MARION BOLAN (have census records) and All disappeared between Ways Station and At- probably marriage date. MARION BOLAN lanta. There may have been PATTERSONS was the daughter of JAMES BOLAN (built the involved in shipping in Charlestown. Before Episcopal Church, St. Lukes, in Grahamville, his marriage he’d become a cotton and rice So. Carolina... which is still functioning as a speculator in Savannah. According to oral his- church plus four others, including the bell of the tory, there was an epidemic and he lost most of Church in Barnwell.) GLOVERS, etc. also mar- what he had gained... became a planter on the ried into the family of five well educated daugh- plantation which had been given himself and his ters (educated at some school from the time wife for a wedding present. This is a short ver- they were five to avoid swamp fever, some- sion of a long tale... any help? We spent much where in New York City.) I think the census time at the Savannah Genealogy building... it is records of our PATTERSONS began with the hard for Mom to travel now... she’d like to know 1850 at Ways Station, i.e. Richmond Hill. He WILLIAM’S birthplace and origins in Scotland was probably a Mason. We believe he died of before encountering him in her afterlife! Won- facial cancer in Savannah, cared for by previ- dered if there could have been an earlier con- ous household slaves; he lived and died in his nection to the Scottish settlement in Georgia attic to avoid shocking the people he’d known. which failed primarily due to loss of funding and We think about 1870 plus or minus. There was political sabotage. But which may have left a newspaper account of his son being returned extended family connections? Very hard to back- to Savannah around that time for re-burial. It is track ghost steps... Iralyn Marion (6th genera- strange to me that so much research is avail- tion of Marions named originally after the able on so many surnames... and while Swamp Fox...) Snyder My email is PATTERSON is the 2nd most common name [email protected] in Scotland... very little is ever mentioned. don’t Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 15 http://www.HighCrossMonument.com
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Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 17 Page 18 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Scottish Clans and Families Doing Genealogical DNA Testing through Family Tree DNA July 2009 Family Tree DNA is the company selected for Carmichael, Cannon, Cargill, Carlisle, Carr, Carrick, genealogical DNA testing at the Gathering 2009 in Carson, Carswell, Carter, Cash, Cathcart, Chambers/ Edinburgh, Scotland. It has long been the choice of Chalmers, Chapman, Charles, Cherry, Chisholm, many Scottish clans and families to support their ge- Clark(e), Clay, Clements/Clemmons, Clinkscales, nealogical work. Coats, Cobb, Cockburn, Cockerham (Cochran-e), If your surname does not appear in the lists be- Colburn, Cole/Coles, Coleman, low, it may be a sept name be- Collier, Collins, Colquhoun/ ing tested within a large clan such Calhoun, Colson, Colvin, Condie, as, Campbell, Donald, Fraser, Conley, Conn, Cook, Cooper, Gunn or MacFarland. Some Corbett-Corbitt, Corson, other names are included in geo- Courson, Cossar, Cotton, Coulter, graphical projects such as Bor- Cousins, Cowan, Crabbe, der Reivers, Isles of the Hebride, Craigmiles/Craigmyle, Craig, Shetland Islands or Scottish Crain/Crane, Crawford, Cree, Clans. The geographical Scot- Cromer, Crook, Croom,Crosby, land project will accept any sur- Crow/Crowe/Craw, Crozier, name with historical links to Crum/Crumb/Krum, Crume, Scotland whether or not the sur- Culbert, Cullen, Cummings name is listed in the project. (Comyn), Cunningham, Curl, Currie (Curry), Cursiter, These names have individual surname projects, Cutler, Daglish, Dalton, Daniel, Darling, Davidson, most of which include spelling variations of the name: Davis/Davies/David, Dawson, Day, Dean, Dempster, Abbott, Abernathy, Adair, Adams, Adamson, Addison, Dennis, Dennison, Denning, Denson, Denton, Dewar, Adkins/Atkins, Agnew, Alexander, Allan/Allen, Allison Dick/Dicks/Dix, Dickey, Dickason, Dixon, Dobbin- (Ellison), Ambrose, Anderson, Andrews, Ansley, An- Dobbins-d’Aub, Dodson, Doherty, Dodd/Dodds, thony, Archer, Armstrong, Arnold, Arnett, Atkinson, Doig, Dole, Dollar, Donald, Donnachaidh-Duncan & Arthur, Austin-Austen, Baillie, Bain/Bayne (Baines), Robertson, Doty/Doughty, Douglas, Dow, Dowell, Baird, Balfour, Banks, Barber (Barbour), Barclay, Downey, Drane, Drennan/Drennen/Dren, Drew, Barden-Bardeen, Barker, Barnes, Barron, Barrs, Drummond, Dryden, Duckett, Dunbar, Duncan, Bartholomew, Bartlett, Barton, Baxter, Beatty, Beck, Dundas, Dunlap, Dunn, Durham, Durie, Dyer, Eaton, Bell, Bennett, Berry (Barry), Berwick, Best, Bishop, Echols, Edgar, Edison, Edmonds, Edmondson, Blackadder, Blackburn, Blair, Blake, Bligh-Bly-Blythe, Edwards, Elder, Elliot, Ellis, Ewing, Fairbairn, Blue, Bogle, Bolt, Bolton, Bone(s), Bonner, Booth, Fairweather, Farmer, Farquhar, Faulconer, Fender, Bortan-Borden-Burden, Boswell, Bourland, Bowden, Fenton, Fenwick, Fergus, Ferguson, Findley, Bowers, Bowie, Bowman, Boyce, Boyd, Boyle, Bra- Finlayson, Finney, Fisher, Fleming, Fletcher, Flint, dley, Braidwood, Brewer, Brewster, Briggs, Broach, Foote, Forbes, Ford, Forest, Forman, Forest, Forrest, Brock, Brooks, Brown (Broun), Bruce, Bryson, Foster (Forrester), Forsythe, Fortune, Follis, Fowler, Buchanan, Bullock, Bunch, Bunting-Bunton, Bunyan/ Fox, Frame, Francis, Fraser, Freeman, French, Fryer, Bunyon, Burgess, Burnes/Byrne/Burns, Burnett, Fullarton/Fullerton, Fulton, Galbraith, Gaul, Gallie, Burrell, Burt, Butler, Byrd (Bird), Byres, Caddell, Galloway, Garland, Garrett, Garrison, Garvey, Gay, Caldwell, Callen, Calvert, Cameron, Campbell, Continued on page 21 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 19 Page 20 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Scottish DNA projects, continued from page 19 Geer, George, Gerard, Gibbs, Gibson, Gifford, Gil- McDade, McDaniel (see Donald), McDermott, bert, Gilchrist, Giles, Gill, Gillespie, Gilliland, Gilmore/ McDiarmid, MacDonald/MacDonell (see Donald), Gilmour, Gilroy, Glass, Glenn, Glendenning, Glover, MacDougall, McDowell, MacDuff/MacDuffie, Gold/Goold, Goode, Goodyear, Gordon, Gould, McFadden, McFall, McFarland, MacFie (MacPhie), Gracie, Graham, Granger, Grant, Gray/Grey, McGaw/Megaw, McGeachie, McGee, McGill, Grayson, Green, Gregory, Gregston/Gregson, McGinnis, McGlasson, McGowan, McGrath, Grierson/Greer, Griffin/Griffiths, Grigg, Groom, McGraw, MacGregor, McGrew, McGugan, McGuire, Groves, Grubbs, Guild, Gunn, McGuirk, McHale, McHargue/ Guthrie, Hackett, Haire, McHarg, McHenry/Henry, Haldane, Hall, Halliday, McHugh, MacInnes, McIntosh, Hamilton, Hannah (Hannay), McIntyre, McIver/McIvor, Hannan, Harcus, Hardy, MacKay, McKee (Mackey), Harper/Harpur, Harrison, Hart, McKeon (McEwen), McKenna, Harvey, Hasty, Hastings, MacKenzie, MacKinlay, Hawes, Hawthorne, Hay, McKinney, MacKinnon, Haydon, Heard (Herd), McKnight, McLaughlin Henderson, Henry, Herbert, (MacLachlan), MacLaren (in- Herriott, Heron, Hewitt, Hill, cludes MacIntyre), MacLean/ Hodges-Hodge, Hogg, Holland, MacLaine, MacLellan/ Holmes, Home, Hood, Hooks, McClellan, MacLea (See Hope, Horn, Houston & Livingstone), MacLennan, Huston, Howe-Howes, Howell, Hudson/Hutson, MacLeod, McMahon, McManus, McMasters, Hughson, Hunt, Hunter, Huntley, Hutchins, Hutchinson, MacMillan, McMurtry, McNair, MacNaughton (in Hutton, Ingram, Innis, Ireland, Irons, Irwin (Irvine), McKnight), McNeely, MacNeil, MacPhedron, Isaacs, Ivory, Jackson, Jacob, Jamieson, Jamison, MacPherson, MacQueen, MacRae: Rea & Cray, Jarrett, Jarvis, Jeffers, Jeffries, Jenkins, Johnson/ MacTavish (in Thompson), MacThomas (in Thomp- Johnston, Jolly, Jordan, Keane, Keith, Keller-Keeler, son), MacVicar, McWhirter, McWilliams, Main, Kelley, Kennedy, Kent, Kerr/Carr, Kevan, Key, Kidd, Maitland/Medlin, Malcolm, Malloy, Manson, Manuel, Kilgore, Kilpatrick/Kirkpatrick, Kincaid, King, Kirk/ Majoribanks, Mark, Marquis, Marshall, Martin, Ma- Kirkland, Knight, Knowles, Knox, Laird, Lamb, Lam- son, Massey, Masters, Mather, Matheson, Maxwell, bert, Lamont, Lane, Latta, Law, Lawrence, Lawson, May, Means, Meek, Melvin, Mercer, Merchant, Leach, Leary, Leask, Ledbetter, Lee/Lea/Leigh, Michel-Michael, Miles, Miller, Milligan, Mills, Minnis, Leeson, Legg, Lemon, Leslie, Lewis, Lightbody, Liles, Mitchell, Moffat, Montgomery, Moody, Moore, Lilly-Lilley, Lind, Lindsey/Lindsay, Lisle, Little, Moren, Morgan, Morris, Morrison, Mortimer, Littlejohn, Livingston/MacLea (Boggs), Locke, Morton/Mourton, Moss, Mowbray, Munro, Lockhart, Logan, Lorimer, Love, Lovell, Lowe, Murdock, Murphy, Murray, Mustard, Napier, Neal, Lowery, Lucas, Lund, Lumsden, Lyon, McAdams, Nelson, Nesbitt/Nisbet, Newton, Nichol(s), Nicholson McAdie, McAlister, McAlpin, MacArthur (see (MacNichol), Nixon, Noble, Norman, Norris, Oak, Arthur), MacAulay, MacBean (McBain), McBirney Ogle, Ogilvie (in Ogle), Oliphant, Orem, Orr, Orrick, (Birney, Burnie), McBride, McCabe, McCain, Osborn-Ashburn, Page, Painter, Paisley, Palmer, Park/ McCall, MacCallum/Malcolm, McCambridge, e/s, Parker, Pate, Patrick, Patton, Paul, Paxton, Pea- McCaskill, McClendon, McClung, McClure, cock, Pearson/Pierson, Peden/Paden, Penny, Perry, McClurg, McConnell (see Donald), MacCord, Peters, Peterson, Pettigrew, Pettit, Phillips, Philpot, McCorckle, McCown, McCracken, McCrory, Pickens, Piggott/Pigott, Pinkerton, Piper, Plummer, McCubbin, McCulloch, McCully, McCurdy, Continued on page 22 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 21 More 2009 San Diego Highland Games 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Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 23 Page 24 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Clan Grant marks 500th anniversary with a grove of trees at Dundreggan! Members of the United Kingdom Clan Grant treeless ground. Society are helping award-winning conservation char- The Clan Grant Grove is also a boost for Trees ity Trees for Life save Scotland’s Caledonian Forest for Life Quarter of a Million Trees Appeal. The char- by setting up a Quincentennial Grove to mark the 500th ity has set for itself the target of planting a quarter of a anniversary of the Clan Grant obtaining a barony from million trees by the end of 2009 as part of the United King James IV. Nations’ Billion Trees Campaign, which is encourag- Following a donation of over £1000, The Clan ing people to tackle climate change by planting seven Grant Grove of over 200 trees will be within the 10,000 billion trees worldwide. acre Dundreggan Estate on the north side of Glen Trees for Life is keen to hear from potential vol- Moriston, to the west of Loch Ness. Sir James Grant unteers, whether individuals or companies, who can of Grant, Lord Strathspey, the Chief of Clan Grant, help with the restoration of the Dundreggan Estate. In marked the anniversary by planting the first tree on 2009, 51 Conservation Volunteer Weeks, each involv- 3rd March this year. ing 10 volunteers, will be held. Some of these will be Alan Watson Featherstone, Trees for Life Ex- based at Dundreggan. ecutive Director, said, “It’s great news for Scotland People can also support Trees for Life’s work that Clan Grant, with its rich and fascinating history, is through tree dedications and groves to celebrate spe- marking its quincentenary celebrations by looking to cial occasions. If you would like more information on the future. Today, only one percent of the Caledonian Trees for Life, call 0845 458 3506 or email Forest survives, but every new tree and grove is help- [email protected] or visit www.treesfor life.org.uk ing to bring it back.” Clan Grant has a rich history stretching back to “This sort of support will help us restore the Viking times. In the sixteenth century, King James IV Dundreggan Estate to a wild landscape of diverse called upon the Grants to bring peace and order to the natural forest cover, with the eventual return of spe- wilds of the west Highlands, making them Royal Cham- cies including red squirrel, capercallie, golden eagle, berlains in Glen Urquhart and Glen Moriston. In 1509, European beaver and wild boar.” this service was recognized when their lands were The Dundreggan Estate, purchased by Trees for turned into Free Baronies. Life last August in a £1.65 million deal, is one of the Today, the Clan Grant Society works to promote largest areas of land in the UK bought for forest res- comradeship and members of the Clan Grant and oth- toration. It contains areas of ancient woodland, in- ers with historic links to the Clan and its lands, as well cluding one of Scotland’s best areas of juniper, but as celebrating their rich heritage. For more informa- following overgrazing by sheep and deer, much is open, tion, visit www.clangrant.org.
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Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 27 Clan Blair Society Membership cordially invited from Blair descendants and other interested parties www.clanblair.org Robert I. Blair, Membership Chairman 7516 East Hermosa Vista Drive Mesa, AZ 85207 - 1110
Page 28 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 How Organized Are You? Bryan L. Mulcahy, Reference Librarian, Fort Myers - Lee County Library (FL) The ultimate goal of most genealogists is to If you answered yes to the questions above, locate as much information as possible about their consider yourself above average. If you are with ancestors. The research process generates paper- the majority of genealogists who feel their informa- work. Your long term success will depend on orga- tion is all over the place take comfort from the fact nizing this accumulated information into a readily that you are in good company. To be successful in accessible format. At one of the genealogical research, one must seminars I attended given by have the ability to plan each Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, who research step and organize the is regarded as one of the foremost information you find. Taking the authorities on the topic of organiza- time to organize the results of your tion, she stated that if it takes you research allows you to focus on more than one minute to find a specific research goals. Organized specific document or source, you results allow you to evaluate and methods need improvement. analyze information quicker and The following questions listed more thoroughly, freeing your time below may help you determine the for more research. effectiveness or your organizational As the research process abilities: expands from home sources, the 1. Do you know exactly what information you amount of accumulated information you must analyze have for each ancestor? will also increase. Clues found in multiple types of 2. Do you have a complete list of information primary and secondary records, indexes, and sources you are missing for each ancestor? must be investigated. This investigation process will 3. Do you know exactly what resources lead through a variety of political jurisdictions, social you've checked, and what results you found? and religious institutions and organizations, employers, 4. Do you know every book you've ever and educational resources. searched? BLM 7/17/2009 Bryan L. Mulcahy, Refer- 5. Do you remember whom you've contacted ence Librarian, Fort Myers-Lee County Library, and what response you received? 2050 Central Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33901- 6. Can you locate specific piece of information 3917. Tel: (239) 533-4626, Fax: (239) 485-1160, in your files in one minute or less? E-Mail: [email protected]
Clan Colquhoun Society Of NA Membership is invited for all spellings of Colquhoun/ Calhoun, Cowan, MacClintock, MacManus. Applica- tions available online at 2984 Mike Drive Marietta, GA 30064 You’re invited to visit The Clan Colquhoun “Blogspot” at: http://clancolquhoun.blogspot.com/
Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 29 More information: [email protected] More information: [email protected] Tickets online: charlestonscots.ort Vendors - [email protected] More information: [email protected] Games contact: [email protected] Page 30 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Flowers of the Forest Lt. Col. (Ret.) Marvin Howard Massey, 71, Patriot Award. Lt. Col. Massey spent the last five years died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at his of his life speaking on patriotism to school children residence. and organizations throughout Middle Tennessee. Funeral services for Lt. Col Massey were con- He was knighted in the Sovereign Military Order of ducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Pleasant Heights the Knights of Jerusalem, Knights Templar, was Mid- Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Adair and Rev. Rick South Commissioner Emeritus of Clan Donald, USA, Elsey officiating. Burial followed in Polk Memorial and co-founder of the Tennessee Valley Scottish Society. Gardens. Military honors were provided by the U.S. He was a widely-known artist of wildlife and Civil Army and the Tennessee State Guard. War subjects and was chosen Ducks The family visited with friends on Fri- Unlimited Artist-of-the-Year 1988. day from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Williams Fu- His paintings hang in many private neral Home in Columbia and on Saturday collections, including the Mutual of one hour prior to the service at the church. Omaha Museum in Omaha, NE. Born in Columbia on August 11, Survivors besides his wife in- 1937 to the late Marvin Howard clude three daughters: Melanie (Rob- Massey, Sr., and Mary Elizabeth Roe- ert) Sherrow, Athens, AL, Mikala buck Massey, he spent most of his youth “Mikki” (Steve) Howard, Columbia; in Winchester but graduated from Co- Merri Beth Massey, Huntsville, AL; lumbia Central High School in 1955. He one son: Michael Howard Massey of was the husband of Audrey Derryberry Huntsville; ten grandchildren: Bobby Massey, whom he married on August and Bonnie Sherrow of Huntsville; Jay 28, 1959, after receiving his B.A. De- and Will Howard of Columbia; Bryan gree from Ouachita College. Gregory of Huntsville; Kala Massey Lt. Col. Massey served 25 years of Huntsville; Caity, Michael and Mat- in the U.S. Army, retiring in 1984 at thew Massey of Healdton, OK and Redstone Arsenal, AL. His last assignment was U.S. Christopher Jones of Huntsville; two sisters: Pamela Army Advisor to the Alabama Army National Guard. Hardison and Joan (Ronald Edward) Lovell, both of During his career as a Signal Officer, he served in U.S. Columbia; and a brother, Tom (Lynda) Massey of Man- Army Pacific, U.S. Army Hawaii, Army Pictorial Fa- ning, SC; several nieces, nephews and cousins. cility Long Island, NY; Ft. Monmouth, NJ; Ft. Lee, Pallbearers will be soldiers of the U.S. Army. VA; Darmstadt, Germany; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Honorary pallbearers are CHS Class of 1955, MD; Ft. Bragg, NC; and 5th and 6th Special Forces Ouachita University Class of 1959, staff and mem- Groups, with two combat tours in Vietnam. bers of the Tennessee State Guard, military comrades, Among his many military decorations is the Dr. John Maloof, staff of Maury Regional Medical Soldier’s Medal, the Army’s highest decoration for Center, golfing buddies and special friends. heroism not under direct fire, for rescuing a downed Memorials may be made to Wounded Warriors, pilot in Vietnam. His name and medal are honored in 7020 A.C. Skinner Parkway, Suite 100, Jacksonville, the Madison County, AL Hall of Heroes. FL 32256. After retiring from the U.S. Army, he served hon- Your editor is very proud to be among Howard orably as Major General for the Tennessee State Massey’s long-time friends. Howard was one of Guard. His service was recognized with an Award of those rare people - a loyal, kind and loving friend Merit, State of Tennessee House of Representatives who loved life to the fullest and shared that joy Resolution and the adjutant General’s Distinguished with all who knew him.
Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009 Page 31 SySycamorecamore ShoalsShoals CelticCeltic FFestivalestival Elizabethton, Tennessee Presented by The Upper East Tennessee Celtic Society September 11-13, 2009 Come join us September for the Ninth Annual Celtic Festival at Sycamore Shoals Historic Park in Elizabethton, Tennessee! Due to the state of the economy this year we are having an
Economical Stimulus Price Cut on admission. We are rolling the prices back! Day admission per person: $5.00 Weekend pass (which includes both days and the Ceilidh): $15.00 Ceilidh admission Saturday night: $10.00
“Calling of the Clans Torch Light Ceremony” Friday Night, Sept. 11th! The public gathering will begin at 6:30pm and the ceremony will begin at dusk(approximately 7:30-8:00pm) Pets allowed with prior permission and signed waiver by owner. All pets must be kept on a leash or off the ground (in owner’s arms) and secure while in festival areas. Owner will be held responsible for pet conduct and clean up. NEW REQUIREMENT FOR 2009! **Anyone who brings a pet to the festival must com- plete and sign our Pet Waiver. FESTIVAL NEWS Costume Contest to be held with winners crowned King & Queen of Ceilidh, Prince & Princess of the Festival for the Day!
Calling All Men In Kilts!The Upper East Tennessee Celtic Society is honored to present the annual Best Legs In A Kilt contest at the Sycamore Shoals Celtic Festival on September 12, 2009. We are calling on all men who proudly wear a kilt and would be interested in participating in this fun event. http://www.shoalsceltfest.com Page 32 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A August 2009