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After years of searching for the boat that my great grandfather sailed on to come to the U. S. sometime during the mid-1870’s. I came across this while I was online searching for pictures of ships of the 1870’s . The reason it took me so long to find the ship was because I had the name of the ship spelled wrong. Jon Evans Please welcome an additional USA Administrator of the FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) Y-DNA Forbes Surname Placing a marker for James Fleming, Group, Philip Stead. Philip is currently a Champion, at his unmarked grave in Melbourne, Australia postgraduate student at the University of As I am in Campbeltown in it’s a Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, in the Hello! Ciamar a tha thu! I am reaching like to touch base with you to get an wee bit difficult to oversee the placement of a MSc Genealogical, Palaeographic and out to connect with any folks worldwide/ overview of best practises that you are plaque or a gravestone in Melbourne’s General Heraldic Studies Programme. His goals for throughout the Airts that are Chief’s doing in your remote outreach, digital Cemetery, Victoria, Australia. This would be for the Forbes surname group are (1) helping Officers or leaders of their (mostly clan events, etc. I will then present this to James Fleming, 1840-1887, a Highland Games members with understanding of their Scotland-based) Clan Associations/ my own Council to noodle as we all chart competitor. He lies in an unmarked grave DNA results; (2) advising members on Societies. This writer is a Member of a course heading and a way forward to which is doubly unfortunate as he was one of upgrade options if they wish to advance Council of the worldwide connect with clans folk around the world the Highland Gatherings best sportsmen. their research; (3) developing the results Association in Scotland. and to keep the clan strong in these If I were in Melbourne, I would be page with clusters of appropriate genetic CCA Council had a Zoom Meeting concerning and challenging times. able to undertake this easily enough. groupings; (4) assisting members to create yesterday discussing 2021 CCA AGM and Feel free to Facebook message me. Could you possibly inform me if interest genetic links to the House of Forbes; and beyond. In our conversation we were Tapadh Leat, could be raised to put some mark of (5) supporting other genealogical aspects wondering what other clan entities in William Shaw of Easter Lair recognition in place as this is something of research. that I’d dearly love to make possible? Scotland were doing towards producing Scotland Learn more at: Thank you very much, remote live events and Clan gatherings. Ed note: Thanks for your note William. www.clan-forbes.org/post/new-ftdna-admin Martin Campbell We noted how well the Clan Farquharson We encourage Clan groups and leaders Clan Forbes Society, Inc. Campbeltown, Scotland Association did with its recent wonderful from across the world to share ideas, USA E-mail: [email protected] remote Gathering. If you are in the collaborate and get through the leadership group of your clan, I would pandemic. 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I really love this have been included in the Government’s ‘A example that most of the consideration time of year. Culture Strategy for Scotland’ that serves of things Scottish was outside of the A View From My Camera as the blueprint for development over the organisations, many of which are small, Scotland next period. narrowly focused and struggling to appeal The research has also seen the and engage people of Scottish descent or Loch Ard publishing, in September, of the book: others with related interests. Whether this Scottishness in Modern South Australia. is a problem or not is also explored on the It has been designed to show that the basis that these bodies are only a part of Scottish development in the State was Scottishness within any region. However, different to other parts of Australia, there was some indication that there would possibly leading to a similarly variant in be considerable value in at least some current representation today. It has also Scottish organisations to far better take on shown that the ‘Scottish’ culture in a region board the more broad cultural components. where Scots have settled over the centuries The book is well worth examination. is only loosely linked to the home country, Copies are available through Matilda Scotland. Indeed each region develops in Books in Stirling, South Australia. The Wallace Monument all lit up in the its own manner, a function of the overall Ron Layton Loch Ard, you’ve got to love autumn. colours of the rainbow. Robert Gibb regional cultural context. Thus, what Crafers, South Australia Charles McGuigan Scotland we find in SA is different from any other Email: [email protected] Scotland

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