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The Spring 2012 Spur and Phoenix Chief: The Right Honourable Earl of Annandale and Hartfell merica Happy Spring! A Hope you are having a great New Year! ohnston/e in ohnston/e Photo Source: http://www.smhg.org/index.html J To the 2012You AGM atAre the Stone Invited Mountain Highland lan Games on October 19–21, 2012. Stone Mountain is celebrating its 40th year, come out and help celebrate! C Vol.32 Membership dues in Clan Johnston/e in America are tax deductible. No. 1 Quarterly Newsletter of Clan Johnston/e In America, 215 S.E. Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27511 Page 1 Council of Officers Winter 2011 PRESIDENT’S LETTER Newsletter Team By Arthur Johnston, Past President and Chief Commissioner, North America, to Lord Annandale PRESIDENT: GENEALOGIST: Arthur Johnston Barbara Hockman P.O. Box 71 6927 Rene Court EDITOR: Demaree Walker Greetings! Goffstown, NH, 03045-0071, USA Shawnee, KS, 66216, USA (603) 497-3281 Telephone: (913) 268-5683 AUTHORS/CONTRIBUTORS: [email protected] [email protected] Arthur Johnston Margot Johnston Happy New Year and I hope Just a reminder: Our AGM for On a final note: I have been Paul Johnston ICE RESIDENT AST Barbara Hockman V P (E ): 20 Theobald Circle everyone had an enjoyable holi- 2012 will be held in conjunction informed we have had a major R. Bartlett Johnston Paul Johnston Richmond Hill, ON, CAN, L4C 9C7 Bart Johnston day season. Now we can welcome with the Stone Mountain High- problem with PayPal, in that 19 Doon Road Telephone: (905) 787-0672 Underhill, VT, 05489, USA Ivan Johnstone in spring and a new Games season, land Games in Georgia in Octo- payment notices were going to [email protected] Ivan Johnstone Telephone: (802) 899-3015 [email protected] with Florida well into their Games ber. More information will be in the wrong place. It took a couple [email protected] Karen Johnston Klein [email protected] Fran McConnell and Festivals already. the summer issue of the S&P. of months to discover the prob- Brian Walker Hopefully, some if not most Last fall I picked up a copy lem and another month to figure VICE PRESIDENT (WEST): Kathleen Sloan Frank Vance Lindsey Johnstone 6336 N. Oracle Rd. #326-302 Catherine Postier of you, can get out and support of the book, The Reivers by how to fix it. We think we have it 2119 Aberdeen Avenue NE Tucson, AZ 85704-1506 your local game or festival this Alistair Moffat. If anyone is straightened out and are back on Renton, WA, 98056, USA Telephone: (520) 529-1506 (425) 271-7783 [email protected] Visit us at year. It brings welcoming sup- interested in the history of the track. So, if you paid your dues [email protected] port and morale to your tent hosts Borders and the Border Reiv- via PayPal and you received a J.J. Johnston, CEcD, FM www.clanjohnstone.org 4207 Leona River Send information and events along with meeting old and new ers, I would highly suggest this notice that the payment did not SECRETARY: San Antonio, TX. 78253, USA notices to Fr. Peter Preble at friends. That makes for a nice and book. Most of us know and have go through, please try again or Catherine Postier Telephone: (210) 560-2639 [email protected] enjoyable day for everyone. read about the major battles and send a check directly to the Reg- 1001 Meadow Street [email protected] Littleton, NH, 03561, USA I have asked Bart Johnston, conflicts between England and istrar. CJA Telephone/Fax: (603) 444-5025 HONORARY PRESIDENT Please contact CJA if you our VP East, to chair this year’s Scotland. What Alistair gives tent hosts and Cell: (603) 616-4852 have a change of address. [email protected] Arthur W. Johnston, FSA Scot Nominating Committee, which is an account of border life in the Council P.O. Box 71 For each incorrect address, he gracefully accepted. We will nearly constant warfare and dis- hope to see Goffstown, NH, 03045-0071, USA the Postal Service charges TREASURER: be looking for two other mem- order among England, Scotland you at vari- Telephone (W): (603) 497-2897 70 cents to give us the Katherine Bailey Telephone (H): (603) 497-3281 bers to serve on this committee, and the Clans themselves from ous Games 2059 N. Brandywine Street Fax: (603) 497-8085 correct address. Arlington, VA, 22207, USA [email protected] so if any of you have an interest the early 14th century to the end this year. [email protected] to assist, please contact Bart. His of the 16th century. The book Clan Johnston/e in America is an edu- contact information is in the list starts with a great account of the Yours aye, EGISTRAR From the Editor R : cational and charitable organization of Council members in the Spur Johnston/e-Maxwell battle of Arthur Margot Johnston that is exempt from taxation under Please read the newsletter P.O. Box 71 ● & Phoenix. Drife Sands. Johnston Section 501(c)(3) of the US. Internal policies in the Winter 2006 Goffstown, NH, 03045-007, USA Revenue Code. It is also classified as (603) 497-3281 a public charity. Contributions to Clan issue for information on [email protected] Johnston/e in America are tax deductible submitting articles. If you need simply something that none of us were money was refunded, that is why. Please under U.S. law. a copy of the policies, email NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Clan Johnston/e in America produces Attention: aware of. That is, until we noticed that take the time to “catch up” with your dues Demaree Walker the Spur & Phoenix on a non-profit ba- [email protected] we were not getting any renewals via the again. Our PayPal account is fine, we got it PO Box 2477 sis for the information of its member. ● When sending photos with PayPal Alert !! PayPal account. all fixed and we are ready to roll. Once the Lady Lake, FL, 32158, USA The Newsletter Editor has compiled the an article, please send them It took about a month to square it notice comes through you have paid your Telephone: (352) 216-0620 contents with due care and in good faith Any members that have paid [email protected] from sources that are believed to be gen- as attachments, in the body away after 4 months of not understanding dues, your new memberships card will be dues through PayPal since last uine and accurate. The views expressed what was happening. Thanks to our Trea- sent the end of the month in which it was by any of the authors of articles are not of an email or by mail. Photos September, take notice. ATIONAL EMBERSHIP received. N M necessarily those of the Newsletter Edi- from Word documents do not Because of a situation in changing surer, Kathie Bailey Mathae for finding out COMMISSIONER tor, the Council or the members of Clan reproduce well. Clan Johnston/e email and other contact from the PayPal folks what the problem was Our apologies for the inconvenience it Betty Watts Johnston/e in America. and thanks to our new Web Master, Fr. Peter may have caused you. 240 Lexington Circle information on the Web site that involved Clan badge designs, copyright Athens, GA, 30605, USA Next Newsletter Deadline deposits and notifications to the Treasurer, Preble for fixing it. Romilly Squire & Gaelic Themes Telephone: (706) 549-0130 there have been some problems. Please So, if you had paid your dues through Most sincerely, Clan Johnston/e in America Clan Johnston/e May 14, 2012 [email protected] understand, no one was to blame, it was PayPal and then you discovered that your Margot Johnston, CJA Registrar Page 2 Page 3 GENEALOGY CORNER Barbara Hockman, Genealogist www.Johnstongenes.blogspot.com GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON Have a request in relation to possible future family recognition for anyone who can prove their descent from General Joseph E. Johnston’s family. A statue CANADA REPORTS of General Johnston is going to be rededicated and By Paul Johnston, Richmond Hill, ON. they would like to have descendants of the John- ston family in attendance for the ceremony. If you GREAT UNCLES AND THE 48TH can prove descent and would like more information, HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA please contact me at [email protected]. Somme, Passchendaele, Vimy, and Amiens. In all 1,467 The following is the family as recorded in Gen- Many years ago during my genealogical research, I came Highlanders were killed in action. eral Joseph Johnston’s biography with approximate across a photo of two of my Grandfather’s brothers, my The regiment’s Military Band and the pipes and dates added. Great Uncles Bob and Jim Johnston. As the photo shows, drums are famous for their participation at many major April 2, 2012 marks the date NARA they were decked out proudly in their full Scottish regalia. Scottish festivals and parades throughout Canada, as The caption on the back of the photo simply says “Royal well as such important occasions as the Toronto Maple Peter Johnston, Sr. + Martha Butler will provide free digital access to the 1940 census records. Several well-known sites will begin index- Scots.” Regrettably, by the time I discovered this trea- Leafs hockey season openers (doesn’t seem to be help- |_ Peter Johnston, Jr. 1763-1831 ing the records, but until they do, searching will have sure, there were no family members remaining to fully ing). We have personally enjoyed their music at our enlighten me on their story. I believe they were pipers annual Burns Supper.