3 TTHHEE BBUURRNNEETTTT BBAANNNNEERR Burnett Newsletter Edition No 2 D ecember 2007 (including House of Burnett News) (including House of Burnett News) TH E NEW OFFICIAL BURNETT W EBSITE!! w w w .burnett.uk.com The official website of the Burnett family is now up and running!! This website is for all those associated with or interested in the name of BURNETT, its origins in Great Britain, (Scotland in particular), and its history and traditions throughout the world. It will enable discovery of related matters and advice on activities which may be of interest. The Burnett family is one of the most illustrious of Scottish families, with a history going back to before the Norman Conquest, an ancient coat-of-arms and a record of many distinguished members in the church, in letters, in the law and in the military. The principal historical seat of the Burnetts is Crathes Castle which is now in the possession of the National Trust for Scotland. Advice on matters such as genealogy and history, assistance in the organisation of gatherings and visits to Scotland, provision of Burnett merchandise and communication between members are amongst the activities which deserve the support of members. Most of the services provided on this site are freely available. The website includes access to the details and activities of The House of Burnett. This society plays an important role in the promotion of the name of Burnett throughout the world and to a large extent in the United States of America. There is a House of Burnett presence at many of the leading Highland Games in the US and this is made possible by the support of members. We welcome constructive comments and suggestions on the new website. In reaching this stage we have had a number of problems but I am pleased to say that we are now able to address issues satisfactorily. This is largely to the work of our webmaster, Chris Engel, who lives and works here at Crathes. His business Scotgold supplies a range of products, some of which are available on the online store. He is also responsible for the new crest design as illustrated here. We still have some work to complete on the Poetry, Music and Books page including the submission facility and some information on the House of Burnett page. The success of the website will result largely from those who can use it and contribute to it. We welcome and will consider contributions for any of the pages and particularly any material for the next edition of the Banner. Burnett related events, photographs, articles or anything which might be of interest, please send them to us. James C. A. Burnett of Leys The Burnett Banner, St Nicholas House, 68 Station Road, Banchory, AB31 5YJ, SCOTLAND Em ail: info@ leysestate.co.uk Fax: 00 44 1330 823749 THE HOUSE OF BURNETT SAINT ANDREW S SOCIETY A NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY OF M ILW AUKEE By the time this addition of the Burnett Banner is on the The Saint Andrews Society of M ilwaukee is calling all street, I will have visited two Burnett functions and had Clans and Societies to participate in the Robert Burns two Tents at Highland Games. I have sold over $700 in M emorial restoration project. House of Burnett merchandise. I will be trying to answer some of the questions that have been sent to M ilwaukee is blessed with a Burns Common and only me in November and December. I am hoping to keep one of three special Statues of Robert Burns in the up the pace. world. With the lack of public funds to maintain this impressive monument, M ilwaukee’s Saint Andrews We still need articles and pictures for the Banner. Society has begun a public – private project to Please send them to me and I will forward them. preserve and maintain the statue. There is still an urgent need for a new President and They are asking clans, societies, and private citizens new members for the Board of Directors. I have been to purchase memorial bricks. doing a lot of things with no guidance, I don’t like to do this, but we must keep moving. The cost of each brick starts at $50.00. We still have several members with health problems, For more information contact the House of Burnett so keep them in your prayers. Secretary, Leland L. Burnett I have been able to sign up 12 new members this year, but many of our current members have not renewed their membership. Please look at your membership CRATHES CASTLE ARTW ORK card and note the date in which your membership needs to be renewed as we do not send renewal We have available limited edition artworks of Crathes notices. Castle by B.J. Burnett. Please look at the items we have in the House of 1” by 14” M atted but unframed for $30.00 Burnett Store. We have some new items and a limited 11” by 14” M atted and framed for $40.00 supply of the old items. I have no Ornaments or Crest Wall Plaques. The supplier of some of the old items is Shipping will be $5.95 in the U.S. out of business. If there is interest let it be known and Outside the U.S. will be slightly more we will try to find a new supplier. We will be getting some new items from the Chief soon. If you are planning to set up a tent at any games next year let me know. I want to put together a box of items from the store, for show and tell, and sale. Pictured left is HOB M ember BJ (Burnett) Ciccio at her art exhibit where she shows off her paintings of Scottish Here are some of the new items Castles. Pictured is Crathes included on the House of Burnett Castle Items for Sale page Again I need your support to keep the House of Burnett Strong. If you have any comments contact me: Leland Burnett ANOTHER W ARNING!! Secretary House of Burnett For those who may be interested, the next Burnett th nd 5982 W. Carlsville Road Gathering will be at Crathes from 29 July - 2 August Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 2009. It is always useful to be aware of possible USA numbers and so it would be helpful if we could be notified of any interest. Nobody is committed by doing Tel: (920) 746-0357 this and further details will be given as plans progress. Email: burnett@ dcwis.com Interest can be registered via the contacts on Page 1. James C. A. Burnett of Leys COXIELLA BURNETII W HAT A COINCIDENCE!! In 2005 our eldest son, Alexander married Lavinia Crathes Castle has the best gardens of any of the Cox. Whilst it may be the first time that these families castles we visited. They were beautiful and we very may have been united in marriage, it is apparently not much enjoyed our visit with you and the castle. the first Burnett Cox union! In June 1991 my wife and I were living in Durham, Coxiella burnetii is a species of intracellular, North Carolina and went to dinner at a restaurant pathogenic bacteria, and is the causative agent of Q called Outback, which is near Interstate 40 in the fever. The genus Coxiella is morphologically similar to area. We gave our name to the hostess and had to the rickettsia, but with a variety of genetic and wait for a while before we were called. When we went physiological differences. C. burnetii are small Gram up to the hostess another gentleman came up at the negative bacteria with two growth phases, as well as a same time with the name of Burnett. He was about my spore form which lies idle in soil. It can survive age and there was a definite family resemblance. He standard disinfectants, and is resistant to many other was the first on their list and we talked and found out environmental changes we both originated from Scotland. He had gotten a letter about the family gathering in Scotland later that The ID50 (the dose needed to infect 50% of year. Later I found that my M other and Father had also experimental subjects) is one via inhalation; i.e. received a letter, but had thrown it away thinking it inhalation of one organism will yield disease in 50% of was a hoax. M y father is named James Ray Burnette the population. Disease occurs in two states: An acute and I am James Doyle Burnette. state presents with headaches, chills, and respiratory symptoms, and an insidious chronic stage. We do plan on returning to visit Scotland and Crathes and plan on the 2009 meeting. I may bring my sisters While most infections clear up spontaneously, with me for that Burnett gathering. treatment with tetracycline or doxycycline appears to reduce the symptomatic duration and reduce the Jim Burnette likelihood of chronic infection. A combination of erythromycin and rifampin is highly effective in curing and prevention of disease and so is vaccination with Q-vax vaccine (CSL). GIRL’S GUIDE TO POKER What do you know? We don’t know what prompted her to take an interest Retrieved from in the game but, over the last three years, our "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coxiella_burnetii" daughter Eliza has become a leading light in the world of Poker. She has frequently appeared on television James C. A. Burnett of Leys playing the game and made the final of Late Night Poker Ace (2005).