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MEN IN KILTSA ROADTRIP WITH SAM AND GRAHAM

Graham McTavish has teamed back up with good friend andactor Sam Heughan in a new travel documentary series called Men inKilts: A Roadtrip with Sqm and Graham.

This series will be available on STARZ. however. a release datehas not been given at this time. The show originally began as a podcastseries before being tumed into a TV series.

The eight-part series will consist of Sam and Graham travelingto various locations throughout Scotland such as the mountains ofGlencoe, Invemess. and the famous Culloden battlefield. Details havenot been released about additional locations. however. it would beremarkable if they happen to show up at the ancient lands of ClanMacTavish such as Cruach Mor. Dunadd. and Kilmarlin.

The synopsis for the series reads: "Created by the two Scots-men, Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham promises a

celebration ofScottish history and culture as Heughan and McTavishtake viewers along on their adventures, discovering the rich, com-plex heritage of their native country, meeting various 1oca1 arlisalsand experts, and experiencing genuine moments of awe and fascina-tion as the duo share their travels with the audience rather than sim-ply guiding them.'a By Molli Mitchell (express.co.uk)

This series will certainly be fuI1 of rich history and cultwe thatany clan memb-er, McTavish or any other c1an, will be excited towatch to feel closer to our heritase. Fol1ow the link below to viewthe official trailer video. <https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=o_3rOPt-RDM&t= 10s> After the traileri there is a reallyfunny wee fihn about funny out-takes on Outlander.

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Community an).lvhere in the world will evertake our Scottish Games for granted again.

I don't think anyone in the Scottish Com-munity will ever take for granted seeing dearfriends and hugging and holding hands for amoment.

Something I enjoy so much at games is

when two friends see each other at a distanceand both scramble toward each other, usuallyhollering and laughing. Lordy, I have missedthose moments.

We all have learned that so much of ourlives is intertwined with the lives of our friendsand our families.

Goodness, I don't think anyone will evertake going to Sunday dinner with our friends,cousins, family members for granted any more.

The Camaraderie of hauling tent materi-als and flags and decorations and books andthings to hang up for other folks to admire is

being missed a lot by many folks about nowIt makes it sadder to realize that this year

is lost and we did not get to see our friends inperson.

Think about how many close-knit friendshave been lost over the past few years. Eachand every one has been irreplaceable. Theyare all missed.

I have leamed one wonderful thing in mylife. That is, you can love people in as many

ways as there arepeople!

If you are myfriend, I'm sure Ihave told you how

Another badhair day in the life ofBeth.

much I love you. Right?We don't have any promise of tomorrow,,

so we don't want to miss opportunities to say,

"I love you." to dear flriends.

When this is over and we are finally freeto attend events and interact as we always have,will you remember this lesson about how spe-

cial and wonderful somethins so simole as afriendly hug can be?

Our Scottish Communitv has respondedwith so much creativif.

One group has been having Virtual Meet-ings each month for a while. Another grouphas held Virtual Cocktail Parties.

There have been many, many phone callsand emails just being sure that our friends andfamily are faring well.

There have been many birthday partieswhere friends and family drive by in cars andeven visit at long distance. Birthday packageshave been tossed from cars and cards, too.

Will you ever take going somewhere as simple

as church as just what happens on Sr.urdays and

Wednesday nights? I don't think so.

I hope everyone thinks about all this andmakes an effort not to take anlthing for granted.

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A Pirofe Botqnisf Helped BringHof Chocolqte to Englqnd

Wlliam Hughes was a buccaneer with an early recipe for "the American Nectar "

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IF YOU HAD MET HIM the vear his fa- William Huehes had not intended to be-mous book was published, you might have mis- come a chocolate celebrity. When the English-taken WilliamHughes for a

mild-manneredgardener. Bythat time, he hadsettled into hisrole at the coun-try estate of theViscountessConway, a

noblewomanandphilosopher,and had pub-lished a book ongrapevines. Butthe old man was W1lliam Hughes, like other Europians in the Americas,

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in terms of ex-ploiting the re-sources in theAmericas,"says AmandaHerbert, an As-sistant Director

his treatise on New World botany, The Ameri at the Folger Shakespeare Library.can Physitian, dropped in 76'72, ifs contents re- Hughes's botanical studies, andhis piracy,

vealed a swashbuckling history. were a game of catch-up with the Spanish. His"He was a ptate chocolatier," says treatise on American botany, one of the first

MarissaNicosia, Assistant Professor ofRenais- eyewitness English-language accounts of ca-

sance Literature at Penn State Abington and cao planting and production, alerted the En-co-founder ofth e Cooking in the Archives blog. glish of the New World resources they had yetNicosia recently recreated Hughes's hot choco- to exploit. His notes on hot chocolate prepara-late recipe for the Folger Shakespeare Library's tion. gleaned from encounters with indigenous,"First Chefs" e*hibition, a celebration of the colonial European, and African Americans,first American culinary celebrities and the in- helped bring the intoxicating brew, once re-digenous and African people who shaped garded with wariness, to the tastebuds andAmerican cooking. imaginations of England's upper classes.

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Scotland's lar est Pictish settlementRead more at: <http://sceptical.scot> GOfdOn NOble

muchloved local landmark with anancient fod at its summit" Tan O'Nothis a gently sloping hill overlooking the

lush rolling farmland around the village ofRhynie inAberdeenshire.

Until now, the fort was widely believed to date

back to the Bronze or IronAge. But, thanks to a com-modem viliage.

That summer the 1o-

ca1 council's archaeologydepartment took aerialphotographs of a series ofenclosures around theCraw Stane, anotherPictish stone that stillstands in the same fie1dwhere the Rhynie Man wasfound.

Our excavationsaround the Craw Stane atBarflat farm from 2011-2017 found that this stoodtowards the entranceway ofa settlement that included

almost urban-scale settlement, which archaeologists the remains of timber buildings enclosed bypreviously did not believe existed in Scotland until ditches, banks and an elaborate wooden wallthe 12th century. made of oak posts and planks.

Uncovering the Picts The excavations revealed a rich array offindsThe fearsome Picts were first mentioned in Late inciuding shards of Late Roman wine amphorae

Roman sources as a collective name for the barbaric (earthenware jars) imported ftom the eastempeoples living north ofthe Roman frontier in north- Mediterranean, shards of glass drinking beakers

east Scotland. The Pictish kingdoms went on to domi- from France, ard one ofthe largest collections ofnare a large part of Scotland until the late first mil- metalworking from early medieval Britain. Thislennium AD, but few sources have been left behind includes moulds and crucibles for making pins,

to help understand this important period. -brooches and eventiny animal figurines that matchThe University of Aberdeen's Northern Picts the animals carved on Pictish stones.

project was established in 2012 to find new sites in a An iron pin shaped like the axe carried byperiod with few identified locations either in written the Rhynie Maa was also discovered, a remark-sources or the archaeological record. A key focus fias able find that was one of a number of objectsbeen the area mound the village ofRh}'nie, whose name that could be linked directly to the iconographyincludes a form ofthe Celtic word lor "king". rig. Continued on page 9

Our work at the site suggests the Rhynievalley was an elite Pictish centre from the 4th-6th centuries AD. The area has long been knownfor its concentration ofPictish stones carved withsymbols. In March 1978, a farmer ploughed upa spectacular stone known as the "Rhyrie Man"in a fieft on Barflat Farm iust to the south ofthe

bination of drone footage,aerial 3D laser-scanning andradiocarbon dating, our re-search has revealed that notonly is the fort muchyounger than previouslythought, it also potentiallystands as one of the largestPictish settlements of thelate and post-Roman peri-ods.

we discovered it had A much-loved locat tandmarkwithonce contained 800 dwell-ing platrorms - housing as T;::r'::"1t;Lli,i:iii#T{;[!{many as 4'000 people - and ing the tushioltingfarmland around theif they all date to the same vitlage of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire.oeriod this would stand as

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lf you have genealogical tfies to tl'se sunil'larme Keith (lncludinE alternatespellings such as.Keeth.) or any of Clan Ketth's Sept farnily names, you wereborn into the Clan Keith!

Associated Family Surnarnes (Septs) with [/lac or Mc prefixes and spellingvariants include: Septs and spellings il'lclude: Austin, Cate(s), Dick, Dickie,Dicken, Dickson, Dicson, Dixon, Dixson, Falconer, Faulkner, Harvey, Harvie,Hackston, Haxton, Harvey, h{ervey, l'{urrie, Hurry, Keath, Keech, Keeth, Keith,Keitch, Keithan, Keyth, Kite, Lum, Lumgai4 lVlarshall, Urie, Urry.

The Clan Keith Society would be deliEhted for you to join us as a member.For more information, please enrail secretary@cksusa.org or jkeith417@aol.com.Call 256-270-8967.

Dunnottar Castle, stronghold of the Keiths (near Stonehaven)

Please plan to attend your local Highland Garnes and, if you see our tent, please come byfor a visit. The tent convener wiln have inforrnation about Clan Keith's fascinating historyas well as membership inforrnation. Menrbership in the clan is not expensive, but one ofthe finest investments that your will ever make. Hope to see you soon!

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ofthese stones. The axe that the Rhynie Man car-ries appears to be a form associated with animalsacrifice and the fearsome figure on the stone maybe a pagan deity associated with cult practices.

Our excavations on the outskirts of the vi1-lage, a few hundred metres norlh ofthe Barflat site,also found traces ofa contemporary cemetery anduncovered the remains of Pictish burial moundsincluding the partially preserved remains ofan adultfemale.

A stunning cliscoveryWe have been investigating the wider area of

the Rh1'nie valley since 20 17, target-ing a number ofhillforts found over-looking the Barflat complex. ButTap O'Noth is the most compellingsite and one of the most spectacula.rhillforts in Scotland. The secondhighest in the country it is one ofthe best examples of a vitrified fort

- vitrification being the result of thedestruction of timberJaced ramparlsby fire.

The summit fort is surroundedby a massive 16-hectare enclosure,which itself represents the secondlargest hillfort in northem Britain.Within the larger fort hundreds ofhouse platforms had been recordedin earlier srrveys.

Our excavation of the oblongfort was an exercise in extreme ar-chaeology with the vitrified wallsand areas ofthe interior tackled overtwo guelling seasons. It revealed thebuckied and heavily bumt wall-facesofthe vitrified fort and radioca.rbonsampling showed it dated to the period 400-100BC in the Iron Age.

The results from the larger fort then were allthe more surprising and exciting. Due to its size andelevation, scholars have suggested its constructionand occupation dated from a time when the climate\{as warmer, possibly during the Bronze Age.

But our most recent excavations in 2019tumed that notion on its head - with radiocarbondating from two platforms and the ramparl span-ning the 3rd to 6th centuryAD period, dates broadlycontemporary with the Barflat complex. LiDARscanning (essentially 3D laser scanning from aplane) and our drone photogrammetry survey also

suggests that many more house plat-forms are contained within the lowerforl - perhaps as many as 800 mak-ing Tap O' Noth potentially one ofthe most densely occupied hillfortsin Britain.

The rampart belongs to the lat-ter part of that span of radiocarbondates, making it the largest hillfoftof that date we know in Britain. Thenumber of house platforms on thesite suggest a very large population,though we need to test more plat-forms to assess if they are contem-porary, but there is little in an earlymedieval context to compare the siteto.

Our work in the Rhynie valleygives us an unexpected and unparal-leled insight into a possibly earlyroyal lardscape of the Picts of the4th-7th century AD. The exciting TapO'Noth discovery in particular, has

the potential to shake the narrativeof this whole time period.

In March 1978,

afarmer ploughed upa spectacular stoneknown as the" Rlrynie Man" in a

Jield on Barflat Farmjwt to the south of the

modern village.

First oublished by The Conversation

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Gaelic: How Scotland can save this language

THE SCOTSMAN Brian Wilson

Contrary to this week's headlines, Gaelic willbe alive and kicking ten years from now. And 20.And 50. There will be Gaelic academics, Gaeliclearners, Gaelic singers, Gaelic broadcasters. Thequestion raised by newly published research iswhether there will be Gaelic-speaking commrlni-ties, by even the loosest definition, to sing andbroadcast to.

Clurent proj ections are not encouraging whichshould surprise nobody. The value ofthe researchis to validate the obvious and encourage some cor-rective actions.

Or does anybody really care? There is a hardanti-Gaelic core in Scotland, which I have alwaysfound sad and unfathomable. More generally, thereis benign disinterest which wishes the language noharm but scarce}y sees it as a priority.

Even among Gaelic-speakers, many do notregard it as a cause. But then why should they?Language is as natural as breathing. For most, itdoes not need legislation to suppoft its existenceor use.

The problem for all minority languages is that

natural selection in a global village will wipe themout, just like a species too weak to defend itself.So they need protection, special measures, legisla-tion to give them a fighting chance.

Gaelic is no different. It will live or die inScotland. We can make a goodjob of creating thatfighting chance or a bad one. At present, the repoficard is not promising.

Offrcial status was always going to be a two-edged sword - impossible to argue against but po-tentially worse than useless.

By concentrating scarce resources on tokensand targets, boxes would be ticked with urgent re-alities ignored.

Its main outcome was to create a Govemmentquango which promptly set about hoovering uporganisations which hitherlo had some degree ofvibrant independence. Now the only "voice ofGaelic" is itself a government agency - an impos-sible conflict of interests.

In 2010, a talget was set of 4,000 enteringGaelic-medium education within a decade. The

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dressed, so that many who enter the system are

subsequently failed by it.However, there is a more fundamental

issue. Gaelic is declining where it still hadstrength because these communities themselves

are changing so rapidly. Ifthere are no people,there will be no language.

I agree with the recommendation that anetwork ofcommunity groups should be cre-ated to encourage practical measures whichreinforce language use.

That grassroots input is at present en-tirely absent. There is minimal support forparents.

However, the bigger challenge will stillbe demographic. For example, the WestemIsles shows population decline in 30 out of36 data areas since 201 1 . Fifteen per cent inEriskayi South Boisdale, I 3 per cent in Ness. . .

That is where the language is going.

tion between "Gaelic" and "non-Gaelic" com-munities is invidious. But the principle isright.

Many parts ofthe Scottish periphery share

the same issues - lack ofhousing lack ofernploy-ment declining selices, pressure for holidayhomes, breakdown of crofting regulation whichis now an empty shell...

From al Edinburgh perspective, there isno recognition of the "micro" issues whichaffect these picture postcard places. Half adozen Scottish bureaucracies solemnly ad-minister their decline from a safe distance andGaelic is just one ofthe resultant casualties.

There a"re 28 ministers in the ScottishGovemment. Heaven knows what the poorcivil servants find to put in some of theirboxes each night to convince them they are

doing something useful.Surely there is room for a Minister for

the Periphery with powers to break down bu-reaucratic silos and breathe new life into theseolaces.

Ireland recolnised long ago that issues Without such intervention, there will beare inter-linked by creating a Department of no Gaelic-speaking communities largely be-the Gaeltacht with economic and social, as cause there will be no viable communitieswell as linguistic, remits. I would not rec- where Gaels once spoke.ommend replicating that because the distinc- Continued on page 15

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Scottish clan tartan!

Just wanted to let you know that Sport Kilt has been making tafian masks in the USsince earlyApril, in 70 different tartans, with straps that go around the head for thosethat don't like the ear loops. Feel free to let your friends know! <https://sponkilt.com/product/tarlan-facemask/> Best Regards,James Ansite

INTERESTINGTID-BIT The Slcye Boat Songis not entirely GaelicAs legend has it, the "Bonnie" prince escaped

by sea dressed as Flora MacDonald's maid, BettyBurke. The wistful Sfrye Boat Song tells the story,as the lad that is born to be king is rowed away toSkye. The song is a traditional Gaelic rowing songand the tune probably derives from the songCuachan nan Craobh or The Cuckoo in the Grove,but the lynics creating the connection with the princewere actually written by an Englishman, Sir Harold

Thanks to the publication of Scottish Heritage USA. Email them: <shusa4S7@gmail.com>

Edwin Boulton (1859-1935) of Copped Hall,Totteridge, Herlfordshire.

In 1892, Robert Louis Stevenson, author ofthepost-Culloden adv entue, Kidnapped (1 886), wrotehis own version ofthe song with the first line "Singme a song of a 1ad that is gone", made famous bythe TV series, Outlander

This is the second song that has surprised meas Danny Boy was also written by an Englishman!

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lf you are a veteran of Celtic heritage, you canjoin the Scottish - Aperican Military Society.

You can visit our webpage for more information.The webpage is <http://www.s-a-m-s.org/>

Our meeting times, dates and places are to beannounced for 2020 soon. In the meantime. oleasecontact Rick Conn, Adjutant, General James Jack-son Post#60. Call 1-678-873-3491 orvisit his emailat <rickconn@bellsouth. net>

lf you attend a Scottish Highland Games lookfor the SAMS unit which usually acts as theflagbearers for the event. Any of them will be gladto talk with you.

sntttr - €Imwtmn ffih[itwp $nn$plf you would like information on joining theScottish - American Millitary Society, pleasecontact: Rick Gonn,Adjutant, General JamesJackson Post #60, 2683 Brocklin Drive,Grayson, GA30017 -1432. Telephone 678-87 3-3491. Email: <rickconn@bellsouth.net><http://www.s-a-m-s.org>

Bryan Mulcahy, MLSGood Moming: The two most common ques-

tions that I get asked at public service desks, in myemail in-box, and over the telephone of late arelisted below:

When will we be able to resume requestingmaterials through Inter-Library Loan (ILL)?

When will access to the Fort Myersgenenalogy room be available again for patrons?

This articie will address both issues.

COVID-19 or the Coronavirus has impactedall library services throughout the United States,

Canada, and the rest of the World. One of the ser-

vices that has had the most impact from a researchperspective involves ILL. At the present time, thereis no timetable on when ILL services will be restored.

COVID-19 has essentially shut down ILL lendingthroughout the United States among libraries. Thereis some good news. My job is to always try andprovide options to get around challenges. Here are

several suggestions that may help get around theissues involving the lack of ILL services:

1. Check Google books and type in the title.The book may have been digitized and be avail-able in full text.

2 . Pedorm a regular search on Google, Firefox,Yahoo, etc. and type in the title in "quotation marks"+ pdl You may luck into a pdfversron.

3. Ifyou know from previous research expe-rience that a parlicular library or repository has abook that you need information from, contact themusing the "Ask a Librarian" if such an option ex-ists on their website. If not, search the contactoptions and direct your query to the Adult Refer'ence Department. When using this strategy, hereare the available options listed be1ow. Several ofour patrons have successfully used these optionssince we reopened,

a. Provide the title, author, publication date,and page numbers that you wish to have scanned

or copied. Offer to pay arry fees that are appli-cable.

b. If you know the title and author but noother information, ask them if they could send ascarmed cOpy ofthe table ofcontents. Offer to payany fees that are applicable.

c. If you know a title and have a surname olsumames of interest, ask them if they could scanthe index pages containing the sumames if thereare several entries. If there are only one or two,ask them if it would be possible to send copies ofthe pages in the book. Offer to pay any fees thatare applicable.

***Note: Wichever option is utilized, pleasebe sure to request a copy of the title page and titlepage t)erso showing the publication information.

4. Yisit the Heritage Quest database on theLee County Library System homepage at ?https:llwwwleegov.com/library/services/genealogy. Clickon the icon for "Search Books". The Heritage

Quest book collection includes over 25,000+ fam'ily and local history books that are searchable.Every page of each book can be downloaded orcopied. Materials are included from all 50 states

and Canada. See screen shot below.

On the matter ofaccess to the genealogy room,there is no timetable in place at the present time.The configuration ofthe genealogy room does not

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Are you an Arthur, Carter,

MacArthur, McArthur or similar

name? lf so, you can become a memberof the Clan Arthur Association !

Clan Arthur is worldwide with branches in UK, USA, Canada &

Australia. Our leader is Chief John MacArthur of that llk.

We welcome new members who are of "Arthur" decent or those interested in

our clan who are prepared to be loyal to our Chief. Membership includes a

quarterly magazine which is full of stories about the Clan around the world,

articles on current events, ancestry & history. Members also receive ongoing

newsletters & updates on local happenings within their community.

For information & how to join, see our website clanarthur.website/

Contacts:

U K: Chief John & Lorraine MacArthur arthurofthatilk@btinternet.com

USA: loann Helmich caausamembership@gmail.com

Canada: Lloyd K. McArthur mcartld@shaw.ca

Australia/NZ: Carol MacArthur Budlong carolmcarthurlS(dgmail.com

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Llorary quesxlOn answers, The Loch Ness monster has been spotted forcontinuedfrom page 21 the fifth time this year.

conform to current social distancing guidelines. Kalynn Wangle claims to have seen the m1,thi-The Lee County Library System is following CDC cal creature on June 3.and Florida Depadment of Health guidelines in The 27-year-old's sighting has since beencon-terms of social distancing and patron/staff health firmed by the Official Loch Ness Monster register.and safety. This is why most of our computers and It comes not long after a walker allegedly spot-furniture are in storage. The fumiture from the ted the beast and took the 'best snap ever' of her.outside plaza and inside the building are stored in Kaylnn didn't see Nessie in real 1ife. The Locha variety oflocations throughout the building. One Ness monster enthusiast, from Oregon, Unitedof the storage areas is in genealogy. States, was watching urquharl Bay via webcam.

Carol Rooksby Weidlich, Past President oftheLee County Genealogy Society, has taken my com-plete collection shelf list and converted it to asearchable link of the society homepage by loca-tion or subject. The link is <https://lcgsfl.org/libraryRecords.php>. If you find a title or titles ofinterest to your research, piease email me at<bmulcahy@leegov.com>. Include the title of thebook. call number. and include some date and timeoptions when you can come to look at the book atFoft Myers. Based on your options, I'll pick a dateand time when I'11 be available to pull the item forbrowsing, scanning, or photocopying. Ifyou can-not come to the branch, please email me and wecan talk about possible options. We cannot trans-fer books between branches at the present time.

Feel free to contact me with anv ouestions.Thanks.Bryan Mulcahy, MLSReference Librarian ] Ft. Myers Regional Li-

brary,2450 First Street, Ft. Myers, FL33901.<bmulcahy@leegov.com>

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She claims Nessie appeared for around tenminutes.

Footage shows a black dot floating near thesurface ofthe water.

It begins to move left across the bay, occa-sionally ducking under the waves.

The sighting is Kalynn's second, with her firstbeing recorded on 10 April and lasting aroundseven mlnutes.

A video taken from the webcam on this occa-sion apparently shows Nessie submerging and re-emerging as it nears Urquhart Bay.

Posting about the footage, Kalynn said: "Whyis this sighting super epic you ask? Wel1, this ob-ject surfaces for more than seven minutes.

"It moves closer to the shore, it constantlychanges shape and splashes about and is not a boatas itjust shows up in the middle ofthe loch. It alsoappears to be quite large.

"This second sighting clearly shows a blackobj ect moving across the Loch from right to left.

"The object changes shape aad goes under thewater and comes back up again.

"Splashing also seems to be visible."

Library question

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llneBlachlln*trWo,Bryan Mulcahy, MLS

The Black Hawk War was a brief conflictfought in 1832 between the United States and Na-tive Americans headed by Black Hawk, a Saukleader. Other than'briefly stemming the flow ofmigration into Wiscorrsin and Illinois, the costs toAmerica in terms of loss of 1ife, monetary value,and economic impact were insignificant.

The war erupted soon after Black Hawk anda group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoosknown as the "British Band" uossed the Missis-sippi River into the U.S. state of Illinois in April1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, buthe was apparently hoping to avoid bloodshed whileresettling on land that had been ceded to the UnitedStates in a disputed 1804 treaty.

The Sauk ard Fox Indian tribes were two dis-tinct and autonomous tribes that were allied to-gether on political and social issues. By the 1780sboth had become prominent in the region that in-cluded present-day northem Illinois bordering onWisconsin and Michigan. Both tribes had becomeprosperous, industrious, and were determined tohave as little to do with white American popula-tion as possible. By 1804, the growing migrationof Americans into their region 1ed to significanttensions. The Louisiana Purchase further plantedthe seeds of discontent since it included givingAmerica j urisdiction over the region.

After the War of 1 8 12, whites settiing the Il-linois Country exerted pressure on the NativeAmericans. A treaty of 1804, which had no realclaim to validity, provided for removal of the Sac

and Fox west of the Mississippi. A Native Ameri--can leader, Black Hawk (1767-1838), who wasbom in the Sac village near the site ofpresent RockIsland, Illinois arid who had fought for the Britishin the War of 1812, denounced the teaty ard re-sisted removal. Years of intermittent skirmishinsfollowed.

As theU.S. Armybuilt moreforts anddroves _ofsettlersmoved intothe tenitory

Black Hawk. a Sauk leader

during the next 15 years, Black Hawk grew increas-ingly angry. The white settiers had begun to oc-cupy the village of Saukenuk, an area that wouldlater become Rock Island, I11inois. Regardless ofthe provisions of the 1804 treaty, Black Hawk re-fused to leave his own home. He began to preparefor war. The retum of Black Hawk in 1 83 1 to north-em Illinois sparked widespread panic among whitesettlers, and Illinois Govemor Reynolds quicklycailed up the militia, which included a youngAbralam Lincoln.

Early in 1832, General Edmund P. Gaines ar-rived in the area with a sizeable force ofU.S. so1-

diers and Illinois militiamen. Initially, Black Hawkwithdrew his large band of warriors, women, andchildren to the west side of the Mississippi. OnApril 5, however, he led them back into the dis-puted territory believing that other Indian forcesand the British to the north would support him in aconfrontation. The following day, alarge army ofsoldiers caught up to Black Hawk and his follow-ers near the Rock River of northern Illinois. Whenneither the British nor his Indian allies came to hissupport, Black Hawk attempted to surrender. Un-fortunately, one of his truce bearers was kil1ed int[e confusion, and the Black Hawk War began.

Casualties in the l5-week war were grosslyone-sided. An estimated 70 settlers or soldiers losttheir lives; estimates for the number of Indians

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Beth's Newfangled Family Tree Section B August 2020 Page 25

If you have the name "Buchanan" in your family or any ofthe allied family/sept names below, you are invited to joinyour cousins and Buchanan kin. Just send an email for a

membership form and/or information to

<info@theclanbuchanan.com> i

BohananBuchananColmanColmackCousland

DewarDonlear'y

Dove, DowGibb(s)(y)

GibbonGibson

GilbertGilbertson

HarperHarperson

LealyLennieLenny

MacaldonichMacalman

MacandeiorMacaslanMacaslin

MacauselanMacauslan(in)

MacaLrsland

MacauslaneMacalman

Macalmon(t)Macammond

MacaslandMacchruiterMaccolmanMaccolwan

Maccormac(k)MaccommonMaccoubreyMaccubbinMaccubbingMaccubin

MacdonlearyMacgcorgeMacgibbon

MacgilbertMacgreusichMacgubbinMacinally

Macindco(r)Mackibb

MackibbonMackinlayMackinleyMacmaster

MacmauriccMacmorris

MacmurchieMacmurphy

MacncurMacnuit'Macquat

MacquattieMacquattieyMacquyer

MacQuintenMacwattie

MacwhirterMacwhorter

MastersMastersor.r

MorliceMorris

Morrison(of Pcrthshirc only)

MurchicMurchisonRichardson

Risk

Rusk(ic)RuskinSpittalSpittleWalterWaltersWasor.r

Sasson

WatersWatson

WattWatters

WcirWuillWool

The Cll SI wasIorme d ]n LY /U as

the Clar.r Buchana.r.r

Society in America.It was founded atthe GrandfatherMountain Gamcs inNorth Carolina.The narnc was laterchanged to the ClanBuctranan SocietyInternational Inc.,to reflcct oursocicty's expandcdpurpose and

Researching Scottish Church RecordsNancy Mahone Miller, Clan Ramsay Genealogist

Scottish emigration has been a fact of lifesince the Middle Ages. Scots have left their home-1and, first going to European destinations, thenbeginning in the 17ft century to worldwide loca-tions, including the United States, Canada, Aus-traiia, andNew Zealand. As many as 100,000 Scots

The Black Hawk War, continued from page 25

killed are betwe en 442 and 5 92 . Black Hawk wascaptured and incarcerated for a time in FortressMonroe, Virginia. In order to demonstrate the fu-tiiity of further resistance to the powerful Ameri-cans, Black Hawk was taken on a tour of the maj oreastem cities beforebeing relocated to anIowa Indian agency.

He lived the remain-ing six years of hislife under the super-vision of a Saukchief who had oncebeen his enemy. Un-like Black Hawk, theSauk chief had co-operated with theUnited States govemment.

The Black Hawk War is now often remem'bered as the conflict that gave young Abraham Lin'coln his brief military service. Other notable Ameri-can participants included Winfield Scott, ZacharyTaylor, and Jefferson Davis. The war gave impe-tus to the US policy of Indian removal, in whichNative American tribes were pressured to sell theirlands and move west of the Mississippi River. Formore information on this topic, including a detailedstudy guide, feel free to contact me at your conve-nlence.

Bryan L. MulcahyReference LibrarianFort Myers Regional Librarybmulcahy@leegov.com

had settled in Irelaad by 1700 with around 1 50,000in the Americas by the end of the 1 8fr century. Ul-ster Scots emigrated to Northem Ireland, then toAmerica in the 1700's.

These Scots landed mostly in New Castle,Delaware; Philadelphi4 Pennsylvania; Charleston,South Carolina; Ba.ltimore, Maryland; and New

York. Pennsylvania was the most attractive entrypoint due to the availability of 1and, religious tol-erance, and reasonable political freddom.

Ifyou have gotten your Scottish family backto Scotland, the most important resorrce for trac-ing your family tree are the Old Parish Registersof the Church of Scotland 1553-1854, until theadvent ofcivil registrations in 1855.

These records are a source for names, dates,and places of birth, marriage, and death records. Itis helpful to know your ancestor's parish, but ifunknown and you know the village or town, use aGazetteer to pinpoint the parish. It is helpful toknow Scottish Church History. A timeline is avail-able on Cyndi's List. (cyndislist.com)

Parish Registers ars the source of christen-ings, marriages, and burials. They may have birthor death dates. They also contain Mortcloth dues

registers, which may be the only burial record. Thisis a record ofdues paid for the rental ofthe funeraipa1l, the cloth draped over a coffin prior to burial.

The Presbyterian Ohurch, also known as theContinued on page 37

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Chief of the PaisleyFamily, Duncan W.

Paisley of Westerlea.

Paisley Family Society USABranch, FaceBook accountcan be found at https://www,facebook.com,/Paisley-Family€ociety-USA-branch-195070730565352/

All Paisleys of theare invited to join.

name or blood (and all spellings)Emai | : <mbrown2z}s@ad. com>

sjLtu€

The Arms of Paisley of Westerlea (above)

The Paisleys are afamily ofcons derab e antiqu ty, having been

associated with Lochwinnoch and Pa s ey (parts of what later became

Renfrewshire), wlth Cunningham and Kyle (Norih Ayrshire), InneMidk

(East Lothian) and Roxburghshne, since the ume of Wiliam King of

Scots, 1165-1214.

For the Paisley DNA Project, visit<dlangsto@yahoo.com>

The guidon of the Chief (below)tr.-tlrrr

P ai s l e- y F a mily A-s s o c i ati o nof North Carolina

resident: Don Paisley: paisley4T@aol.com

Celebratingof fellowship_

Check out theClan Paisley Society webpage at

<www. paisleyfamilysociety.org. uk>to see what's happening with us this

year. Contact Martha Brown at<m brown2205@aol.com>.

https ://www.facebook.com / PaisleyF-a mi lysociety

John "Jack" Stewart Schafer:, of Milwaukee,Wisconsin, passed onApril 1, 2020 atlhe age74. Hewas bom on January 30, 1946 and was the only childof Ruth Ann (nee Masson) and John George Schafer.

He was the loving husband of Kathleen Am "Ikthl'(nee Peck) for over 52 wonderfi:l years. He was the

Foud father ofKarinaAnne and John Stewart Schafe!Jr. He is the brother-in-law of Mary (nee Peck) and

Schulist, and uncle to Susan "Suzi"Emhart (nee Schulist) (dau: Meagan, son: Micha€l

@anya) and Stephen "Steve" Schulist (Sherylym).He was preceded in death

by his beloved aunt. Margaret"Aunti Mi" Weber (nee Masson)(Elmer) and his uncle and name-sake, John Stewart Masson(Kinoko) and his only cousin.their daughter, Kiyoko San.

Sadly, he never was able tomeet his Uncle John as Johnserved proudly in the Nary dur-ing WWII and lived in Chinawith his family. In 1944, John'sship, the USS Kalk,was sunk and he was deciaredMIA. Aunti Mi worked diligently to get the sister-inlaw she never met U.S. citizenship so Kinokoand their daughter could join the family in Mi1-waukee after Johl died. Kinoko was in Nagasakiwhen the atomic bomb exploded. She survived, butdespite Aunti Mi's great effort, little more is known-Their legacy and memory lived through the manystories that Jack shared with family ard friends.

He is also iurvived by his many extendedcousins: Christine "Pixie" Penner, who has beensuch a pillax of support for the family during thisdiffrcult time, arid the rest of the Penner "hibe",the Grass family, the Lars Husum family in Den-

mark, and his extended Scottish family-by-heartin Wisconsin aad beyond.

Jack was a fourth-generation Milwaukeeanand a lifelong East Sider. As a child, he was thehead acolyte at St. Mark's Episcopel Church onDowner Ave, and a Boy Scout. He attended PhilippElementary School, Hartford Avenue School andRiverside @ast) High School in Class of 1 963 . Jackalso attended UW-Madison College of Engineer-ing and UWMilwaukee. Jack served in the UnitedStates Navy as a midshipman and received an hon-

orable discharge.During his early years,

while working on commercialfishing boats in Door County,WI, he developed a love andrespect for Lake Michigan, andestablished a lifelong friendshipwith the Armand Tipler familytlat grew into a deeply feasuredextended family-of-heart andwith whom we shared many ajoyous Thanlsgiving and Eas-

ter, and many laughs in the fish shed and whilesmoking fish.

As a young man, Jack worked as a race carmechanic at Pabst Motors in Milwaukee and Mill-race Motors in Thiensville. He enjoyed racing for-eign cars with great friends Bob Dickey, ChrisBeebe and Jimmy Pott. During his 40 plus yearcareer in industrial v{ater fuealrnent equipmentmanufacturing, Jack excelled as a project engineeqan engineering manager, and an entrepreneur. Hehelped start multiple successful businesses in Mi1-waukee, including Hydro-Max, Schafer & Asso-ciates, and Lakeside Water Treatment, Inc..'

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oflr..,(.,1a.^, Arn'\1,fro g Gilnockie

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The 16th Century

Ancestrol Home

of Jhe Clon ArmstrongGilnockie Tower is on the A7 Edinburgh to

Carlisle route, details on our website.:www gilnockietower.co.uk

All Border Reiver Families made more thanwelcome at our tower.

We are open 10.00 AM until 4.00 PM 7days l"tApril to end October 2019. We areopen 11.00AM until 3.00 PM dailyend Octo-ber 20'19 until end March 2020.

Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie Coffee Barnow open.

Please check ouf website for unforeseen changes

to ou r open i n g times. : glllgi]lggBignugtgg,.qh

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DG14 OXD Newsletter: www. g i I nockietower. co. u k

Available on Amazon on Sinclair HistoryThe Sinclairs From Herdmanston, by Scott W. Sinclair and published

by St. Clair Publications is now available through Amazon for $7.95.The Herdmanston St. Clair family has the oldest documented Sinclair

presence in Scotland ( 1 1 62) . The book traces the lineage ofthe Herdmanstonbranch of the Sinclairs through Bannockbum, Teba, Otterbum, HomildonHill and later Herdmanstons who fought in Crimean, New Zealand, andboth Worid Wars.

This history includes a romantic account of sisters confined by theiruncle in a castle, but eventually rescued by their future husbands.

Sincf air Flowers of the Forest, continued from page 29

Jack was a well-respected member of theScottish community in Wisconsin. He served as

Wisconsin State Commissioner for Clan SinclairUSA and warmly welcomed many new membersinto the Clan at the yearly Wisconsin and Milwau-kee Highland Games and was also a member ofthe Board of Trustees of the Clan Sinclair Trust.He served as the President of the St. Andrew's

port Ascension Caregivers fi.rnd which was createdto provide vital assistance for the hospital'scaregivers. It's purpose is to acquire the neededsupplies and services for the staff's safety and heal-ing during this devastating COVID19 virus event.

The family would also like to thank Dr. Mat-thew Hanna for his personalized care and expertisein nephnology. A celebration of life with music and

cheer wiil be scheduled at atime in the future when hismany dear friends can safelygather together again.

This is just the snippetof a life well lived. The fam-ily intends to continue hisstory and share many photo-graphs, stories and the joy ofhis many friends in the nea.I

future on a website dedicatedto their dad atj ackschafer>.

(www. schafer-and-assoc.com/

Mary Helen Buckley Sinclair passed awayon May 304' after a 6 year battle with Cancer. Herhusband Gary D., son Mark D., son Kenneth E., withwife Cheryl, and son Darinat were all by her side.

She will always be remembered as a goodwjfe, mother, and friend to literally hundreds offriends and those of Scotch heritage which she so

loved. She co-represented as past Vice PresidentWestem Region for Clan Sinclair USA. Friendsfrom Canada. Scotiand. and Australia will remem-ber her happy face.

Society ofthe City of Milwau-kee from 2018 until his pass-

ing; previously serving as

First Vice President, SecondVice President, and a memberof the Board of Managers forseveral years. He was a fellowof the Society of Antiquariesof Scotland and enjoyedstud)'1ng Scottish and Worldhistory.

He loved to share stories about his many ad-ventures in life. Jack had a deep catalog of timetested witticisms and insights that clarified the com-mon truth of matters big and small.

Jack had a talent for music and spent manyevenings with friends singing folk tunes, Celticmusic and playing the guitar and banjo.

The Schafer family is thankful for the won--derflrl staffof Columbia St. Mary's on Lake Drivefor their exceptional care. In lieu of flowers, thefamily requests thbt donations please be sent to theColumbia St. Mary's Foundation at<supportcsm.org>. Memorial donations made inJohn Schafer's name will be directed to the Sup-

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These stories show the Clans at their best aldat their worst, but they complete the tapestry of aproud history. The Clan was more important thanKing and Country; it wasthe fabric of everydaylife and served the frrrc-tion of community, gov-emance, and protectionof its members.

That is not the case

in the 21"tCentury wherecommunities and gov-emments now serve thefunctions previouslyprovided by the Clan andChiefs. This begs thequestion, do Clans stil1 have relevance in the 21'tCentury? Or are they quaint, anachronistic entitiesthat allow people to dress up in plaid and tell oldstories? It's an interesting question I have beenpondering for a while now and one I have discussedwith people on both sides of the pond. Do the Clanshave a role, or is it just a quaint idea to be pre-tended during games, St. Andrew's Dinners, orBums Night events?

What is a CIan?The word Clan is a late Middle English word,

derived ftom Gaelic, which translates to "childrenof' or "offspring". While it is most commonly at-tributed to the Scpts Gaelic word clann, it is alsofound in O1d Irish Gaelic (cland) and in Old Welsh

lplant); all having the same meaning.As a social practice, Clans consisted of indi-

viduals who either shared a common ancestor. had

a greater familial connection, or were bound bytenitory. Whiie the word and practice can be foundthroughout both Gaelic aad Brythonic culturesthere is an ongoing debate on its modem-day use.

There are basically two different camps ofthought: the first make a strong dif;[erentiation be-tween Clans (Scottish Highlands) and Families(Scottish Lowlands); the second use Clan as anoverarching term for all Scottish families. Bothalguments have merit; however, for ease of writ-

ing and due to most com-mon usage, I will be us-ing Clan in theoverarching sense.

The Clan of thePast

When one gets tothe hearl of it, the raisonde etre for Clans in thepast was selfsustainmentand protection. Cer-tainly, there were ex-tended familial ties;

however not all members who owed their alle-giance to a specific Clan were descended from acommon ancestor. In many instances familieswithin a region that fell under the dominion of acertain Chief, Laird, or Lord, along with the ex-tended family, swore allegiance to that Clan andChief. (Indeed, this practice is at the root of theacademic discussions on septs of a name.)

These communities, bound by either blood oroath, worked together for the common good ofeveryone in the community. While romanticizedto great extent by literary giants such as RobertBums and Sir Walter Scott" the bare bones truth oftheir creation was for survival and communitv.

The Modern-Day ClanToday, our survival does not necessitate be-

longing to a Claa. Clans are no longer the fighting,. Continued on page 35

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The Relevancy of Clans, continued from page 33

agrarian orgutizations we read about, instead theyhave evolved into social societies. Individuals areinvited to join after paying a yearly membershipfee, and then participate in a my'riad of social eventssuch as dinners, tours, games, etc.

Indeed, the only sheep and coo (cow) rustlingthat occurs is the occasional, and temporary, theftof someone's stuffed animal at a Highland Game.In these instances, blackmail is provided throughthe expenditure of shared liba-tions. good-hearted jesting. and

always evolving into A LOT ofstory4e1ling.

To many outsiders lookingin, that is the extent of it, a bit offun a couple times a year; how-ever, that is only the veneer. In'stead ofjust joining a Clan, theyhavejoined a global entity in theScottish Diaspora.

The Scottish DiasporaThe Scots are renowned for

their spirit of adventurism anddetermination. These traits helpedthem to successfully emigrate tothe various colonies and countriesaround the \&orld and establish new communities.They brought with them their families, culture,heritage, traditions, and their world- renownedScottish ho spitality.

These families flourished in their new homes,

resulting in more than 30 million descendants veryproud oftheir Scottish heritage. It is these descendants

who established the various Clan c1ubs. and Scottishsocieties found around the world; embracing all thingsScottish to include the extended Diaspora.

This is something I have experienced numer-ous times in my own travels and interactions; ScotS

willing to open up their homes to a completestranger.

While we no longer need the protection ofthe Clan there is somethins to be said for both the

connected community.Abraham Maslow noted the importance of

belonging in his work The Hierarchy of Needs;placing it as the third most important item requiredfor human survival. (Only Psychological and Safetyneeds were more important). Multiple studies haveproven a person is healthier, happier, and lives alonger, more productive life if they have healthysocia"l interaction.

The need to belong, to iden-tify, and to be proud of one'sshared history is not a modernrevelation. This facet of humanbehavior was one of the comer-stones ofthe old Clan system, andremains so in modern times. Theadded strength of today's Clansresides in its global community.

Regardless of where wetravel, there are people who havea shared ownership of Scottishhistory. Our regional diversity al-lows us to share so much more inregards to experiences, thoughts,and philosophies; which inher-ently makes us better as individu-

als, Clans, and an ethnicity.Are the Clans relevant in the 2l"tCentury?I strongly believe so. While we may not be

rustling more than a stuffed coo from each other,we do provide a group for people to rely on and tocommune with.

While we are proud of our individual Clans,it doesn't rely on whether you are a MacGregoqCampbell, MacDona"ld or Frasier; it is the sharedidentity ofa people. Apeople whose ancestors'gritand determination spread them across the globeand who's children still carry on.

Reprinted from COSCAs newsletter, C/ay-more January 2020. Reprinted from the ClanSkene, Sftene Scene as wel1..

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PROSCRIPTION ACT PASSEDAUGUST 1, 1782

IN AN effort to crush the clan system in Scot-land, the English govemment ofthe day passed an act

onAugust I,1747 bannngthe wearing of the tartan.

Following the Jacobite defeat at Culloden,Prince Charles fled to South Uist then eventuallywent across to France. His supporters suffered un-der the 'Butcher of Cumberlandl a.nd to fuftherpunish Scotland, Parliament issuedActs to destroythe clans, their identities and economic structues.

New laws were imposed to ban the playingofthe bagpipes and the wearing ofhighland dress.

After 35 years, the law was repealed on July1, 1782 and the Scot could once again wear his plaidwith pride and without the fear of punishment.

In America and Canada, Tartan Day is cei-

Continued on page 39

Researching Scottish Ghurch Records, continued from poge 27

Church of Scotland, became the state church in1690, so most records begin a{1er that date. Eachparish keeps its own records and the informationvaries from parish to parish.

Most christenines were recorded within a few

Researching Scottish Church RecordsBurial records will contain the deceased's

name and burial date. These records may also con-tain age of the deceased, as well as spouse's andparents' names. Few of these exist before 1855.

Many women revert to their maidenname at widowhood and are buriedunder that name.

Another source of churchrecords are the Kirk Session Records.These are the court records of theparish. They may contain binh. mar-riages, and deaths.

Other breakaway churches exist inScotland. These include the lolJowing:Secession Church Burghers, ReliefChurclr, Free Churcl1 United Presbyte-

rian Churclr, Methodisg Baptist, Congrc-gationalist.

days of birth, containing the infant'sname and date. The father's name andoccupation; mother's first name andsometimes maiden name. the child'sbirth date and legitimacy, as well as

the family's place of residence mayoften be found.

Mariages usually took place inthe bride's parish. Often only thenames and date will be found. Theinformation, however, may includethe parish residence for both bride andgroom, the groom's occupation, andthe bride's father'! name. Banns may

Nancy MahoneMiller, Clan Ramsay ge-nealogist.

be found, usually in both parishes, but does not Fortunately many of Scotland's records areprove the maniage took place. The marriage usu- available online. I recommend visiting:ally is only recorded in the parish where the cor- (q,1ry1ry.5s6tlandspeople.gov.uk>

emony took place. With thanks to Clan Ramsay's newsletter.

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Taking to the Otd CourseThe first record ofgolfin Scotland goes back to the 15th century.

In 1457 , golf was banned by parliament as it was a distraction from military training,Today it is a welcome distraction from the humdrum of 1ife, aad a great excuse for my husbaad

to disappear offfor severai hours ofexercise and fresh air.The ban was repealed in 1 502 and King James IV bought himself a set of clubs that same yeax.

Today there are over 550 golfcourses in Scotland aloneand as one ofthe first sports to re-open aier Covid lockdown

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