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Volume XL Number 2 & 3 June & September 2013
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WHAT’S INSIDE:
Double Stuff:
Two articles on the Clan Douglas Gathering in Scotland .......... Pages 1 & 7
A Clan Douglas marriage in Texas ...................... Page 5
Two letters from Jim Fleming ......... Pages 8 & 23
Not two, but three Sept articles from Harold Edington ........... Pages 9-13
A double dose of games reports ............. Pages13-22
News from the storekeeper and a special limited time offer ......................... Inserts
Clan Douglas Society of North America
DOUGLAS CLAN GATHERING 2014
Clansmen and Clanswomen from around the world are invited to a Gathering of the Clan in Scotland in 2014. A programme of visits and events is planned for the week 30th June - 6th July 2014. Whilst the final programme will not be decided until we know the approximate number of Douglases who will attend, Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, the Duke of Hamilton has already issued an invitation to his home, Lennoxlove. We hope that as many as are able will also have a chance to meet other senior Douglases. Further details can be found in the Gathering website, and as details are firmed up, they will be added. Until then, the Booking Office will remain closed.
A typical day could include two castle visits during the day, and a history talk, or ceilidh, in the evening. Anyone who would like to visit a particular place connected with their ancestors is asked to let me know so that bespoke tours can be arranged. Tours will start and end in Edinburgh.
Accommodation has been booked at preferential rates in the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, which is a Douglas ancestral seat, and its sister Marriott Hotel, convenient for Edinburgh and the airport. If you would like to comment on the plans, make suggestions for the programme, etc, please use our discussion forum.
William Douglas - Douglas Archives http://douglashistory.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
(Please see the update on page 7)
Lennexlove House
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OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
President Diana Kay Stell 149 Cedar Valley Rd. Fairfield Bay, AR 72088 Phone: 501-294-9279 [email protected]
Vice President Mark Peterson 6505 N. Gentry Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 Phone: 559-439-2947 [email protected]
Secretary Jim Morton 4115 Bent oak Ct. Douglasville, GA 30135 Phone: 770-265-2717 E-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer Shirley Douglas 1959 6th Ave. SE Vero Beach, FL 32962 Phone: 772-778-0154 E-mail: [email protected]
Founder Gilbert F. Douglas, Jr. MD (deceased)
Assistant Vice President (East) Harold Edington 1901 Crossvine Rd Hoover, AL 35244 Phone: 816-529-7764 [email protected]
Assistant Vice President (West) Phil and Loretta Morton 1580 Nixon Drive Boerne, TX 78006 Phone: 830-336-2028 [email protected]
Genealogy Coordinator Melvyn Douglass,FSA Scot 8010 Oakwood Trace Houston, TX 77040 Phone: 713-871-0061 Fax: 281-596-4513 [email protected]
Storekeeper Bill Douglass 2266 S. Kenton St. Aurora, CO 80014-4762 Phone: 303-750-8961 [email protected]
Webmasters Mark Peterson – Editor 6505 N. Gentry Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 Phone: 559-439-2947 [email protected]
Mara Peterson - Web Designer 6505 N Gentry Ave Fresno, CA 93711-0852 Cell: 559-243-6594 [email protected]
REGENTS Alabama Harriet Nihart (1870) 7 Shepard Lane Mobile, AL 36608 Phone: 251-342-4733 [email protected] Alabama (North) Gilbert F. Douglas III 1868 Patton Chapel Rd Birmingham, AL 35226-3317 Phone: 205-222-7664
Alaska Vacant
Arizona Barbara J. Wise 135 West Knox Dr Tucson, AZ 85705 Phone: 520-991-9539 [email protected] Arkansas/Mississippi Diana Kay Stell 149 Cedar Valley Rd. Fairfield Bay, AR 72088 Phone: 501-294-9729 [email protected]
Australia Vacant California (North) Mark & Cora Peterson 6505 N. Gentry Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 Phone: 559-439-2947 [email protected] California (South) Tim & MaryTyler 7892 Northlake Dr #107 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Phones: 1-800-454-5264 & 714-478-9666 [email protected]
Canada David Arthur Douglas 5229 Dundas St. West Suite 1508 Toronto, Ontario M9B6L9 416-237-0462 [email protected] Canada (Ontario) Kenneth Simmons (2603) 622 Elliott Crescent Milton, Ontario L9T 364 Phone: [email protected] Canada (East) Peter Douglass (12) 9 Limardo Dr. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 3X2 Phone: 902-469-2715 Colorado Co-Regent Chuck Mirabile 7403 S. Parfet Ct. Littleton, CO 80127-6109 Phone: 720-934-6901 [email protected] Colorado Co-Regent Adam Lovell 436 Scranton St Aurora, CO 80011 Phone: 720-298-9211 [email protected] Florida (North) Marc Hitchins 59 Shinnecock Dr. Palm Coast, FL 32137 Phone: 386-447-9969 [email protected] Florida (South)
Vacant Georgia Co-Regents Don Brown 241 Apple Ridge 2 Dawsonville, GA 30534 Phone: 706-265-7613 Cell: 678-779-2584 [email protected]
Tim & Melissa Justice 180 Cowan Drive Stockbridge, GA30281-2800 770-856-2204 [email protected]
Hawaii Vacant
Idaho & Montana Annie Haines 501 Falls Drive Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Cell: 406-698-5397 [email protected] Illinois Regent Vacant
Indiana Steven Johnson 1821 North Spencer Ave Indianapolis, IN 46218 Phone: 317-375-1505 [email protected]
Iowa Vacant
Kansas David Jones 201 Taos Drive Kiefer, OK 74041 Phone: 918-3421-2027 [email protected]
Kentucky and Tennessee Elizabeth Martin (35) 650 College St. Erin, TN 37061 Phone: 931-289-4408 [email protected] Louisiana Diana kay Stell 149 Cedar Valley Rd. Fairfield Bay, AR 72088 Phone: 501-294-9729 [email protected] Maryland W.R. “Chip” & Barbara Zimmer 19644 Spring Creek Rd Hagerstown, MD 21742 Phone: 301-730-3233 Cell: 301-733-7277 [email protected] Michigan Thomas H. Young (2439) 961 Westchester Gross Point Park, MI 48230 Home: 313-331-3386 Cell: 248-854-4112 Office: 248-549-5300 [email protected] Minnesota (Co-Regents) John M. Glendenning, Jr. 922 Chester Park Drive Duluth, Minnesota 55812 Phone: 218 728-4998 E-mail: [email protected] Shaun Hengel 10470 166th St. W. Lakeville, MN 55044 952 240-0710 Cell 952 892-3262 Home [email protected] Mississippi/Arkansas (See Arkansas Regent Informa-tion) Missouri David Jones 201 Taos Drive Kiefer, OK 74041 Phone: 918-3421-2027 [email protected] Nebraska Mary Douglas Swoboda 1018 So. 35 Lincoln, NE 68510 Phone: 402-488-4867 [email protected]
New England (NH, VT, MA, ME, CT, RI) Vacant
CLAN DOUGLAS SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA, LTD.
Newsletter Editor Melissa Gilmour The Mirabile Group 19461 Iron Mine Rd Licking, MO 65542 Phone:573-671-2100 Cell: 573-202-5474 [email protected]
Historical Article Editor Murray Frick Calypsolaan 3 1170 Brussels, Belgium 606-786-5116 E-mail: [email protected]
Douglas Heritage Society James Fleming, Chairman (1243) Newmains Farm Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland ML11 ORH Phone: 01555-851243 [email protected]
Archivist & Travel Coordinator T. George Douglas FSA Scot 140 Spring Cove Trail Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 407-862-1234 [email protected]
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CLAN DOUGLAS SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA, LTD.
New Mexico Eric Vigil 1503 E. Mabry Drive Clovis, NM 88101 Phone: 575-749-1275 [email protected] New York Need a regent or regents North Carolina Regent Samuel Machado 1515 Lynhurst Dr. Gastonia, NC 28054 Cell Phone: 704-718-7775 E-mail: [email protected] North Dakota Mark Douglas PO Box 1872 Jamestown, ND 58402-1872 Phone: [email protected] South Dakota and Wyoming Tom Douglass Adams 1106 Ames Ave. Spearfish, SD 57783 Phone:605-717-0669 [email protected] Ohio Stephen Douglas (2519) 531 W. State St. Georgetown, OH 45121 [email protected] Oklahoma Donna Ozment 1064 Eglantine Road Shirley, AR 72153 E-mail: [email protected] Oregon Leslie Douglass (2426) 10000 NE Oakhurst Dr Vancouver, WA 98662 Phone: 503-421-7607 [email protected] Pennsylvania Vacant South Carolina Co-Regent George W. Douglass MD. FSA-Scot (289) 1 Brigadier Dr. Charleston, SC 29407 Phone: 843-556-6360 [email protected] South Carolina Co-Regent Thelma Hein 1821 Fairway Ridge Dr 1B1 Myrtle Beach, SC 29575 Phone: 843 450-0796 [email protected] Texas Regent Phil and Loretta Morton 1580 Nixon Drive Boerne, TX 78006 Phone: 830-336-2028 [email protected]
Breckinridge Vacant
Brown Zylda Falco 920 Bryan Place, Apt. B3 Garner, NC 27529 Phone: 919 661-6078 E-mail: [email protected]
Brownlee Steven G. Brownlee 22255 Robert Rd. Mandeville, LA 70471 Phone: 504 875-9267 E-mail: [email protected]
Cavan Vacant
Cavers Kenneth Simmons 622 Elliott Crescent Milton, ON L9T 3G4 E-mail: [email protected]
Dickey, Dickie, Dick Tim Tyler 7892 Northlake Dr. #107 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Phones: 1 800 454-5264 & 714 478-9666 E-mail: [email protected]
Drysdale in Britian Neil Douglas Ewins FSA-Scot 14 Heathfield Rd. Bexleyheath, Kent England DA6 8NP
Drysdale in US George H. Drysdale 4512 Forest Trail Mt. Carmel, OH 45244 Phone: 513 528-7588
Forest Vacant
Forrester Vacant
Foster Vacant
Gilpatric J.D. “Mike” Gilpatric Box 272 Greenwood, Maine 04255 Phone: 207-875-3522
Glendenning John M. Glendenning, Jr. 922 Chester Park Drive Duluth, Minnesota 55812 Phone: 218 728-4998 E-mail: [email protected]
Glen Vacant
Harkness Vacant
Inglis Gordon Inglis [email protected]
SEPT COMMISSIONERS
Agnew Jopseph Dunn 2910 Madison Place Falls Church, VA 22042 Phone: 703 532-3544 E-mail: [email protected]
Blackwood, Blackett W. Arthur Blackwood, Jr. P.O. Box 606 Lewisville, NC 27023-0606 Phone: 336 945-3969
Blackstock Vacant
Blalock/Blaylock Joe Blaylock 12536 Woods Road Wilton, CA 95693 Phone: 916 687-7388 E-mail: [email protected]
Kilgore Janice K. Kilgore 317 Oak Meadow Ln. Cedar Hill, TX 75104 Phone: 972 291-9130 E-mail: [email protected]
Kirk, Kilpatrick Virginia Morgan 4332 Tallyho Drive Sacramento, CA 95826
Kirkland Alex McCoy Kirkland 7389 Katella Ave. Stanton, CA 90680
Kirkpatrick Lloyd Kirkpatrick 16203 Brook Forest Blvd. Houston, TX 77059 Phone: 281 486-2427 E-mail: [email protected]
Lockerby, Lockery, Lochrie Vacant
MacGuffey James M. Bilbrey 4538 Airway Rd. Dayton, OH 45431 Phone: 937 252-4529
MacGuffock Vacant
McKittrick Doug McKittrick 304 Cool Springs Court Lennsaw, GA 30144 Phone: 770 966-0628
Morton DeLana Douglas 215 Charmaine Ct. Lathrop, CA 95330 Phone: 209 740-7366 [email protected]
Sandlin, Sandilands Lois Sandlin Matuszak 1503 Misty Bend Drive Katy, TX 77494-6121 Phone: 281 392-3702 E-mail: [email protected]
Soule John T. Soule 10001 Sardis Oaks Rd. Charlotte, NC 28211 Phone: 704 321-2838
Sterrett Vacant
Symington Jaclyn Keasler Helmke 209 Henderson St. San Antonio, Tx 78209 Phone: 210 826-7265 [email protected]
Troup Vacant
Young Vacant
Utah Ronald D. Coleman (461) 437 Pimlico Drive St. George, UT 84790-7435 Phone: (435) 656-4485 [email protected] Virginia Curtis E. Douglas 1440 Kow Camp Road Pembroke, VA 24136 Phone: 540-605-0998 [email protected] West Virginia Vacant Washington Frances C. Crews (753) 8824 South G. St. Tacoma, WA 98444 Phone: 253-535-0887 [email protected] Wisconsin Kenneth Dean Douglas (864) 10205 W. Fond du Lac Ave. #110 Milwaukee, WI 53224 Phone: 414-353-0951 [email protected] [email protected] Wyoming (See South Dakota Regent Information) If you are interested in filling one of the vacancies, please contact one of the officers.
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ADDRESS CHANGES:
A reminder that all address changes
for members or others receiving dubh
ghlase should be made to the clan
secretary:
Jim Morton
4115 Bent Oak Ct.
Douglasville, GA 30135
Phone: 770-949-4797 [email protected]
Also, the Membership
Application Form included with
this issue has been modified to
use for address changes.
Membership applications and
dues payments should also be
sent to Jim Morton.
A Ceud Mile Failte (kay-ut-meely faalchua)
Clan Douglas Society extends a hundred thousand welcomes
to new members
James Douglas Barrow Yukon, OK
Henry Bird Aurora, CO
Steve Breckenridge Ceres, CA
David J. Clendenin Orange Park, FL
John Douglas Crowther Plum Branch, SC
Victoria Douglas San Antonio, TX
Richard Douglas Carmichael, CA
Malcolm Stewart Douglas Atty Ashtabula, OH
Earl S Douglass Jr. Atherton, CA
Robert D Douglass Kennesaw, GA
Tracy John Fleig Painesville, OH
Zachary Glenn Edmond, OK
Hugh J Inglis Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Jeffrey Michael Jackson Willis, TX
Breandan Lumpkin Blountsville, AL
Helen Moore Modesto, CA
Donnie Lourie Morgan Denham Springs, LA
Yvonne Soule Woodstock, GA
Jeffrey T Sparks Orlando, FL
Ryan Tidwell Blountsville, AL
Taishia Tyler Norman, OK
Barbara Zimmer Hagerstown, MD
PayPal Has Arrived! We now accept credit card payments for dues using PayPal. To utilize this feature go to our website www.clandouglassociety.org and click on the “Join CDSNA” tab and follow the instructions on the page. An application form must be prepared and mailed/emailed to the Douglas Secretary. Applicants will have the option of mailing a check or paying with a credit card through PayPal. Regents with smart phones will be able to accept credit cards at games for dues and store good sales. Any regent wanting to do so should contact Douglas Secretary for a card reader. Additional development of online protocols will be needed before we start offering online credit card sales of store goods on our website.
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The Time has Come
When I first started doing the newsletter in 2004, I thought maybe I could do it for five years. Five years came and went and I was really enjoying doing it. It has been a great pleasure for me to be involved with all the events and history of Clan Douglas and Scotland.
But time and circumstances have caught up with me, and am finding it more difficult to get the job done. Several months ago I starting hinting to the board that I was ready to step down as editor and that they should start looking for someone to replace me. My hope was that they would find some‐one younger and more talented. Well, that has happened, and VP Mark Peterson is introducing the new editor in this issue. (see page 16)
The fact that I missed doing the June issue also needs some explaining. Janet and I had a trip to Eng‐land planned for leaving May 16 and coming home June 1. On May 30, we were involved in a seri‐ous auto accident. I just had minor injuries, but Janet had multiple injuries involving two major sur‐geries. All of that went well at a wonderful hospital in Oxford and Janet was released to fly home on June 25. After we got home, my main concern was taking care of Janet. She has been receiving physical therapy, and is now doing very well. I am now back to work on this double issue.
I am confident that our new editor will bring fresh new ideas and talents to the newsletter, and I’m looking forward to receiving her first issue in December.
Dave Douglass
A Morton Marriage in Texas
Texas Regents, Phil & Loretta Morton, are proud to announce the marriage of their grandson, Tyler
Morton, to Caitlin Fennel on January 6, 2013. As part of their ceremony, the Morton men wore Douglas
Tartan wristbands and presented Caitlin
with the Tartan and Douglas Badge.
Welcome, Caitlin, to the Morton family
and Clan Douglas! Join us in wishing
Tyler and Caitlin a happy life together.
Phil, Caitlin, Tyler & R.B. Morton Please note the men’s Douglas Tartan wrist bands and the
bride’s Douglas Tartan and Badge
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President’s Note
Vice President’s Comments Well, it is time again for the Vice President’s Comments and I am happy to report that
the AGM meeting and dinner have been finalized, and we have 41 people who plan on
attending the dinner and general meeting.
Now that the games season is in full swing, I hope that all of the Regents are having a good
time educating potential new members and signing them up. It is the dedication of the
Regents that will help us grow our society.
Currently, the CDSNA is looking at testing a PayPal card reader that will allow us to use
credit cards at the games. Once we test the system and it checks out our Regents, who have
smart phones, can contact our Secretary Jim Morton and order the card reader. It will not
cost our Regents or the CDSNA anything. More to come on this in the next newsletter.
Best Regards,
Mark A. Peterson
Vice President
Clan Douglas Society of North America
Hello Fellow Clan Members,
I hope that all of you have had a wonderful summer and that
you have been able to attend some of the Scottish Games and
Festivals in the United States and Canada. We have a few more
games to do before the close of the games season, one of them
being in Gulfport, Mississippi in November.
Our great regents have hosted the Douglas tents at so many of
them. I certainly hope you visited the Douglas tent, introduced
yourself to your Douglas Regent and had a nice visit. Remem‐
ber, this is the reason that the regents do all this hard work. It is for the purpose of gathering
the Douglas families. You are important to them. Stop by, visit, offer to help and, most of all,
share the company of your fellow Douglas families members.
This yearʹs Annual General Meeting was hosted by our Colorado Regent Chuck Mirable and
was a great success. Hope all of you can attend the AGM event next year. This is your once
yearly gathering of the clan. Hope to see you there!
Your President, Diana Kay Stell
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Clan Douglas Gathering
30th June - 6th July 2014 Booking Office opens for postal applications
Whilst we have an operating bank account, delays in providing us with an on‐line banking system have delayed the launch of our e‐booking office. We are confident this will be resolved soon. Meantime, we are now able to accept bookings for registration and castle tours using a mail order downloadable form. Details of evening activi‐ties will not be firmed up til later in the year, so bookings for our programme of historical talks and social events cannot yet be taken.
Gathering Programme We are now fairly firm on how the programme will look for daytime events:
Monday 30th June: Visit Aberdour and Lochleven Castles Tuesday 1st July: Visit Bothwell and Douglas Castles, the Douglas Heritage Museum, and St Bride's Church Wednesday 2nd July: Visit Dirleton and Tantallon Castles and Lennoxlove House Thursday 3rd July: Visit Lincluden Abbey, Threave Castle and the Douglas Mausoleum Friday 4th July: Tour Edinburgh, or a location of your choice Saturday 5th July: Clan Muster at Drumlanrig Castle, with an opportunity to visit Morton Castle and the Queensberry Tomb.
On Sunday 6th July, we will be in Stirling, where a Kirkin o' the Tartan church service is planned. We will march with banners flying from the Castle to the Kirk. You will then have the opportunity to visit Stirling Castle, The Wallace Monument, and the site of the Battle of Bannockburn.
Further details of the daily programme are available on the Clan Gathering website.
A New Blaylock Facebook Page
Hello Bla(y)locks!
I recently started a Blaylock Sept Facebook page. I've tried to send all of you friend requests, if you are on Facebook, but if you are not, I believe you can at least view the page here:
https://www.facebook.com/BlaylockSept?ref=ts&fref=t
It might motivate you to sign up for Facebook! Actually, I almost never use Facebook myself, but I do enjoy looking at others' pages. I created the Blaylock Sept page so we can keep up with other Blaylock/Blalocks.
I think you will understand that almost all of the photos and info I have are related to my family and cousins, so my resources are limited to that. I would prefer the page not be limited only to my Blaylocks, however. For that reason, I would really appreciate it if you would email me any photos or videos or news of you and your Bla(y)lock families, so that we can all see what other Blaylocks are doing around the country and world. Family events, graduations, births, travel, old family pho-tos, etc., would all be of interest to others in your Bla(y)lock "clan." Thanks!
Joe Blaylock Blaylock Sept Commissioner Clan Douglas Society of North America
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A Letter From Scotland Dear Friends, A horse pendant was found in a field in Kinross-shire which came from the harness of a horse belonging to Sir John Comyn. The pendant matched the coat of arms of Sir John. At that time he was Guardian of Scotland. John Comyn ( known as the Red Comyn) was murdered by Robert the Bruce in Greyfriars Church, Dumfries in 1306. At last the saga of the Edinburgh trams is drawing to a close. It is expected that the trams will be running by Summer 2014 which will be only 5 years behind schedule. The original estimate was to have them running by 2009 at a cost of £375 million. There were a great number of problems and it was decided to cut length of the track by half and the trams would then run the 8 miles from Edinburgh City to Edinburgh Airport. Now the costs of the restricted scheme have risen to £776million with an additional £250 million to be added in interest payments. At approximately £1 billion it is thought to be the most expensive transport system per mile in the world. One of Scotland's most popular castles, Eilean Donan at Dornie, Ross-shire, is at present undergoing major external work which has resulted in extensive scaffolding and security fences being erected which makes it very unattractive for photographing. The work should be completed around the end of May and at present it's fine to visit inside the castle. Sometime ago, Archaeologists found the grave of a medieval Scottish knight complete with skeleton while work was being carried out in a car park at Edinburgh. They have now found another seven more skeletons in the grave. It appears that these may be the bones of three adults and four infants together with what is believed to be a female skull and it is thought that this could be a burial plot of a nobleman. There seems to be a little improvement in our weather which I hope will continue throughout the summer. A number of Clan Douglas members are expected to visit Douglas this year and it would be good if we could have some sunshine. The Museum has opened once again. It becomes very difficult to gain fresh ideas for our local exhibitions which we have been able to keep going for a number of years. However, one of the local themes this year is on children's toys of bygone times. As usual, our appeal to the people of Douglas to lend some exhibits for the season met with great success with a large collection of toys now on display. A number of the toys are of the 1950's era, and I have sadly to say that I remember them well. Last year, the visitor numbers were quite modest and it is hope that we might have an increase this year. According to newspaper reports, greater numbers of overseas visitors are expected to the United Kingdom in 2013.
Unfortunately, there still seems to be some confusion regarding the Homecoming in 2014. It appears that the only main event would be the re-enactment of the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn. However the National Trust for Scotland which owns the site of the battlefield are a bit apprehensive of giving permission for the go ahead unless they can have assurance that it would not lose money nor damage its reputation. I have never heard of the outcome of this and as I said in my previous letters, the Homecoming of 2009 ended in financial disaster. As you will probably know, 2014 is the year of the referendum for Scotland to either break away from the 300 year old United Kingdom and become an independent country or remain within the Union. The arguments for or against appear to be taking priority over everything else.
Very best wishes, Yours Aye, Jim
Edinburgh Trams
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Bell Clan Bell is an armigerous (arms-bearing) Scottish clan without a standing chief and is not recognized by The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. After the death in 1628 of William Bell, called Redcloak and Chief of the Clan, the chiefship of Bell became dormant. Mr. Benjamin Bell is the Chief Apparent of the Clan.
Bell was accepted by CDSNA as a sept of Clan Douglas in 1984 based on the research and historical evidence provided by Col. William H. Bell. After the creation of Clan Bell Society in the 1990s, Bell was removed from the list of Douglas septs recognized by CDSNA at the insistence of Col. William H. Bell. Based on the historical evidence, Bell was returned to the CDSNA list of Douglas septs and allied families in July 2012.
In The Scottish Nation [3,683], Anderson writes,
Bell, a surname of considerable antiquity both in Scotland and England, supposed to be derived from the French word Belle, Fair or Beautiful. A numerous clan of Bells settled from an early period in Annandale, believed to have come there among the other Norman followers of Robert de Bros, to whom a charter of Annandale was granted by David I.
In the Ragman Roll, “Rotuli Scotiss,” and other ancient national records, are frequent notices of persons of the name of Bell, not merely as landed proprietors, but also as holding important benefices in the church.
The principal families of the name of Bell were located in Annandale from at least the beginning of the last century; for, above the outer door of the Tower of Blacket-house are the initials W. B., with the date 1404—and in 1426 there appears in the "Regis Diplomata" (Lib. ii. c 77 and 84), a charter of the estate of Kirkconnell, in the parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming, and separated from Blacket-house, parish of Middlebie, by the river Kirtle, granted by Archibald Earl of Douglas, in favour of William Bell. On the lands of Kirkconnell was a stronghold called the "Bellis Tour" or "Bell Castle," mentioned in an Act of Parliament of date 1481, providing for the safety of the borders—and where in 1483 Earl James of Douglas, accompanied by the banished duke of Albany, is said by Pennant to have passed the night before their defeat near Lochmaben the following day. The arms of Belt of Kirkconnell were "azure three bells, Or," which was also the crest of Bell of Provost-haugh, with the addition of a fesse of the same metal between the bells.
There is an interesting connection between the Douglas sept name Blacket and that of Bell. Scotland - Crossing the Borders in Quest of the Bell Clan states,
Today, Blacket House is recognized as the Bell family seat because it was the home of the clan's last recognized chief, William (Redcloak) Bell. Near the village of Eaglesfield, the tower is all that remains of the original L-shaped Blacket House.
In an article describing the Bells and the relationship of William Bell and Flora McCorquodal, “......This old West Marche Clan, one of the eight great riding families of the Scottish Border since the early 1100s, were retainers of the Great House of Douglas and also allied with the best border families through blood and friendship. Their land holdings were extensive, and to survive, they engaged in the "rieving" of the period and participated in many battles against the English.”
James and Frances Bell, in Sir Robert Bell and his early Virginia Colony descendants…(page 102) claim Charles Davidson Bell's Memorial of the Clan of the Bells tells of the relationship of the Bells and the Douglas on Scotland’s border in those early days. The Bells were never a Sept but
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retainers of and allied with the Great House of Douglas by blood as well as friendship. They generally accompanied any of the Douglas in their expeditions and invasions into England and the Bells of Kirkconnel, being valiant men, were always sent upon the most hazardous enterprises.
When William, 8th Earl of Douglas, set out for London in 1451 to foment a rebellion against the Scottish Crown, Thomas Bell of Kirkconnel went with him and his name was included in the Letter of Safe Passage. After the murder of William, his brother James, 9th Earl of Douglas, attempted to avenge his death by armed opposition to King James II. Betrayed by almost all his allies, but not the Bells, the 9th Earl lost at Arkinholme on 1 May 1455. The Earl escaped to France, but his possessions went to the victors and the Bell Family, it is said, forfeited Kirkconnel to the Maxwells. The Bells of Blackethouse did not lose their lands. After the fall from power of the Black Douglases, records show that the Bells of Dumfriesshire were ever more turbulent. In 1484, the forfeited 9th Earl of Douglas returned to Scotland with a small Army of 500 men. He rested at Bell’s Castle on the eve of the Battle of Kirtle.
In a letter to the editor of Dubh Ghlase [X, 4&5] in 1985, Col. William H. Bell wrote… “As the Bells have been approved as a Sept of Clan Douglas and I have been appointed Sept Commissioner and Co-Regent for Southern California, respectfully request that your mast for the Septs [tent banners] be redone so as to list us.”
May I provide you some data concerning the Bells. As a “new” Sept of the Douglas, there might come a time when you would like to print a little “color” about us. I have always felt that the Bells of the Border had no business being classed with the MacMillan-Bells, so it was a great personal satisfaction when Arthur Douglas recommended that Clan Douglas take us for a Sept, and Gilbert Douglas was so very kind to patiently answer my questions and give me good advice.
Here are some selected data that might make good reading and also educate the total membership as to who are the Bells. The name Bell, in that spelling, can be traced back in the Border area to 1187… The Bells of the Scottish West march were retainers of the Great House of Douglas, as were many Border names of the time. It is written in the Rammerscales Memorial that the “first charter that appears from records and vouchers relating to the Bells is a charter granted by Archibald, Earl of Douglas, to William Bell, of the lands of Kirkconnel, which is ratified by a charter under the great Seal of in the reign of King James the First, anno mcccxxiv.”
“It is a fact uncontroverted, the Bells of Kirkconnel were a very brave and warlike race of men, and upon all occasions they stuck firm to the House of Douglas, with whom they were allied in blood as well as their vassals…”
It is wonderful to have Bell once again listed on our septs and allied families list. Bell members can learn more about the Bell surname and clan from the Clan Bell International website.
Sources: Anderson, William. The Scottish Nation, Or, the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, &
Biographical History of the People of Scotland [3,683]. Wakefield: Microform Academic, 2001. Print.
Bell, James Elton, and Frances Jean Bell. Sir Robert Bell and his early Virginia Colony descendants: a compilation of 16th, 17th, and 18th century English and Scottish families with the surname Bell, Beale, le Bel ... et al.. rev. C. Tucson, Ariz.: Wheatmark, 2007. Print.
Bell, Col. William H. “Letter to the Editor.” Dubh Ghlase X.4&5 (1985). Print.
Clan Bell International website. http://www.clanbell.org/
Scotland - Crossing the Borders in Quest of the Bell Clan. http://ezinearticles.com/?Scotland---Crossing- the-Borders-in-Quest-of-the-Bell-Clan&id=4473744
William Bell and Flora McCorquodale. http://www.angelfire.com/space/kellysworld/genealogy/people/BellMcCorquodale.html
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Dalzell/Dalyell/Deal Dalzell/Dalyell/Deal was accepted by CDSNA as an allied family in July 2012. Connected Names: Alidiel, Daleyhel, Daleyhelle, Daliel, Daliell, Dalsell, Dalyel, Dalyell, Dalyhel, Dalyhell, Dalyiel, Dalzel, Dalzell, Dalzelle, Dalziel, Dalziell, Dayzill, Deell, Deill, Diyell, Duill, Dyell Black, in Surnames of Scotland [p. 199], claims the name is “of territorial origin from the old barony of Dlazielin Lanarkshire. The name is pronounced ‘Diyell’ or simply, ‘DL’.” The close association this surname has with the surnames Breckinridge, Douglas, and Hamilton is documented in Septs: Breckinridge. In Descriptions of the Sheriffdoms of Lanark and Renfrew, it states…
DALYELL. This is but a litle parish, lying upon the northeast side of the river of Clyde, betwixt the parishes of Bothwell towards the northwest, and the parish of Cambusnethen to the east and northeast, and the water of Calder to the north. The parish and baronie of Daiyell did anciently belong to the Dalyells of that ilke, untill the forfaulture of Sir Robert Dalyell in the tyme of King David Bruce, for abyding in England without the King's consent. And was then given to Robert the Great Stuart, who gave it with one of his daughters to Sir Sandilands; and by the marrying of his grand childe to the heir of Sir Robert Dalyell, it returned to the ancient proprietors, untill the decease of one of the young Lairds of Dalyell, having only two daughters,—the eldest was married to the heire male of the family, and the other to a sone of the Laird of West Nisbet, who and his successors, for distinguishing him from the Laird, was commonly called the Baron of Dalyell, and did possess the one half of the baronie, in right of that mariage, untill after the Laud of Dalyell was nobilitat and created Lord Dalyell, in anno, he purchased from the Baron of Dalyell his half of that baronie. But this sone being thereafter created Earle of Carnwath (of which more afterward), they sold the baronie of Dalzell to James Hamilton of Boggs, brother to Orbistoune, whose grandchild, James Hamilton, is now Laird of Dalyell; and the whole parish belongs in propertie to him, except two roums, Rivenscraig and Todholeburne.
The teinds of this parish did anciently belong to the common kirk of Glasgow; and after the Reformation was mortified to the colledge of Glasgow, who thereby became both titulars and patrons: bot the whole of the teinds are much within the value of a competent stipend. Cuthbertus Simon vicarius de Dalliell, whose testament is dated Feb. 6. 1552-3, assigned certain lands and tenements to two chaplains to serve in the church of Glasgow—' viz. vni vicario chori Glasguen. qui miniftrabit fecundum formam et tenorem funda'nis confeft. per quond. bone memorie Magrm. Rollandum Blakater, fub decanum Glafguen. apud altare Diui Nicholai in baffa ecclia. Glafguen." &c.
The house of Dalyell was ane old castle, with a barteslung; but James Hamilton, who purchased it, did, about the year 1648, build a great and substantial house close to it, which is much bettered by the present heritor. It stands upon a rising ground, some distance from Clyde, having good gardens and inclosers. There was ane other dwelling in this parish, called Johnstoun, which belonged to Mr. Thomas Dalyell and his successors; but hath lately been purchased by the Laird of Dalyell.
As can be seen, Dalzell is connected to Douglas through Sandilands. According to a Freepages web article regarding Sandilands - Calder House (Caldour Castle) - Lords Torphichen:
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The name Sandilands is derived from the lands of Sandilands in the upper ward of Clydesdale, which together with the lands of Reidmyre were confirmed upon to James of Sandilands by William, Lord Douglas in 1348.
The barony of Calder and the lands of Bengowre (Bangour), Co. Edinburgh, were bestowed upon James of Sandilands (1st feudal baron) by William, Lord Douglas in free marriage with Eleanor de Bruce (William's sister). Because of this marriage the Douglas arms were quartered by the Lords of Calder, and the Sandilands subsequently became in law the heirs-general of the house of Douglas.
The actual house at Calder, once known as Caldour Castle, is the family seat of the Sandilands (subsequently Sandilands/Torphichen) family, and situated in Midcalder, Midlothian - not far from Torphichen preceptory. The original building dates from 1335 and much of the old castle is embodied in the present structure. As part of its fortifications certain walls are eight to nine feet thick. The castle naturally has an interesting history, having spanned so many centuries and remaining in the hands of one family for so long.
In Burke’s A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland (1862),
Robert De Dalyell, was knighted by King Robert II, but he afterwards lost his favour by remaining in England without his permission, and his barony of Dalyell was forfeited and bestowed on Sir James Sandilands, of Calder, who had m. Jane, the King's dau. He was one of the Earl of Orkney's sureties to Haquin, King of Norway, and went to that country in 1330, and cf. immediately on his return home; his son, Sir William De Dalyell, was sergeant of Lanark, he lost an eye at the battle of Otterburn in 1388, and accompanied the Earl of Crawford to the famous tournament at London, in 1390, where he greatly distinguished himself both by his prowess and ready wit; he had two sons, I. George, who m. the grandchild of Sir James Sandilands, and on his resignation obtained a charter of the Barony of Dalyell, to whom and his heirs, which failing to the heirs of his brother.
SOURCES: Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History. Edinburgh: Birlinn,
1946. Print p 199 Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and
Ireland. London: Harrison, 1862. Print. Hamilton, William, John Dillon, and John Fullartoun. Descriptions of the Sheriffdoms of Lanark and
Renfrew. Paisley: A. Gardner, 1878. Print. Sandilands - Calder House (Caldour Castle) - Lords Torphichen.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~torphichen/calder_sandilands.htm
Drysdale Drysdale was accepted as a sept of Douglas by CDSNA at its organization in 1975 based on the original list from the book Scots Kith and Kin. Interesting history for Drysdale found at http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Septs/drysdale.htm
“The following tells the story of the creation of the Drysdale family, it was actually part of the Black Douglas clan which remained in Scotland, following their failed attempt against the Scots crown in 1455.
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“On the Twentieth Day of May, One Thousand Five Hundred and Three Years We, Thomas, William, and James Douglass, sons of the departed Thomas Douglass, of Brushwood Haugh, in the parish of Drysdale, and Shire of Dumfries, left our native place for the reason here assigned, viz:- Defending our just and lawful rights against our unjust neighbour, Johnston of Greenstonhill, who, being determined to bring water to his mill through our property, and having obtained leave of his friend, the King, began his operations on Monday, the 16th of May, We prevented him by force.
The next day he brought twenty of his vassels to carry on the work. We with two friends and three servants, (eight in all,) attacked Johnston with his twenty, and, in the contest, fourteen of his men were killed, along with their base leader. A report of these proceedings was carried to the King, and we were obliged to fly, (the tocsin being sounded).
We took shelter under the shadow of the Ochil Hills, in a lonely valley on the river Devon. After having lived there a full two years, we returned home in disguise, but found all our property in the possession of Johnston's friends, and a great reward offered for our lives. We, having purchased a small spot, called the Haugh of Dollar, and changed our names to the name of our Parish, are clearly in mind to spend the residue of our days under the ope of the Ochils, and wish the name of Drysdale to flourish in the lonely valley. The King passed through this with his Court on the 12th of June, 1506, going from Stirling to Falkland - dined on Halliday's green. (an eastern neighbour;) but we were not recognised.”
The above story has been preserved among the desendants of Thomas, William, and James Douglass, now known by the name of Drysdale, and copied at several times by different individuals - first, by Simon Drysdale of the Haugh of Dollar, in the year 1620; by Robert Drysdale of Tillicoultry, in 1708; by John Drysdale, Dunfermline, in 1835; by James Drysdale, Dumfermline, in 1838; by John Montrose Drysdale, in 1841; by George Drysdale, Aberdeen, in 1845; by David Drysdale, Glasgow, in 1857; by John Harrower Drysdale, Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, in 1920; and now by Nicholas Edwin Kontzie (great-great-grandson of Jane Drysdale), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 2000.
Source: The Douglas Archives, Drysdale. http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Septs/drysdale.htm
Edinboro Highland Games September 7, 2013
Edinboro, PA
Roger L Pierce presented a handmade targe to Dr Tim Thompson (Highland Games Director) and University of Edinboro Provost, Dr Michael Hannan From Clan Douglas 20th year of Scottish Highland Games
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Directory of Scottish Games
The Association of Scottish Games &
Festivals has the most complete and fully
informative calendar of events.
The Website address is:
www.asgf.org
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The Arkansas Scottish Festival April 12-14,2013,
Lyon College-Batesville, Arkansas
The Arkansas Scottish Festival, as always, was a
wonderful experience. This and last yearʹs
festival have been a little different, partly due to
the fact that Alex Beaton is no longer the Master
of Ceremonies after so many years, and the huge
difference is that the festival no longer charges
admission fees to the public ‐the clans still pay to
set up. This alters the atmosphere of the games
drastically. Colin Adams has very admirably
filled Alexʹs shoes and all is well there, but the
huge crowds make for a much more difficult
endeavor at the games. Before, the crowds were
mostly Scots who came in from all over the area
to enjoy the piping competitions, highland
games, Scottish foods (all things Scottish)
including the most important part from our
viewpoint, Scottish heritage. Now, there are huge
crowds many of whom are not really interested
in Scottish Culture ‐ they just come in for the free
show. We spend two thirds of our time stamping
childrenʹs passports. Iʹve begun to consider the
possibilities of having a storyteller at the tent,
sharing a particularly gruesome version of some
of our ancestors exploits. No, now, you know, I
wouldnʹt really do that ! Thanks so much for the
help from Donna and Bobby Ozment, the great
Wheeler family,and the ever faithful Diane
Douglas
Bowlan.
We were
so happy
to have
time to
meet and
bring in
two new
members,
Neil and
Rose
Morton, a really nice couple with whom who we
really enjoyed our time at the tent, and hope to
see more of
in the years
to come.
Cynthia
Ann Arnn,
our next
new
member, is
a teacher
living in
Sidney and
teaching in
Melbourne‐‐Arkansas, not Australia. She told us
that the area of her school was populated mainly
by Scots who had immigrated from Australia.
This wonderful lady is creating a Scottish
Heritage Day in her school. She has invited
several of us to come to her school as guests at a
Scottish Banquet featuring Scottish foods and to
speak to the students on Scottish History
concerning what it means to be Scottish. The
purpose is to foster more appreciation in her
community for all things Scottish and bring pride
to the students in their heritage. Isnʹt this a
wonderful idea? Wouldn’t it be great if we could
have this in all the schools in the US and Canada?
We welcome Cynthia Ann and Neil and Rose to
Clan Douglas. We also are pleased to have five of
our faithful members renew their memberships
in Clan Douglas. It is so great to see those
members coming to the tent to renew their
memberships. Thank you all.
Diana Kay Stell , Arkansas Regent
Neil and Rose Morton
Cynthia Ann Arnn
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Editor’s Note: Our Grandson Andrew is graduating from University of Houston in December and is looking at exciting opportunities for his future. Dave & Janet Douglass
Bauer College Student a Rising Star of University of Houston Startup Scene RED Labs Staffer and 3 Day Startup Organizer Wins
Trip to Kansas City Hackathon and a WordPress Scholarship
MIS student Andrew Douglass is impressing the startup community across the nation and bringing his passion to Bauer and Houston. Bauer College student Andrew Douglass believes there is much to be learned from the startup culture of Kansas City, where Google’s new superfast Internet connection is transforming the landscape of high-tech startups.
A management information systems (MIS) major in the University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Busines, Douglass was invited to participate in “Hacking the Gigabit City, an event sponsored by Mozilla, the National Science Foundation, KC Digital Drive and the Kauffman Foundation. During the all-expenses-paid weekend March 22-24, the accomplished Bauer senior worked on a new app for urban planners. He also stayed in one of the homes for hackers that has popped up in the so-called Silicon Prairie, where a new generation of tech-savvy entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the high-speed fiber-optic network Google Fiber.
Excerpt from a Bauerticker article from May 7, 2013, written by Wendall Brock.
I thought a reprise of this picture would a good way to end the summer!
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Newsletter Editor Announcement We here at the Clan Douglas Society would like to announce that our newsletter
editor, David Douglass, is going to step down as the newsletter editor effective
September 30. Clan Douglas would like to thank David for all the years of service and
running one of the most visible aspects of the Clan Douglas Society. Thank you, David.
We appreciate you and will miss your help. We hope you continue to be active in the
Clan Douglas Society for years to come.
With David Douglass retiring, we put a call out to our members and Melissa Gilmour
has accepted the call and has been appointed as the new newsletter editor for Clan
Douglas. She brings with her a background of being a newsletter editor and has a
graphic designer background as well.
The Clan Douglas Society has asked her to update the newsletter and make any
improvements that she deems necessary. Clan Douglas would like to thank Melissa
very much for accepting this role within the society as it is a labor of love for kith and
kin to keep our members informed on what is happening within our society.
Regents and members, if you have articles of games reports or interesting news for
the newsletter please send your articles and pictures to Melissa (her contact
information is below).
Please welcome Melissa into her new role as our Newsletter Editor.
Melissa Gilmour
19461 Iron Mine Road
Licking, MO 65542
(P) 573‐671‐2100
(C) 573‐202‐5471
Email: [email protected]
Best Regards
Mark A. Peterson, Vice President
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San Antonio, Texas Highland Games
The 15th Annual Highland Games & Celtic Festival began with our Tartan Day Ceremony at the Alamo on Friday evening, April 5th. This
was the 177th anniversary year of the historic Battle of the Alamo! We began with an opening parade, presentation
of the USA and Scotland Flags, several wonderful speakers and the presentation of wreaths and floral tributes to the fallen Scots. The weather was beautiful when we arrived to set up our tables on Saturday and began to welcome a good crowd of visitors and friends. The Douglas tent was set up close to the Games so we got a good bit of folks stopping by. One visitor in particular, George Saidler, told us his family was still in Scotland and his Saidler cousins had actually worked as serfs to the Douglas family in Scotland. He had great stories to share!
We were happy to see members, Bryan Douglas, Scott Douglas, and David and Barbara Patrick (Kirkpatrick). Barbara was showing off her lovely new Tartan scarf and Tartan pin. Dale Douglass, from Salado, and his son, Sy, from San Antonio, his boys, Cooper and Cole, came by to visit. They bring a lot of laughter to the tent and are always ready to pitch in and help. Then later, Phil, Dale & Sy entered the “Bonniest Knee Contest,” but did not prevail this year. We are happy to report we have one new member: Welcome, Victoria
Douglas to Clan Douglas! We had five who took applications.
We were pleasantly surprised by a visit from Sharon Douglas and her friend from Scotland. They were having a great time. I later gathered up my courage and entered the
Viking camp and took pictures and got out as fast as I could as it appeared a battle was to take place! As an added bonus, this year they added the Dog Trials and set up an area for children to show off their painting skills. They were having a great time! The parade was great, several walked with Phil in the parade and people stopped to take pictures with Phil. The pipers, dancers, food vendors and merchandise vendors were all wonderful.
Sunday we were told that 20,000 -30,000 people attended the games this year. Everyone admired the new Douglas Banners and we were glad to share the history of the mighty Douglas. Many thanks to all our visitors who came from around the country to visit with the Douglas “family” and share their travels and stories with us. Thanks to all members, you are what makes Clan Douglas what it is today! (Remember to renew your memberships).
Our next Game will be in November in downtown, beautiful Salado, Texas. If you haven’t attended this Game, you are in for a real treat. We look forward to seeing you there.
We wish everyone a safe and bonny Summer! “Be true to thyself and never forget the people
from whom you came”
Phil and Loretta Morton Texas Regents, Clan Douglas Society N.A.
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Northeast Florida Scot Games February 23, 2013, Cove Springs, Florida
These games are held at the Clay County Fairgrounds, in Green Cove Springs, FL, about 20 miles southwest of Jacksonville, FL. The main activities take place in the large covered pavilion. This pavilion is large enough to hold full scale rodeos. In fact, some clan booths are located adjacent to the calf roping or bull riding shoots. Clan Douglas, as a long time participant at these games, is much more fortunate in not being near that area.
Clan Douglas and all the clan booths were arranged around the main activity area. We were in our usual spot, between Clan Wallace and Clan Mac Neil. We raised our banners, flags, and crests. We opened our reference books, maps, and display items. We unveiled our Douglas Stores Inventory. We arranged our food and beverage larder. We were prepared and open to greet old clan members, meet new ones, and help the curious find their roots. It was a full and pleasant day.
We had good traffic thru our booth all day. Past President of Clan Douglas, Mark Douglas, and his wife, Nancy, worked the booth all day. Life member, Dennis Conrad, and his lovely daughter, Sarah, also spent most of the day working the booth and helping those people searching for their Scottish connection. Dennis's wife, Debbie, shared a bit of booth duty, but was more interested in exploring and shopping the unique vendors. One can't blame her. There was quite a lot to see and do.
It's always a pleasure to greet and visit with our clan members in our booth. They included; Lori and Lani Jones, Ernie Douglass, Larry Slight, Hershel Gober, Paula and Jamison Paseur, and, of course, the Conrads and Mark Douglases. Of note, Larry Slight is a Life member of Clan Douglas. He is also the North American President of Clan Wallace - a true Scottish transplant in the USA. On another note, in his past life, Hershel Gober was the Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs in President Clinton's Cabinet. He is also, currently, on the Board of Directors of our nation's Purple Heart Society. These are the little known, but impressive, facts about
members in Clan Douglas.
Several people took member applications, and should soon be joining our ranks. They include Steve Douglas (a career submariner, who is returning to sea as I write this), Jeff and
Mona Sparks, Murray Glendenning, Hugh Inglis, Duane Kirkland, Karen Kilgore Smith, and Kent Drysdale Stuckmayer. Naturally, I have been in follow-up communications with these folks since the games concluded.
Among our many interesting guests, was Ken Cole. Ken was born and raised in Edinburgh. Now retired, and living in the USA, he's a big man, with lively blue eyes and white hair. His brogue is so thick you must listen to him closely to understand what he's saying. For 20+ years, Ken was a part of Scotland's infamous Black Watch Regiment. For generations, this world renowned unit has served throughout the world in peace and war. Ken served with them in
Burma, throughout SE Asia, as well as in the Middle East. Back in Scotland, he was selected to guard Edinburgh Castle, and when The Queen was in residence, Holyrood House. I wish we would have had more time to talk. Ken confirmed the fact that the famous Black Watch
Tartan is based on the dark blue & green Clan Douglas Modern Tartan, without our white stripe.
This year, 27 clans were present with booths at the games. The sound of the pipes was constant throughout the day, for there were 15 pipe and drum bands providing concerts and competition. They were a beautiful sight to see and hear when they marched as massed bands near noon and again at closing ceremonies. The young cadets of the Citadel Military College's Pipes and Drums were there from Charleston, SC. At the other end of the geographic spectrum, the Tampa Bay Pipes and Drums were also present and performing. Naturally, the Clay County Sheriff's Pipes and Drums, were the host band.
The mid-day Parade of Clans and Tartans is always a high point. With banners flying and swords in their scabbards, Clan Douglas was led into the parade by our lovely lassies, Lori and Lani Jones. Joining them were Dennis Conrad and his terrific daughter, Sarah. Mark Douglas and I completed our troop.
One of the unique and memorable parts of the parade, at these games, are the participants. Yes, you have all the clansmen and women taking part, but, there is also a multitude of animals as well. One whole fairground barn is a showplace for The Scottish Breed Dog display. They include all the types of Scot Terrier (there are six), all of the livestock protector Collies (there are four), plus the Shetland Sheep Dog. And, finally, you have all of the Scot Hunting Dogs; Golden Retriever, Gordon Setter, and Scottish Deerhound. They were all in the parade. Joining them where several Shetland Ponies and two massive Clydesdales, both
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Larry Slight
Debbie, Sarah & Dennis Conrad
Ken Cole
Jeff & Mona Sparks, Mark & Sally Hill, Anne & Ken Sutherland
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under saddle and being ridden by girls I doubt weighed more than 90 pounds and looked under the age of 18. Altogether, it was quite a sight to absorb.
We had no one in the athletic competition this year. So, we did not leave with any trophies. But, all clan members left with their full compliment of fingers, toes, and skulls intact. These are the only games, to my knowledge, that have competitive throwing of Battle Axes and give awards to the winners. If you are interested, come join us.
The day ended with a full moon, a warm fire, a smooth dram, and a good dinner prepared by Mark and Nancy Douglas. Come join us next year on the last weekend in February.
Our next event will be the Dunedin, FL Highland Games, on April 13, 2013. For details, visit their website; www.DunedinHighlandGames.co. We hope to see you there. (As a reminder, don't forget to renew your membership.)
Yours Aye, Marc Hitchins, North Florida Regent.
Loch Norman Highland Games 2013 Submitted by Samuel Machado
As always, we arrived early on Friday afternoon to set up the Clan Douglas tent. The skies were threatening, with the chance of strong thunderstorms. After setting up the supplies and placing up a protective storm cover, we left the field at 2pm with plans to return for the torchlight ceremony later that evening. A strong line of storms swept through the area at 4:30 pm and the National Weather Service declared a tornado watch until 5:15 pm. With the storms gone and the tornado watch expired, we traveled back to the field at 7 pm only to be greeted by a posted sign that stated, “Reception cancelled due to weather, sorry.” We were dismayed, as well as others who came that night over the cancellation. For the first time, the event was called off due to the weather, even though in years past the clans had endured blazing heat, cold, chilling rain, howling winds, and even the muck and mire of mud to attend the opening ceremony. A mood of disappointment was evident in others that came that
night only to be turned away.
Saturday at the field was an unusually chilly day for springtime in North Carolina. For the first time in my life, I had to don a heavy sweater in April.
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However, the field was alive with the energy of the clans people and of the spectators. The brisk day was a blessing to the merchandise vendors who were keeping very busy fulfilling the demand for blankets, sweatshirts, jackets, scarves, and other warm gear.
Sunday was a carbon copy in terms of the weather. However, good camaraderie and a generous dose of “Scottish cheer” kept everyone warm. By 10 am we had a sizeable gathering of our clan members at our tent. I personally helped Jonathan, one of our teenage members with the
selection and sizing of a Douglas kilt at one of the vendor tents. He desired to properly represent our clan with his own kilt at the next game. Soon, more people arrived at the tent including my mother (this was her second highland game experience) and my younger brother and father (this was their first time at the games). After a brief instruction to those participating in the Tartan Parade for our clan, I went to each of the children
who were marching with us and let them pick a weapon from my armory. They wanted to portray the proper menacing look for the spectators. Come time for the parade, we all marched smartly and put on a fine display when we saluted the grandstand with weapons held high. After the parade, it came time for our traditional Loch Norman lunch feast. The cold temperatures and winds caused a neighboring clan to forgo Sunday’s event. So in true Scottish and Douglas fashion, we commandeered that tent and made it our dining area. We feasted on deli meat sandwiches, cheeses, potato salad, Mighty Clan Douglas
Eric has a Hearty laugh
Samuel w/ Mom & Dad
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chips, soda, some more Scottish cheer (mentioned earlier), and cheesecake for dessert.
There were new friendships made and old friendships rekindled throughout the event. Many people stopped by to display their interest in Clan Douglas and two memberships were renewed. A grand time was had by all.
Saffron & Tartan Concert On March 15, 2013, the Duluth Scottish Heritage Association in cooperation with the College of St. Scholastica's Ireland in the Spring Program presented a concert of pipes and drums, highland dancers, a fiddler, and a harpist.
Clan Douglas was the only clan to have a table. Jody Glendenning is discussing Scotland with a wee visitor and mother. Jock piped. It was a great event.
John (Jock) M. Glendenning, Jr. No. MN Regent
Glasgow Kentucky Highland Games Clan Douglas was the proud recipient of the 2013 William Keith Scottish Heritage Award. This is an award unique to the Glasgow Kentucky Highland Games and is given to “the clan that embodies all Scotsmen. It is awarded to the clan that has multi-clan information and literature.” Bill Keith was proud of his Scottish heritage and would assist our visitors in their quest to learn more about their own heritage.
The presenter was Chief MacLaren of Clan MacLaren
who expertly regaled on the topic of how Clan Douglas got its motto of "Forward" when Sir James "The Good" Douglas took off the small silver casket suspended from his neck that contained the Heart of Robert the Bruce and flung it into the battle proclaiming "Now pass forward before us, brave heart, as thou were wont, and Douglas will follow thee, or die!" It was very fulfilling to think how important Clan Douglas has been throughout Scottish history and that persons, to this day, not necessarily related to a Douglas, can quote a piece of Douglas lore.
Pictured is Chief MacLaren of Clan MacLaren and Page Cabron of CDSNA
Ohio Celtic Beltane Festival May 2013
New Location this year situated on Portage Lakes State Park in Northern Ohio at the Tudor House. The day was beautiful! There were a few Highland Games and several clan tents, but mostly focused on “Celtic,” but we had a lot of curiosity about particular words such as Clan and Septs. The castle was a huge hit for those passing by. The crowd overall could have been bigger, but the overall size of the event would be considered as small, so hopefully next year the event and crowd will grow!
Ohio Scottish Games ~ June 2013 HOT, HOT, HOT! The weather was extremely hot and humid. The overall crowd and seeing faces we hadn’t seen in a number of years was great! What a great group that marched for Clan Douglas! Thank You to all those that participated. I would say this year we again had to be one of the largest.
We were set up near the Genealogy tent in front of the barn and the Donald host tent, which made the traffic much higher again this year. Many just sat around our area, cooled off and told some great stories.
We would like to welcome two of our newest members to Clan Douglas; John Fleig (pictured) and Attorney, Malcolm S. Douglas. An additional two renewed their memberships; Mr. Lee Douglas and Ms. JoAnn Simanton
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Gongos.Additional memberships were handed out along with information.
The castle was a huge hit and little ones just can’t help themselves by wanting to grab onto a horseman or other pices, so we have to
really watch all those little hands.
Many thanks to John & Loretta Douglas for the treats they provided along with their help at the tent. Also, thank you to Roger and Andy Pierce for also helping out at the tent and anyone else that helped out that I am not thinking of. As we now are in our 12th year as Regents, we are so thankful to all the friends we have made! We look forward to seeing you next year at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio. If you want to stay overnight, camping is available for a great price or the closest hotel is about 30 minutes away.
Your Ohio Regent Stephen Douglas can be contacted at: [email protected] for more information. Please don’t forget to not let your dues run out or if you have not renewed, please consider doing so to help keep your family history alive.
Duluth Scottish Heritage Association Highland International Dance
Competition Fitgers Outdoor Grassy Mall on the Shores of
Lake Superior, June 29, 2013
Weather-wise, it has been an unusual year thus far. At the Minnesota Games in mid-May, the snow was banked against the tents at 38 degree temperatures. Well, June, here, the temperature was 35-50 degrees until the day of the dance competition. Friday the 28th, it was as rainy and dank. B-u-t, Saturday, what a glorious day! There was a breeze off Lake Superior and the sun was shining.
The DSHA's International Dance is held inside if the weather is bad and outside if the weather is good. In either case no tent is needed.
There were Thirty seven dancers for this competition. (For cost reasons the registration is limited.) Many people stopped by the Douglas table. Two in particular were female dancers, a Captain of the Coast Guard, and a boy named Tom. The dancers were interested in the dirks. They sheathed and unsheathed them. "Careful," I said, "There is lithium grease on the blade to prevent rust.""Are they sharp?" one dancer asked. "One is, the other is not," I replied Their close examination took about 10 minutes.
Then a middle aged woman came to the Clan Douglas Table. She inquired about the clan and in particular the 4th Earl of Douglas Shield with 3 stars. This is in recognition of Robert the Bruce's heart with an explanation. “Oh, my husband is a Bruce,” she said. She went and got him and a long conversation ensued about Scottish Heritage. He is the CC Captain, stationed in Duluth.
Shortly thereafter a 10 year old boy--Tom--came over as I was putting away my pipes. "He's taking lessons", his dad said. He was interested in everything about the pipes--the reeds, style, where I get my supplies. I said, "Some supplies come from Kinnaird's in Saskatoon." The father said he still had relatives living just north of Saskatoon. Some of the tools I use in pipe maintenance were of interest: pliers, screw driver, a fashioned reed insert made out of a corn dog stick, hockey stick tape, bore oil, to name a few. The father took notes.
Ah, yes! It was a great day! A successful day. There were many visitors to the Clan Douglas Table. We were the only clan represented.
John (Jock) M. Glendenning, Jr. No. Minnesota Regent, Life #1425
New member John Fleig
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Games Reports
Portland Highland Games Gresham, Oregon
On Saturday July 20, 2013, the 2013 Portland Highland Games were held at the Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon. It was a cool day that began with a bit of rainy drizzle but did not dampen the spirits of the attendees, athletes, and volunteers of the games. Although, the Clan Douglas Regent was not present (no tent), plenty of Scottish Clans were in attendance
for the day as well as a few Clan Douglas members.
We had the honor of welcoming Lois Leonard, Film Producer/Historian of the Finding David Douglas film to the history booth. Lois answered questions about the film and signed copies of the DVD. I put together a book of photographs
of some of the plants and trees that David Douglas discovered to make his findings more vivid to the attendees. Frances and I both feel David Douglas and Lois Leonard deserve recognition by our clan for their contributions in preserving Scottish history, environmental knowledge, and acknowledging a man who literally gave his life to accomplish his goals of changing the landscaping of Scotland and England with his discoveries.
Lois was a huge help in selling raffle tickets for a trip to Scotland along with John and Gail Lewis (Clan
MacDonald) who were in charge of the history booth, as well as Mike (Clan Stewart), last year's trip winner, Donna Morris (Clan Cameron), and myself, Carol Morton-Bianchini (Clan Douglas). The history booth covered every year of the games back to its origins in 1952 with accompanying photographs, news clippings, and programs. I will be assisting the Portland Highland Games Trustees, John and Gail Lewis, in capturing and expanding the history for future games. I'd also like it noted that Lois wanted to know more about the games so I took her on a clan tent tour and she was a great sport when I had Clan Sinclair lock her in the stockade and demanded that she spill the ending of the film. We couldn't make her talk, and you have to watch the film to see how it ends! The DVD is available at www.findingdaviddouglas.org .
Well, we had one big party at the history table and sold a ton of raffle tickets: (John, Gail, Donna (last year's trip winner), Mike (Clan Stewart), Lois and I. Lois was a big help selling tickets! What a good-natured, happy person she turned out to be. Although, I don't think we were a huge help selling her DVDs at the Games. We had a discussion on distributing and selling to groups and stores and how to make the in-person marketing a bit more dynamic with real trees (small ones) and plants, video trailers, and perfecting the elevator speech (1 minute presentation of your product). Lois and I walked to every clan tent to take pictures for the PHGA History Dept. (John) and for her to really "see" what the Highland Games is all about. People were very gracious to her, answered her questions, and I think she really had a good time especially when we put her in the stockade!
Lois Leonard
Lois in the stockade
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Dear Friends,
After our miserable weather throughout Winter and Spring, this month of July has been wonderful and the best on record for many years. Compared to last year, the gardens are looking so healthy and colourful. Despite the dreadful winter, it is amazing how the perennial herbaceous plants and flowers have survived and now looking better than they have done for many past seasons. Things are looking bright for our annual flower show in September, however a couple of bad days can cause real havoc but we will hope for the best.
For anyone looking for a holiday home in Scotland, Cavers Castle in Roxburghshire has been placed on the market for sale. The Castle was a stronghold of the Douglas family for around 300 years. The asking price is a modest £300,000 although it is estimated that a further 2 million pounds would be required to bring it up to standard.
For those wishing to acquire a less expensive property and become a Scottish Laird, plots of land 12 inches square are avail-able for sale at Glencoe for just under 50 dollars. (It's not quite clear if mortgages are available for these properties). The Lord Lyon, King at Arms states that the title of Laird relates to owners of Estates.
The new Forth road bridge, which is at present being constructed, is to be named the Queensferry Crossing Bridge. A number of other names have been considered, but this was selected by the general public. This is costing around 1.6 billion pounds but there is now some doubt that the previous bridge was as bad as it seemed and could probably have lasted another 70 years, so it will still be used and there will then be 3 crossings over the Forth, 2 road and one rail.
Next year, 9th September 2013 will be the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Flodden. I think I mentioned in a previous article that I had prepared a small project on this, which is on display at our Heritage Museum, which depicted the connection of the Douglases at that time. This was the blackest day in Scottish history, when around 10,000 Scots were killed including King James IV who was the last King of Scotland to die in battle. A sword, emerald ring and a dagger which is thought to have been his are being brought back to be displayed in the Stirling Smith Museum from 22nd August to end of September. These items have been kept at the College of Arms, London since 1681 but it is not yet known if these are 100% authentic.
The re-enactment to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn seems now on course to take place after the doubts cast due to the concerns of the National Trust for Scotland that they could suffer a financial loss and damage to their reputation. This now appears to be resolved by the Scottish government by underwriting the event to the extent of £250.000. The site of the battle has never been exactly located and now a well known historian together with archaeologists from Glas-gow University and the National Trust for Scotland are carrying out searches in the hope further information could be found. BBC Television will record their work which will be shown on film next year
A letter has been uncovered which was written by Robert Bruce to King Edward II in which Bruce appealed to the King to cease the enmity and recognise Scotland as a sovereign nation. This was a very gracious letter showing great respect to the King. If King Edward had only agreed to this request, thousands of English soldiers would not have been killed at Bannock-burn.
Stories, true or false, still abound regarding the heroes who played a major role in the Scottish victory‒the Knights Templar. A book has been published by an American of Scottish extraction, Robert Ferguson, entitled The Knights Templar and Scotland. It has been said that the Scots were on the brink of losing the battle, when a group of around 700 knights appeared on horse-back at the scene, dressed with surcoats bearing Christian insignia covering their armour. The Knights Templar was an organi-sation formed to protect Christians who made pilgrimages to the Holy Land around 1100 AD. They became a very powerful force but fell afoul of the Pope who excommunicated them. Because of this excommunication, apparently anyone or any state helping them would also be excommunicated. The knights arrived in the west of Scotland where Robert the Bruce, who also had suffered excommunication due to his murder of John Comyn, had been defeated in a battle in Ayrshire. It is said that Tem-plar crosses can be seen at Kilmartin, Argyllshire. It is believed in some quarters that the Cavalry charge of the Templars played a vital role in the Scottish victory at Bannockburn, but we may never know the real truth.
We are now entering the annual festival season at Edinburgh with the military tattoo, etc. Unfortunately, the Edinburgh tram-line saga still continues and the trams are not yet in service with no fixed date yet given.
However with the sunshine, the new Royal baby, and the hope that the general economy is now showing some improvement, things are looking a lot brighter.
With very best wishes,
Yours Aye,
Jim
A Letter From Scotland
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CLAN DOUGLAS SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA, LTD. Visit our Website: http://wwwclandouglassociety.org
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Vol. XL Numbers 2 & 3, June/September 2013
Front Page—Clan Douglas Gathering
Pages 2-4—Officers, Regents & Membership
Page 5—Editor’s Note & Morton Marriage
Page 6—President’s Note & VP’s Comments
Page 8—Letter from Scotland
Page 9-13—Sept Articles
Page 13-22—Games Reports
Pages 23—Letter from Scotland
Insert—Note from the Storekeeper
Insert—Special Limited Offer
Newsletter Submission Dates
Newsletter submissions are accepted between the first day and the 20th day of the month
preceeding the publication months.
Publication Deadline is the 25th of these same months.
Publication months are: March, June, September, and December
If anyone has articles they would like to submit, please send them to Melissa Gilmour, [email protected], or call me at 573-671-2100. My mailing address is The Mirabile Group, 19461 Iron Mine Rd, Licking, Mo 65542. Anyone is welcome to submit articles, games reports, and general information. We do request that any article submitted be related to CDSNA or of general Celtic interest.
For up to the minute information check out our web-site at www.clandouglassociety.org.
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORM
Dues: Annual Membership $20 Three Year Membership $55
Life Membership If under 60 years $300 Over 60 years old $200 Life mem-
bership may be paid in four equal installments.
Dues are payable in US currency or equivalent currency of applicant’s home country at the exchange rate at time of payment. Payment Form (circle one): Check Cash Make checks payable to Clan Douglas Society
FOR NEW APPLICANTS OR RENEWALS Type Of Membership(Circle One): New Renewal Life Name & number_______________________________________________ Street Address______________________________________________ City________________________________State_____Zip___________ Telephone____________________________ E-Mail Address_________________________________________ Comments for Secretary_______________________________________________ Receive Newsletter Preference: In Color electronically _____ Black/White Printed ___
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DOUGLAS HERITAGE CLAN DOUGLAS
FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY
Membership is open to all CDSNA members, residents of Douglas, Scotland
and persons having Douglas connections. Objectives: * To promote, assist and support a strong and lasting relationship between CDSNA and Douglas, Scotland * To support the further development of the Douglas Heritage Museum * To encourage and promote cultural exchanges between American and Scottish mem-bers
The Honourable David Douglas-Home C.B.E., Fifteenth Earl of Home is our Honorary President from Douglas, Scotland and T. George Douglas is the Honorary President from Clan Douglas of North America.
NAME ______________________________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________________________ CITY & STATE ______________________________________________________ You receive a membership card and yearly newsletter for $15 per person annually. All memberships are due and payable annually on January 1. Please make your checks payable to Clan Douglas Society of North America Mail to: Jim Morton 4115 Bent Oak Ct. Douglasville, GA 30135 Dubh Ghlase Pull Out 2
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CLAN DOUGLAS SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA, LTD. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Please submit original and two copies to: John O. A. Douglas 14900 Private Dr A102 Cleveland OH 44112 Deadline for entry - May 1st --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicant's FULL Name ___________________________________ Telephone Number ( )__________________________ Age __________________________ U.S. Citizen (Circle): Yes No Martial Status _________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ City, State & Zip __________________________________________ Clan Douglas Membership # __________________________________ Applied for Scholarship Before (Circle): Yes No If “yes”, date of previous application __________________________ Amount(s) received _____________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If applicant is under 18 years old or intends to qualify as a direct descendant of an active member, please complete the following: Relative's Full Name ___________________________________________ Relationship ____________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ City, State & Zip __________________________________________ Clan Douglas Membership # ____________________________ Telephone Number ( ) _____________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area of Study (Circle one) : Piping Drumming Dancing Languages, Scottish related General Scottish Studies (Give brief description) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location of Study: Name of School or Instructor ____________________________________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ City, State & Zip ___________________________________________ Class Dates: Begins _________________ Ends _________________ Total Estimated Cost of Attending: $ _______________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please provide a brief summary of previous training, competitions, awards and accomplishments. Attach additional sheets if necessary. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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FOR SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE USE ONLY Postmark date on envelope _________________ For Secretary, years as active member __________________
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CLAN DOUGLAS SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA, LTD.
SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 1. Each fiscal year Clan Douglas Society of North America, Ltd. (Clan Douglas) will award up to $1000.00 in scholar-
ships provided no individual will receive a scholarship in excess of $250.00. 2. Applicants must be dedicated to continuing their instruction and furthering their education in the field of Scottish
arts, which includes piping, drumming, dancing, Scottish related languages or general Scottish studies. 3. To be eligible, an applicant must have been an active member in Clan Douglas for a minimum of one year or a
direct descendant of such an active member. Active membership will be certified by the Secretary and determined as of April 30th following receipt of application for scholarship. Members of the scholarship committee and their descendants are not eligible.
4. Applications must be post marked by May 1st. 5. Applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee, which will make recommendations to the Board of
Directors for approval. Recipients will be announced at the Annual General Meeting of Clan Douglas. 6. Criteria used by the Scholarship Committee in making its recommendations will include applicant's: · Interest in and dedication to Scottish tradition. · Indication of accomplishments in chosen area of study. · Evidence of academic or artistic capability. 7. Recipients must submit a report upon completion of their studies for publication in the Clan Douglas newsletter,
Dubh Ghlase. 8. Please use current application. 9. For additional information or to receive application forms, you may write to:
John O. A. Douglas Scholarship Committee Chairperson 14900 Private Dr A102 Cleveland OH 44112
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A few words from the Stores keeper:
Hi All Clan Douglas members:
I have received a restock of the golf/polo shirts that we brought out last summer:
men’s with the heart shield in forest green and royal blue, and women’s with thistle
in light blue. I’ve received a resupply of the Guide to Douglas Landmarks, so we
are well supplied with Douglas merchandise. Due to rising shipping cost, we have
had to increase the shipping charges, so please use the new form included in this
newsletter. I also received a box of goods from a former Regent who had thought
he had passed on the goods. They include tee shirts ($10), four children’s sizes
($2), and a few sweat shirts ($15, something you’ll need with fall in the air) with
the crowned heart shield. Also, there are three kilt pins of the older design, which
are $16 and are not returnable. If the pin comes off, I suggest using super glue or
epoxy. There are still a few of the gray golf/polo shirts with the badge for only $20.
As you can see I have drastically reduced the price for these items. Please email,
[email protected] or call me if you are interested in any of these items before
sending me a check.
And finally, for your Christmas shopping, the perfect gift for that loved one or spe-
cial friend that likes single malt Whisky (notice no e). See the Ad that is included in
this publication. This glass was designed just for single malt enjoyment.
Remember, any profit from sales support our Society and our education efforts.
Bill Douglass, 2266 S Kenton St, Aurora, CO 80014-4762 TP# 303-750-8961
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Limited Time Offer –
As a Christmas Promotion, we are selling the Glencairn Crystal Whisky Glass engraved with the Clan Douglas Belted Heart of Bruce. The glasses are imported directly from Glencairn Crystal of Scotland which has for over 30 years been producing custom-made crystal glass-ware of the highest quality. In the long and illustrious history of whisky there had never been a single definitive glass that the whisky world could call its own. Brandy, champagne, wine and beer all have their own distinct glasses. Raymond Davidson of Glencairn Crystal with guidance and ex-pertise of the Master Blenders of the Scotch Whisky Industry designed a glass specifically for the whisky drinker. The unique shape of the glass provides a tapering mouth which captures and focuses the aromas on the nose. The wide crystal bowl enhances the appreciation of the whisky’s color and body. The solid base is designed to be easy in the hand but robust enough for the discerning regular whisky drinker. Glasses are 18cl (approx. 6 oz) but its size and shape was per-fected to accommodate a 35ml pour (approx. 2 oz), allowing for addition of water but keeping an optimum amount of liquid in contact with air to
allow the aromas to develop. For additional information about the whisky glass and Glencairn Crystal, go to their website, www.whiskyglass.com. Cost is $25 for a set of two (plus $9 shipping) or $45 for a set of four (plus $11 shipping). If you would like to order a set as a gift, you have the option of having it shipped directly to the recipient with a gift card enclosed.
Whisky Glasses Cost # of sets Total $
Set of 2 $25
Set of 4 $45
Order Subtotal
Shipping Costs
Order Total Shipping is $9 for set of 2 and $11 for set of four --- Contact Bill for shipping costs of multiple sets to same address
Ship Order To:
Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
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Clan Douglas Store Order Form
STORE ITEMS ORDER HERE
Items Color Size Price Color Size Quantity Total $
Lapel Pin ‐ Belted Heart of Bruce $5
Kilt Pin ‐ Sword‐Heart of Bruce Pewter $21
Cap Badge ‐ Heart of Bruce Pewter $21
A Guide to Douglas Landmarks $20
Cookbook ‐ The Douglas Larder $10
Men's Golf Shirts ‐ Embroidered Shield Blue or Green Adult S‐3X $30
Women's Golf Shirts‐Embroidered Thistle light Blue Adult S‐2X $28
License Plate Frames $5
Name Badges ‐ special order ‐‐ name; city & state $10
T‐ Shirts ‐ Clan Douglas on Front ‐ Belted Heart of Bruce on Back
Blue Adult S‐3X $18
Close Out Items ‐ email [email protected] for size & color availability
Men's Golf Shirts ‐ Embroidered Heart of Bruce
Blue, Green or Gray
Small
$20
S or M S,M,L,XL,2X,3X
Women's Golf Shirts‐Embroidered Heather light Blue Adult S $18
Book Plates 5 for $1
Order Sub‐Total
Shipping charge
Order Total
Shipping Charge ‐ $0 ‐ $10 = $3.00; $11 ‐ $20 = $4.25; $21 ‐ $30 = $5.50; $1.25 for each additional $10 increment
All Prices in US Dollars; Canadians please adjust at current exchange rate.
Make all checks Payable to: Clan Douglas Society
Send order to: Bill Douglass, 2266 S. Kenton St., Aurora, CO 80014‐4762
303‐750‐8961 [email protected] Ship Order To: Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: Email Address: