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Amanda Moffet
Tartan Day
This year, for the first time, the huge contribution of Scots and Scotland to the founding of North America will be celebrated across the whole of Canada and the USA on Tartan Day, April 6. The decis...
Topics: Tartan Day
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The Phantom Regiment of Killiecrankie
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The Battle of Killiecrankie, fought on the 16th of July, 1689, was part of the Jacobite Risings trying to get James VII/II back on the throne in Scotland, England, and Ireland. It was a bloody victo...
Amanda Moffet
Clearances statue unveiled in Canada
A statue has been unveiled in Winnipeg Canada marking the achievements of those who left Scotland for Canada during the Highland Clearances. It is the fist statue of its kind to be erected outside S...
Topics: Clearances
Amanda Moffet
Life of Pi poster shows Scottish Shipwreck
Left is The Life of Pi poster, and on the right the wreck of The Sovereign A Scottish Shipwreck makes a cameo appearance in The Ang Lee Blockbuster - Life of Pi. Surprised locals recognised the wre...
Amanda Moffet
Founder of Clan Keith Society Dies
Sadly the Founder of The Clan Keith Society USA, INC., George L. Newberry, passed away this morning. George founded the USA Clan Keith Society with John Newberry at Grandfather Mountain. Without Geo...
Topics: Keith