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Growing the Family Tree While Discovering Arthur McFalls’ Ancestors

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10 Tips for Having a Great Highland Games Experience

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Finding Community at Highland Games

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The fallacy of surnames and our Scottish ancestry

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Finding the Scottish American Way to Celebrate Robert Burns

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Growing the Family Tree While Discovering Arthur McFalls’ Ancestors

July 25, 2024 No Comments
Culture & Heritage

10 Tips for Having a Great Highland Games Experience

April 9, 2024 1 Comment

Did you know that the United States has more Highland games and Scottish festivals than any other country in…

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Finding Community at Highland Games

July 14, 2022 No Comments

When I first started attending Scottish festivals and Highland games, I observed two different types of clans: those that…

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The fallacy of surnames and our Scottish ancestry

June 30, 2022 4 Comments

As I prepare to help host a Clan Chattan tent at the upcoming Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, I am…

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Finding the Scottish American Way to Celebrate Robert Burns

January 21, 2022 No Comments

Whether or not we have recent family connections to Scotland, we Scottish Americans are very much enthralled with Scottish…

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Diversions on the Road to Discovering My Scottish Ancestry

July 5, 2021 No Comments

This weekend is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. It’s a…

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Robert Burns for Newbies

January 23, 2021 No Comments

I am a “newb” when it comes to Robert Burns. I went to my first Burns Night Supper a…

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My Scots-Irish Ancestor was Nearly Hanged After the Battle of King’s Mountain

October 7, 2020 3 Comments

Two-hundred and forty years ago today, Oct. 7, 1780, a group of backcountry militiamen won a decisive battle over…

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Help Me Replan My First Trip to Scotland

August 11, 2020 No Comments

I should be in Scotland right now. Touring an Islay distillery. Enjoying a wee dram. Sigh. Like many, many…

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Six Things I Love About Whisky

July 30, 2020 No Comments

The tagline of my blog says it’s for people who are keen on “kilts, whisky, bagpipes and heritage.” I…

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