The Clan concept came with the different clan members who were cleared out of their homeland by their anglophiled Chiefs. Large family groups were displaced and spread across the commonwealth and colonial areas. Clan gatherings in America are special, in that, at least in the Southern Appalachian region, kin stayed close both in locality, but also in spirit. As a member of Clan Donald, I have met people that I am related to across the millennia as well as a "home" over the water in the Highlands. I also have another branch that takes my heritage into Perth and Stirling.
My mother was Glaswegian and father was English, from Southport. Met and married in Canada. Clan McPherson, but only my son really cares … appropriate tartan kilt, all the add-on’s like sporran etc. and he looks great in it. I just flaunt my flaming red hair as my banner! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
@@KiltsAndCultureClips Of course! My mother, older sister and I are/were redheads. Mom as teased relentlessly about her red hair as a kid, and she taught me to fight back with well spoken words not fists, which was her choice as a kid. I wasn’t teased for my red locks. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
@@Momcat_maggiefelinefanI am an American living in North Carolina, the largest highland Scot population in North America before our revolution. I'm young an I'm all about my Scots heritage. I hope more ppl home to their heritage an ancestors.
@@Sonny-m1f Been there once, many years ago. No Scottish family alive even then. Nobody in my parents generation left in Scotland or here now. In my generation only my son and I care about our heritage. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
I have 2 connections that are a bit ambiguous. Mitchell has a sept that’s tied to Innes, but there doesn’t seem to be a clan otherwise for them + Lord of Lions lists them as armiguous. I’m also directly tied to McConnell. Most people say they are McDonald with alternate spelling, but Peter McDonald Tartan expert pointed out there was a clan Conal that they might descend from as well, and even posted picture of their tartan. They aren’t on list of clans currently.
I'm a member of the Clan Gunn Society of North America and have been for many years now. I pay the annual membership dues, check in at the Clan Gunn tent to let them know I'm there and to get whatever clan banner or item that has the clan crest on it to participate in the parade of clans at Central NY Scottish Games and the calling of the clans at the Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival. I have even helped the clan society commissioner with packing and loading his vehicle after the event was over.
After joining two clan societies and the local Scottish society not a lot. Pay dues go to the highland games or do some genelogy and the clan pick nic. Some of the people are hard to be connected with while a few are good folks. 🤔
After Culloden the highland clan system was destroyed. No more fiery cross, cattle raids, and all that. It's about a connection to others and loyalty and honor
@@KiltsAndCultureClips @straycat1674 is bang on. I think I can legitimately claim Scottish links, to the extent that only old age and lack of ability prevents me wearing the jersey at Murrayfield. However I am not Scottish, never mind member of a clan. I was born and brought up in England and am undoubtedly English, as are my sisters who were born in and spent the first 7 and 9 years of their lives in Scotland. Nobody is that bothered. Among my Scottish cousins the fascination of Nth generation Americans with being a member of the Clan McFake [much of "clan history" having been invented by the Victorians anyway] is seen as harmless, but ridiculous. I suppose everybody needs a hobby.
Being 'part of a clan' is meaningless. Clann comes from the Irish word for children, clann, that's it. Whatever your name is automatically makes you a member of that clan.
The Clan concept came with the different clan members who were cleared out of their homeland by their anglophiled Chiefs. Large family groups were displaced and spread across the commonwealth and colonial areas. Clan gatherings in America are special, in that, at least in the Southern Appalachian region, kin stayed close both in locality, but also in spirit. As a member of Clan Donald, I have met people that I am related to across the millennia as well as a "home" over the water in the Highlands. I also have another branch that takes my heritage into Perth and Stirling.
My mother was Glaswegian and father was English, from Southport. Met and married in Canada. Clan McPherson, but only my son really cares … appropriate tartan kilt, all the add-on’s like sporran etc. and he looks great in it. I just flaunt my flaming red hair as my banner! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
And we're sure it's a beautiful banner indeed!
@@KiltsAndCultureClips Of course! My mother, older sister and I are/were redheads. Mom as teased relentlessly about her red hair as a kid, and she taught me to fight back with well spoken words not fists, which was her choice as a kid. I wasn’t teased for my red locks. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
@@Momcat_maggiefelinefanI am an American living in North Carolina, the largest highland Scot population in North America before our revolution. I'm young an I'm all about my Scots heritage. I hope more ppl home to their heritage an ancestors.
@@Sonny-m1f Been there once, many years ago. No Scottish family alive even then. Nobody in my parents generation left in Scotland or here now. In my generation only my son and I care about our heritage. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
I have 2 connections that are a bit ambiguous. Mitchell has a sept that’s tied to Innes, but there doesn’t seem to be a clan otherwise for them + Lord of Lions lists them as armiguous.
I’m also directly tied to McConnell. Most people say they are McDonald with alternate spelling, but Peter McDonald Tartan expert pointed out there was a clan Conal that they might descend from as well, and even posted picture of their tartan. They aren’t on list of clans currently.
Well said guys.
Friends are good on the day of battle. Well know highland saying.
I'm a member of the Clan Gunn Society of North America and have been for many years now. I pay the annual membership dues, check in at the Clan Gunn tent to let them know I'm there and to get whatever clan banner or item that has the clan crest on it to participate in the parade of clans at Central NY Scottish Games and the calling of the clans at the Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival. I have even helped the clan society commissioner with packing and loading his vehicle after the event was over.
Sounds great!
The Voltron reference is still funny.
After joining two clan societies and the local Scottish society not a lot. Pay dues go to the highland games or do some genelogy and the clan pick nic. Some of the people are hard to be connected with while a few are good folks. 🤔
After Culloden the highland clan system was destroyed. No more fiery cross, cattle raids, and all that. It's about a connection to others and loyalty and honor
I think this stuff means a lot more to non-native Scott’s than nativeborn Scott’s.
Interesting point!
@@KiltsAndCultureClips @straycat1674 is bang on.
I think I can legitimately claim Scottish links, to the extent that only old age and lack of ability prevents me wearing the jersey at Murrayfield.
However I am not Scottish, never mind member of a clan.
I was born and brought up in England and am undoubtedly English, as are my sisters who were born in and spent the first 7 and 9 years of their lives in Scotland. Nobody is that bothered.
Among my Scottish cousins the fascination of Nth generation Americans with being a member of the Clan McFake [much of "clan history" having been invented by the Victorians anyway] is seen as harmless, but ridiculous.
I suppose everybody needs a hobby.
Being 'part of a clan' is meaningless.
Clann comes from the Irish word for children, clann, that's it. Whatever your name is automatically makes you a member of that clan.