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Scottish people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The [15] American Community Survey 2004 by the US Census Bureau estimates 5,752,571 people claiming Scottish ancestry and 5,323,888 people claiming Scotch-Irish ancestry. Scottish culture has particularly thrived in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland") where both Lowland and Highland Scots settled in large numbers and is the home of the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts. Scottish culture is also evident across North America with various Highland games festivals. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_people   (1875 words)

Scottish American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Scottish Americans or Scots Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in the northwest European country of Scotland. Scottish Americans are closely related to Scots-Irish Americans, also called Ulster-Scots, who in the US are treated as part of a common ethnic group. In addition to traditional Scottish sports such as the Caber toss and the Hammer throw, there are Whisky tastings, traditional foods such as Haggis, and traditional Scottish dance. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_American   (470 words)

Historians and the Scottish-American Connection When Scottish women formed their own ethnic organization, the Daughters of Scotia, in 1898, they reflected the same concerns that animated the national Daughters of the American Revolution (formed in 1890) and the regional United Daughters of the Confederacy (formed in 1894). Scottish migration to the British North American Colonies during the seventeenth century remained sporadic, but from the early eighteenth century forward, extended bands of Highland and Lowland Scots settled all through Nova Scotia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. They moved west as "Americans." Since the infamous Highland Clearances of the nineteenth century sent immigration primarily to Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, the American aspect of the Scottish story simply stops. www.electricscotland.com /history/scottish_american.htm   (4133 words)

Ray Lifestyles of Scottish Americans between their immigration to North America and the post-World War I era are given only occasional cursory discussion, with the economic, political and social interaction with other ethnic groups rarely mentioned. The author’s study of Scottish American heritage movements is effective as an anthropological study of a modern ethnic group. Scottish Americans tracing their lineage to Lowland Scots do not claim Gaelic heritage. personal.tcu.edu /~SWOODWORTH/Ray.html   (1950 words)

Scottish American Military Society The Scottish American Military Society is a veterans organization. The Scottish belt is a symbol of allegiance to the Chief's Crest which it surrounds. The membership is composed primarily of veterans of Scottish ancestry who have served - or are serving - in the Armed Forces of the United States and the Commonwealth. www.kenscott.com /sams.htm   (316 words)

Highland Heritage: Scottish Americans in the American South, by Celeste Ray. Introduction. In my initial forays to Scottish events, I was intrigued by the way in which Scottish Americans from across the country, of Highland, Lowland, and Scots-Irish ancestry alike, celebrate their ethnic identity with the imagery and material culture of Highland Scots. Likewise, Americans of northern European descent are lumped together as "white"--seeming to lack any ethnicity--yet Scottish Americans and Irish Americans explicitly make clear that they are not Anglo-Saxons. The following account of Scottish Americans focuses on Americans of European descent who actively celebrate their ethnic awareness. www.ibiblio.org /uncpress/chapters/ray_highland.html   (5855 words)

American History - Part 1 The Scottish American Military Society was founded and chartered in North Carolina April 12, 1981, as a non-profit organization. In the early 1800's, American history reveals the old west had lots of trails as the western migration continued to lead thousands of easterners west to explore the new frontier, seek their fortune, stake their claim, homestead a portion of the large land grants that were available to them. Adam Chisholm, captured at Preston and was transported to American on the Elizabeth and Ann from Liverpool 29 June 1710. www.electricscotland.com /history/america   (1773 words)

The American right and Scottish nationalism This is to "recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish Americans to the United States". Thus, in the construction of Scottishness understood in the United States, Celtic imagery and cultural commodities are to the fore. Scottishness in the USA is constructed within a specific political rhetoric.... wsws.org /articles/1999/feb1999/scot-f03.shtml   (1322 words)

Scottish Folk Bands article p.1-- Portland America -- Ossian, Whistlebinkies Last year I attended a modern dance concert where I never expected to hear Scottish music, but as I watched the dancers interpret their "American Suite," one old Scottish tune after another came over the P.A. system, rounded out by an Irish and an old-timey Southern tune. By listening to bands you know to be Scottish, you will learn that despite their borrowing of Irish, rock, folk, world, jazz, or country sounds, they usually retain a distinctly Scottish flavor, sometimes quite deliberately. Scottish folk music clubs in the 1970s spawned a number of bands whose members set about exploring their Scottish musical roots. www.portlandamerica.com /page20.html   (542 words)

Scottish-American Gravestones, 1700-1900 : Genealogical Publishing Company When one considers that a number of these gravestone inscriptions contain references to family members who died abroad, as well as those who died in Scotland, Scottish gravestones take on even more importance for North Americans. These facts have not been lost on the indefatigable Scottish researcher, David Dobson, who, drawing upon both published and unpublished sources, has compiled this new volume of death records, Scottish-American Gravestones, 1700-1900. After that date, Scottish law mandated the systematic recording of births, marriages, and deaths throughout the nation, while prior to 1855 Scottish parish registers tended to focus on baptismal and marriage entries, to the virtual exclusion of death records. www.genealogical.com /index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9323   (288 words)

Scottish Claymores - American football in Scotland The Scottish Gridiron Association announced the nominees for the 2006 induction into the Scottish Claymores Hall of Fame as part of the Scottish American Football. The Scottish Gridiron Association was set up in the 1990's to represent the Scottish teams and to run a Scottish League of American Football. BAFRA is the British American Football Referees Association. www.claymores.co.uk   (367 words)

National Tartan Day USA Scottish Tartans Museum is located in North Carolina and is the only American extension of the Scottish Tartans Society in Pitlochry, Scotland. Scottish Archive Network is a three-year project dedicated to opening up Scotland's archival heritage by linking archives throughout Scotland and creating a unique knowledge base on Scottish history and culture. The Declaration was an inspiration for future generations and became the basis of the American Declaration of Independence. www.tartanday.org /weblinks.htm   (398 words)

SCOTTISH HIGHLAND DRESS For those who are confused by the plethora of "costume" one sees at the average North American Highland Games and who are yet more interested in participating in the continuing and evolving live traditions of Scottish National dress, there follows an outline of modern standards for their guidance. These name tags are not, of course, a part of Scottish National Dress as such, and their use is to be identified with the work that is being done and not with the clothes being worn. The civilian style bonnets worn with Scottish National Dress are most often of the same cut as those formerly worn by officers and may be of pale tan, light blue, dark blue or Lovat green. www.ccsna.org /jsep46.htm   (4542 words)

The Scottish Banner Newspaper The Scottish Banner is the Scottish community’s favorite international monthly publication for ex-pat Scots or those with an interest in Scottish culture and tradition. The Scottish Banner is available by home subscription, at newsagents, Scottish shops, at highland games and special events and various other outlets depending on your location. The Scottish Banner has been publishing for over 29 years and has firmly established itself as the link to “home” for many of its loyal readers. www.scottishbanner.com   (243 words)

Scots-Irish : American The Scots-Irish Presbyterians settled in the American frontier during with the 18th century were a unique breed of people with an independent spirit which boldly challenged the arbitrary powers of monarchs and established the church. Scottish Highlanders, Indian Peoples: This epic tale traces the McDonald family over a thousand years: starting with a ninth-century migration from Ireland to Scotland; taking in medieval warriors who battled for Scotland's independence from England; ending with these warriors' descendants on Montana's Flathead Reservation. Your Scottish Ancestry: Winner of NGS's 1998 Award for Excellence in Genealogical Methods and Sources, this book is a complete reference of records and techniques for Scottish research in North America. www.bairdnet.com /books/page3.html   (533 words)

American Scottish Foundation - Home The American-Scottish Foundation, Inc. is a nationwide, non-profit American organization whose broad and imaginative purpose is to build bonds of interest and co-operation, both social and commercial, between the people of Scotland and the United States. The American-Scottish Foundation, Inc., (ASF) celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2006, is now accepting applications for an intern to assist the Foundation with the planning and implementation of a series of Anniversary events that will take place in New York City and Scotland during 2006. The Foundation provides Scots and Americans with a strong, non-political base and general point of contact. www.americanscottishfoundation.com   (111 words)

Breed Article: Scottish Fold Rosemond Peltz, who served as the first genetic consultant for the American Scottish Fold breeders, offered the opinion that "in generations to come the undesirable defect may be diminished by extremely careful breeding." With the knowledge from the Jackson study, breeders began to use more outcrossing and the gene pool increased. Without the help and generosity of American and British Shorthair breeders who share their beautiful cats with Fold breeders, this breed might well be lost to the cat fancy and all those who love the "Foldie." More points are placed on the tail of the Fold than in any other breed's standard. The first documented and recognized ancestor of all Scottish Folds is "Susie," a folded-ear barn cat found on the McRae farm at Coupar Angus in the Tayside Region of Scotland. www.cfainc.org /breeds/profiles/articles/scottish.html   (2429 words)

North American Scottish Games Athletics Event Results NASGA was founded in 1976 and is dedicated to the promotion and understanding of Scottish Heavy Events competition in North America and to inform athletes, judges, officials, and all other interested persons of news and results of Scottish Highland Games held throughout North America. The tradition of the "Scottish Games" athletic competition goes back to the days when rival clans or kings would meet. Competitions were organized to keep down the brawling and "street fighting," to impress one's rivals with displays of strength and skill, and to gain honor and prestige. www.accessenter.com /games   (157 words)

Scottish American Athletes of Central California (SAACC) The SAAA (Scottish American Athletic Association) is the #1 sponsor of all games on the west coast. I formed the SAACC to provide a fun setting for local athletes who are interested in Scottish Heavy Athletics. We cater to both the experienced athletes (SAAA members, like myself) as well as those that are just starting or are interested in competing but are unaware of where to start. saacc.tripod.com   (207 words)

The Dark Horse: Scottish-American Poetry Magazine It is an international literary magazine committed to British and American poetry, and is published in Scotland. www.star.ac.uk /darkhorse.html   (41 words)

Witherspoon Bibliography Ahlstrom, Sydney E. "The Scottish Philosophy and American Theology." CH 24 (1955): 257-72. Scottish Prose of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Written by the second Scottish president of Princeton, this book examines the contributions of several of the important thinkers of the Common Sense tradition. mailer.fsu.edu /~jbraswel/dissertation/bib.html   (2312 words)

Scottish justice, American style - [Sunday Herald] Criminals face a swift move through the Scottish courts and into US-style high-profile punishments in the community within hours of being caught, as part of one of the most sweeping changes to the justice system. Summary justice accounts for 96% of cases that come through the Scottish courts – the most serious 4% of cases being heard in the high court. This is expected to feature in the Executive’s response to McInnes’s report, which will be published on Tuesday and recommend a range of sweeping reforms to the summary justice system and way most of the court system is run. www.sundayherald.com /40565   (1000 words)

Welcome to St. Andrews Presbyterian College The Scottish Heritage Center, located in the DeTamble Library, houses a notable collection of old and rare books dealing with Scottish and Scottish-American history, genealogy, and culture as well as current scholarly titles and periodicals. This weekend includes the "Our Scottish Heritage" Symposium, an educational opportunity which features presentations of Scottish and Scottish-American history, genealogy, and culture by top scholars from Scotland and the United States. The Scottish Heritage Center was established to highlight and preserve the Scottish heritage and traditions of the region and beyond. www.sapc.edu /shc/shc/index.php   (495 words)

e-Keltoi: e-Keltoi: Volume 2, Cultural Survival - Becoming Cold-hearted like the Gentiles Around Them: Scottish Gaelic in the United States 1872-1912, by Michael Newton This final remark implies that this is what had happened to the Scottish Celtic Society of New York - leaders had compromised the Gaelic substance of the society in order to seem more fashionable according to the norms of mainstream American metropolitan culture. Alasdair MacLean Sinclair (giving himself American credentials as "An ex-officer of the Philadelphia Caledonian Club") attempted to convince the readers of The Scottish-American Journal that such an effort was important in a long letter (27 February 1889). A Scottish minister who traveled widely wrote in 1872 that Gaelic was not preached anywhere "I could hear of in the United States, save in one church at Elmira, 100 miles west of Chicago" (Masson 1873: 28). www.uwm.edu /Dept/celtic/ekeltoi/volumes/vol2/2_3/newton_2_3.html   (17427 words)

Scottish. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. Scottish is the full, original form of the adjective. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. There is, however, no sure rule for referring to things, since the history of variation in the use of these words has left many expressions in which the choice is fixed, such as Scotch broth, Scotch whisky, Scottish rite, and Scots Guards. www.bartleby.com /61/8/S0160800.html   (246 words)

Scotland: Genealogy There is a major new Scottish Resource which will help you find out more about where you ancestors came from: the Gazetteer for Scotland. The last major source of information is the GENIUK project which collects information and resources on British (including Scottish) and Irish genealogy. A Listing of Scottish Clans (based in Scotland, extensive but not complete) www.geo.ed.ac.uk /home/scotland/genealogy.html   (657 words)

Scottish & American Architecture - a comparative study Many Scottish architects, like their American cousins, were moving away from classical influences towards more freedom in style. Airdrie Library, one of Scotland's earliest, dating from 1893, is the nearest Scottish comparison to the American style. The architectural variety of the Carnegie libraries, built in such a short period in both countries, is nevertheless still staggering. www.scotcities.com /carnegie/american.htm   (802 words)

Scottish-American Court Records, 1733-1783 : Genealogical Publishing Company The political union of Scotland and England in 1707 led to a rapid expansion of Scottish economic links with the American colonies, especially on the Chesapeake, where in the years prior to the Revolution the tobacco trade was controlled by Glasgow-based merchants and their factors. Evidence of this economic expansion and the subsequent settlement of Scots in America exists in a wide range of documentary sources in Scotland, including the records of the Scottish court system which have been deposited in the Scottish Record Office in Edinburgh. This present work is a digest of such evidence and is based on the minute books of the Court of Session (the highest civil court) and those of the High Court of the Admiralty (which had jurisdiction in all seafaring and maritime cases) for the period 1733-1783. www.genealogical.com /index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=1477   (220 words)

Scottish American Travel Alliance - Scotland America Partners In this area there is a very strong Scottish American relationship where many ex pats. Scottish American Travel Alliance - Scotland America Partners Copyright © 2003 - 2005, Scottish American Travel Alliance, all rights reserved. www.scottishamericantravelalliance.com   (288 words)

The Scottish Society of Knoxville Web Site Home Page The mission of the Scottish Society of Knoxville is to foster interest in the culture, heritage, and contributions of the Scots and Scots-Irish, and to provide venues for recognizing and celebrating their rich legacy. Membership in the Scottish Society of Knoxville is open to all families and individuals who have an interest in Scottish heritage, culture, and history. You are invited to join the Scottish Society of Knoxville and become one of us. www.knoxscots.com   (168 words)

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