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Plans for the 2011 Annual Gathering
Clan Donnachaidh Centre
Bruar, Pitlochry Tel/Fax: 01796 483338
Perthshire, PH18 5TW secretaryclandonna@btconnect.com
CLAN GATHERING AND AGM
September 7th – 11th 2011
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 2pm on Friday 9th September 2011 in Killiecrankie Hall. The Hall is situated in the village of Killiecrankie and is the last building on the left as you travel south towards Pitlochry or the first on the right as you enter the village from the south. There is limited parking at the hall but extra parking is available at the Killiecrankie Visitors Centre 300 yards south of the hall.
Other planned Events for the extended weekend are:-
Wednesday September 7th At 6.30pm Welcome Reception at Westlands Hotel, Pitlochry.
Thursday September 8th:
9.30am – 5.30pm Meet at Fishers Hotel, Pitlochry for a Coach tour to Huntingtower Castle near Perth (admission £4.20 or £3.40 for Seniors) with lunch in Dunkeld Golf Club and tour of Dunkeld Cathedral (tour is free but a donation to the upkeep of the Cathedral is welcomed). Cost of coach will be approximately £12 per person.
7.30pm Rannoch & Highland Branch Social Evening in The Tryst Pitlochry. Gordon Dilworth will give a talk entitled “Local Reminiscences” there will be a small charge and light refreshments.
Friday September 9th: Society Annual General Meeting at 2pm in Killiecrankie Hall. Refreshments provided.
This will be followed by the Chief’s Reception and Dinner at 7.15pm at the Westlands Hotel in Pitlochry. Cost £25 each.
Saturday September 10th: Annual Highland Games in Pitlochry. Entry fee payable at the gate. £5 approx.
Sunday September 11th: Church Service at 12.30pm at Struan Kirk, led by Clan Chaplain.
DNA meeting in Pitlochry The Tryst Lounge at 2pm.
Prior notice would be appreciated if you wish to attend the Clan Dinner and any of the events. I enclose a form, please either fill it in and return it or telephone, fax, e-mail or write to the Clan Centre before August 31st in order that a place may be reserved for you, and if you require transport to any or all of these events please contact us at the Clan Centre (01796 483338).
Pitlochry Tourist Centre email is pitlochry@visitscotland.com if you wish to contact them for room bookings in the town. There is information on our website: www.donnachaidh.com
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Please let us know if you are coming by email: secretaryclandonna@btconnect.com
or by telephone (01796 483 338)
or return the form below:
We know it is difficult to send us money from abroad, so we are happy to accept your credit card in the Clan shop, or cash, when you arrive.
Tear off : PLEASE RETURN TO CLAN DONNACHAIDH CENTRE, BRUAR, PERTHSHIRE, PH18 5TW, UK with money enclosed by August 31st 2011
Please complete: NAME AND ADDRESS
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Email :
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PAY THE CLAN CENTRE: Coach tour and Dinner |
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Wednesday 7th September: At 6.30pm
Welcome Reception at Westlands Hotel. Free. |
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Thursday 8th September at 7.30pm
Social in the Tryst, Pitlochry, there will be a small charge at door. Light Refreshments provided. |
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Thursday 8th September leaving 9.30am back at 5.30pm.
Coach tour to Huntingtower Castle near Perth. Lunch in Dunkeld Golf Club (not included in cost) & tour of Dunkeld Cathedral - £15 per person |
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Friday 9th September
Chief’s Reception and Dinner at 7.15pm in Westlands Hotel,
Pitlochry. Cost £25 per person |
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Sunday 11 September DNA Meeting in The Tryst, Pitlochry
Free. Afternoon meeting |
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MESSAGES FROM CHAIRMAN OF CLAN DONNACHAIDH
For Branch Officers: Instructions for submitting subscriptions/membership dues to the Clan Membership Secretary in Scotland
Instructions for submitting subscriptions/membership dues to the
Clan Membership Secretary in Scotland
At the 2010 AGM, new procedures were adopted which should assist the Branch Treasurers in submitting collected Clan Society subscriptions/membership dues to Scotland.
- Annual subscriptions, or memberships, are due and payable on January 1 of each year. The Membership Secretary is aware that many of the members in the clan branches choose to pay the dues at the highland games event which they attend during the year. It was decided that a reasonable deadline should be placed on the date which the funds could be accepted in Scotland in order to facilitate a more efficient accounting system. Therefore, while subscriptions are due on January 1, they will be accepted no later than July 31 at the Clan Centre to record membership for the current year. Any funds received after July 31 will be considered membership for the following year. If a member submits the dues after that date, but still wishes to receive a copy of the Clan Annual for the current year, then an additional £5 may be paid and the Clan Annual will be mailed. It has been requested that at least one submission by each branch be received by the Clan Secretary prior to April 1 in order that the members’ names and addresses can be provided to the Clan Annual printer by the date deadline.
- Donations to the Clan Centre may be submitted and accepted at any time during the year.
- When the Branch Treasurer submits collected subscriptions, please follow these new guidelines:
- For renewing members, please submit a written list which contains the name of the member, the membership number, the amount paid, and any changes to the member’s contact information, including an e-mail address if you have the member’s permission to disclose it.
- For new members, please submit a written list which contains the name of the member, the amount paid, address, telephone number, e-mail address.
- A new form has been created which should help both the Branch Treasurer and the Membership Secretary in recording the subscriptions and is provided on the next page. Please take advantage of the form.
- When the subscriptions have been recorded in Scotland, the Membership Secretary will notify the Branch Treasurer via e-mail that the funds have been received and will include the new membership numbers. As a safeguard, if the Branch Treasurer does not receive an acknowledgement from the Membership Secretary within two weeks of submission, then the Treasurer would be wise to send an e-mail of inquiry to the Membership Secretary.
Methods for submitting the subscriptions
- Send the written lists, along with a clan branch credit card authorization to the Clan Centre.
- Send the written lists, along with a clan branch cheque/check or certified bank check. If using this method, please remember that the Society must pay bank fees and a conversion charge, so if possible, include an extra $10.
- Pay from the society website via PayPal, but remember to also e-mail the written list. Individual members may also use the PayPal method.
- You may choose to Fax a subscription to 01796 483338, or 011 44 1796 483338 from the US, or call the Clan Centre with your card information at 011 44 1796 483338.
Subscription totals for 2012
Choice of Membership
UK Members Overseas Members
1 yr. £20.00 $25.00
5 yrs. £80.00 $160.00
Life £250.00 $500.00
Clan Centre Address: Clan Donnachaidh Centre, Bruar, Perthshire, PH18 5TW Scotland, U.K.
Membership Secretary: managerclandonna@btconnect.com
Clan Secretary: secretaryclandonna@btconnect.com
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Youth Membership Program
The Donnachaidh Honorary Youth Membership program, implemented four years ago, has resulted in more than 611 enthusiastic young members to date. Designed to educate children under the age of 21 about the role of Clan Donnachaidh in Scotland's history, the program is free. Each new Clan Donnachaidh Honorary Youth Member receives a beautiful certificate, suitable for framing and signed by the Chief. The certificate design is actually borrowed from the original 1893 Clan Donnachaidh membership certificate.
The history of our great clan is a story worth telling and retelling, as was the custom under the old clan system. However, we live in a different, faster world today and if future generations are to hear the Donnachaidh story it will be our children and our grandchildren, the historians of tomorrow, who will tell them. We must teach those children today.
DNA Program
Undoubtedly the most important project created during the past few years is the Clan Donnachaidh DNA Surname Project. Everyone at some time or another has wondered about his or her origins, but until recently family history research relied on oral tradition and written records, both usually in short supply. Now, however, the new and rapidly expanding science of genetic genealogy has created an explosion of Mitochondrial and Y-DNA testing. The Clan Donnachaidh DNA project, administered by Family Tree DNA of Houston, Texas, presently numbers more than 500 participants, and many have identified other participants with whom they share a Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA). The program includes an estimate, based on test results, of how many generations ago the MRCA probably lived. For more, open the DNA section of this site.
Bill Robertson
 THE AIMS OF THE DNA PROJECT....
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Journey Home Consultant
My name is Judy Hardin Harkin and I am very honored and pleased to be selected as the Journey Home Consultant for Clan Donnachaidh.
I’m sure that all of you dream of going to Scotland. A highlight of such a journey would be attending an Annual General Meeting. And what an absolutely wonderful experience an AGM is!!! Meeting the Chief and his family, getting to know fellow clansmen from around the world, all these become vivid memories that you will cherish the rest of your days.
But where do you start the planning process? What kind of lodging is available? Where’s a good place to eat? What sites are “must dos”’? Can I get around using public transport or should I rent a car? Are there places off the beaten track that aren’t mentioned in the travel brochures but which will add to my understanding of our heritage? I have time to visit more than just the clan lands, what else should be on my list of places to see? And the list goes on….
Clan members who have attended AGMs will be helping me to answer these questions and more. We have all had the joy of being in Scotland and want to share the knowledge we’ve gained. Christy has brought back brochures from Pitlochry and other areas of interest in Perthshire. There are a multitude of Internet sites that will prove helpful – and addictive!!!! As Journey Home Consultant I will share this wealth of information with the Branch leaders, and with you as individuals.
I’m not a travel agent -- I won’t be making reservations, etc. – I’m just someone who loves Scotland, the Clan, and who wants to help you make the most of your visit to this ancient and majestic land.
I was born and raised in Missouri, moving to New Bern, North Carolina in 1992. I am a Donnachaidh by marriage thanks to my husband Duncan. We have been members of the Clan Society in Scotland since 2000 and joined Donnachaidh of the Carolinas in 2002. I have served as Membership Chair/Secretary of the Carolinas branch for the past year. I find the history and culture of Scotland fascinating -- especially the part that Clan Donnachaidh has played. We as a clan have much to be proud of.
On Duncan’s and my first visit to Scotland, we chose a central location with the idea of taking day trips. We were surprised and delighted to find that we were staying in the heart of clan country!!! What a memorable week we had. Three more trips to Scotland followed, two of them planned around the date of the clan’s AGM. Perthshire is absolutely beautiful, and no matter where else we visit while in Scotland, our hearts always draw us back to clan country.
As the Journey Home Consultant, I look forward to helping YOU discover this ancient and wondrous land.
Best Regards,
Judy Harkin < journeyhometoscotland@yahoo.com >
New polycotton Robertson Hunting tartan has been chosen:
There was a significant majority in favour of the largest sett and Janet Washington will now have it made up.
Contact: Janet Washington
Claire Charles Designs
8 West Moulin Road
Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5AD
Tel: 01796 473787
Email: janet @ clairecharlesdesigns.co.uk
www.clairecharlesdesigns.co.uk
 click on buttons below to see large view of samples:
  
Reduced by Reduced by Original size
25% 50% 100%
A professional dressmaker comments that, although a small sett looks attractive close up, from a distance it can create a very
‘busy’ effect; it tends to look more like a check and so less Scottish; and it can look more like a children’s pattern.
Commissioning of the tartan:
A professional dressmaker comments that, although a small sett looks attractive close up, from a distance it can create a very
‘busy’ effect; it tends to look more like a check and so less Scottish; and it can look more like a children’s pattern.
The sett for the new polycotton for Modern Robertson Hunting tartan has been received in three sizes, printed on card with
samples of the cotton attached.
The colours in the scans provided are not a perfect match with the real colours
A scan has been made of each sample and an electronic copy has been requested from the manufacturer. Unfortunately
none
of these fully reflects the vivid colours of the card copy and cotton samples. It appears the manufacturer usually checks
tartan colours against recommended sources.
The pdf scans are too light. The GIF images sent by the manufacturer, which are the right size when viewed at 150% in Microsoft
photo manager, are also too light and do not reflect the right quality of colour when viewed on screen. A better result may be
obtained by printing.
It has not been able to adjust the scan colours to match the card and cotton samples. The green is a deep emerald and
has a
quality not reflected in the scan on screen. The blue is a deep marine blue, and the red is scarlet. The colours are not the
muted colours of the ancient Robertson Hunting tartan. They look more like colours sometimes seen in silk.
New articles on Clan Donnachaidh surnames and The Robertsons of Muirton
1. We now have 2 new articles on Clan Donnachaidh surnames and The Robertsons of Muirton. See our DNA page
to find these articles.
2. This special notice to the website. This is a special deal for the 12 marker Y-DNA test that Stephanie got from FTDNA
after she met with them in Scotland this summer. We have until the end of November on this special price. We will make this
order at the end of the month. We already have ordered 10 kits on this offer from FTDNA. These kits are for Scotland where
we are working to gain more participants.
People donate through the FTDNA general fund site for the Donnachaidh DNA Project. Below is the site address and information.
Use this link to access the FTDNA general fund site.
http://www.familytreedna.com/group-general-fund-contribution.aspx
Select 'D' in the left box and then 'Donnachaidh' in the right box. You can then enter the payment information. Or you can call
FTDNA at 713-868-1438. You can also direct the donation as you like.
FTDNA also has their holiday sale on until Dec. 31st for the 37 and 67 marker test and mtdna test. It would be good
also to note this separately. The holiday 37 marker price is $119.00 for the Donnachaidh Project.
 Click this icon to view more about our 2009 AGM...Please allow time
for pictures to load..
For a Society Brochure click here ...........
Minutes of the 7th AGM of the Clan Donnachaidh Society
Guarantee Company:
PDF  or word document
Clan Donnachaidh Society Financial Statements (Company
Limited by Guarantee)for the year ended
31 December 2009 ....
For sheet music of Struan Robertson's Rant
and Robertson's Hornpipe click on bagpipe
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