The Scottish Thistle
The thistle ranks next to the rose in British heraldic importance. Although of ancient origin, as the rose, the reason for its importance remains largely a matter of mystery. The thistle grew wild upon the [...]
Scottish New Year Traditions (Happy Hogmanay!)
The Scottish New Year is known as Hogmanay and both New Year's Eve and New Year's Day were also known as Daft Days. The first Monday in January is a holiday and is refered [...]
Graham’s Island (Ferdinandea) named after Sir James Graham
An interesting article about Graham’s land in Antarctica from Richard Graham was published recently. He said that it was named after James Graham who was First Lord of the Admiralty but he did not mention that he [...]
Scots in The South and in Georgia
The remarks below were delivered at the 2002 Annual General Meeting of the Clan Graham Society in Atlanta, Georgia, when the Larry was Vice President of Communications. Richard, Kate, officers and members of the [...]
The Knights Templar and Scotland
"The Knights Templar and Scotland" by Robert Ferguson A newly published book by Robert Ferguson started out as a question in the author’s mind and has ended up as an extensive study of the Knights [...]
The Hunt for Rob Roy: The Man and the Myths
"The Hunt for Rob Roy: The Man and the Myths" by David Stevenson The Duke of Montrose addressed the Annual General Meeting of the Clan Graham Society this past August (2005). He discussed a recently published [...]