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BUMP: Price now reduced to $40.
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If anyone has one of the L.L. Bean cotton twill shirts in the U.S. Coast Guard tartan in a size XL they might be willing to part with, I am interested. :-)
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16th February 16, 11:16 AM
For Sale: one diced glengarry, size 7 1/2 (U.S.) from Robert Mackie -- ordered from J. Higgins circa 2000.
Condition: Very good. Only worn a handful of times at various Scottish functions since...
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Farwell's "Mr. Kipling's Army" tells the story about a regiment wanting to start a row with the Black Watch calling for a pint of "Broken Square" around the Jocks in a pub in reference to when...
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The Royal Scots claim is well-documented, and I can't say I've seen any reference to the Coldstreamers claiming that particular nickname. I've only seen reference to "The Lilywhites".
Also to my...
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The Royal Scots were known as "Pontius Pilate's Body Guard" due to their being the first regiment of foot raised in 1633 for service in France by Sir John Hepburn:
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Total speculation on my part, but I would agree with Bruce's thoughts that these are pipers from 1 SCOTS, as that particular style of "wooly-pully" seems to be distinctive to the old Royal Scots. I...
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One more thing to add to this post: don't forget that the best way to identify a possible link to a clan is a geographic location; ancestors who were from the traditional area associated with a...
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http://www.caledoniansocietyofbermuda.com/
All in good fun, Mike. Cheers! <grin>
T.
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And I wasn't referring to regimental tartans per se, Mike, but uniforms themselves. <grin> Ships in the night and all that. There were many British regiments stationed in the Sommers Isles, including...
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Texas Navy Admiral as well...and unlike Nebraska, Texas in fact did have not one, but TWO navies during the Revolution of 1836 and as an independent republic -- the navy was partially financed by the...
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Horses for courses, Mike. I like the look of Bermuda shorts. Remember, not every regiment stationed in Bermuda was a Scottish one.
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From this long-time American Civil War/Spanish-American War reenactor, "spot on". We used to hear this all of the time at various and sundry events in the summer: "aren't you hot in those clothes?"...
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Ironically I just purchased this title for our college library on Monday:
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19th February 15, 08:58 AM
Something to keep in mind: In general, displays of ethnicity in the mid-19th century United States tended to be at the community level, such where a fairly large number of a particular ethnicity...
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15th January 15, 09:47 AM
Given the possible Black Watch connection, I'm wondering if the F & P refer to Forfar and Perth, which was part of the traditional recruiting area for the BW?
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15th January 15, 08:26 AM
The collar dogs and sporran badge appear to be the Black Watch "Jimmy" (St. Andrew and his cross).
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23rd December 14, 08:24 PM
Grey flannel trousers. <wink> I'm playing St. Nicholas at the family Mass at our parish tomorrow night at 6 pm, and then serving as Master of Ceremonies/Crucifer at Midnight Mass -- the kilt would be...
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23rd December 14, 12:42 PM
The BBC ran a very interesting article recently concerning the Norse roots of Christmas:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-30411490
Note the connection to the University of...
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17th December 14, 07:01 AM
Someone mentioned the custom of "First Footing" on Hogmanay; that custom evidently immigrated to the New World with the Scots, as the noted Ozark folklorist Vance Randolph, in his magnum opus Ozark...
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15th December 14, 06:29 PM
Anne Ross's The Folklore of the Scottish Highlands does discuss Christmas (Nollaig) customs in the Western Isles, where many of the residents retained the Roman Catholic faith. Ross cites Martin...
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8th December 14, 09:53 AM
Tickets are now available for The Scottish Saint Andrew’s Society of Springfield’s annual Robert Burns Night Supper on Saturday, January 24 2014, at The White River Conference Center, 600 West...
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27th November 14, 02:48 PM
The swagger stick became somewhat popular with some American officers (Patton and MacArthur, for example) during the First World War; The "China Marines" (American Marines stationed in China until...
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25th November 14, 08:04 PM
So where do you post then about Burns Suppers, St. Andrew's Balls, Caledonian Society meetings, etc. which are special occasions AND an outward symbol of cultural identity?
Colin's suggestion is...
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