Of Two Clans

[grizzbass]

It goes back through my mother's side to arrive quickest at the scots but my dad's side finally gets there. My mom side gets to a male scot back in 1830 but even then it's just a name (Anderson) with only an occupation (cobbler) and death date (1863). Catherine McKenzie Anderson Dye, his wife, then moved to america where a couple of page history of her life was written down by her grandson so at first I knew more of her and wore McKenzie mostly. Even though I don't know any more of him now I tend to divide them equally because he is still my great great great grandfather and I want to honor him.
I view it more of a person thing. Wearing the tartan of an ancestor is to honor them especially since a bunch of english, swiss, germans and danes joined the tree between me and the scots so there is probably little scottish dna left. It isn't to me a DNA thing. They, as well as the germans, danes, english and swiss, are my family. I admit I'm more excited about the Scots and Danes (yea vikings) but have thought about lederhosen every so often (but don't drink so would seems weird) and have always been a fan of english history and love the dickens festival here in riverside. It's coming up next month and I can't wait.
I've never joined a clan org so it hasn't mattered but if I did I guess I'd go with their rules although being paternal based does strike me as something that needs to change.