Although I have been out and about with the camera taking photos of events held by other Scottish clans, I was disappointed that there was no Cunningham Clan gathering in my home country of Scotland during 2009. I did meet up with the California Commissioner for the long established Clan Cunningham Society of America on the Sunday of the Edinburgh gathering and she introduced me to two of the leading lights in Clan Cunningham USA, a relatively new organisation set up in 2002. There are also organisations known as Cunningham House and ClanCunningham.org. Steps are now in hand to identify and petition for the recognition of a clan Chieftain who would unite the various clan societies as a single Clan, bringing together all the social activities, genealogy, etc. of the various existing societies. I know there are several other Cunninghams on the forum and would urge all of you to suppoprt this initiative.