I Joined my clan society

[McMurdo]

You would be very much mistaken.

There is much misinformation in many of the lists of septs and families that are claimed to be associated with the various clans. These bogus lists are perpetrated by tartan merchants who want to sell as much of their product to as many people as possible, and by clan associations who want to attract as many members as possible. Some common names appear on several of these lists.

The first step in tracing your family's history is going to the oldest people in your family and asking them what they remember about their parents, grandparents, and other ancestors. Then one goes to the public records to verify and flesh out these stories, ALWAYS working backward one generation at a time, without skipping any.

Sir I appreciate your input, as you have gone to the trouble of looking into your family background, I would like to tell you of the other materials sent to me today, there was a welcome letter I will not bore you with the particulars, just what pertains to your comments quoted above:

Enclosed you will find a genealogy chart. Please fill in the chart, copy it and send the original to Nellie Graham Lowry at the address listed on the chart. Perhaps we can help you make a "connection" and your information will be added to our genealogical records.
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I see nothing wrong with this statement, my hope is that joining the clan society will bring me to a greater understanding of the history of my clan.

[gilmore]

Sir I appreciate your input, as you have gone to the trouble of looking into your family background, I would like to tell you of the other materials sent to me today, there was a welcome letter I will not bore you with the particulars, just what pertains to your comments quoted above:

Enclosed you will find a genealogy chart. Please fill in the chart, copy it and send the original to Nellie Graham Lowry at the address listed on the chart. Perhaps we can help you make a "connection" and your information will be added to our genealogical records.
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I see nothing wrong with this statement, my hope is that joining the clan society will bring me to a greater understanding of the history of my clan.

Good idea. Once you have done your chart, you might also want to go to www.rootsweb.com, search for their McMurdo message board and mailing list, and post it there.

[McMurdo]

Good idea. Once you have done your chart, you might also want to go to www.rootsweb.com, search for their McMurdo message board and mailing list, and post it there.

That would work if McMurdo was my surname, however it is my middle name, for the surname see the certificate in post one.

[gilmore]

That would work if McMurdo was my surname, however it is my middle name, for the surname see the certificate in post one.

Yes, sorry, I noticed after I posted that.

I went to rootsweb.com and though there is neither a message board nor a mailing list for Allardyce, the name comes up in searches quite a few times. "McMurdo" has a message board.

You might also try a search at http://www.familysearch.org the LDS site. It has some public records, but their lineages should be verified independently before accepting them.

Good luck.