Clan Tents

[AcuteEnigma]

Thanks guys!

Come on by the Clan Sinclair tent at the San Diego games.

Free beer or shortbread! LOL

[Jack Daw]

Thanks guys!

Come on by the Clan Sinclair tent at the San Diego games.

Free beer or shortbread! LOL

Yes, yes...beer is, of course, a very big draw, too.

[sirdaniel1975]

I've been going to H.G.'s for almost 10 years now (I know some of you have been going a lot longer). I first joined the Clan Gunn Society in Oct 1998 at the Stone Mountain H.G.'s. One of the things I do is casually walk through the area of the clan tents just to get an idea as to what people are offering, I've attended H.G.'s in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

I've worked as a vendor at the H.G.'s and info table at the Taste of Scotland (half the day in 1998) doing the what's my tartan deal. The other half of that day was spent in the gift shop selling and selling...

In Fl, most of the clan and society tents are; come and get your free drink or have your picture taken as a highlander and get a free drink... Actual historical information that is educational is minimal. This isn't true for all, the best tents I've seen in Fl are the Wild Highlander's and the Scottish Confederate tent (Civil War tent). This is mostly why I started the club that I have (follow the link below). We haven't had a tent at the games yet, perhaps this upcoming season in FL.

I've been collecting materials for this purpose and am still in the process of purchasing materials. I've built some display boards with some handy info on them:
-Clan Map
-Generic Scottish Map (cities and districts)***
-Statistical info; Scottish Monarch Time-line, Population stats, 100 most common surnames & stats
-kilt display; measurement guide, how get dressed instructions (belted plaid)

The Surname Reference books I have:
-Scots Kith & Kin
-Surnames of Scotland by Black
-Scottish Surnames by Lommond

The Clan & Tartan reference books:
-World Tartans by Zaczek (has many images of tartan, but does have some errors)
-The Clans & Tartans of Scotland by Robert Bain
-The Scottish Tartans by Johnston & Bacon (has great paintings)
-Clans & Tartans of Scotland by James MacKay
-The Clans & Tartans of Scotland by James Grant
-The Clans & Tartans of Scotland by R. R. McIan (just 40 of the paintings)
-Clans & Tartans of Scotland by Zaczek (some errors)

Picture books (great for showing people photographs of there clan & family lands and of course clan castles), (also good for showing people what Flora or Prince Charlie looked like).
-Highlanders by Fitzroy MacLean
-Over the Ord by Henry Sinclair (about Caithness)
-Scotland by David Lyons (scenic photographs)
-Castles of Scotland by Gambaro

I have an array of historical books as well. A Scots Gaelic dictionary is good idea!

My shopping wish list:
-Tartan for Me by Smith
-Compendium of District tartans
-A book or two on Scottish Regiments
-A book or two on Heraldry
-British Isle atlas book
-Book on Irish Surnames
-Canopy Tent
-tables
-chairs
-chest, for locking up materials

I suggest owning your own canopy tent and tables, some games charge rental fees.

I have flags and we're making banners at our next meeting!