The fun of adoption...

[Scotus]

That said, the only thing more boring than my own genealogy is somebody else's genealogy, so I wouldn't particularly want it to become a "searching for descendants of" sort of thread.

I think it would become a genealogy forum within a kilt forum and would spin off course (just as this thread has from it's original subject). IMO, in the context of this public forum, genealogy only relates as far as clans and tartans. There are a lot of genealogy forums on the Internet. Those of us who have a lot of experience in the field go to those places to discuss the public aspects of genealogy.

Freddie, your comments were very well put.

I'll now leave this topic, as I think enough has been said (by me, at least)

[Bryan]

As far as adoption and tartans are concerned, I see it like this. I have a decent amount of Scottish ancestry of my own on my father's side. My wife comes from a predominantly Scottish/Irish family and to honor her, I have a kilt made in the Lamont tartan. I feel that since marrying my wife all those years ago, I became part of her family, so the tartan, in a sense, becomes mine as well. Adoption could be viewed similarly. You are brought into a family that wanted you, so their familial ties become yours, regardless of your blood origins.

[Rogerson785]

I have to agree with Bryan.

I think if you like a particular tartan wear it and as stated many times before you should know a little something about what you are wearing, not just because the color goes well with your red hair etc.. However, if your father was a Gordon and your uncle MacIver / McIver then you should be able to wear either clan’s tartan and wear them with pride.

That’s just my two cents worth.

As far as adoption and tartans are concerned, I see it like this. I have a decent amount of Scottish ancestry of my own on my father's side. My wife comes from a predominantly Scottish/Irish family and to honor her, I have a kilt made in the Lamont tartan. I feel that since marrying my wife all those years ago, I became part of her family, so the tartan, in a sense, becomes mine as well. Adoption could be viewed similarly. You are brought into a family that wanted you, so their familial ties become yours, regardless of your blood origins.