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[M. A. C. Newsome]

brillant idea Matt!! We spend a huge amount of time discuss kilts & tartans at our tent for the games. Plus brillant way to get your name out there into the market. Since I got my first kilt from you I try to steer people to you and other kiltmakers here on Xmarks, this will undoubtly generate more business for you

Thanks, Oldhiker. That would be great if it did, of course. Generating new business is what keeps the doors of the museum open, and I won't lie, we've had a rough 18 months with the US economy being what it is.

BUT -- that's not the main reason I put those out there. My primary reason was to provide a free educational resource for people. You'll note that the "fact sheets" don't contain any advertisements or mention of the gift shop. But each one does have the museum's address, web site, and phone numbers on the bottom of the page, where we could be reached. Hopefully people who pick up the "fact sheets" will feel inclined to contact us at some point down the road to discover more about the history and traditions of Scottish Highland Dress.

And yes, we'd be very happy if they supported us by leaving a bit of money in our gift shop! :-) But, like I said, that wasn't my primary purpose in creating these.

[Livingston]

Matt, great links. I know we'll use some of the info at our clan tents this year. Also, thanks for adding Clan MacLea (Livingstone) to the list of clans.