Take a sneak peek at the themed landsin UK's new f,3.5 billion theme resort

New theme park, The London Resort, will have sixthemed lands including partnerships with the BBC, ITVStudios and Paramount Pictufes

Ever since the news was announced that a newf,3.Sbillion theme park was being built in the tIK, thrill-seekers have eagerly awaited a glimpse ofwhat will be onoffer

Now The London Resorl has revealed a first look atthe themed lands which will make up the 53 S-acre site (thesize of 136 Wembley Stadiums) by releasing some of theconcept art - and it looks pretty impressive.

The resort has been dubbed the UK's answer toDisneyland, although it has no afliliation with Disney.

However, it has parbrered with the BBC, ITV Studiosand Paramount Pictures - and it will offer six different landsfor visitors; The High Street, The Studios, The Woods, TheIsles, The Jungle and The Staryort.

There will be themes including Kingdom, Jungle andenchanted Woods.

The High Street will offer shops, restaurants, hotelsand even a waterpark, and will serve as a gateway to thepark.

Those after an adrenaline rush can head to The Stu-dios which promises "exhilarating thrills ofbig, block-buster features" including "explosive action, high-octanecar chases and high-stakes espionage", or the The Junglewhere you'll find "ancient secrets, surprising discoveriesand strange mystical artefacts".

The Isles are also sure to be a hit with heaps ofthrill-ing rides and promises ofmythical beasts and giant crea-tures, while The Starpoft is likelyto appeal to sci-fi fans,and will also offer a variety ofrides.

For little ones and those with a gentler disposition,The Woods will be an enchanted forest where fairytalesare brought to life, while The Kingdom will offer "animmersive realm ofswords, sorcery dragons & legend".

Unfortunately Brits are going to have to wait a littlelonger before discovering it all for themselves, as the parkisn't set to open until 2024.

-.The plan is that it will eventually become a two-park resort; the first will open in 2024, and the second isanticipated to open within five years.

It will be located on the Swanscombe Peninsula,approximately a 1 7-minute train j ourney from London'sKine Cross St Pancras.

The2020 43rd annual Savannah Scottish Games

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This year I undertook a

mission to connect with as

many Lamont's as I could,from lapsed members tosearching out new members.

I set of; iq February for Australia, landing inMelbourne and staying with o1d friend DamianDownie, past President ofAustralia, and connectingwith Roderick McPherson, an avid Lamont researcherwho attended our gathering this year and has beenadmitted to our clan council and will be the offrcialhistorian.

Onwards up the centre of the country to Tumutand A1bury country towns where I have relatives arrdmore Lamont's.

Then on to Sydney. u here I caughl up with moreLamont's who had lapsed and then our chief PeterLamont. I have met with Peter a few times.

Out to Alice Springs to meet Janelle White, an

Anthropologist who works with Aboriginal people,Janelle came to t}re 2017 gathbring and we becamefriends. She took me to places ordinary tourists wouldnot see. We even swam in a sacred Aboriginalwaterhole.

June to London to meet Australian Lamont'sover for the cricket world cup'

July to France, to a town called Aubingy, to meetwith Charles and Aurelle Lamant from Paris. Aubigryhosts a three day festival to mark *The Auld Alli-ance". This is a huge festival with hundreds of Scot-tish people and pipe bands attending. We set to work,setting up our Lamont tent in the clan village. Charlesand Aurelie are very artistic and make souvenirs to

- sell for our clan funds. A11 were sold out on the firstday".Many thanks to you both for your hard work.We made many friends in the clan village and hadgood fun singing and dancing.

Through this festival we were invited to join an

association called Clans Days, who welcome all clans

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gium for events in Waterloo and YpresOn the Saturday afternoon there was a parade

of al1 clans, pipe bands and entertainers which tookan hour to pass. There was but three ofus for ClanLamont but we made good Scottish noise. We hopemore members will join us next year. I will post de-tails nearer the time but dates are 104'1|h 12tr'July,one week before our gathering in Scotland.

AUGUST HougoumontWaterloo Battle of Waterloo 1815

At 1 1.00am parlicipants met at the battle site topay homage to those who had fought and died.

Led by Clan Hay and Ghent District Highland-ers Pipe Bands, Clans MacKinnon, Ramsay, Hay,Lamont and Baron of Kinear paraded to the monu-ment ofthe British fallen soldiers, inaugurated in 2015

by H.R.H. Prince Charles.Flags were lowered and Tom Hay, Convenor

Continental Europe Clan Hay, said the Exhortationafter one minutes silence. Clan Haypipe band playedFlowers of the Forest. Eachclanintum laid a weath.I laid ours. The pipe bands then played HighlandCathedral andwe were dismissed.

We went for lunch to the restaurant in the Wa-terloo Museum where we shared our experiences infriendship.

I stayed on for a few days studying the museumwhichtells the story of the battle, the life of the Dukeof Wellington and the battle sites.

Quote from The Duke of Wellington after win-ning the battle of Waterloo 'Nothing except a battlelost cal be halfso melancholy as a battle won".

OCTOBERYPRESPASSCHENDAELE and MENIN GATE

Ypres is sunourded by the Ypres Salient battle-fields, where many cemeteries, memorials and warMuseums honour the battles that unfolded in this area

during the Great War. The Menin Gate Memorialto the Missing stands at the entrance to the townand is dedicated to the British and Commonwealthsoldiers killed in World War I whose graves are un-known. Our troops passed over this bridge on routeto the front lines and battle of Passchendaele. Thelast post is played every evening at 8pm.

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For some years noq clans have organised anannual memorial service here. This year, 100 partici-pants from cians HAY MCLAREN, MONTGOM-ERY, MCLEAN, RAMSAY, MCKINNON,LAMONT, BARONY OF KINEAR were present.The corlege was led by Clan Hay, Clan McKinnonaad Ghent District Highlanders Pipe Band.

We proceeded along the main sheet to the Meningate, through the arch and up to the battlements wherethe ceremony took place.

Call to attention, flags lower6d and AllanMaclean, convenor Clan Maclean, recited the Odeof Remembrance (we all had been asked to researchnames of 5 fallen and buried in France and 5 buriedin Beigium.) I looked at war graves website andchose the following:

Clan Lamont soldiers who gave their livesX'rance* 14226154 Rifleman James Lamont died 6h

Augast 1944 age 2l* N627 Trooper Hector J, Lamont died 25fr

July 7944 age2I* 7901294 Private Archibald George Lamont

died 9'h July 1944 age25* 7903897 Trooper Wilson Lamont died 6th

June 1944 age 37x 2880373 Lance Corporal,4 ndrew L. Lamont

died 30thJune 1944 age2lBelgium+ 227837 Captain Alexander Lamont died 61h

November 1945 age 52* 7458 Gunner,P Lamont dtedT9hAugust 1917

age 22* 838919 Private Roger Thomson Lamont died

27tn October l9l7 age 2l* 43576 Private lames Lamont died 294'June

1977 age 27* 13693 Corporal Marshal Leonard Lamont

died 12s October 1917 age 23

I read the above names, laid our wreath, andother clans did likewise. One minute silence was fol-lowedby Flowers ofthe Forestby clan Hay pipe band.Reville was sonnded and all pipers played AmazingGrace.

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After dismissal, we all walked to the Scots pubin the square for lunch.

Within the arch at the gate are inscribed 54,000names ofsoldiers who died and have no known grave.

A poignant reminder of the tenible waste of life.During lunch we had a light hearted ceremony

of installing our Lamont plaque on the wall beside al1

the other clan piaques.

Another special ceremony is to honour a per-son from a clan. This year it was Clan.Mackinnon,

We heard the life story of private CharlesMackinnon buried in Lij ssenthoek military cemeteryin Poperinge, the second largest in Belgium, whichholds 10,122 casualties. A wreath was laid by a rela-tive. Next year it is to be Clan Lamont so some re-searching needs to be done,

During this war a casualty clearing station andfield hospital were nearby and by 1917 had 4,000beds so it was that most buried here died of theirwounds or other complications like pneumonia.

A brave young nurse called Nellie Spindler fromQueen Alexandria's nursing service is buried here.Elizabeth Maclean of clan Maclean laid a small cross.

a moving gesture.

Lijssenthoek Military Cemeteryin Poperinge,

On the Sunday, in the company ofElizabeth andAllan Maclean and with Tom Hay as our guide, wevisited the Flanders Museum in the market squarededicated to the story of the i 't world war, a modemand interesting museum.

A few miles further on at Zonnebeke wasPasschendaele Memorial Museum which tells thestory of the five battles ofYpres.

It has many exhibits, paintings and uniforms ofthe various armies and re-created trenches.

It really makes one think of the tenible condi-tions our soldiers suffered.

All too soon, the aftemoon was over and Tomhad to go home to Brussels.

In the evening, I met with Rudy Lamond fromYpres, who attended the Saturday proceedings withhis extended family, whom I thank for their suppoft.Rudy took me to more important sites all very inter-esting. Unfortunately, the rain was so hear.y we couid

only view from the car. Later we went to Rudy's homefor dinner, prepared by his lovely wife Kristen, andmet his daughters. His son Luca led us in the parade.

Such a iovely family. I look forward to my next visitin January.

Monday Rudy drove me to the airport in Brus-sels " where would I be without the Lamonds"

The Lamonds from Ypresand Flag bearer Henk from Holland

Gratefol thanks to Charles and Frederic fromFrance and Henk & Harmeke from Holiand who droveover and to Rudy Lamond and his family.

You ali swelled the Lamont ranks. A good tum-out for our first involvement. Looking forward toseeing you all in Scotland in July 2020

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CLan- Stewarc Soswe,w in Anru-e'nlsap hs"5or (c)(t) Not For Pvofit Orqanization dedicated to thepresewation of Scottish Hentage and History andthe

shannq of the Stewdrts' part in it.

The Stewart dynasty descended from King Robert l's daughter and her husband, Walterthe Steward. Despite early unrest and weak government caused by several Stewart kings suc-ceeding as minors, the dynasty flourished for over three centuries.

During this time, Scotland moved fonvard to become a modern and prosperous natioh.Stewart monarchs such as King James lV and Vl were Renaissance patrons of artistic, scien-tific, commercial, religious and political endeavour, sponsoring figures including the poet, Rob-ert Henryson, and humanist, George Buchanan,

Also of significance was the arrival in the mid-sixteenth century of the Reformation move-ment, bringing about the replacement of Catholic Mary Queen of Scots by her son King James Vl.

It was through the Stewart dynasty that the two thrones of England and Scotland - and laterthe governments - came to be united.

The 'Marriage of the Thistle and the Rose'took place at Stirling Castle in 1503 betweenKing James lV and Princess Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry Vll of England.

This union of the Scottish and English Royal families eventually led in 1603 to the succes-sion of a Stewart (now with a change of spelling) to the throne of England.

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We also have a presence on the Internet with awebsite, <clansstewart.org> (of-ficial) and a Facebook page listed as CIan Stewart Society in America (unofficial).

Though we have maintained our low annual gz5 membership, we are still ableto sponsor trophies for dance, drums and pipes and establish scholarships for in-stitutions providing cultural Scottish curriculums and we also sponsor the compe-tition of a record-holding female athlete.

Bryan L. Mulcahy, MLS

acebook has increasingly become one ofthe most effective tools for research. Thistrack record for oroven success has re-

sulted in consistent growth ofFacebook groups dedi-cated to genealogy. These groups cover a wide spec-trum of purposes. There are Facebook groups forgenealogy related technology, ge-nealogy software, genealogyscrapbooking, geographical areas,

and groups for genealogy resourceand information sharing. The mostbeneficial benefit is the large com-munity of genealogists willing toshare their knowledge, experience,tips, and encouragement. More po-tentially important than the informa-tion, however, are the very real re-lationships that can be cultivatedwith the people you meet there.

Here are some examples ofsituations where Facebook can di-rectly impact research. Using a

Facebook group to help solve yourmost frustrating brick wall questionis like posting the problem on a platform that poten-tially thousands ofpeople searching the same issuecould respond and offer assistance. Maybe you foundor inherited some old family letters in a different lan-guage or photographs or pictures without any iden-tification. There are groups devoted to translationsand photograph identification where it's possiblesomeone will be able to help.

Additional examples ofbenefits include the fo1-

lowing:1. Communities are categorized by geographi-

cal area and reach all over the worid.2. Communities focused on technology are es-

sential for keeping up with the latest tech gadgets,apps, software, scanners for digitizing family pho-tos, etc.

3. Blogs cover a wide variety ofresearch topicsand opportunities for sharingideas and.resources. Maly arehosted by professional in thefield of genealogical research.

4. State and County com-munity groups may offer infor-mation on local or regional re-positories, memory proj ect sites

that focus on history. oral histo-ries including video and audioclips, old photographs. and pio-neers for specific areas ofinter-est or research.

5. Groups for DNA analy-sis can assisl you with yourDNA test results and how toproceed.

6. Specialized groups ex-ist for a.11 ethnic groups. Examples include Jewish,African-American, Native American, etc.

7. Specialized groups also exist for specialized

- situations. A prime example would be for adoptionand.adoptees. This is where people would go to ac-cess help in seeking information on their biologicalfamily and parents.

8. Many Facebook users have discovered orreconnected with lost family members, unknown

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Retrieval of Irish archive lost in 1922

A n attempt to recreate Irelaad's archives deshoyed in a fire in June 1922 has been successfi.rl to

A a "g.eatet extent than ever previously imagined," the historian behind the project has said.l- \ Two days into the Civil War, a massive explosion deshoyed the Pubiic Records Office at-

tached to Dublin's Four Courts and with it hundreds ofyears of documented history.The census records for the whoie ofthe 19tr'century going back to the first in 1821 were incinerated.

Chancery records, detailing British rule in Ireland going back to the 14tr'century and grants of land by thecrown were also destroyed along with thousands ofwi11s and title deeds.

The records of various chief secretaries to Ire-land aad centuries ofChurch oflreland parish regis-ters vanished in the fire.

The iist of documents which were stored in theoffrce's record treasury departments are contained ina single manuscript which is 3 00 pages long and dates

- back seven centuries.The Beyond 2022: Irelandis nrtual Record

Treasury research project has sought to retrieve as

many of the documents as possible through dupli-cates in other archives.

It aims by June 30\\,2022, the centenary ofthefire, to recreate virtually as much ofthe archive as

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cousins, and developed many new friends.As with all internet interactions, you're most

iikely to have success when a code of conduct is fol-lowed. Since Facebook genealogy groups are usu-ally made up of hundreds or thousands of differentpeople, it just makes sense that order and appropri-ateness are kept by the administrators and axe ex-pected ofusers. It is important to read and abide bythe ruies and regulations of each site. This is espe-

cially true with regards to posing queries.

Bryan L. MulcahyFort Myers Regional Library Il/2512019bmulcahy@ieegov.com

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Mr. John PendreyMcKay, Sr,, of Fullerfon,Califomia, bom on July 27,1940 in Oakland, Califomia,passed away at age 78 onMay 1 0, 20 1 9 in Fullerton.

After graduatingfrom Garden Grove HighSchool (1957), he receiveda Bachelor's degree fromCalifomia State UniversityFullefion (1963) and a law

degree lrom Pepperdine University (1968).John McKay had a successful career as a trial

attomey that lasted over 50 years. He was Senior Part-ner at McKay, de Lorimier & Acain in Los Angeles.

He was a member of The Supreme Military Or-der of the Temple of Jerusalem.

John is survived by his wife Terry, his sons, JohnJr. and Daniel; daughters, Sallyanne, Lara, and Jen-nifer; sister, Penelope Gooch; and grardchildren,Connor, Heather, Donovan, Sean, Gabriel, and Hailey.

One of Scotland's oidest war heroes was laid torest with full military honours after he died at the age

of 102.

Forces legend Arthur Walters was one of thelast survivors of the first World War Two air raids onBritain. Serving Royal Marines saluted his coffin as

he made his final j oumey yesterday.

His Marine beret and medals sat on top of hiscoffin as friends, family and veterans gathered to say

farewell.Mark McCraw, Scotland branch secretary ofthe

Royal Marines Association, said: "Arthur had a closeshave whilst serving on HMS Southampton when thefirst air raid of World War 2 took place near South

Queensferry."The Southampton was protecting cargo ships

in the North Sea but on October 16 1939 it was sta-

tioned in the Firth of Forth when German bombersflew unchallenged up the river on amission, which itis now known was to blow up llMS Hood - flagshipof the Royal Nar,y.

"When it was discovered that the 11o odwas notin the Forlh, they targeted all the other ships. TheSouthampton was hit butthe bomb passed throughevery deck and landed in thewaters of the Forth,unexploded. Some 16 menlost their lives that day.Arthur was one ofthe luckyones."

Arthur went on toserve in Burma, the Atlan-tic and Africa during the warand rose to the rank ofColour Sergeant.

In20l1 , we revealed how he got a hearlwarm-ing 100tr'birthday surprise from his old corps. Arthur- who enjoyed a drop of Guinness each day - wascelebrating with his family when four Royal Marinestumed up to present him with a special beret.

Arlhur signed up in 1 93 5, so they gave him theblue headdress wom bv Marines at that time. The

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possible in a digita.l format that can be accessible toeverybody.

Beyond 2022 director, Dr. Peter Crooks, saidthe scale ofcopies and dupiicates identified in otherarchives already is "astounding".

Five institutions are involved in the project: theNational Archives, the UK national archives, the pub-lic records offrce in Northem Ireland. the Irish Maau-scripts Collection and the library at Trinity CollegeDublin (TCD).

"We are committed to produciirg 50 millionwords of searchable material by 2022 and that is pos-sible with the artificial intelligence we are using," hesaid.

"Tens ofthousands ofpapers will be digitised,but they will also be searchable, which is a change.We will be able to mine this information for individualnames."

Three hundred bundles of documents which

Joseph L. Bell, President of Clan Bell NorthAmerica, continues the outreach to Bells in Canadaby attending Highland Games in Ontario.

Above, Joe and Clan Logan Canada represen-tative, Steven Logan,are preparing for the ClanMarch.

were retrieved from the fire and locked away for thelast century in the National Archives have alreadybeen retrieved.

Some ofthese records date back to the 14fr and15th centuries. They also include a lottery ticket from1797 issued to raise money for the short-livedGrattan's Parliament.

At least 200 volumes of transcripts fordigitisation have been identified in archives in Ire-1and, the UK and the United States.

These are mostly State papers from the late 136

century up to 1922. "We need to find these manu-scripts ard connect them together digitally. Theserecords were copied in the early 19h century exten-sively so it is possible to word search them," DrCrooks said.

One ofthese books is the record ofthe rolls ofchancery going back to the middle ages.

Beyond 2022 has been running for three years

and today Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will announce allrther €2.5 million for the second phase ofthe proj ectthrough the Department of Culture, Heritage and theGaeitacht's Project Ireland 2040 fund.

The second phase will invite the public to be-come involved in identifling documents which mightbe in duplicate form - for instance, the Church ofIreland parish records which were destroyed in thefire.

Speaking at Dublin Castle, Mr Varadkaremphasised that the project will be an all-island oneand will leave a "permanent, meaningful and imagi-native legacybeyond the conciusion ofthe decade ofcentenaries".

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Contact Ben Forrester,Membership Chairman1034 Blue Heron DriveCommerce, GA 30529Phone: 706-335,-7688Email: benbf@windstream.net

WILLIAM HARVEY BELL, aged 93, diedFriday, November 8, 2019, inAlbuquerque, NM. dueto complications of pneumonia.

Colonel William Bell (often shortenedto Colo-nel, or simply Bil/ ) was bom in Atlantic, Iowa, Sep-tember 8, 1926 and graduated from Tarkio HighSchool in Tarkio, MO.

Acquiring a love of flying in his teens, he flewcrop dusters and bamstormed a path across the mid-Westem countryside in old biplanes.

Enlisting in the Amy in 1 943 , he served throughWWII, Korea and Vietnam in the Army, Army AirCorps and, final1y, the United States Air Force.

For thirty{wo years he served our nation withhonor and distinction, rising in rank from Private toColonel; was wounded twice; and was highly deco-rated.

During these years he also received his B.S.degree at the University of New Mexico where hebecame a brother in the Sigma Chi Fratemity.

In 1947 Bill was a member of U.S. Air ForcePilot Class 48B where he was among maay whowould become life-long friends.

This was the last Army Air Force pilot class totrain and the first USAF Pilot Class to hain on jetsl

Reunions wele held but Bill wanted to com-memorate this USAF Pilot Class in an historic way

so he tumed to his classmates and together theyflrnded four brass plaques; one for each oftheir hain-ing bases.

In 2014 these plaques were placed at BarksdaleAFB in Bossier City, Louisiana; the Williams AIBMuseum in Chandler, Arizona; RandolphAlB in Uni-versal City, Texas and the National Museum of theUnited States Air Force in Dalton, Ohio.

In Kore4 he was in rhe Mosquito Squadronwhich created a large-scale, effective forward aircontrol (FAC) system that included both airbome andground-based FACs. The primary FAC missions wereto direct strike aircraft against enemy targets andconduct visual reconnaissance.

He was a combat pilot until a back injurygrounded him. In later years Bill was actively in-volved in the reunions and efforts to find squadronmembers who had lost touch.

He began a new career in Counter-Intelligence.-At the height of the Cold War he was responsible forEastem Bloc human intelligence.- Though many ofhis operations were fraught with incredibie danger,he never wavered.

It was on a visit to New York City on EasterSunday in 1956, he met the love of his life, Suzame

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Elliot Clan Society, USA'Membersh ip I nformation 2020

The Elliot Clan Society is a worldwide organization, with activebranches inAustralia, Canada, NewZealand and the United States. Inaccordance with Scottish Clan Law, Clan membership includes allElliots, Elliots, Elliotts, those of whose motheror grandmotherwas sonamed and their spouses. This also applies to Elliots of known Scottishdescent.

lf you are a person of Scottish ancestry bearing the name Elliot,Elliott or Eliott (lncluding the spouse or descendant of such person) andwish to join the Elliot Clan Society, please fill out the membership form.Those forms may be found on the "Official ECS Website" at:

tnnmru.elliotclan.comFor US residents, please make sure that you send your completed

ECS USA membership forms to the Membership/Treasurer. Once youjoin the Society, you will receive periodic newsletters from the ECSUSA and our Parent Society in Scotland. The newsletters will informyou of Scottish festivals in your area and other announcements ofimportance to our Clan. Membership allows you to meet other Elliots withsimilar interests who share our Scottish heritaqe.

Contact Patricia Tennyson BellEmail: dublincollen@sbcglobal.net or write2984 Siskiyou BoulevardMedford. OR 97504

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Shanahan, at tlre taping of The Ed Sullivan Show.They married six months later in October. They

traveled to Munich, Germany, where he was assignedfor duty, and where their three children were bom.

The family also lived in Niagara Falls and Roch-ester, New York, Montgomery (Maxwell AFB), A1a-

bama. Col. Bell was assigned back to Wiesbaden,Germany, where Mrs. Bell accompanied her husbandon many diplomatic tours of Europe while he net-worked with intelligence personnel ofvarious friendlycountries.

He was reassigned to Montgomery Alabamaand, upon his retirement from the Air Force in 1975,the family moved to Riverside, Califomia.

Colonel Bell was in-vested as a Knight Templar in1989 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Knights Templar up-hold the ageless ideals ofChiv-aIry and Christian religiouscommitment and protection.

Crusade historical re-search, and fighting today'senemies of society, namely dis-ease and social distress,tlrough charitable efforts aldfundraising are just some oftheir activivities.

He rose to the rank ofBailffof the Knights Templar of North America.

Family was most important to him and he madecountless sacrifices because ofhis love for them. Billwas a loving husband and hands-on father. Suzanneand Bill attended every event, game, gymkhana, pa-rade, p1ay, recital and talent show in which their chil-dren participated

There were family excursions and road trips inEurope and the U.S.A. and so many adventures tell-ing them would fi1l a tome in and of itselfl

Their three children deeply admired, adored andrespected both of their loving parents.

His love of family extended not just to his im-mediate family but his ancestral family as well.

He was very proud of his Scottish roots. Be-cause ofhis decades of research, in 1983, Clan Bellwas once again recognized by the Lyon Court in Scot-

land as a C1an.

The Clan tartan was destroyed by the Englishlong ago so Bill (with Bob Martin) designed a tartanfor the Clan in early 1984.

The tartan is recognized by the Scottish Regis-ter ofTartans and registered with the Society ofAn-tiquities of Scotland.

For several decades Colonel Bell served as

President of Clan Bell Intemational which later be-came Clan Be1l, North America. He was PresidentEmeritus ofClar Bell, North America.

He spent much his retired life hacing his familygenealogy deep into the past, recently uncovering aconnection for which he had long been searching.

InAugust 2013, after thedeath ofhis wife, Colonel Bellmoved from Riverside, Cali-fomia, to Rio Rancho, NewMexico. There he recon-nected with ftiends from "theold days," particularly hisSigma Chi brothers.

A lifeJong Sigma Chi,Colonel Bell assisted in revi-talizing the Alumnr organtza-tion. He seryed as Secretary-Treasurer for the Sigma ChiAlumni Chapter of NewMexico for several years.

Always the epitome and the finest example of agentleman, everyone loved Bi1l. He was quick witha joke or a kind word. He formed friendships thatlasted a lifetime. So many people looked up to himyet he was humble. Though he did not think ofhim-self as one, he was a true hero,

Above all other pursuits, Bill loved flying. Inhis time he had eqj oyed footbal1, golf, tennis and bowl-ing and other physical games.

He particularly enjoyed reading both fiction andnof:flction. He loved music and listened to manygenres including Russian music, classical guitars, 40'sand country and westem. He also very much en-joyed watching films, particularly war films, docu-mentaries, westems and romartic comedies.

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Wif f iam Harvey Bell, continued from page l9There were always animals, particularly cats, in

the Bell home. Bill loved them. He was incrediblykind and loving to animals. There was often a catcurled up in his lap or a dog at his feet and that's theway he liked it.

Colonel Bell is predeceased by his father, RayAnderson Bel1; his mother, ha Wolfe Bell; his brother,

James Maurice Bel1; his loving wife of 56 years,

Suzarrne Jane Shanahan Bell; his devoted son, Will-iam Michael Shanahan Bell; and his grandson,Raymond Garcia.

Surviving are his daughters, Suzanne KathleenBell de Garcia of Long Beach, CA, and KathleenShanahan Bell of Rio Rancho, NM; his grandson,

Alexander Javier Garcia-Bell oflons Beachl his sons-

inJaw, Javier Garcia of Long Beach and Liam Wolffeof Rio Rancho; his niece. Eva Lynn Wallert ofAxtell,KS; his grand nephew, Dr. Joseph J. Pilsl and his wife,Audrey, of Marysville, KS and their children, Cla).ton,Carol1,n. Bren-ner and Michael.

P.S. He loved cheese!

Written by his daughter, Katj a Be1l

Your editor writes: I remember Col. Bell frommany, many years ago when I was Jirst a KnightTemplar and was traveling to many games and Scot-tish events in my capacity as Scottish Liaison at thelibrary in Moultrie.

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(3) not for profit organization and exempt from United States Federal Income Taxes.On September 24, 1984, the Lord Lyon, King of Arms in Sco and, granted warrant

to the Lyon Clerk to matriculate in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearingsin Scotland in the name of the Armstrong CIan Society, lnc., the Coat of Arms in the

upper left corner of this page, Our motto "Semper Invictus" can be translated as"Always Unconquered."

Objectives of the Armstrong Clan Society1. To seek friendship and untty among all Armstrongs, its septs and associated families.

2. To provide for the preservatiori of allArmstrong artifacts unique to the family.3. To serve as a genealogical and historical resource for the memberslrip and the general public.

4. To provide news, Armstrong history, items of general interest and genealogy via ournewsletter, The Armstrong Chronicles.

5. To establish worldwide geographic membership representation.Membership

AllArmstrongs, Croziers, Fairbairns, Grosiers and Nixons (regardless of thespelling and their descendants, are eligible for full membership in The ArmstrongClan Society. In the United States and Canada, dues are $25 per year or $4S fortwo years. All memberships are family memberships which includes two adultsand all minor children. In all other countries, dues are $35 per year. All dues are

payable in US funds.

For a membership application, email Peter Armstrong atpeter.armstrong 1 . 3@gmail. com

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partner or any other adult living at the same address.

You are all invited to the Clan- Lamont 125th tury village with arts and crafts and activities for theAnniversary Gathering,17,18,19 July,2020. children. There willbe archery and a display ofHigh-

Festivities will begin on F ridayn 17 July,2020 land maftial craft, along with historic displays of thewith a tour of the historic sites of Clan Lamont, Clan cians of Cowal, including merchandising tents of clanMcewan and Maclauchlan Stafi in Dunoon. There memorabilia.will be a coach tour to Ardlamont House, Ascog Highland Dancing will be featured and theCastle, the early Lamont Settle-ment. We will also tour themarked stones at Inveryne.

Lunch will be at theKilfinnan Hotel with a visit to theLamont Vault with seventh cen-tury gravestones. We wili thenproceed to the Cian MacwanMemorial Cairn, the CastleLachlan historic Glendaruel...andthen back to Dunoon.

That evening, rvhich is opento the public, we will go to theToward Village Hall for a FishBBQ and folk rock Ceilidh atToward Village Hal1. Al1 are we1-

come. We hope our young peoplewill come and enjoy!

Saturday, 18 July we will gather at 11 AM atthe Burgh Hall in Dunoon for the Lamont SocietyAnnual General Meeting. At noon the pipe bandswill lead a clans parade from the Burgh Hall to theLamont Memorial Laying ofthe Wreath at the LamontMemoria], Dunoon.

From 1 - 4 PM on the grounds of Castle To-ward, will be aa event open to the pubiic with largecrowds expected. Everyone will see at Castle To-ward, the re-enactrnent of the siege of 1646 in thecastle courtyard.

There will aiso be a re-creation of a 17th cen-

"wauling" of the Tweed.There will be a Clar Lamont

Pipe Band from Holland and theDunoon Pipe Band, along withClanadonia. a funky modem pipeband.

The day will continue with aHogRoast and a Tug o' War.

At Castle Toward Saturdayevening there will be a formal din-ner and ceilidh for clan members,families and invited friends.

Sunday, 19 July is forLamont's only. At 10AM therewill be a Service of Dedication atToward Church, followed by a visitto Inverchaolain Churchyard to lay

a wrealh al the war memorial.A local historian will describe the history ofthe

church and the connections of the families intenedthere.

Mary Lamb will tell the story of the sale of- Inverchaolain Church.

. The remainder of the aftemoon will be spent atInverchaolain Manse, which is the headquarters ofthe Clan Lamont Society. In addition to the lamontarchives, visitors will be able to view presentationsof the Clan Lamont history.

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My father's parents met and married inAuckland, New Zealand. His father was in themerchant navy and his mother was a teacher.However, they returned toEdinburgh, Scotland, wheremy father was raised. He wentto school at EdinburghAcad-emy. However he was or-phaned during his childhoodwhen his father died on a sub-marine in WWII and hismother died soon afterwardsfrom a broken heart.

Fortunately, his mother'ssister took responsibilty forhim and they both went to livein London. There he went towork in a UK bank. Soon af-ter this he met my mother andthey maried. He rose thoughthe ranks in the bank and soonbecame a bank manager. Hewas very successful and had aknack with dealing withpeople. Indeed his clients fo1-lowed him as he went frombranch to branch. So when hetook early retirement from thishe had the third most profit-able branch in the UK.

At this time I remember travelling withhim from the bank and I asked him what hewill do now, as he was stil1 young at 52. He

My father as a young man.

My dad and myself andmy big sister at the beach.

said he was going to spendthe rest of his life giving histime and expertise back tothe community. He was as

good as his word as he spentthe next 30 years workingas a volunteer for a numberof different charitableorganisations. Possibly themost impressive was his 30year role in supporting a lo-cal primary school withhigher needs due to havinga larger population ofimmegranls. After beingmade a school govemor, he

soon became chair ofgov-ernors and the chair of itsfi nancial committee. Everyweek he gave at least oneor two days of his time tothis. Even the day before he

died he was scheduled to be

the chair of a financialmeeting. In addition to be-

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For the energetic visitors, there will be a walkup Inverchaolain Glen and a picnic of sandwiches,tea and cakes will be offered at the manse.

A short sail across Loch Striven from the manse,

toview the various fish eaten on Friday's fish night.4 PM will begin our farewells.Accommodations are available in Castle Towmd

Mansion House, which is a fantastic new venue tobook. Contact <info@castletoward.org.uk> for fullinformation. Transportation is available all weekend.

The price for three days is 85 pounds sterling.

John Hickman, continued from page 27

ing the treasurer of several local voluntaryorganisations, he also was a long time trusteeofa local chadty which supported the conser-vation of historic buildings. He was a truly goodman and I am honoured for him to have beenmy father.

He loved spending time in Scotland withus and his dog, Bertie. He will be sorely missedbv all ofus.

Arthur Wafters, continued from page 15

green beret they wear now was introduced in the1940s.

A family member said: "It was very sudden.Arthur was still going for his half pint of Guiruresseach day but then he had to go into hospital where hewent domhil1. We are devastated. He will be deeplymissed."

Arthur served for more than two decades in theRoyal Marines

Mr Walters passed away on Thursday Novem-ber 8 after a short illness. At hip 100ft birthday party,we reported that Arthur was also given a copy ofhisservice record and a framed repiica of the form hesigned to join up more than 80 years before at the

_age of 77 .

Previously, he said: "I can stil1 remember get-ting'on my bike and peddling into Birmingham tosign up on July 10, 1935. It feels like yesterday."Asked about life in the Marines, he added: "Well, Idrank a lot of beer."

His funera1 was held at Warriston Crematorium,Edinbureh.

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Inauguration of The Buchanan set fornext October with much fanfare and

hoopla and historical events - funo too!All Buchanans and septs* are invited

All Buchanan descendants are invited as wellto this celebration!

* See Buchanan septs page 35

The Lady Buchanan

Things are now hotting up with respect to theInaugwation of Mike as the first Chief of the ClanBuchanan in over 350 years !

Clan members from around the world are get-ting together to create a once in a lifetime event atCambusmore near Callander, Scotland on 171h - 191h

October 2020.Not only is this the first ever such event for our

clan in so manyyears, it is possiblythe first event whichwill honour and rec-reate the event in amanner reminicentof the early Celticinnaugurationswhich took placehundreds and prob-ably well over a

thousand years ago.But, it is not

just the Innauguration which is important, as it willalso be the first Intemational Clan Gathering forthe Buchanan Clan in modem times.

With modem estimates of the Buchanan beingover 5 million people strong, our clan has grown toa size unrecognisable to what it was in former times.

The fact that the people organising this event,Shona and Paul Gibson, are based in Australia,show that ow Buchanan family is now, also, a trulyinternational one.

Now we have a chief, no longer is it anarmigerous clan, it .now is a formally and legallyrecognised fu1l Scottish Highland Clan.

But the firsts keep coming as there is stili yetanother first, the first parliament for the Buchananclan in centuries.

This Parliament will give all Buchanan'spresent a chance to help set the priorities and thedirection ofthe clan for the foreseeable future. So,for a very historic Clan. there are so many major'firsts' to celebrate!

When Mikeand I travelled toAmerica and Aus-traiia, we weretaken aback by the

. number of fellowBuchanan's whowere interested in^^*:.^^\/urrlrlrB tuCambusmore, not

. just to see Scotlandand the ancientlands and home of

the Current Chiefofthe Buchanan Clan but to takepad in this really historic event. The fact it will prob-ably also be the biggest gathering ofthe Buchananclan in recent centuries triggeied yet more interest.Indeed, fellow Buchanans were so enthused bythe support for this event that now a committee of

- Buchanans from round the world is being set up.'' It is to be headed by the antazing and talented

event orgalisers, Shona and Paul Gibson from Aus-tralia. Together with Malcolm Buchanan, DavidByrne and George McAuslan from CBSI and manymore, plans are well underway for these exciting

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events which will take place over the course of There will also be talks on local ancient history

three davs. and burial sites on Cambusmore estate and also a

Everyone who comes will be playing their ownpart in the history ofour clan. Not only will they see ourancient Scottish customs and Clan traditions being re-bom, they will achrally be an important part oftlem.

They can take part in the processions ofpipersgoing to the ancient clan burial site at Cambusmore.

This will be followed by a service to the ances-

tors at Mike's family's Chapel at Cambusmore.Then, there will be another piped procession

along the river bank and over a wee bridge into theWalled Gardens at Cambusmore.

In these lovelyhistoric gardens nextto Cambusmore itselfwill be the recreationof the ancient cer-emony for the CelticInnauguration of aClan Chief of a hueHighland Clan.

This will in-volve everyonepresent and in thepresence of the LordLyon, Joseph Mor-row, and the Clan

The view from Ladyfrosty morning.

walk to visit these sites.There will also hopeflrlly be guided tours of

Cambusmore showing the old stone cellar and theGeorgian Dining room with its ancestral porlraits.

In the evening there will. be a Highland Ball /Dance where there will be traditional reels and hope-fully a new Reel created for this event itself using200 year old music titled 'The Miss Buchanan ofCambusmore'. -

This will be followed the next day by the ClanParliament and then trips to Clar Innes and the

Buchanan's kitchen window this

Buchananlands of theoldBuchananchiefs, whichinclude manyless knownabout ancientBuchananlands still inthe owner-ship of theCurrentChief.

So forany one in-

terested in the Buchanan Clan aad its history and fu-ture, this is the event for you. Go to: <https://www.theclanbuchanan.com/>

After people click on the above link they thenneed to click onto the next link on that page called"Inauguration." Then they need to fill in their detailson that page.

As it is likely to be oversubscribed, it is stronglyrecommended to register your interest on the CBSIwebsite as soon as you can, Once we firm up thearrangements, we will get in touch with everyone whohas registered first to provide them with more detailsand tickets and prices for these events.

The Buchanan and I very much look forwardto welcoming you all to Cambusmore on October17'}'-19D'2020.

Court of the Buchanan Chief, the fuIl ceremony willtake place.

This will involve historic and especially createdclan regalia which include a historic sword, a whiterod, a stone, a carved chair, eagle feathers, a silverseal in an embroidered purse and other powerful sym-bolic Celtic Clan items,

Following lunch, there will be a number of dif-ferent speakers who will be taiking about Buchanan '

related subjects. For instarce the origins of the _

Buchanan tartal, important unique Jacobite artifactsand works offamous Scottish artists and authors withlinks to the Buchanans of Cambusmore.

These include many items from Sir Walter Scott,David Hume the famous Scottish Philosopher andJames Boswell the historic author of the Grand Tourof Eurooe.

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Scientists hope to find descendants ofthe nobleswho signed the historic Declaration of Arbroathahead of its 700tr'anniversary.

Genealogists at Strathclyde University havelaunched a search to find living families of the 48signatories who put their name to one of Scotland'smost impoftant documents.

The declaration was sent to Pope John XXII in1320 asking him to recognise the country's indepen-dence and acknowledge Robefi the Bruce as lawfulking.

Experls from the Glasgow university's Centreof Lifelong Leaming aim to find people related to

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