Kilted Friday

[BEEDEE]

Don and I had not reached any conclusions how to give the Scottish Society more visibility in the area. So we agreed to have lunch again in the future. We thought it would be a good idea to wear our kilts, too.

Our local Scottish Heritage Society has held two Kilt Nights at a local Restaurant - one in April, one this month. Average attendance is just under 25, but we have picked up new members each time from others in the resturant that have seen us.

Brian

[Riverkilt]

That's it, you've got it. Best way to increase awareness is to kilt up and sally forth.

I've fond memories of Fredericksburg - Martha Washington's garden...and sobering memories of that wall...

Great pic...

Ron

[Mael Coluim]

That's it, you've got it. Best way to increase awareness is to kilt up and sally forth.

I've fond memories of Fredericksburg - Martha Washington's garden...and sobering memories of that wall...

Great pic...

Ron

The wall, Ron refers to is on Sunken Road below Maury Heights in the Battle of Fredericksburg in the War between the States. Nearly 8,000 Federal lose their lives attempting to take the Heights. Fifty per cent of the Irish Brigade was lost, which came the closes. A grievous tradegy as every battle fought was.

Within a 5 mile circle of my home in Spotsylvania, there were the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. My subdivision was a skirmish site in the Battle of Spotsylvania, Court House. The church that I attended has a trench from the Battle of Chancellorsville on it's property.

My great great Grandfather Samuel Taylor was a spy for Gen. Robert E. Lee. Caught by the Federals on Grant's last drive on Richmond was to be hung as a soldier out of uniform. He was release on his hanging day. His hair had turned snow white overnight and the Union officer in charge claimed it wasn't the same man!

[GMan]

Visible, the only way to do it!!

[Mael Coluim]

Our local Scottish Heritage Society has held two Kilt Nights at a local Restaurant - one in April, one this month. Average attendance is just under 25, but we have picked up new members each time from others in the resturant that have seen us.

Brian

Excellent suggestion, Brian. The City of Fredericksburg has a block party each first Friday of the month in the downtown historic district. I was thinking to encourage the members to attend the one coming up in September. Hmm, now what to wear?

By the way the NENC Scottish website is a stunner! I suppose you are the Kiwi that developed it?