I started out taking piping lessons. (Been wanting to do so for years and finally found an instructor - long story for another time). My instructor invited me to go to the local Highland Games where I found there was a Clan Scott! After talking to the conveners there and doing some family research, I ordered my own kilt a year later.

Still not sure if I'm actually a Scottish Scott - some of the records from mid-1700's western Virginia (not West Virginia, that came later) - are hard to come by for some reason. (Maybe three wars and a couple of natural disasters???)