Scottish-American Military Society

[HeathBar]

I have a friend who is involved with the post in Knoxville. He travels and sets up at a lot of the same games I do. Membership involves two parts. First you join the national organization. Their website has an application. The application only asks that you describe your interest if you are not of Scottish ancestry. I think your story about your grandfather and great uncle is reason enough. Once you have joined the national organization, then you can join one of the local posts. I don't think a local post would exclude you if the national org didn't. There is a new member here that is a post commander from Memphis. I think it was TheNaughtyScot. Ask him for his opinion.

If you haven't found here is their website.

http://www.s-a-m-s.org/

[David H]

When I first did the paperwork to get into the Society, I put down that my grandmother was a White, hence a connection to Clan Lamont and MacGregor. My father was born with the last name of Gibbs, a sept to the Buchannans. My wife's grandmother was a Henry, a sept of Henderson. I do have McKinneys going back to my GG grandmother so I do have some connection to Scotland.
Although I think the Whites and Gibbs in my family came from England, they are still septs, so I was allowed into SAMS.
I know of members whose wife has Scottish connections and they are in. It is not as stringent as you might think.
SAMS is a great organization, I love being a member. The thing that I have taken away from SAMS is that I look upon SAMS as my clan. As you can see, I really do not have a very strong connection to any Scottish Clan, although I am a member of clan Henderson, however I have a strong relationship with those who have been in the military. No matter what branch of service we all know what it is like to work a Christmas Day in another country or miss somebody in your families birthday.
That is why I am a member. If you can find anything that can get you in, you should look into it.

[TheNaughtyScot]

Gentlemen,

I'm sorry to have missed this thread. I haven't been on XMarks in a bit. I'm the Commander of the local Memphis post and we are always looking for new recruits. We have veterans from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, plus non-combat servicemembers. However, I am the only member from the recent Middle East engagements, thus I am the youngest. I am very eager to find some fellow desert veterans and young blood for my unit. I have started a website in order to find younger veterans and I encourage all of you to check it out. (http://www.samspost1943.org) We've got some pictures of our unit and we're adding more. Plus, we have some links to other SAMS Posts around the country. On the home page, I have tried to outline our Post's mission and activities in case you were curious. We have connected ourselves with the local Memphis Scottish Society as what you might call their militant wing.


Ian Todd
Webmaster
SAMS Post 1943
Memphis, TN
www.SAMSPost1943.org

[Pleater]

Thank you for reviving this thread, Ian. Thanks also to David H for the information on septs.

My father's family is full of lines which became extinct - he had a number of aunts called White who never married, due to the lack of men here in the UK after the Great War, and they lived together all their lives.

As the oldest of my generation I met the last two sisters, and suspect that there is noone else in the family still here to remember them.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: