November 26
Congratulations to June Wallace, named the Alex Rose President’s Award winner for 2013! Also, peanut butter was donated to the Portland Avenue Commuity Trust! The auction to benefit the Heritage Fund raised close to $700. Our thanks to all who made this evening possible!
October 22
Matt and Jenny Elliot from The Scottish Trading Company shared a talk on appropriate dress for men and ladies for specific occasions. The Scottish Trading Company offers high quality Scottish goods and apparel in nearly every price range for its customers. Our members especially appreciate Matt and Jenny taking the time to speak to us about new trends in highland dress and toanswer specific questions from the floor. You are invited to visit their website at, http://www.scottishtradingcompany.com/
September 24
Jodi Lewis, Director of Education from the Frazier History Museum, will share a talk ‘History at Your Doorstep’ as well as sharing the mission and purpose of the Frazier Musem.
August 27
Archie Cunningham, Dot Scott, and Jim Hughes shared a ‘A Musical Trip ‘round Scotland’ Members and friends were entertained with music from around Scotland,
accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation of photographs of the area the music came from.
July 23
Friend and Society member, Rev. Peggy French, shared a talk – ‘From John Knox to John Witherspoon – Presbyterianism in Progress’.
The presentation focused on how Knox’s disenchantment with the Roman Catholic church in Scotland led him to go to Geneva and seek out John Calvin; how Knox brought the Presbyterian way of church back to Scotland, and changed the cultured from a leadership down way of thinking to an independent way of thinking. It also touched on how the Presbyterian (representative) form of government influenced our own as we formed into a nation.
May 28
High Tea, Low Tea, and All the Teas Between:
How to Prepare and Present Them
Thank you, Janice Beatty, Jean and Jim Hughes, Jenny and John Dickson! A memorable presentation on teas followed by a delightful time of fellowship and sweets!
April 23
James Wallace and Lynn Hollingsworth from the Kentucky Historical Society shared a talk about the Celtic influences present in Kentucky and the Southeast.
March 26
Rose and Jack Schacklett brought their beautiful Scottish Terriers to our meeting and shared the history, care and their love of this breed of dog!
February 26
Adam Dahmer spoke to our members about ‘Scotland – A Prehistory’. Adam plans to attend graduate school in history and the humanities and he hopes to eventually earn a PH.D. and lecture as a university professor.
January 22
Joyce Deddens led members in Scottish Country Dance to prepare for dancing at the annual Burns Gala!