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    Regarding clan affiliations and the tartan; I had avoided ... put off, rather, the purchase of a kilt until I could link my family to the highlands. My wife insisted I wear I kilt when we attended Blairsville, GA event, but I limited myself to a simple black canvas kilt. Shortly afterward, I tore into my roots as I knew I had multiple lines in Scotland. My MacArthur side I've hit a bit of a roadblock on, so I focused on McVicar side, which I have been able to track to the late 18th century in Argyllshire. So I let myself be absorbed into Clan Campbell. It is also quite likely that my MacArthur roots will be tied closely with Clan Campbell if I'm ever able to successfully trace that line out of Canada.

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    Quote Originally Posted by javankrona View Post
    Regarding clan affiliations and the tartan; I had avoided ... put off, rather, the purchase of a kilt until I could link my family to the highlands. My wife insisted I wear I kilt when we attended Blairsville, GA event, but I limited myself to a simple black canvas kilt. Shortly afterward, I tore into my roots as I knew I had multiple lines in Scotland. My MacArthur side I've hit a bit of a roadblock on, so I focused on McVicar side, which I have been able to track to the late 18th century in Argyllshire. So I let myself be absorbed into Clan Campbell. It is also quite likely that my MacArthur roots will be tied closely with Clan Campbell if I'm ever able to successfully trace that line out of Canada.
    Just out of curiosity why didn't you go with Clan Arthur (MacArthur)? They have a chief and a tartan. And Loch Awe is beautiful.
    President, Clan Buchanan Society International

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    Quote Originally Posted by ctbuchanan View Post
    Just out of curiosity why didn't you go with Clan Arthur (MacArthur)? They have a chief and a tartan. And Loch Awe is beautiful.
    Only because I have been unable to trace the line out of Canada. I do like the MacArthur tartan, very much like the colors of my Green Bay Packers. When I'm able to trace the line to the highlands, I will get my first tank in MacArthur.

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    Tartan has never been solely about names or families. Tartan tells the world - "Who am I, Where do I come from, and how did I get here."

    The original Tartans were about place. We call these regional Tartans today.

    And there are now Tartans for everything under the sun.

    Do you have an affiliation with a place? A country or State Tartan may suit you. Many cities have Tartans.

    Do you have an affiliation with a club or organization? Safeway, the grocery store chain has a Tartan as does UPS the courier service. (yes, it's brown) There is a Model "T" Ford Tartan and a Harley Davidson Tartan.

    This forum has its own Tartan. As a member here, you are fully authorized to wear the X Marks Tartan. You can see it as the wallpaper to this site.

    There are about 12,000 Tartans listed today and more being designed every day.
    Steve Ashton
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    I wear the kilt because:
    Swish + Swagger = Swoon.

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