Quote Originally Posted by Paul. View Post
Oh by the way... one thing I don't get is - there's a lot of clan society's per continent. Does this not conflict with the one, main, authentic worldwide (often Scottish-based) clan societies?
Paul,

I can't answer for all the clans, but this assumption certainly does not apply to the Elliots.

The Elliots have one clan society, created in 1977 by Sir Arthur Eliott, 11th Baronet of Stobs and Laird of Redheugh, the Clan's late hereditary Chief, and headquartered at Redheugh in Scotland.

The Clan Elliot Society has branches in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

We join our national branch, but that also includes membership in the international clan society.