A New Clan Chief – Hail The Buchanan!
It has been over 300 years since Clan Buchanan has had an official clan chief. Now, John Michael Baillie-Hamilton Buchanan has been officially recognized by Lord Lyon as the …
Category: Historical Events
Golf – The Story of the Great Scottish Game
You can not think of Scotland without thinking of golf. But it may surprise you to learn that the progenitor of this game, perhaps the most popular pastime in the …
Scottish Weapons – The Claymore
When people think of the Cathairean, that is, the Highland warrior, they immediately think of the Claymore — the Scottish broadsword. But the Highland warrior’s arsenal also included several other …
An Accurate Military Kilt for Living History
Are you a kilted living historian? What’s your ideal military kilt? Maybe you portray a World War I Canadian infantryman. Or perhaps a World War II British officer. If so, you …
Tartan Day is April 6!
TARTAN DAY HAS BECOME SUCH A BIG DEAL IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THE HOLIDAY IS SO YOUNG. Now, New York City has gone so far as to declare …
Celtic Heroes of the American Revolution
This Fourth of July take a moment to remember the Celtic heroes of the American revolutionary war!
Your Celtic Wedding – Part 2 – The Quaich
THE QUAICH (PRONOUNCED “QUAKE”) IS THE TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH “CUP OF WELCOME.” A small metal, horn or wooden drinking bowl designed for holding whisky, it dates back to at least the …
A Tartan Day Message
The following is the text of a speech USA Kilts gave on Tartan Day 2017 for the Saint Andrews Society of Philadelphia. I’m going to recount an old tale. One …
Do Irish Wear Kilts?
Did Irish People Wear Kilts? Irish kilts! It’s a perennial question with a lot of confusion. The short answer is yes, but not for as long as the Scots. While …
Military Kilts of the 20th Century
Happy Veteran’s Day! In honor of the holiday and our nation’s veterans, we’d like to offer a little bit of military kilt history. The roots of this federal holiday, observed …