Letter from the Editor
Dear members and friends of the Society.
As always I would like to add my welcome to all of you who have recently subscribed to our distribution list. Many of you are new to the Society and may not have already applied for membership. If you are not already a member I urge you to join us. Joining is easy and can be completed online. Our annual membership dues are a major source of revenue for the Society and by becoming a member you will be part of an organization dedicated not only to the promotion and preservation of Scottish culture and history but to supporting and through our grants program aiding those who are pursuing Scottish disciplines such as piping, dancing, and the Gaelic language. In addition and in the tradition of original St. Andrew's Societies everywhere the Society donates to worthy charitable organizations helping those in need.
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Welcome to The Thistle – Official Newsletter of the
St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles
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Enjoy this issue of The Thistle. It's full of articles and information we hope you will find interesting and useful. Please email any comments or suggestions to the Editor rees1@mac.com.
We are now at the start of a new year and The Thistle with its new look is reaching more members and followers than ever before. The Thistle is now published each month and delivered directly to your in-box. Archived issues going back to 2008 are available on the website.
Please submit articles and newsworthy information to The Editor at: rees1@mac.com
The publisher accepts no responsibility for the opinions expressed, accuracy of information, or similarity of names submitted by authors.
Archived editions of The Thistle starting 2008 may be viewed here.
PUBLISHER & EDITOR Ian J. Skone-Rees, FSA Scot email
The Policies & Procedures of the Society have been updated. Current members of the Society may view these in the member restricted area of the website.
Social Media: Kim Attebery, Hana Baig, Heather Griffith
Contributors: Steve Adams, Shawn Ledingham
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Society Celebrates Tartan Week With Tartan Film Festival |
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Review by Shawn Ledingham |
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The Society observed Tartan Day 2021 by hosting the inaugural Tartan Film Festival. Five films were screened, celebrating Scotland’s past and reflecting on the meaning of Scottish identity today.
The event kicked off on April 6 with a screening of the BAFTA-nominated film Limbo, a stirring story of the uncertainty faced by asylum seekers adjusting to life on a remote Scottish island and a community that first begrudgingly accepted, and later warmly welcomed, its newest members. The festival culminated on Saturday, April 10, with a screening of Robert the Bruce, an in-depth look the historical figure as well as the lives of ordinary Scots impacted by the First War of Scottish Independence. Other films screened were Edie, Etruscan Smile, and Whisky Galore.
After each film’s screening, the evening continued with enlightening and entertaining interviews of the cast and crew. Several of these interviews were conducted by our own members of the Society, including President Kimberlee Bradford, Vice President Sallie Olmsted, and Past President Ian Skone-Rees. The cast and crew of each movie shared a series of fascinating insights and many charming anecdotes, exclusive to the Tartan Film Festival.
The festival was a great success, with hundreds of members and guests alike signing up for each film screening. We look forward to the next Tartan Film Festival in 2022.
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DISCOVER
SCOTLAND'S STORIES
Dig It! is a hub for Scottish archaeology. Thanks to our Scotland-wide network of heritage organisations, museums and archaeological groups, we’re able to source the best events and stories from across the country for everyone to enjoy.
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Dr Gilmour is currently the Director of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a charitable not-for-profit organisation founded in 1780 and granted a Royal Charter in 1783. As Director Dr. Gilmour works with a Board of Trustees called Council to promote the research, understanding and conservation of the archaeological and historic environment of Scotland for the benefit of all. |
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Dr Simon Gilmour MA PhD FSAScot MCIfA |
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Grant awarded to Highland Dancer Weston Kraus |
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Program Overview: SASLA offers a matching grants program to provide financial assistance to individuals in the Southern California community who wish to further enhance their work in
Scottish history, traditions, crafts and other cultural pursuits. How to apply.
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How St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles made a difference in 2020 |
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During the last year your generosity has helped the Society make meaningful donations to these charities and others. |
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Saturday 15th May
Wine & Whisky Virtual Tasting
Information
A virtual gathering of members and friends. This event is free for all, so sit comfortably and have your favourite tipple at hand.
RSVP
Details will be published in a special announcement. You must RSVP to receive the ZOOM link.
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Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd. As of 2017 it is a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) line between York Place in the New Town and Edinburgh Airport, with 16 stops.
Construction began in June 2008, and after encountering delays it opened on 31 May 2014. The scheme had an initial estimated cost of £375 million in 2003, but by May 2008, when contracts were signed, the cost had risen to £521 million. The final cost after delays was £776 million.
After running for only two years the scheme had achieved pre-tax profitability and exceeded the original ridership targets. On 14 March 2019, Edinburgh Council voted to approve the extension of the existing line from York Place to Newhaven. The extended line is due to be operational by early 2023.
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A tram on Princes Street 2014 |
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In 2009 Society member Kenneth Sinclair Stewart in Edinburgh sent me this article about the then proposed trams. Ed. |
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Our City Council is nothing if not imaginative when it comes to controlling traffic. First it was a by-pass to take traffic out of the city, which was built. Then they wanted congestion charges which were put to a referendum and rejected by the citizens. Now Edinburgh city is to have tramcars. We used to have super doubledeckers until 1956 when they were dispensed with in favour of buses. The majority of the populace did not want them to be re-introduced, but we are to have them at a vast cost of £455 million for only one line running from the ancient village of Newhaven through the Port of Leith, up Leith Walk to the top and along Princes Street (where there will be only one stop) and out west eventually arriving at Edinburgh Airport.
The other day I visited a ‘mock-up’ of the actual tramcar which I
found was very comfortable with all the usual fittings common to
such cars as are found in Cologne and other cities of Europe, and on
reflection I think that most citizens will enjoy the experience when it
is up and running!
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Scotland's Influence in the United States
The Scots were a valuable addition to a developing world.Their past experience of working in the harsh conditions of rural Scotland, combined with their hard-working Presbyterian upbringing, made them an ideal people to help build America in its formative years.
The Scottish emigrants of the 18th Century were an educated group due to the Scottish Reformation, which had stressed the need for education, so every Scot could read the bible.
Education has always played an important part in Scottish society, and these Scots played a crucial role in the early development of the New World. Most headmasters of the schools in the new colonies south of New York were Scottish or of Scottish ancestry. These establishments were fundamental in the education of America's future leaders; both Thomas Jefferson's and John Rutledge's tutors were Scottish immigrants.
In this continuing series of articles we will introduce Scots or persons of Scottish descent who have left their indelible mark on the American landscape – Ed.
General John Forbes
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General John Forbes is seen by many as the founder of Pittsburgh after expelling the French in
1758. The Scot born in Dunfermline, Fife, on September 7th 1707 is remembered across Pittsburgh
by the establishment of The Forbes Trail and Forbes Marker plaques at various places.
Forbes was the son of an army officer and put aside his medical career ambitions to concentrate his determination to serve as a soldier in the British army. He was accepted and commissioned, in 1735, as a lieutenant in the Scots Greys. He saw action in the War of the Austrian Succession. He later served in the Jacobite Uprising of 1745 under the infamous Duke of Cumberland, as acting quartermaster-general.
When the French and Indian War (called the Seven Years' War in Europe) broke out, Forbes was sent to the fighting in the New World. His first action in North America came in 1757 when he was dispatched to reinforce an attack on the French fortress of Louisburg in what is now Nova Scotia. During the seven years when the French and native Americans battled for control of North America, Forbes led the British forces. He was commanded to capture Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) on November 25th 1758. He was joined by Colonel George Washington and with 7,000 regular and provisional troops he succeeded in defeating the French. Forbes subsequently ordered the town and fort to be renamed Fort Pitt (later amended to Pittsburgh, using the Scottish spelling of borough). Forbes decided on the name Pitt in honor of Sir William Pitt the Elder, who was then Secretary of State (elected Prime Minister 1766).
Then, Forbes made peace with the Cherokee Indians and they together embarked on his next battle by starting work on a 300 mile road and numerous forts, cutting through the Pennsylvania Forest. Unfortunately, the heroic Scot would die just 4 months after his incredible victory over the French on March 11th, 1759. He was just 49 years old. He never went home to Scotland. The road is now named after Forbes.
The people of Pittsburgh have kindly donated one of the Forbes markers to Dunfermline, and the marker is proudly hanging outside Forbe’s original house in Pittencrieff Park where he lived as a boy.
Forbes is buried in Christ Church, Philadelphia. At his funeral the congregation included 15 signatories of the American Declaration of Independence.
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The Ugly, by John Glenday
I love you as I love the Hatchetfish,
the Allmouth, the Angler,
the Sawbelly and Wolf-eel,
the Stoplight Loosejaw, the Fangtooth;
all our sweet bathypelagic ones,
and especially those too terrible or sly
even for Latin names; who staple
their menfolk to the vagina’s hide
like scorched purses, stiff with seed;
whom God built to trawl
endless cathedrals of darkness,
their bland eyes gaping like sores;
who would choke down hunger itself,
had it pith and gristle enough;
who carry on their foreheads
the trembling light of the world.
From Grain, by John Glenday
Copyright © John Glenday 2009
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James Morrison, Scottish Landscape Artist |
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Show Us Your Tartan!
Fine dress accessories in the official Society Tartan registered with the
Gentleman's Ties • Ladies Sash • Men's Polo Shirts • Rosette • Kilt • Lapel Pin • Cap Badge – New
Blazer Badge – New Face Masks – New
Visit our online shop to order and express your SASLA membership in our 90th year
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Embroidered Blazer Badge.
Beautifully detailed with gold and silver metal threads. Comes with three clutch pins or may be permanently sewn to your favourite jacket.
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St. Andrew's Society Kilt
16oz pure new wool woven and tailored in Scotland. Matching hose flashes included.
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Shop these and other items in St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles' official tartan here. |
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Official registration certificate recorded with The Scottish Register of Tartans.
The St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles tartan colours mirror those found in its shield registered with The Lord Lyon.
WHITE - signifies truth & sincerity
GOLD - signifies generosity & glory
BLACK - signifies constancy & prudence
BLUE - signifies loyalty & strength
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Solid polished chrome badge with robust pin attachment. Perfect for your cap or fly plaid. |
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Tartan Face Masks
Face masks in dupioni silk double lined
in our Society tartan.
Flat, (as shown) mask style.
Limited quantity available.
Please specify Adult or Child.
All proceeds support SASLA donations to the LA Regional Food Bank.
Place your order NOW to avoid disappointment.
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A fund has been established in Jack Dawson's name to help support all those individuals who are striving toward excellence in traditional Scottish pursuits. Jack was a long-time member of the Society and a former president.
PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO
THE JACK DAWSON MEMORIAL FUND
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St. Andrew's Society is an IRS registered 501 (c) (3) not for profit organization and your contributions are tax deductible. The Society treasurer will issue a letter of receipt for all contributions. |
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Apply online or download a membership application.
Existing members may also renew their membership here.
Click below to see what fun we have!
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From studying Scottish history to attending highland games across Southern California, Genesis Keefer loves Scottish heritage and culture and is an advocate for its preservation. Genesis is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Scottish Heritage from the University of Aberdeen. In learning about the Scottish Diaspora, she has gotten to know more about herself and her ancestors, who came to North America from Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire, Argyll, and Ayrshire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Meet A New Member
Welcome Genesis. Thank you for your contribution to our recent Tartan Film Festival by way of designing the banner that accompanied all of our outreach and promotion. Just the ticket!
Genesis is a graphic and web designer with 20 years’ experience. She loves cooking and wine tasting. She and her partner road-trip every summer, visiting vineyards and wineries across California. They have also dedicated themselves to volunteering with dog rescue organizations and currently have three rescue pups.
In 2019, Genesis celebrated her birthday with her wife in Scotland, where she felt like she had found her home. Genesis joined the St. Andrew’s Society of Los Angeles shortly after that trip, to enjoy the same community bonds and connections she felt in Scotland, with people who share her interests. She has enjoyed the recent virtual events, especially the St. Andrew’s Day celebration, and cannot wait to meet everyone in person soon.
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We are dependent on the growth of our membership. Please spread the word about your Saint Andrew’s Society and encourage your friends to join us in preserving Scottish identity and culture. |
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Stay tuned for our series of St. Andrew’s PodCasts
Fascinating interviews with entertainment personalities,
government leaders and community advocates.
St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles
where Scotland meets the City of Angels …
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Tartan Talk
with
Master Chef Gary Maclean
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Continuation of our new series of Tartan Talk features Chef Gary Maclean
The Scottish Government announced, in November 2017, that Maclean was to become Scotland's first National Chef. This role includes promoting Scottish produce on the world stage and encourage the domestic consumption of healthy, locally produced food.
Tartan Talk features short intimate conversations with individuals from a wide range of fields who have made significant contributions to their own chosen art.
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Click the YouTube icon below for all the latest podcasts. Enjoy!
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Started in 1998, by the Scottish Rootes Enthusiasts, the Moffat car rally has grown to become
the biggest classic car event in Scotland. Set in the beautiful Moffat hills the rally is an incredible place to both exhibit cherished classic or vintage motor cars and is a wonderful visitor experience.
The rally accommodates 800 entries some of which come hundreds of miles to participate. This 2 day event has a drive through the Moffat hills on the Saturday which is a glorious sight and Sunday is the show where prizes are given for the best cars. The Rally raises money every year for Macmillan Cancer Relief and Cancer Research.
A total of 800 cars take part with entrants coming from France and Germany, some down from the Shetland Isles, many from northern Ireland, Wales as well as Kent, Cornwall and Dorset to take part in this amazing 2 day event. The fun kicks off with a road run (which 300 cars can participate in) to St. Mary's Loch, leaving the town centre in 15 minute intervals in groups of 60. There is a picnic stop at the loch and the route also takes in Megget and Talla. Entertainment, live music and childrens’ attractions are all at the showground and the day wraps up with a ceilidh in the marquee.
The Car Rally is a fabulous connection with the town of Moffat. It appeals to enthusiasts, the businesses in the town and to the public that visit
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Melrose is a town steeped in beauty and legend. A short walk from its bustling medieval marketplace, with its unicorn-topped mercat cross, stands the serene ruins of one of the great Borders Abbeys, Melrose. Built by Cistercian monks in the 12th century, it is believed that a lead casket unearthed by archaeologists here contains the embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce. You can learn about the abbey at the Commendator's House Museum, home to the largest collection of medieval artefacts on display in Britain. Melrose is also located near to Abbotsford House, the beloved home of the great romantic novelist Sir Walter Scott, and the remains of the Roman settlement of Trimontium.
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Scotland's Inventions
How Scots invented the Modern World
How Scots invented the modern world and everything in it. By Arthur Herman
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Insignia Technologies have developed a range of colour-changing plastics and inks which are used to create smart labels for the food industry. Their labels have many applications including highlighting when products have been temperature abused in the supply chain and showing when food is past its best or at the end of its shelf life. The benefits of using these labels include enhancing food safety and quality, extending or optimising the shelf life and reducing food waste. |
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It’s tough to get cybersecurity right - every day there’s a new threat to consider and another costly breach in the news. Thankfully, one Edinburgh crusader has worked to bring an incredible new kind of cybersecurity to the front. Zonefox helps businesses look at data protection and information security in a different way, making life easier for everyone. Today ZoneFox is deployed by global brands to secure valuable data against threats, to maximize their existing security and help them meet increasingly complex compliance demands. |
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Caring for people with memory loss illnesses like Alzheimer’s or Dementia can be an incredibly difficult thing to deal with – just ask the three young founders behind the revolutionary MindMate app. Having had first-hand experience with family members suffering from Alzheimer's, they developed the MindMate app to help people with early-stage memory loss. The app includes list-making applications, interactive games to sharpen memory and reactions, a ‘My Story’ timeline tool and customisable reminders. |
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Scottish Tales:
A Collection of Classic Scottish
Folk Tales
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Oh, what a fine collection of tales! That’s what you will say when this collection of fine Scottish tales and legends is delivered to you. The tales are captivating, full of Scottish wisdom and tradition, and easy to read. Order your copy now!
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Bookseller and amateur sleuth Delaney Nichols returns in Paige Shelton's second Scottish Bookshop Mystery, Of Books and Bagpipes.
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Of Books and Bagpipes
by Paige Shelton
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Delaney Nichols has settled so comfortably into her new life in Edinburgh that she truly feels it’s become more home than her once beloved Kansas. Her job at the Cracked Spine, a bookshop that specializes in rare manuscripts as well as other sundry valuable historical objects, is everything she had dreamed, with her new boss, Edwin MacAlister, entrusting her more and more with bigger jobs. Her latest task includes a trip to Castle Doune, a castle not far out of Edinburgh, to retrieve a hard-to-find edition of an old Scottish comic, an “Oor Wullie,” in a cloak and dagger transaction that Edwin has orchestrated.
While taking in the sights of the distant Highlands from the castle’s ramparts, Delaney is startled when she spots a sandal-clad foot at the other end of the roof. Unfortunately, the foot’s owner is very much dead and, based on the William Wallace costume he’s wearing, perfectly matches the description of the man who was supposed to bring the Oor Wullie. As Delaney rushes to call off some approaching tourists and find the police, she comes across the Oor Wullie, its pages torn and fluttering around a side wall of the castle. Instinct tells her to take the pages and hide them under her jacket.
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Scotch Corner
Do you cover your roast beef with catsup or make soda-pop with Caol Ila?
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There is a popular line of
thought that the idea there is a
wrong way to drink single malt
whisky is fallacious and
impolite. Indeed the distilleries
themselves promote the idea that
the only way to drink their
product is the way you like to. The
Fab 4 liked to drink CocaCola®
with scotch (but this was probably
the blended sort). The distilleries
are probably happy so long as
their whisky is being consumed,
and what the consumer adds to it
is their business. However would
you take a Château Haut-Brion,
Vintage 1986 and add a splash of
Cola to sample its flavour? I think
not (I hope not). The reason is
simple. The wine has been
produced with the utmost care
and attention, favoured by
climate not easily replicated,
stored and monitored, before
finally being bottled for your
enjoyment. Production of single
malts enjoys no less care and
scrutiny. The flavours and
particular characteristics released
by these unique spirits are only
masked by the addition of foreign
mixers and the skill, care, and
devotion given by the distillers
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clouded by elements never
intended to be imbibed in the
same swallow. Even ice changes
forever the natural aroma and
dulls unique facets of this most
complex spirit.
Despite distilleries’ claim that
the only right way to drink single
malt whisky is the way you like to,
the master distillers all agree
single malt whisky is at its best
when mixed with a little branch or
filtered water (avoid tap water,
because the chlorine and/or
dissolved minerals will interfere
with the taste). Water releases and
enhances the flavours of the spirit
and prevents the high alcohol
content from masking the qualities
of its core character. Experiment
yourself and see if this is not true.
Neat scotch will probably
accelerate intoxication but many
of the intricacies of aroma and
flavour will be lost. Like all rules
there are exceptions! Tread softly
with very young and very old
spirits, where the balance of
molecular structure is more
delicate – Ed.
Slainte mhath!
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Lagavulin Distillery on the small, remote Scottish Isle of Islay. |
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What’s the difference between Scots, Scottish Gaelic, and Scottish English?
Scots
By the 7th century, Northumbrian Old English was spoken in what is now southeastern Scotland as far as the River Forth. In the period leading up to 1450, Early Scots emerged as a new language from the Northern Middle English speaking parts of Scotland. During this time, speakers referred to the language as “English” (Inglis and Ynglis). It wasn’t called Scots until the 15th century.
Scottish Gaelic
While Scots evolved from Old English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, or simply Gaelic developed from Old Irish. It is believed settlers from Ireland brought Gaelic over to Scotland sometime between the 4th–5th centuries. By the 13th century, it became a distinct spoken language in Scotland.
Scottish English
Scottish English developed as the result of the Scots language coming into contact with Standard English of England after the 17th century. As Scots-speakers began to use Standard English, this shift resulted in phonological compromises and lexical transfers as well as pronouncing words according to their spelling and hypercorrections. An example of hypercorrection in Modern English is like saying, “You and me are the same height” when you should say “You and I are the same height”. Hypercorrections occur as a result of misunderstanding a point of grammar.
The relationship and similarity between Scots and Standard English is just like the one between Norwegian, Danish and Swedish, meaning, they are pretty much mutually intelligible.
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Scot Robert MacIntyre
Arrives at Agusta
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Robert McIntyre of Oban , Scotland just finished out of the top 10 at his very first Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
The Scottish golfer’s 12th Pl. finish does allow him an automatic invitation to come back to Georgia for the 2022 masters.
The 24-year-old left-hander Is no stranger to golfing in the southeastern United States, after having attended McNeese State University in Louisiana. The promising young golfer is currently ranked 44th in the world rankings.
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Scots care! Montreal Highland Games donates $1,500 to the Dawson Boys & Girls Club
Dawson Boys & Girls Club is a non-profit recreational and educational organization that serves over 700 members yearly as well as many non-members. It is based in Verdun, close the Douglas Hospital where the Montreal Highland Games have been held for the past several years. It strives to offer a welcoming atmosphere where people can meet, learn and grow as individuals and support each other to form a stronger sense of community.
The Montreal Highland Games donation will provide breakfast for 60–80 children every morning for two weeks of summer camp (750 breakfast meals).
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If anyone is looking for help planning a trip to Scotland post-travel restrictions, Tailor Made Itineraries has reached out to offer SASLA members 25% off Bespoke or Off-the-Shelf Itineraries. The code is TMI-STA21-OFFER and their website is www.tailormadeitineraries.com
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Click the image above to read a digital edition of the September/October 2020 edition.
Courtesy of Sally Coffey, Editor, Scotland
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SCOTLAND MAGAZINE
Published six times a year, every issue of Scotland showcases its stunning landscapes and natural beauty, and delves deep into Scottish history. From mysterious clans and famous Scots (both past and present), to the hidden histories of the country’s greatest castles and houses, Scotland‘s pages brim with the soul and secrets of the country.
Scotland magazine captures the spirit of this wild and wonderful nation, explores its history and heritage and recommends great places to visit, so you feel at home here, wherever you are in the world.
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The Highlander magazine that we are all familiar with has been sold to The Chelsea Magazine Co. Ltd. in the UK. The magazine has been amalgamated with two other titles, 'Scottish Life' and 'Scotland Magazine' into one new publication: Scotland.
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Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select "Saint Andrews Society of Los Angeles Inc" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us.
How it works:
1. Open the Amazon app on your phone
2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features
3. Select "Saint Andrews Society of Los Angeles Inc" as your charity
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app
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It's Simple to Shop, Save, and Support
SAVE 10% and DONATE 10% to SASLA
- Shop for gifts (or for yourself) from our Scottish designers
- Use the code SASLA2020 at checkout to save 10% off your total purchase
- Feel good knowing that 10% of your total purchase will also be donated to The St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles
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A Few of Our Favourite Things |
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Make sure you try Irn-Bru – Scotland's 'other' national drink |
Scotland is one of the few countries in the world where a locally-made soft drink outsells Coca-Cola.
Brewed from Girders.
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Shop with Scottish Treasures (aka Celtic Corner) online or in our store and we will donate 10% of the sale to the St. Andrews Society of Los Angeles. Upon checkout online, simply mention you are a member of the St. Andrews Society and we will do the rest! If you shop in our store in Coronado, please mention to the staff you are a member. |
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Like many small businesses MacLeods is facing challenging times but with typical Scottish ingenuity proprietor Alistair Boase is meeting the challenges head-on. MacLeods' support of our Society is without bounds and now it is time for us to reciprocate. What better way than to order beer and a pizza, pick-up or delivery – learn how here…
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Belhaven – or “Beautiful harbour” – nestles among the rolling barley fields of the beautiful East Lothian coast, around 20 miles east of Edinburgh. For nearly 300 years, we have brewed in this place using only the finest local barley and choicest hops!
Established in 1719, Belhaven is Scotland’s oldest working brewery. With abundant local barley, fine water from the brewery well and access to markets up and down the coast, Belhaven was the perfect place for a brewery back then, and it still is today.
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Many thanks to David Montoya of St. Killian Imports for supplying Belhaven for our events. |
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SCOTLANDISNOW
Is a collaborative marketing campaign which relies on partners outside of government promoting it in their wider communications/engagement work. Our St. Andrew's Society is proud to partner with the Scottish Government in the US in promoting Scotland in Southern California and beyond.
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St Andrew's Society LA Scots is a common law registered mark of the St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles
The St. Andrew's Shield is registered with the Lord Lyon King of Arms, at Edinburgh, as a Society Noble in the Noblesse of Scotland, attested by Ensigns Armorial and our motto “Scotia Semper Patria."
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The St. Andrew's Society has donated to key charities helping those most in need during these turbulent times. Please help us continue this outreach by making your own donation. |
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St. Andrew's Society is an IRS registered 501 (c) (3) not for profit organization and your contributions are tax deductible. The Society treasurer will issue a letter of receipt for all contributions. |
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