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The Gathering 2009
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A number of us have expressed interest in attending the Gathering 2009 next summer and I think some have already purchased tickets and such. I know the Clan Lamont Society of Scotland are planning some events and I was wondering if anyone has planned on attending these as well. Also, is the CLSNA pla...
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Clan Lamont loses a clansman
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Gordon William Brown 27 Dec 1933 – 11 Jan 2009 Keynsham, Bristol, UK As Gordon would have said, the famous Gordon Brown not the infamous Gordon Brown. Gordon was involved with the Clan Lamont Society of Scotland for several decades holding many offices and duties. He was an architectural & engin...
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Jacqui Lambie in Tasmania
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 A Lamont is really shaking things up in Australia. We have a Lambie in parliament down under who is quite out spoken (go figure). She is getting lots of attention.
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Christmas wish list
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On behalf of the members and officers of Clan Lamont Society of North America (CLSNA), I would like to offer our fondest Christmas and New Years wishes to all of you who have Lamont kinship all across the world. Despite the current world economic and political changes that have effected and affected a...
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Castle Toward sold
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Breaking News from ScotlandCASTLE TOWARD SET TO BECOME HOLIDAY RESORT. The modern mansion estate Castle Toward where our ancient Toward Castle ruins lie have been sold to a company who will develop the grounds. It is too early to tell how this will impact Clan Lamont. Our ruins are a listed Class B pr...
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Clan Lamont Appeal
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Diaspora of Mac Laomain mor Chomhail uile“The exile of the Great MacLamont of all Cowal” On June 6 1646, 465 years ago, Clan Lamont suffered one of its darkest days. The violence of that day was the result of centuries of conflict on both sides and should remain in the past. My own family, like many, cha...
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INTERNATIONAL GATHERING OF THE CLANS IN NOVA SCOTIA
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News from Jean Watson, president of Clan Lamont - Canada see details in attachments. Lots of opportunities for highland activities in Canada this year Thanks Jean INTERNATIONAL GATHERING OF THE CLANS IN NOVA SCOTIA Dear Friends, attached is the registration form for the Lamont Gathering this su...
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Maresk Ships - Loch Striven the final chapter
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http://forargyll.com/2010/06/maersk-ships-in-loch-striven-on-the-way-back-into-service/
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Maresk ships - video Leaving Loch Striven
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bncp6zn5o4M&feature=related
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Tartan Day April 6 2011
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I got this email from Jean MacKarcher Watson but did not get it posted in time for this year.... Jean is a founder of Clan Lamont Canada and the originator of Tartan Day. She started the idea in 1986 and got it spread throughout Canada and now it has gone all over the world. At the end of this email she mentio...
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More Maresk News
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The ships that have been layed up mere yards from the Invercaholain Manse are being reduced in numbers. Six large container ships have been mothballed in Loch Striven just off the shore of the Manse for over a year. One ship is heading out and hints that some of the remaining five might be put back to use...
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Maresk & Loch Striven
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Take a look at this article, you can see a Photo of Mary Lamb accepting a check for clan Lamont. Good job Mary !!! http://forargyll.com/2010/04/the-maersk-bond/ The end of this particular story is the start of another one – life’s daisy chain. Maerk, the shipping line owning the 6 ships on lay up in Lo...
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Maersk Donation
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Lets support Mary Lambs choice of charities - vote once please VOTE for Maersk charitable donation. Dunoon Burgh Hall Restoration: Nominated by Mary Lamb. The Burgh Hall project group is working in partnership with John McAslan & Partners to get the hall back up and running over 4 stages durin...
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Loch Striven ships
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As you may already be aware, Clydesport has allowed the Maresk company to park several of their ships during this down economy in Loch Striven. The heart of CLS is headquartered at the Manse at Inverchaolain on the shores of Loch Striven. The ships are not mothballed but kept at a low operational state...
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Argyll & Bute Council Acts on Castle Toward
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I have emailed some of you and we have added about 50 signtures to get the Scottish district goverment to save Castle Toward. There is another meeting at the end of Janurary. The cause is to save the Castle Toward house. Our Toward Castle ruins are on the grounds of the mansion built by Kirkman Finlay w...
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Lamonts in Trinidad
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As many of you know Sir Norman Lamont of Knockdow lived about half his time in Trinidad on family plantations started by John Lamont of Benmore his great uncle in the early 1800's. Norman died there being gored by his bull in 1949. I got a surprise email from Naseema Hoey, former Trinidad resident. N...
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Lamont surname around the world
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here is a listing of Lamont surname this year by country FPM = Frequency per Million CountryFPMNEW-ZEALAND148.13AUSTRALIA147.3UNITED KINGDOM100.13CANADA63.72UNITED STATES29.06BELGIUM24.22IRELAND16.46FRANCE2.71SWITZERLAND1.92NETHERLANDS0.64Not sure what this really means but...
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News from Australia
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This is an e-mail I received today from Ian Lamont - ihlamond@hotmail.com - who lives in the highlands outside of Sydney. I met Ian in Nova Scotia (at the same event which I met the Chief) back in the mid-1990s, and have been on his group mailing list since. He writes about the recovery of their forme...
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A Lecture on The Civil War
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Mary Lamb (Sec/Tres. CLS) has graciously donated an original copy of a document entited:I admit I have not read the entire lecture as it is quite lengthy but the portions I have read are stirring. One of the most facinating aspects are that the lecture was delivered in 1864 before the outcome of the wa...
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Wedding at Toward Castle
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Not one of our clan but a handfasting wedding was held at Toward from Dunoon Observer newspaper Tying the knot – Druid style When the telephone call arrived last week, my initial reaction was to inwardly snort derisively. The caller, a sister of the bride, said: “There’s a pagan wedding, or handfast...
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Mothballed ships on Loch Striven
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One of the most beautiful spots in Cowal is being used as a parking lot for mothballed cargo ships ruining a beautiful view Loch Striven the body of water where Knockdow & the Manse @...
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The Old Manse Appeal
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When the sister of Sir Norman Lamont of Knockdow, Augusta Lamont passed away she donated her estate to the Clan Lamont Society of Scotland. The estate included the manse for the Inverchaolain church. THE Old Manse at Inverchaolain is the home of Clan Lamont where all our treasures history and archiv...
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International Gathering of the Clans 2011
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Got this note from Jean Watson in Canada, a founder of Clan Lamont in Canada. mark your calendarsWe want to really push getting the word out to people about the upcoming International Gathering of the Clans(and Celts).If you have any friends, relatives, pipers you know, similar Scottish Societies...
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The Old Manse
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Mary Lamb sent these photos of the manse today. Mary and her husband, Jim have done a lot of work restoring Manse located next to the Inverchaolain church. These photos are from Mary Above is the front of th...
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