General Meeting November 28, 2001 7:30 PM "American First, Scottish Always" Presentation by Cal and Lauren Boyd of MCGS Join us for an evening of discovery of your Scottish roots. Learn which Clan or District your Family name may be associated with. Do you really descend from Mary Queen of Scots? Is there a Family Crest? A tip or two about Scottish attire and "protocol" will be shared. Cal and Lauren, genealogists for Scottish Clans will show you how to plan, using the Internet, travel to the Ancestral lands of your Kith and Kin. You will be learn of research sources in Scotland, how to be in touch with Clan genealogists, and where and when the Scottish Games are held here in California. They will have research books on hand for you to browse through. Cal and Lauren have requested that those planning on attending who would like to know a bit about their Scottish Surnames and where their ancestors may have lived in Scotland send them an e-mail ([email protected] or [email protected]) in advance of the meeting. This will allow time to prepare some information for you and take less time with lookups at the meeting. Cal Boyd has been Genealogist for House of Boyd Society for seven years. Lauren Boyd, Immediate Past President of the Marin County Genealogical Society, has been President of the House of Boyd Society since 1999, Vice President of the Scottish Information Society since 2000, and Chair of the Genealogical Committee for Clan Stewart Society in America since 1996. Lauren and Cal host the Clan tent at the Scottish Games in Northern California about 13 times per year beginning in March with the Calaveras Celtic Festival. The final event for them for the year is a Kirkin' o' the Tartan in Sacramento in late October, early November each year. In the past tw o years they have traveled on clan business to Stone Mountain, GA; Alexandria, VA; Grandfather Mountain, NC; and Estes Park, CO. They have also, in February/March of this year traveled to Scotland and visited the Ancestral lands of the Boyds.