just for My info and I'm currious....

Who is everyone and who are you with and who do you Depict..

                                                       Collin the nosey

I am the Admiral of the Ocean Sea...!

GREAT.........JUST F!!@#! GREAT...

wrote on 11/25/03 at 19:08:56:

just for My info and I'm currious.... Who is everyone and who are you with and who do you Depict..                                                        Collin the nosey

Hi my name is Dave..(hi Dave!!!),
well i'm a scotoholic.
I'm with no group (but open to all offers)
I depict someone special (not M. Jackson)
I do my best to protect my little hill.

dave

I am Malcolm MacWilliam....  You can read about me in the MacWilliam Chronicles, a three volume set of tales beginning in 1746 at Culloden and stretching into 1776.  So, I can be Jacobite, but then I am Sjt. of the 77th Grenadiers (Lord Montgomerie's finest) building Forbes Road, partaking in Grant's Defeat, etc...., then Sjt. of the 42nd Grenadiers during Colonial War of Rebellion. I fight for the "king" with my brother Davey Gunn and my cousin Seamus MacWilliam (whose mother was Irish and his father was my Uncle Quasi)... We are protected at times by our elusive Uncle Angus and his army of sheep (led my Mother Ewe who Uncle Angus calls..."Ewe, Mother Ewe"!!).  The Chronicles are a wealth of information, fun, battles, love, historical fiction at its best. By the way, the day of our patron saint, Andrew, comes closer.  Our regiment will be celebrating at Old Bedford Village this weekend, with 38 persons in attendance.  May Saint Andrew bless you all on his feast day.  Slante' ... Malcolm Angus MacWilliam, Sjt.

Hi I am James Fraser Singer from Aberdeen Scotland a Highlander with a cause who along with my friend Jacobite will fight against the Hanoverian/ British establishment till Scotland is free. We are involved in a few groups which promote the Scottish cause including Na Fri Dileas(THE Loyal Men), The Wallace Society, The Royal Ecossais. We commemorate the fallen/murdered at most of the battle sites etc in Scotland and make sure the fight continues under these words of the Declaration of Arbroath 1320
For so long as there are 100 of us alive, we will never consent to subject ourselves to the dominion of the English. For it is not for glory ,nor riches neither is it for honour, but it is liberty alone that we fight and contend for, which no honest man will lose but with his life.

My name is Lee, I'm 36 (37 this May 9th :'().
The only 'groups' I'm in are the Clan Davidson Association, the 1745 Association & the Western Front Association.
My overwhelming passion is the British Army in the Great War, especially the 1/4th Cameron Highlanders and all Victoria Cross winners.
My interest in the '45 stems from a visit I paid to Culloden a couple of years ago, after which I joined the CDA & the 1745 Assoc.

Alex here. At the moment I'm doing the Duke of Perth, and also a staff officer for the Prince. I also am working
with a friend on creating a Highland Rev War unit. It's
all good if it's Scottish.

Brian Luscombe, playing Simon Fraser Master of Lovat (still too young to play Lord Lovat, I'm 37 he was in his very late years!). My friends and I are starting up a company of the 71st Fraser Highlanders, a Rev War Unit. We are based near Toronto Ontario.

wrote on 11/25/03 at 19:08:56:

just for My info and I'm currious.... Who is everyone and who are you with and who do you Depict..

As your friendly neighbourhood webmaster, I'm wondering...would there be any interest in a kind of bio page/rogue's gallery, where users could enter and upload a brief bio/photo/character summary?

Or would it just end up being as dusty, little-used, and unloved as the free regiment pages have been?   ::)

Sounds like a good idea.  Why don't you try it and see, when you get the time.

BB

Being my first post to this board, this seems the ideal thread to start on. My name is Daniel Foster and I've been in the living history hobby for several years now. About a year ago I decided to go back from Rev War to start researching Scots in Ga after the founding of the colony in the 1730's and I'm developing my current personna around a Scots trader/hunter moving into the interior to trade with my redskinned brothers. Since I've always been interested in the Jacobite Rebellion, and developing my new personna in the same time period, I've also chosen to extend my research to include such.

My kit at this time includes;
 Non-descript tartan great and wee kilts
 Govt. sett tartan for same
 Bonnet
 1717 French Army musket/bayonet
 Baskethilted back-sword and dirk
 Buckle shoes w/longer tongues
 Plain woolen stockings
 Haversacks  (both early French style and regular)
 Various other accoutrements that I've picked up along the way during my time doing living history.

If anyone has any tips, suggestions or critiques, they're always welcome. I see from my time looking through the archives that there are some knowledgable people here. Be prepared to have your brains picked! ;D

Daniel
 

Hello Daniel,
I'm sure with your interest in the 1745 Rising and kit you already possess, if you wished to join one of our clan regiments in order to participate in our events (the next one is Sept.4/5 in Bedford PA) we could find a home for you.  Let us know and I'm sure hospitality will be extended by one of the many groups represented here.

Chris Timm

Daniel,

If you are still in Georgia & would like to do Scots in either Georgia or Scotland from 1736 to 1746, please access our website at www.geocities.com/clanamcu/homepage.html.  We portray the Highland Independent Company of Darien.  When we travel north we support the Army of King James.  Check us out & let me know if you are interested.

Britt

Thank you for the invite, Britt. I looked the site over and I'm definitely interested! As a matter of fact, I'm working on making arrangements to get to the next couple of events at King George. Especially the one in November. I'll be in touch soon.

Daniel

wrote on 11/25/03 at 19:08:56:

just for My info and I'm currious.... Who is everyone and who are you with and who do you Depict..                                                        Collin the nosey

Greetings,

I am Terry Holmes, commissioner for the Washington state branch of the Clan Mackay Society USA & founder/commander of a fairly new unit portraying the loyalist Clan Mackay Independent Company during the '45.

My own impression is not really based upon a paticular historical personage, but I did take the name of my 6th great-grandfather John Scoby (though I changed it to the more familiar "Scobie", one of 3 spellings found on documents relating to him!) who lived in Scotland during the '45.

Hi.........um.........am I the only female in this site?  ???  I am Rosemary and have been studying my genealogy for a couple years now, but have cousins who have worked on it for over 20 years.   I always knew I was Italian and English ancestry, but also discovered in our search that I am also Scots-Irish.   If my ancestors were in a clan it would be Taylor, sept of the Cameron, or MacArthur.  I have many great-grandmothers with Scottish surnames.  In my search, I discovered that one of my great-grandfathers was a soldier who fought and died in the 1715 Jacobite Rising on the Isle of Man.  which got me interested in the Jacobite history. However, in researching this out further, I discovered real recently he was a Quaker and on the opposing side.  :-/   so having said all that, I am more Scottish in heart than however much Scottish ancestry I may have.  I am very interested in Jacobite history and a supporter for the cause of a free, independant Scotland.  Now who do I think is the heir to the Stuart throne? I am still working on that part in my search too.

I am new to all the re-enactment stuff and still working on my persona. I believe that I want to be a middle class Jacobite woman and currently trying to research out all the garb the women wore.

I do have a question though.  Not all Jacobites were Scots, right?  Weren't there other nationalities involved in the cause as well?

Okay, you can tell I am a woman........yackety...yak...yak.  ;D

Other nationalities...Ok....if you go right back to 1689 & the first Jacobite War(fought in Scotland & Ireland)  you'll find lots of French troops..not Jacobite as such,but allied to them.In 1715 you'll get quite a bit of English Participation,in 1719 Spanish troops join in..And you get a full set in the '45...Regular Scots & Irish troops from the French Army & the ill-fated English Manchester regiment(Who I sympathise greatly with,having spent a weekend portraying them in the dungeons of Carlisle Castle)
Steve

Thanks so much, Steve, for all the information.  Well at least you know one of the reasons why I am here, is not only find garb to portray but to learn as much as I can about Scottish and Jacobite history so I can help educate the public as much as possible with what little knowledge I have.  You all are so kind to help me out.  :)

Im Luke, currently getting back into re-enacting after a couple of years off.  Helped start the 78th, but Havent done a Highland impression since the 1st Louisburg event 95?  

Anyway after a good number of years doing Native and Rev War Indian Dept Im getting back to my scottish roots, as to what unit im with, I just go where "Dirkmaker" tells me to go LOL

Hello Rosemary and other Ladies and Gentlemen on the Forum,

My newly formed unit, Clan Chattan, has just two Jacobite events under our collective belts or should I say kilts.  Anyway, I portray Mistress Mary MacCrimmon, wife of Piper William MacCrimmon.  Jacobites are just a short jump backward in time from our French and Indian War Unit, the 77th Regiment of Foot, Montgomeries Highlanders.  Our web site is below if you care to view it.

http://musketsofthecrown.homestead.com/Home.html

I have never really posted before but here goes my two pence worth for Scottish clothing.    Don't know if you have seen Mara Riley's most excellent site on Scottish Dress but if you haven't, check it out at:
 
http://www.marariley.net/celtic/scotland.htm

She has lots of good information about the type of clothing to wear as a Scotswoman (or man). Also links for jewelry, patterns, etc, etc, etc.  I do wish everyone would read her info.  Guys, it wouldn't hurt you to know what correct women's clothing is.......(don't even get me started on the bodice!)

In my experience, it does help to be pointed in the right direction as far as the time period you wish to represent.  In the long run, it  helps you avoid mistakes.  I am afraid that not everyone is dressing the part.  After all, if we are trying to honor those whom we re-enact, we should try to be as correct as the latest research allows! (My never to be humble opinion)
Hope this helps......

Yr Mst. Hbl & Ob't Svt,
Susan Gable aka Mistress Mary MacCrimmon
Clan Chattan
;)

Hello Susan!   ;D

I have come to know Mara Riley's site very well indeed!  ;) I even purchased her book, Whatever Shall I Wear, and looked in her Appin's files to go by for my kit.  

My group does  the Jacobite 1745, The American Rev War and French & Indian War.  So my dress should be able to fit into all periods well.  I haven't come up with a name for myself yet.  I just know at this point I am getting my kit together, reading books, and doing a lot of research on the net.  At this time I will just be a female camp follower and a rebel to the crown, but what skills I will be portraying?  I am not sure yet as I am not really that domesticated.  I just like talking to people and sharing what little I know and constantly learning about the history that fascinates me the most!

Thanks Susan! Hope to see more of you!

Rosemary

Hello again Rosemary!

Good to hear that you are well acquainted with Mara Riley's work!  She is a great resource for our time period.

My group does Rev War as well as F&I and the occasional Jacobite event.   I am fortunate enough to have different clothes which are appropriate for each time period.  The older stuff (except the kirch which I only wear for Jacobite) I do wear every now and then for Rev War but of course, never the other way around.  It is interesting, the subtle differences.  Of course, my motto is "You never have enough re-enacting clothing!"  Good thing that I learned how to sew!  

By any chance, will your Rev War unit be at Whitpain next weekend?  If so, I would love to meet you!

Take Care,
Susan

Susan,

Nice to meet you, ma'am. Fortunately for us here, we are familiar with the site. I've referred to it many times, esp while helping my dear mother get started, as well as suggesting it to ladies, even our own Rosemary, who are starting out in this fantastic hobby. Of course it never hurts to be reminded from time to time. Thank you for posting and glad to have you amongst us.

Daniel

bonsoir,
I am new to the Jacobite era, though I've been reenacting for 10 years,  mostly in the French & Indian and Rev War eras. I am originally from Illinois, where I participated with a French militia group in the NWTA, then moved to Ohio nearly 5 years ago, where I joined the Detroit French Marines (F&I). I also joined Gordon's Royal Americans after they did a winter muster at Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village, where I was a member. Gordon's 60th is a great group, and I'm still with them, even though I can't make all of their events any longer. I am now living in Pittsburgh, and when the members of Gordon's 60th can't make the events, I hang with Ourry's 60th, commanded by Jeff Graham, who is also in the Appins Clan. Small world, no? I attended my first Jacobite event this past May at Fort Erie in Canada, and loved it. I was checking out a group that also does English Civil War, and decided that Jacobite was great, too!

In the past, I've participated in the American Civil War events that were held each year at the Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village, but no other such events anywhere else. I hope to become more involved in that era in 2006, and am now doing my own research on period carpet bags so that I can create my own reproduction carpet bag. I'm about 2/3 of the way done with my research, and enjoying every minute of it.

In the meantime, I am a graphic designer, but lost my last graphics job in November, and decided to go back to school (The Art Institute Online) to update my design and  technology skills before I attempt to enter the job market here in Pittsburgh. I had been working for a newspaper, and such work is notorious for killing one's creativity.

My persona is — and tends to always be — a French woman who is married to a black market trader; he is usually not with me, but shows up once or twice a year with some sort of bauble or trinket, then goes away again, whic is why I love him so much. Her name is Rose Dupre, and she has one Scottish grandmother on her mother's side. My real middle name is Rose, so I always go by that in the reenacting world, since my first name, Carol, just isn't a common 18th century name.

I'm glad to be on this message board, and to meet anyone who is knowledgeable about the Jacobite era. I am waiting until their annual meeting to be voted into the Appins Clan, and am very happy to have met several other Jacobite reenactors at "The Road to Culloden" and "The Road to London" this year.

Hey Susan! I see you on the RevList from time to time! I have learned so much there as well as here.

I am very acquainted with Mara' s work and have been following her advice fervently. She has the same advice as most folks here on this forum, especially our webbie here!

I was going to sew my kit, but a gal came along on our RevList group who is very knowledgeable and offered to make my dress for me.............so after having read my patterns and decided it had been too long since I have sewn or to understand what the heck they were talking about on the patterns, I took her up on it! LOL

I will mostly portray a Scottish Jacobite.....maybe living living in NC or in Scotland. Not sure as I am still trying to read and study all this history! EEP!  

One thing I am really excited about is that my Commander will allow me to wear ghillies!  I wanted to go barefoot but because of site legalities I could not, but ghillies are the best thing to barefoot, me thinks!

I am sorry to say that my unit will not be at Whitpain. We are preparing for an event here in AZ Nov 10-12.  Should be a grand site. It is through the We Are History group.  

Hope to meet you someday, Susan! talk to you soon!

Rosemary




wrote on 09/30/05 at 23:54:59:

Hello again Rosemary! Good to hear that you are well acquainted with Mara Riley's work!  She is a great resource for our time period. My group does Rev War as well as F&I and the occasional Jacobite event.   I am fortunate enough to have different clothes which are appropriate for each time period.  The older stuff (except the kirch which I only wear for Jacobite) I do wear every now and then for Rev War but of course, never the other way around.  It is interesting, the subtle differences.  Of course, my motto is "You never have enough re-enacting clothing!"  Good thing that I learned how to sew!   By any chance, will your Rev War unit be at Whitpain next weekend?  If so, I would love to meet you! Take Care, Susan

Hello, all on the forum.  I enjoy greatly reading your posts, finding out about your journeys into re-creating the past and seeing all of the very helpful advice freely shared.  That's one of the many things I personally enjoy most about re-enacting--the re-enactors themselves.
I began my re-enactment involvment at Clan Wars 2000 in Milford, NY in the usual way, a kit that covered so many time periods that it must have had the seasoned veteran re-enactors either laughing, scratching their heads, shaking their heads, or all of the above.  Gently, gradually, I have been led, advised and persuaded to create a much more accurate outift for a Jacobite Highlander of the '45 Rising.  My wife, youngest son and I joined the Clann of the Wolf, which portrays Clan Cameron during this time period, and have found the members of our clan to be among the most helpful, friendly and interesting bunch to share an encampment with.  Most especially we are indebted to Larry and Missy Clark of Barkertown Sutlers (www.barkertownsutlers.com) for encouragement, correct information, and most affordable and historically accurate and authentic clothing and accessories.  
After researching my own ancestry and discovering that my father's family is a sept of Clan MacDonald, my great grandfather having migrated from Gunnislake, Cornwall, and my mother's family is Scots-Irish (Lyons on her father's side, Abernethy on her mother's side, sept of Clan Leslie), I became very interested particularly in Scottish history.  I found that my mother's maternal grandfather, William Sumner Abernethy, from whom I get my given name, was himself named for an ancestor named Willam Abernethy, one of the few commoners to sign the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320.  Interestingly, I found that the village of Abernethy (means "mouth of the river Nethy") on the Firth of Tay no longer has anyone with the surname Abernethy living there.  It does, however have one of only two remaining Pictish towers in Scotland.
I began my re-enacting as a simple lowly Highlander who rallied to the standard of the Stuart cause under the Lochiel.  Over time I have put together a kit that includes a non-descript tartan great kilt and waistcoat, raw silk shirt and scarf, highland jacket, Clann of the Wolf tartan bag socks, and turn shoes.  I even tried my hand at leather craft, and made my leather belt, sporran, baldric, cartridge case, shot/ball pouch and simple currans.  I armed myself with a 1728 first pattern Long Land Brown Bess, a basket hilt backsword, a personalized targe,  period dirk, and sgian dubhs.  I thoroughly enjoyed taking part in battle re-enactments, especially when it came to portraying the Highland charge.
Since the car crash that left me paralyzed from the midline of my chest down in April of 2004, I have had to give up the Highland charge and the use of claymore and Bess for the sword of the Spirit, changing my persona to that of a humble Highland Presbyterian vicar in the mostly Catholic Army of King James (some of those who rallied to the standard were Presbyterians).  I have chosen the name of my brave ancestor, Willam Abernethy for this persona.  I have added to my kit a period-correct wooden three-wheeled wheelchair, a lap writing desk and a copy of the 1599 edition of the Geneva Bible, favored highly by Presbyterians of this period.  I get to command the artillery crew of Clan Cameron when use of our howitzers is allowed during battle re-enactments.  And I was asked by HRH Prince Charles to share the responsibility for narration of scenarios with Roger Kirwin, curator of Old Bedford Village at the Labor Day weekend March to London event held there this year.  There is always something for everyone to do.  

Hello all again! Sorry I have not been on here much.  

In all honesty I am still working on  my persona. I am thinking for the RevWar period to be a Molly Pitcher, but not sure. I will be doing the Scottish Jacobite 1745 in February, but still working on that personna as well.

Being very new in this hobby I find there is so  much to learn and research.   Right now I am doing well to get my kit together!

Hope this finds y'all doing well and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Rosemary

wrote on 09/30/05 at 23:54:59:

Hello again Rosemary! Good to hear that you are well acquainted with Mara Riley's work!  She is a great resource for our time period. My group does Rev War as well as F&I and the occasional Jacobite event.   I am fortunate enough to have different clothes which are appropriate for each time period.  The older stuff (except the kirch which I only wear for Jacobite) I do wear every now and then for Rev War but of course, never the other way around.  It is interesting, the subtle differences.  Of course, my motto is "You never have enough re-enacting clothing!"  Good thing that I learned how to sew!   By any chance, will your Rev War unit be at Whitpain next weekend?  If so, I would love to meet you! Take Care, Susan

Susan! So far I have hired a gal who is in the  know to sew most of the outfit for me...shame on me as I used to be a great seamstress. But I wanted to see how all the parts of the dress were sewn and put together first as it has been 20 years since I have been on a sewing machine!  

No, no chance for me to be at Whitpan. I live in the southwest of the states and I don't get beyond that.  We here in AZ are trying our very best to re-enact and bring up the past! We had a very good event the first of November. Was wonderful and even the Jay Leno show came out and filmed us. however, I have yet to see us be on his show.  ::)  You know how that goes!

Hope this finds you well and everyone else. Great to be on the site again!  Many thanks to all you here who have helped me get into this hobby. You have all been a tremondous help.

Happy Holidays, Rosemary

Great to have you back, Rosemary. I hope all is well with you.

Daniel

wow Daniel! Thank you so much for your kind words!

I have to share this with everyone, even though it may not be a big deal to anyone else but me!  ;D  Well, in February I will be portraying  a Jacobite follower of the 45.  So as a result I bought me a hand painted original portrait cameo necklace of Bonnie Prince Charlie to wear around my neck. I received it the oher day and I  have to tell you it is absolutely  beautiful and I am so proud of i!  Just had to share!  :)

Vicar Abernathy! Twas great to read your persona and testimony! You have been through a lot, I see, but God always has a purpose and will see to it that you minister to others.

I forgot to mention that my avatar is me in my Revolutionary war era event. My straw hat was a bit over tipped but I have since worked on that to bring it down.

In February I will be a Jacobite woman who has come to America after the clearances.  I still plan to be a supporter of HRH Bonnie Prince Charlie and will wear a cameo necklace to honor him.  

Did I tell you that one of my great-grandfathers fought for the English in the 1715 rising?  He did not want the Catholic throne in Scotland and possibly England too, so he fought and died on the Isle of Man during that time.

Somehow I feel like I am dishonoring my great grandfather being on the other side of him.  But I am sure it was like the Civil war where brother and sister fought against one another, aye? Correct me if I am wrong.  

Anyway, in February I hope to have a new pic of me in my Highland dress.  No tartan, even though my family were Taylor's, sept of Cameron, but I cannot prove that my family were ever in a clan.  So I am staying neutral and wearing no tartan. I don't think women who came to America ever wore Tartan plaid anyway. Correct me if I am wrong.

Anyway, after February, I will have in my avatar me as a Highland woman.  ;) Hope this finds y'all well and Merry Christmas!

Desert Rose, you might look at your portrayal of a Jacobite as righting a wrong.  The Stuart's (James II, James III and Charles Edward Stuart aka the Bonnie Prince) claim to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland was much stronger than that of the house of Hanover (George I, George II) at the time of the Jacobite Rising of '15 and that of '45.  The trial and execution of Charles I, son of James I, and rightful heir to the throne, was viewed with horror by the rest of Europe.  The Act of Settlement of 1701, whereby Parliment provided themselves with the excuse to choose someone other than the rightful Stuart claimant to the throne who would be a Protestant and not a Catholic is viewed by many as the cause of the English Civil War.
The tartan issue can be settled easily, as any Scot leaving Scotland during the clearances would have taken whatever modest possessions they had with them.  Among the most costly and therefore most valuable would have been their outerwear, including the tartan arasaid of the women.  As official clan-specific tartans were not to show up for another hundred years (thanks to Sir Walter Scott and Queen Victoria), any tartan pattern made by any weaver in the area where Highland Scots lived would have been what was purchased and worn.  My wife, son and I wear what we jokingly refer to as the Pendleton tartan, as that is the mill that the wool our great kilts and arasaid came from.  Keep in mind that the lower classes would not have been able to afford the more costly multi-colored tartans.  Certain colors cost more than others because the natural materials used to make the dyes for these colors were not as readily available as those for other colors, and the more colors, the higher the price.  The lower classes would have worn more simple, muted color (earth tones) tartans.
(See also http://www.medievalscotland.org/clothing and http://www.historichighlanders.com/attire.htm )

Hello Vicar! As you can see I have much to learn. I find it all very confusing in all honesty.  I am told that the tartan plaid was not in existance until much earlier and not in use at the time of the Culloden and clearances.  so if I was to wear any plaid, preferably generic plaid, it would be appropriate, eh?  If I was to wear the Cameron or Taylor plaid, that would not be appropriate, aye?  ???

many thanks! Give hellos to your wife for me!  ;)

Vicar! I just read your links and printed them out! Thanks so very much for your help!

Very glad to be of assistance!  That's what being a re-enactor is all about, hanging out with people of similar interests who like nothing better than to pass on the advice and assistance that has made their re-enactment experience such a great one.

And I have happened to have found that re-enactors are some of the best folks on earth! Wow! What a great hobby I have become involved in !  However, my SIL saw my photo as you see in my avatar and she told me I looked like an ole granny! What????????!!!!!!!!!! :o :-/  Hopefully I will look much younger in my Jacobite impression!  ;)

Number 1) Aww shucks, we ain't nuthin special, ma'am.

Number 2) What's wrong with Ole Grannies? I happen to love mine dearly and tend to think of our elderly as beautiful! Tell her "Thank you for the compliment."

Just having fun with you, Rose. This is the first time in a while that I've had enough time to do more than "breeze" through the boards.

Have a lovely day,

Daniel

Hello together.  
My name is Florian, I comes from Germany and is interested is long for the Revolt around 1746.
In the Zene I am not however yet so, for a long time, therefore am I to be been gladly this Forum encountered. I am 23 years old and make at present training as the educator.  ;)

Welcome, Florian. Hopefully we'll be able to learn from each other.

Daniel

Dear Daniel,
i am pleased much.  Property already some entries read.  Also I hope which one one mix to exchange have...  
Yours sincerely Slainte

P.S. I hope, one can my school English decipher?  ;)

I understand fairly well so far. I'm sure communication will come easier in time.

Take care,
Daniel

Hi
I was refered to this forum by Steve S. As I'm new I thought an introduction would be good manners.
Every know one knows me as Tod a nickname I've had since I was about 7 and as I'm now 45 I don't think I'll be able to shake it off. Originally I come from the Highlands but have lived most of my life in middle England. I'm Chairman of Lace Wars (www.lacewars.co.uk) and Commanding Officer of Rose and Thistle (www.18thcentury.org). We portray John Roy Stewarts Edinburgh Regt. We also dable in Highwayman re-enactment.
I've been re-enacting for about 10 years starting with the Civil Wars in the UK, I still an involved with that but in much reduced manner.
I also run Foxblade Trading (www.foxblade.co.uk).
As soon as I work out how to put a picture up (technogy is for the young) I will.

Welcome to the forum, Tod of Lace Wars, Rose and Thistle, and the John Roy Stewarts Edinburgh Regiment!  That's quite an impressive list, not to mention Foxblade Trading.  I have enjoyed visiting your various websites and have learned a great deal from them.  
Have you made the acquaintance of Larry Davis who also contributes to this forum?  I met him last May at an event in Old Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, and greatly appreciate his research in Scotland and wealth of information on the original construction of Highlanders' targes.
Do you ever get to this side of the Pond?  We in the Colonies always enjoy the opportunity to act out and act up with fellow re-enactors from the mother countries.
I hope to enjoy corresponding with you through this forum and/or by email, and benefiting from your experience with historical re-enactment.  I would also like to invite you to visit the website of the Clann of the Wolf  (www.clannwolf.org), the organization in which I am a member.  I took over as webmaster last year and redesigned and overhauled the site as a rank amateur.  Input and constructive criticism is always welcome.

Of course,Tod..now you're here no-one will believe that I'm hereditary Grand Master of all Jacobite reenactors outside the US any more.......
Steve

Im William Jock MacBran, Chairman of Clan MacBran (www.clanmacbran.nl) from the Netherlands.
We depict Highland Jacobites, we're a starting group (1 season done and now starting to grow in experience as a group.
I found this place through the net and like this forum.

If ya want to know more... just howler.

Greenthings Wim-Jaap aka William MacBran

Welcome aboard!
If you are ever interested in  attending any of our events here in North America please let us know.
Best wishes with your endeavors in Europe, let us know what you're doing.

Chris

Welcome to the board, sir. Hope you find what you're looking for.

May all our paths come together one day,

Daniel

Thanks for the warm welcome!

greenthings Wim-Jaap

Good day Rev. and friends. I checked your web site. Very good  :)
Feel free to e-amil me any time.