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From: gertrude urquhart <>
Subject: Re: [CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS] Carolina Scots Celebration
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 20:25:19 -0300
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Hello Do you have any URQUHART /URCHARD names in your
file? I am searching gor my husbands family. We can go back to 1783 when thsy
came to Canada a John Urquhart and his family
also a Donald Urquhart who came a soldier in 42d Highland Reg
Do you have any info?Please e=mail Thanks Gertrude Urquhart

wrote:

> For more information, go to carolinascots.com
>
> CAROLINA SCOTS PLAN BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
>
> Major events are being planned to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the
> arrival of Daniel Kelly and his family from the Isle of Skye in Scotland to Moore
> County. Since tens of thousands of Highland Scots came to the Upper Cape Fear
> Valley between 1739 and the 1840s, the Celebration, set for November 28-30, is
> intended to be a gathering for descendants of all of the Scottish Clans who
> came to North Carolina. More Scots settled here than in any other state, and
> Moore County is the most Scottish county of all. Thus, it is appropriate that
> various sites in Moore County, centering at the Fair Barn at the Harness Track
> in Pinehurst, will welcome the descendants of these hardy emigrants.
>
> Events will include Friday afternoon seminars in the Carolina Hotel in
> Pinehurst on Scottish Heritage, led by Dr. Bill Lawson, noted Highland Scots
> genealogist (from the Isle of North Uist) on 'How to Trace Ancestors in the Western
> Scottish Highlands and Islands'; as well as a seminar by Dr. Robert Cain of the
> North Carolina Archives in Raleigh, on 'How to Trace Scottish Ancestors in
> the North Carolina records'; one on 'Scotland and the South: the Literary
> Connections" by Dr. Thomas Richardson (Eudora Welty Professor at Mississippi
> University for Women, Columbus, MS), and another on 'Why the Scots Came to North
> Carolina' by Dr. Douglas Kelly (author of "Carolina Scots").
>
> Friday evening there will be a Tartan Ball and Ceilidh at the Fair Barn in
> Pinehurst, with the McRowdie Band, Flora McDonald Gammon and Sandy Gallamore's
> Charlotte Scottish Country Dance Society to lead everyone in dancing. On
> Saturday morning, a worship service will be held in historic Union Presbyterian
> Church (between Carthage and Vass) at 11:00 a.m., following the traditional order
> of Highland worship two centuries ago. After that, participants will gather
> for a barbeque dinner, served back at the Fair Barn at 1:00 p.m. where they
> will be able to browse displays on Scottish history and culture, and find their
> Tartan and clan. They will also be able to have historic pictures scanned to
> computer disks to share with other family members.
>
> There will be events to entertain the children ('Wee Scots') in the
> afternoon, and tours of historic homes, churches, as well as antique and pottery shops
> in the area. Tours will also be offered on Friday and Sunday afternoon as
> well. Some clans will gather Saturday evening, and others will attend the annual
> banquet of the St. Andrews Society of North Carolina.
>
> These events are sponsored by the Kelly and Blue families of Moore County,
> with friends from other clans, including the McIvers, Scottish Heritage USA, St.
> Andrews Presbyterian College of Laurinburg, and the St. Andrews Society of
> North Carolina. Several hundred are expected, including friends from Scotland,
> Canada and Australia. All are cordially welcome.
>
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