Clan Thom(p)son

Just a reminder that this Saturday is the Maine Highland Games at the Topsham Fairgrounds in Topsham ME. Clan Thompson will be there. Stop by the tent and say hello if you're in the neighborhood.

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Clan Thom(p)son

It was a gorgeous day on Saturday for the 23 Annual Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival, temps in the upper 80's with breezes most of the day. We left home at 6 AM and took the hour and a half drive to Lo...

It was a gorgeous day on Saturday for the 23 Annual Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival, temps in the upper 80's with breezes most of the day. We left home at 6 AM and took the hour and a half drive to Look Park and managed to get everything set up by 8:30 AM. I must apologize for the lack of pictures, we were using our phones and Dottie said she couldn't see to take anything. Me I'm mostly just lazy and when I'm talking with visitors in the tent I never remember to take pictures. Anyway, we had lots of folks come by the tent in a steady stream most of the day.

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New tent display set up this year. Dottie says she'll make new table covers so it will look better next time.

The number of clans in attendance was down quite a bit this year. I spoke to Jonathan Tucker (Clan MacIntyre) the Clan Village coordinator and he told me there were eight less than last year although it seemed like more to me. There were 21 bands this year and course the athletes, dancers, critters and other entertainment kept thing hopping all day. I had a chance to speak to Charlie Zahm, a perennial favorite at the all the games, and he said he will the Maine games this year because he'll be touring in Scotland. Kevin Thompson, the author of Kiltology stopped by to say hello and when he saw I had Kiltology, Volume I as part of my display he gave me a signed copy of the new Kiltology, Volume II. If you're not familiar with these books they are full of wit, humor and philosophy surrounding the wearing of the kilt. Of course being a border clan Thom(p)sons didn't wear a kilt so I wore this instead.

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Part of the new Reiver outfit that Dottie is making for me. She still need to do the doublet and she's going to make an outfit for herself too.

Next up will be the Maine games on August 20, 2016 and then Quechee VT on August 27, 2016 and of course we'll see you all at Loon for the New Hampshire games in September.

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July 18, 2016 8:19 pm
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Stirling Thompson

try this...
http://s1213.photobucket.com/user/StuT/library/Gla...

July 18, 2016
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Stirling Thompson

I guess it worked after all.

July 18, 2016
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Clan Thom(p)son

Great news! The Quechee VT games are back on! Apparently they have been able to line up some new sponsors. The 44th Annual Quechee Games will be held on Saturday August 27, 2016 at the Quechee Polo Gr...

July 18, 2016 4:13 pm
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Clan Thom(p)son

Just a little reminder that tomorrow is the day for the 23rd Annual Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival at Look Park in Florence, MA, games open at 9:00 am and offer lots of fun for the whole family. Stop...

July 15, 2016 2:22 pm
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The 23rd Annual Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival will be held this Saturday at Look Park in Florence, MA. Clan Thom(p)son will be there. This will be my first games of the 2016 season so if you're in t...

July 9, 2016 9:01 pm
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Stirling Thompson

Should have said next Saturday July 16, 2016.

July 9, 2016
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Clan Thom(p)son

Came across this via an email from Unicorn Press and thought you might find it of some interest. The full text of the book is available on-line at the link below:

https://archive.org/stream/genealogies...

June 19, 2016 12:10 am
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Clan Thom(p)son

Sad news! After 43 years the Quechee Highland Games and Festival in Quechee, VT is shutting down. Although managed by the St. Andrews Society of Vermont the games were primarily sponsored by a local c...

June 12, 2016 5:16 pm
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Clan Thom(p)son

I sent out the registration forms for Glasgow Lands and Maine on Saturday and those games will be on Saturday July 16, 2016 at Look Park in Florence, MA and at the Topsham Fairgrounds in Topsham, ME o...

June 5, 2016 4:49 pm
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Clan Thom(p)son

Merry Christmas to all my Clan cousins! Have a safe and happy holiday season and a prosperous and exciting 2016.

Clan Thom(p)son

Even though we've been a recognized clan from as early as 1547 we're still the new kids on the games circuit and there are still places that refuse to let us participate. Stone Mountain was that way f...