https://www.youtube.com/@ClanIrwinAssociation We have some great new videos that you will like. If you have something to share, contact Teresa Tucker, teresa.tucker@clanirwin.org. All our posted videos relate to what we are doing at Clan Irwin Association, or specific to Scotland.
By Katharine Andrew Whether you have hit a brick wall in the online databases or are looking for hyper-local information and history, some of the most overlooked resources for genealogy research are local historical and genealogy societies. These organizations preserve…
By Amanda Epperson (Reprinted from Family Tree with permission) If you have Scottish roots, then Scottish Civil Records are a great genealogy resource. Before you can use them, you’ll first need to identify your immigrant ancestor and his network in…
By Rachel Christian (Courtesy of Family Tree Magazine) What does your last name mean? What’s a second cousin twice removed? And what’s the deal with family crests? These are just a few of the common questions you might encounter when…
Sponsored by Chicago Scots TOPIC: CIVIL WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE REVOLUTION Saturday, August 9, 2025 10:00am to 11:30am Central Time Live Presentation — Online Speaker: Donald C. McLeod, FSAScot, FCCP, Historian and former Professor of Pharmacy at the…
Reprinted from Family Tree Magazine Tombstones have a long history. The word “cemetery” is Greek for “sleeping chamber,” and (appropriately) Ancient Greeks were among the first to designate land at the edge of their cities for burying the dead. By…
(Excerpt from article appearing in The Claymore, newsletter of COSCA, June 2025 edition) On 20th March this year, by virtue of a signed Warrant by Scotland’s Lord Lyon King of Arms, Sir John Roderick Hugh McEwen of Marchmont and Bardrochat,…
The Forever Promise Project: Honoring and Remembering Fallen WWII American Soldiers in the Netherlands In 1945, following the end of WWII, a letter arrived at City Hall in Maastricht, Netherlands. It was from a young American war widow, Mabel Rose…
CONGRATULATIONS! Since the inception of Clan Irwin Association, we have had an excellent relationship with the resident owners of Bonshaw Tower and Manor House. The current Laird is Christopher Irving with his wife Claire and children. Christopher recently accepted the…
NEW FACEBOOK PAGE In the past, Clan Irwin Association has had a Facebook Group, not really a Facebook Page. Within the Facebook community there is a difference, and we learned that we needed to actually have a Page. We have recently…
