Clan Sutherland

International Gatherings

Scotland 2009   Washington 2007   Nova Scotia 2007  

Scotland 2005     Georgia 2003     Scotland 2001    

Scotland 2009

The Gathering 2009   The next Clan Sutherland Society in Scotland Gathering will be held in Edinburgh in July 2009 to coincide with "The Gathering 2009".

"The Gathering 2009" is an international gathering of Scottish Clans at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh planned for July 25 and 26, 2009. There will be a special Clan Pageant held on the magnificent Edinburgh Castle Esplanade. This Gathering is being hosted by the Standing Council of Scottish Clans, and many Clan Associations will attend. For more information, visit www.TheGathering2009.com.

Information about the gathering of Sutherlands will be available in the coming months.

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Washington 2007

In 2007, for the first time, the Clan Sutherland Society of North America's Annual General Meeting was not held in conjunction with Highland Games. Instead, there was a gathering in Acme, Washington for a Sutherland Summer Ceilidh.

Clan Sutherland Society of North America 2007 Summer Ceilidh
Members of the Clan Sutherland Society of North America at
the 2007 Annual General Meeting and Sutherland Summer Ceilidh in Acme, WA.

There were about 125 in attendance that day, from Alaska, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, California, Arizona and Canada. By all accounts, it could not have been better!

The event was held in a wooded setting, and featured dancers Kyra Sutherland (11) of Washington and Jesse Sutherland (12) of North Carolina, the Bellingham Pipe Band, the popular Celtic band Maggie's Fury, musicians Anna Schaad and David MacVittie, and a fireworks display. The event concluded with those in attendance joining in a rendition of Auld Lang Syne.

Bellingham Pipe Band
Peter Rolstadt and the Bellingham Pipe Band
performing one of many tunes.
  
CSSNA Officers, Regional Commissioners, Executive Staff
Back row (left to right):
John Sutherland, President,
Robert Sutherland, NE Commissioner,
Gene Sutherland, NW Commissioner,
Robert Sutherland, Jr., Treasurer
Front row (left to right):
George Sutherland, Vice-President,
Barbara Sutherland, Secretary,
Sharron Oswald, Canada Commissioner,
Jilyna Dick, Newsletter Editor.

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Nova Scotia 2007

A Clan Sutherland Society gathering was hosted by the Atlantic Association of Clan Sutherland in conjunction with the International Gathering of Scottich Clans in Halifax, Nova Scotia in July 2007.

Highlights included Seeing the 78th Highland Regiment parade, pipe and demonstrate artillery at The Citadel, one of Canada's most visited national historic sites, a reception at City Hall, hosted by The Hororable Peter J. Kelly, Mayor of Halifax, the Royal International Nova Scotia Tattoo, Highland Games, a barbeque, and a visit to the Hector, a reconstruction of an emigrant ship to leave Scotland that arrived in Pictou in September 1773.

Halifax, Nova Scotia   Tattoo in Halifax
Halifax, Nova Scotia   Tattoo in the Metro Centre
The Hector   Sutherlands on board
The Ship Hector   Sutherlands on the Hector
With the Mayor   Parade of Clans
Sutherlands with mayor of
Halifax, Peter Kelly (center) 		  The Parade of Clans at
the Highland Games

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Scotland 2005

A Clan Sutherland Gathering was held September 7 through 10, 2005 in Sutherland, Scotland. The schedule of events included Massed pipe bands at Dunrobin Castle, day trips, a Dunrobin Castle Garden Party, a tour of Glenmorangie Distillery, the Gathering Ball at Dunrobin Castle and a luncheon at the Dornoch Castle Hotel.

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Georgia 2003

An international gathering of Clan Sutherland was hosted by the Clan Sutherland Society of North America on October 15-19, 2003. The event was held in conjunction with Stone Mountain Games in Atlanta, Georgia. The events included a formal dinner with entertainment and a presentation by Rt. Hon. Robin Blair, Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland.

Clan Sutherland Dinner
Group photograph at the Clan Sutherland dinner
Jack and Lord Lyon   A Scottish Visitor
John Sutherland Pierce, president,
Clan Sutherland Society of North America
and Rt. Hon. Robin Blair,
Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland		   Attendee from Scotland
Jean Sutherland
at the Clan Sutherland tent

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Scotland 2001

Officers of the Clan Sutherland Society of North America
Andrew Sutherland, secretary CSSNA, John Sutherland, Vice President CSSNA,
Lord Alistair Strathnaver, and John Sutherland Pierce, president CSSNA
In the library of Dunrobin Castle in September 2001

In September 2001, the Clan Sutherland Society of Scotland hosted an international gathering of Sutherlands. The event was attended by Sutherlands from Australia, Austria, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, Switzerland, the United States and a Clan Sutherland pipe band from Germany.

Activities included a day trip north to Orkney to see Skara Brae, the Italian Chapel, Ring of Brodgar, St. Magnus, Scapa Flow and other sites. There was a tour and a dinner dance at Dunrobin Castle, parade of pipe bands, a ceilidh at Carnegie Hall, genealogy seminar, a church service and more. The gathering was a delightful event, and we Sutherlands in North America would like to thank the Clan Sutherland Society of Scotland for being such marvelous hosts.

Dancing at Dunrobin   Pipe bands at Dunrobin
Dancing at Dunrobin   Pipe bands at Dunrobin
Services at Dornoch Cathedral   A Clan Sutherland luncheon
Services at Dornoch Cathedral   A Clan Sutherland luncheon

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