Welcome to the Clan MACLEOD
Southeast Region Website
John W. McLeod, Regional Vice-President
Thank you for joining us at our Clan MacLeod Society USA Southeast Region web site. I, like other regional Vice Presidents, created this site to be able to rapidly share information between members and "soon-to-be" members of Clan MacLeod. The Southeast region includes the fantastic states of Georgia and Florida. I want to do my best to keep you informed of upcoming Scottish games and events, provide you a way to contact me, and even help you out with your MacLeod family genealogy.
Clan MacLeod USA was founded in 1954 to establish a foundation for charitable, historical and educational pursuits for the Clan MacLeod. The Society's original objectives continue to this day. We strive to strengthen fellowship among MacLeods and clansfolk. We also want to encourage the study of the Clan MacLeod history, pursue Celtic Arts which includes music, piping and dancing while preserving places of interest to Clan MacLeod.
I was guest speaker at the Suwannee County Genealogical Society meeting Thursday, April 5th. I explained what the various item of dress are from head to toe then went into what we do at Highland games. The audience was very interested and asked many questions. Ann and I spiced it up a bit with humorous anecdotes about happenings at various games. We took time to explain Clan, Sept and Tartan among other things.
Like to have a McLeod momento to carry around and show your Clan pride? Well, so many folks have asked about something like that that I have commissioned a Clan MacLeod two-sided coin (often known as a challenge coin) from a company called Eagle Crest. I submitted a design idea and they, in turn, sent me a proposal. The proposed design has been approved and we are looking forward to the first coin for final approval. Once we approve the coin, they will start to be produced. Take a look at the below draft of the coins. Sample coin is in the mail for approval before production. Come to the North American Gathering in Alexandria, VA on Friday, 29 Jun 2012, and maybe you can get one of the first ones available!
