Hello,

Why not !

I found no informations in your site about the french branch of the Douglas.

As the head of my familly, I have a few documents about them and souvenirs from July Douglas who married the 1st Marquis de Bertoult and was beheaded during the French revolution. I am the 8th Marquis.

The Douglas Familly had a significant position in France since the 14th century. This could be presented in your archives.

Sincerely Yours

HB 

Great Idea !

I'm looking forward to it !

Greetings 

Paul

Sounds Ok  bit away yet I could move one of my 2 trip to Scotland each year to suit

J Douglas

It sounds wonderful and will be a fitting occasion for my first trip 'home'.

David Douglas Strohman

ABSOLUTELY, WE PLAN TO ATTEND

There is a possibility we would attend, depending on dates.

Looking forward to it.

                               Paul Douglas.

Hi William. What a tremendous idea. Havn't been home to the UK for 46 years and this would be a real incentive to come home. Especially as I probably  live just about as far away from Scotland as you can get here in New Zealand.

 I would like the event to include genealogy workshops that participants could go to to gain an insight of their particular branch of the Clan, or even find out which branch they belong to!

 Ken Douglas, New Plymouth, New Zealand 

Not sure where or what I'll be doing in 2014 but at present, this sounds wonderful.

I am interested. 2014 is comfortably far off that I can imagine being able to participate, somehow. Such a trip might be the only time I'd visit Scotland in my life, and I'd likely be the first Douglas from this branch to visit since my Grandfather did in 1918.

M T Douglas

Vancouver, Canada

It would be wonderful to have a Clan Douglas Gathering, we were planning on going to Scotland in 2014 - what month do you think the Gathering will be? I'd like to see a battle re-enactment perhaps even a male and female  dressed in the fashion of the day perhaps when the Douglas clan were at their peak..

Thank you, Kim, for your suggestions for activities.

When would be the best time for you to come?  I think that there might be a repeat of the 2009 Gathering, possibly this time in Stirling, so we could tie in with that.  Or maybe at the same time as the commemoration of the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, or...

this event would make a great goal to save for ! would love to be there ; hopefully in scotlands summer?

Definitely!  Le's do it!  if we're to recognize Bannockburn as a pivotal part of our history, then why not June 24 or within the week of that?  This ties into the plans already announced for Bannockburn 700 celebrations (I'm not a fan of war - but this re-enactment is part of our history!)...   the official clan gathering is scheduled for July 11 – 13.  Not great for prices - height of season - but can't be helped - we've not even a Chief so are but a small part.  Commonwealth Games are at the end of July... for anyone who wants to stay longer....  Would love to have us all "sign in" to a huge ancestry "tree" - let's see where we all ended up!!

I have been talking to a hotelier, and am informed that the week of the anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn is also the week of the Highland Show, and so room prices are going to be high.  

That, I think, rules out the week of 23rd - 29th June.

The following week is traditionally the week of the Royal Visit to Scotland.  All 'senior' members of the Douglas family are likely to be involved, so if we want to meet them, they might well be busy elsewhere.  For example, Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, is the Premier Peer of Scotland and Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and has relevant responsibilites.

That also may not be a good week. 

Clan Gregor, Clan Munro and Clan Macrae have all announced that they will be holding Gatherings in 2014.

Looks like a busy year for the clans.

Paulette,

Thank you for your interest in the Gathering.  I am involved with the Clan Maclean Gathering this month, so although the much more important Douglas Clan Gathering is in my mind, I am not able to take things forward much just now.

One thing that is exercising me is what to call it:

Clan Douglas Gathering

Douglas Clan Gathering

as above with 2014 there somewhere?

International Clan Gathering - variants of?

I would be interested to know what you think.

William

 i would love to attend such a garthering if it takes off