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Overall Winner for 2004 is Clan
Gordon! - Many Congratulations!!!
Top 3 results were
Clan Gordon 2205 votes
Clan Turnbull 1845 votes
Clan Donnachaidh 987 votes
We will be in touch with the Clan Gordon
shortly to arrange a special presentation!
Electric Scotland is sponsoring
a season-long “Best and Most Creative Clan Tent Award” competition
at selected Scottish and Highland Games. An independent and
anonymous panel of judges will evaluate the clan tents.
Judging criteria will include neatness, tartan use and clan
identification, creativity, friendliness and helpfulness. All
individual winners will go forward to a "Best of the Best"
competition at the end of the season.
Click here to see the
Winners!
The winning tent at each
event will receive
Electric Scotland is giving a $US100 check to
the winning clan tent at each event.
A specially engraved wooden Wall Plaque will be
presented to each Winner by Electric Scotland and made by
FamilyCrests.ca. We chose wood so that clans will be able to
take this with them to other venues and it will be robust
enough to stand the knock abouts you get when packing and
unpacking.
FamilyCrests.ca is presenting a Presentation set of a
Decanter and 4 Whisky Glasses engraved with the clan name and
short history of the clan engraved into the inside of the box
and clan crest engraved into the top of the box.
See how they are made
here!
Burke's Peerage and
Gentry are awarding a copy of
BURKE'S LANDED GENTRY THE KINGDOM IN SCOTLAND
This 1,500 page edition is an exhaustive guide to
the titled and landed families of Scotland. Each record has
been researched in detail and, in many cases, stretches back
many centuries. This leather bound book was first published
175 years ago and, along with other
Burke's publications, has become an institution in itself. A
stunning addition to any Scot's book collection.
More about the book is available
at
www.burkes-scotland.com
Also
BURKE'S PEERAGE &
GENTRY'S ONLINE DATABASE
An annual subscription to Burke's Peerage &
Gentry online is the gateway to the UK and Ireland's
aristocratic history. The 7,000+ records contain the
family histories of the individuals who have shaped the
histories of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The
records date back hundreds of years, some as far as the
8th and 9th Centuries. A powerful and flexible search tool
allows you to explore the records, while colour-coded and
indented generations make the records easy to read. Over
$1,000 of books in one easy to use resource.
SPECIAL NOTE
Not only will the winner receive this subscription but also
the two runners up!
The winning clan tent's
picture will be posted on ElectricScotland.com and it
will also appear in both the print and Internet editions of
The Family Tree genealogical newspaper.
The Best of the Best
All winners of the individual games
go into a special vote at the end of the season where visitors
to Electric Scotland will vote for the best of the best. The
overall winner will receive...
Electric Scotland will present a
Grand Prize of a $1000 US check to the winning clan society and a
special trophy will also be presented made by FamilyCrests.ca
to the Winner of the "Best Clan Tent of the 2004 Season"
FamilyCrests.ca is presenting a
special presentation box of glassware engraved with the clan
name.
Burke's Peerage & Gentry is presenting a full
set of their 107th Edition of Burke's
Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage
TO CELEBRATE THE
INCLUSION OF SCOTTISH CHIEFS AND
FEUDAL BARONS FOR THE FIRST TIME
BURKE'S PEERAGE, BARONETAGE & KNIGHTAGE 107th EDITION
The new edition of this most prestigious
publication is the largest ever with over 4,500 pages in
thee volumes. It contains the histories of the UK and
Ireland's titled families, accurately researched and
updated.
THE SCOTTISH AND IRISH CHIEFS
AND SCOTTISH FEUDAL BARONS
The inclusion of Scottish Chiefs and Feudal Barons is a
welcome enhancement to this famous book. They have been
researched and prepared by Hugh Peskett, the well known and
respected Scottish historian. Consequently the book ranks
as one of the world's best and most up to date
guides to these historic families. Costing over
$700, this is a stunning conversation piece for any
drawing-room, study, library or home.
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