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| The Homecoming - Gathering 2009 - Edinburgh
Holyrood Park Edinburgh 25th & 26th July
The Gathering 2009 was reported to have been a great success. We are proud to have been part of this historic event representing our family and our society with our name and our tartan. It has also been a great pleasure to meet up with many of our local and international members who made the effort to attend the events at which we thoroughly enjoyed their association.
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We would love to hear the comments and experiences of anyone who was present at the events. Please do send in your comments as soon as you can at the following email address: comments@paisleyfamilysociety.org.uk
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| Spring Gathering 2009 - April 19, 2009
Our society's Spring Gathering for 2009 was held at Ardtalla last weekend. It was great opportunity to meet up with some of the members and discuss our plans for The Homecoming this coming July. We all enjoyed a very beautiful sunny day with refreshments and a lovely buffet meal while entertained by John Winton's pipes.
A selection of photos from the event are now accessible by clicking on the following group photo.
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- Members who attended the gathering are encouraged to send us their comments. Please email the webmaster using the email provided on the contacts page.
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| Society AGM and Lunch - December 6, 2008
Society AGM 2008 and Lunch
6th of December 2008
Royal Scots Club
30, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE
Tel. 0131 556 4270
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Paisley Family Society 1988-2008 :: 20th Anniversary Dinner
This year is a special one for our society. We mark the 20th year since the establisment of the society on the 10th of March 1988. The anniversary was celebrated with The Anniversary Dinner at Balgonie Castle, Scotland on the 26th of April 2008. Many family members travelled in April to Fife to attend this special event.
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| AGM and Dinner, Stirling 2007
Our Annual General Meeting and Dinner was held on the 17th of November at the Golden Lion Hotel, King Street, Stirling.After a full council meeting, a successful AGM was held at which 4 new members were welcomed to Council. Our new President elected at the meeting was the Rt. Revd. John A. Mone, Bishop Emeritus of Paisley, previously Honorary Vice President for 16 years.
An excellent dinner was held in the Wallace Room, the after dinner speaker was David Rowand FRSA.
A ceilidh concluded the days activities - until the following morning when 12 met for breakfast.
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| Charleston Games
The Society has been represented at many of the major USA Games and has been the Host Family at the Charleston Games in South Carolina. These games are popular with the Society as Charleston was settled by many Paisley families in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Charleston has been adopted as the main annual gathering location in the US. There is also a family connection with Boon Hall Plantation where the Games are held annually.
This year the Charleston Games were held on 15 September 2007. Following is a selection of photographs of the event.
The gathering of the Clan- ready to march
Robert, Harvey-Lee, Jane, Westerlea & Martha just before dinner at The Point Grill
Everyone ready to go into dinner
Sunday lunch at Poogan's Porch after Kirkin'o'the Tartan at 1st Scots Presbyterian Church
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| Dinner Party
Dinner party in honour of Billy Paisley visiting from Australia in October 2007
Billy Paisley, Eleneanor Paisley, Tom Paisley Harkins, Westerlea, Andy Paisley, Jane and Tom Paisley.
John Paisley taking photo
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| Chieftain's Reception
Our Chieftains Reception was held at Balgonie Castle on the 30th of June as scheduled. A dreich day failed to dampen the enthusiasm of a large number of friends, family and guests who after drinks in the courtyard, were entertained with traditional music provided by Robert Gibb on Scottish Smallpipes in the vaulted cellar. There was no formal group photograph due to the extreme weather conditions and the party thereafter moved up into the Great Hall to enjoy a veritable feast. Speeches toasts and entertainment followed.
A selection of group and individual photographs to capture the mood of the occasion are presented below.
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| Annual Gatherings
Gatherings are held at least annually, to which all of the name or blood are welcome. The event comprises our Annual General Meeting, normally an afternoon meeting, followed in the evening by a Dinner and Dance/ceilidh. If an International Gathering is planned this is a 3 to 4 day programme which includes historical tours, ecumenical services of thanksgiving/dedication and weather permitting, a barbeque.
Paisley Reunion - Pennsylvania 1997
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| International Gathering
An international gathering is planned in Scotland for 2009.
More information to be published on the website in due course
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