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Scottish Genealogy Society

Scottish Heritage USA, Inc.

Dedicated to the exchange of people and ideas between the peoples of Scotland and North America.

Scottish Military Historical Society

Scottish Place-Name Society

Scottish Prisoners of War Society

Promoting knowledge of the Scottish prisoners from the Battles of Dunbar (1650) and Worcester (1651).

Texas Scottish Heritage Society

Dedicated to the preservation of the stories of Texas pioneer families. Has a project designed to research the earliest Texas settlers of Scottish descent.

The Caledonian Society: Nederlands-Schotse Genealogische en Culturele Vereniging

The Netherlands.

The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons

The web site of the main Masonic movement in Scotland.

The Heraldry Society of Scotland

The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland

The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

A school for the study of the history and structure of the family and of subjects generally auxiliary to historical applications.

The Scots Heritage Society

Dedicated to the promotion and celebration of Scottish heritage around the world. Home site for the stunning SCOTS Heritage magazine.

The Scottish Association of Family History Societies

The Scottish Tartans Society

Principal authority in the world on tartans and Highland dress. Established in 1963 on the initiative of the senior law officer on protocol and precedence in Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, Sir Thomas Innes of Learney.

The Society of Scottish Armigers

This website, then, is intended to serve many disparate groups. We want to be a forum for our members. But most of all we hope to serve the general public and be a resource for Scots all over the world, and for cities which may find themselves hosting Scottish Games or festivals. By improving understanding, and avoiding misunderstanding, we hope to play our small part in strengthening the important ties which bind Scots of the Diaspora to the land of our ancestors. To publish and disseminate an historical record of said Armorial Bearings along with biographical information regarding the Armigers. To educate the public regarding the history and meaning of Armorial Bearings within the Scottish tradition.

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs today represents the majority of Scottish chiefs – those who are head of the Name and Arms of their clan or family and who have taken up membership through invitation. There are now 135 chiefs who are members.

Ulster-Scots Agency

The aim of the Ulster-Scots Agency is to promote the study, conservation, development and use of Ulster-Scots as a living language, to encourage and develop the full range of its attendant culture; and to promote an understanding of the history of the Ulster-Scots.

United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma

William Quarrier Home Children Association

From 1896 to 1936, 7,000 Scottish children went to Canada through William Quarriers's Orphan Homes of Scotland, arriving in Belleville (Marchmont Home) and later Brockville (Fairknowe Home) before being sent to work on Ontario farms or as household help.