Rochester Tartan Day 2012
Is April 14th at The Main Street Armory!

Our Annual Tartan Day Dinner is being planned for April 13th
Details to follow...

 

 

 

 

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send an email to the Rochester Scottish Heritage Society for more information.

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"Americans of Scottish descent have played a vibrant and influential role in the development of this country. However not until 1997 was this influence recognized by a single-year U.S. Senate Resolution that appeared in the Congressional Record of April 7, 1997. In 1998 National Tartan Day was officially recognized on a permanent basis when the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 155 recognizing April 6th as National Tartan Day. This was followed by companion bill House Resolution 41 which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9, 2005. The passage of this bill was due to the work of the National Capital Tartan Committee, Inc., and president James Morrison.

Canada has been celebrating "National Tartan Day" since 1993. The idea and motivation for creating a similar American holiday was provided by the Scottish Coalition, a group of nataional Scottish-American cultural organizations."

- Text taken from the National Tartan Day website (www.tartanday.org)

The Senate and House Resolutions were followed on April 4, 2008 by a Presidential Proclamation reiterating April 6th as National Tartan Day. Canada recognized Tartan Day nationally in 2010.

 

Thanks to the pioneering vision of Bill Ritchie and the collaborative
efforts of the Scottish Heritage Society of the Rochester Area, Inc.,
Rochester has a Tartan Day Celebration of its own!

 

2012 will mark the fifth year of this outstanding event,
and we invite you to come be a part of it!

 

 

 

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Entertainment Line-Up

 

 

 

 

 

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Our Clans

"Cuimhnich air na daoine o’n d’thainig thu."
"Remember the men from whom you have come"

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Clan Barclay	Clan Blair	Clan Fergusson

Clan Gordon	Clan Grant	Clan Gunn	Clan Hall

Clan Henderson	Clan MacFarlane	Clan MacNeil	Turnbull Clan

 

 

 

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Our Sponsors

Walkers has been selling their seminal Scottish shortbread for longer than anyone reading this has been alive. We're proud to say they're now one of our sponsors. A time honored tradition; and now a delicious new member of our "family"!	The Haggis Man is a local institution now, serving the greater Rochester area, and even making the occassional appearance in the Buffalo area. And everywhere he goes people all say "yumm!"

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Vendors

Celtic Attitudes Clothing Clothing Celtic Treasures' line of awesome t-shirts. "Got Celts?", "Got Whisky?"	McLean Wholesalers All Celtic Items! Silver Jewelry, Chokers, Books, Dresses, Bags and More
Cushing Bagpipes / The Kilt Room Instruments, Kilts Quality, hand-made products since 1972, produced right here in the USA!	Mostly Celtic Beadwork Jewelry A regular at all the area Games, contact mostlycelticbeads@gmail.com for more info
Dark Birthright and Dark Lord Scottish Novels Mystery, Romance, and Violence in 17th Century Scotland	Niagara Celtic Heritage Society Celtic Events The area's biggest Highland Games and celebration of all things Celtic ...and so much more!
inFAMOUS Welsh Cookie Co, Deserts Look for us under the red dragon banner!	Rochester School of the Arts Misc. "Scotland or Bust!" Help send the kids to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
Irish & Celtic Imports Celtic Merchandise Need a kilt for the big day? Rent one here!	Walker Metalsmiths Celtic Jewelry Jewelry Amazing custom made celtic jewelry! 140 Packets Landing, Fairport NY 14450 (585) 223-7033
Lords of the Seas Norse-Celtic Art & Gifts Works of art that embrace both the Celtic and Norse cultures.

 

 

 

 

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