We are leading the effort to revive Clan MacAlpine, the ancient and Royal Scottish Clan descended from the first King of Scotland, King Kenneth MacAlpin.
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Some Variant Spellings: Albain, Albanach, Albin, Ailpein, Allphin, Alpin, Alpine, Alpyn, Alpynsone, Calpin, Calpine, Culpen, Elphin, Galpin, Galpine, Gilpin, Halpin, Halpine, MacAilpein, MacAlipine, MacAlpan, MacAlpane, MacAlpeine, MacAlpeinne, MacAlpen, MacAlphine, MacAlpin, MacAlpie, MacAlpy, MacAlpye, MacAlpyn, MacAlpyne, MacApline, MacCalpin, MacCalpine, MacCapie, MacCappie, MacCappin, MacCappine, MacCappy, MacCapy, MacCarpin, MacColpin, MacColpine, MacCoplan, MacCoplin, MacCoppin, MacCoppine, MacCorpin, MacCorpine, Mackalpe, MacKalpin, Makalpe, Makcalpy, Makcalpyn, Malcalpyn, M'Alpen, M'Alpin, M'Alpine, M'Alpyn, McAlpain, McAlpan, McAlpane, McAlpe, McAlpen, McAlphin, McAlphine, McAlpie, McAlpien, McAlpil, McAlpin, McAlpine, McAlpion, McAlpon, McAlpy, McAlpyn, M'Calpin, M'Calppin, M'Calpy, M'Calpyne, M'Cappe, M'Cavpy, McCalpie, McCalpin, McCalpy, McCapen, McCawpyn, McCulpen, McKelpin, M'Kalpie, MkKalpy.
Our annual meeting in Fergus went very well, and we would like to extend our appreciation to everyone who made it successful.
It is always great to see everyone and spend some time in kinship and camaraderie. Bruce McAlpine did a fine job as host and in arranging the tent, the dinner, and the meeting room. Piper Donald McAlpine added a nice touch by piping us into the meeting room and again at dinner. Special thanks to Ken G. McAlpine for donating the door prizes, and Janet from Reno for the new Banner.
How wonderful that we had folks from so many places, literally from coast to coast.
We really wanted to use this meeting to explain what the process of gaining recognition is ( as we understand it), to bring everyone up to date with where we are in the process, what potential outcomes there might be, and what we must do going forward.
We were fortunate to be able to bring greetings from Major Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor, from Sir William McAlpine, from our European and UK Commissioners, and from a number of Scottish Organizations and Society members.
The importance of sharing these Greetings from across the community is that it demonstrates that over the last twelve years a large network has been brought together and organized across vast distances and branches of MacAlpines.
The process of gaining recognition is a legal process, under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Lord Lyon in Scotland.
The guidance that Lord Lyon has given is that members representing differing branches of MacAlpines who bear arms (Armigers), or are recognized as a head of a leading branch, or who hold land in Scotland, conduct a meeting, in Scotland and under the supervision of the Court. At that meeting, and with concurrence from the Court, a Commander can be elected by the family, and recognized by the Court as a suitable Commander for a term of years.
Traditionally, an assembly of nine Armigers or landowners has been required to demonstrate required representation of the various branches.
We now show the arms of six members on our banner and masthead, and one additional member is finalizing paperwork for submission.
While we continue to gain membership, and Armigers, we must look to commission research into our own history, preferably with an academic in good standing with the Lyon Court. We must also seek an Armiger or Armigers from Scotland itself. This will take correspondence and additional advertising.
We will need to fund these efforts, but I believe that determined people, working together, can accomplish anything.
