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Readers of The Capital Scot are encouraged to sign the petition for formal recognition of National Scots, Scots-Irish Heritage Month.

Last update: 1/29/12  -   New & Updated Articles & Events       Regular Weekly Articles       Genealogy Related Articles       Community Involvement      

New Articles & Events

Burns Night    Burns Night    Burns' birthday

New Articles -       This Week       This Month      Not Necessarily Scottish

Events -        All Events       Upcoming Events       Events Calendars of Various Groups in the DC Metropolitan Area       Concerts
Other Events [Reminders]
Burns Suppers [Reminders and Scotland the World over]

Regular Weekly Articles

National Scots, Scots-Irish Heritage Month      Scottish Holidays and Anniversaries      Seasonal Holiday Features - Some Scottish      Significant Scottish Heritage Events in Scotland

Scottish Pictorial Calendar 2009 can still be printed on your own computer.  There are four possible pictures for every month of the year.  There is also a choice of two cover pages, if you want to print copies as an extra present for someone.  The only cost is your paper and printer ink.

Genealogy Related Articles

Fairfax Genealogical Society Surnames Projects and Genetic Genealogy SIG Event: January 4 - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Kilmer Middle School, 8100 Wolftrap Road, Vienna, VA 22182.

Genes Reunited will help you travel further back in time than ever before.  Once you have discovered all you can using the Census and Birth, Marriage and Death records, you need to find records that go further back than the 1830's.

Community Involvement

VIP Dances has been bringing singles over 30 together in the Northern Virginia area since 1995 who enjoy dancing and socializing in a relaxed atmosphere.  No membership is required.

The Amadeus Concerts:  Dedicated to enhancing the enjoyment, understanding, and accessibility of fine music in Northern Virginia.  Under the direction of Artistic and Executive Director A. Scott Wood, our concert series features professional musicians performing solo, ensemble, and orchestral works.  We also present education and outreach programs designed to reach new audiences.

Activities of the Washington Sängerbund

The George Mason Center for the Arts 2011 - 2012 Season, Fairfax, VA.  Great Performances at Mason is a program of George Mason University's College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Fairfax County Events Calendar: Browse Fairfax events by date, keyword, and/or category using the 'Fairfax County Events Calendar' link, or check out the list of upcoming Fairfax County events and fun things to do in Northern Virginia. [Fairfax County]

The Fairfax Community Calendar lists monthly and special events as well as courses, etc.

The Campagna Center operates high-quality programs that support children in Alexandria by providing services that allow them to arrive at school ready to learn and ensure they are academically successful at each grade level.  The center sponsors many community events.  (See also Christmas Walk on this site and on the Campagna Center site.

The Austrian Cultural Forum Washington D.C. is a presenter of Austrian and European related cultural events such as concerts, exhibits, theatre performances, readings, lectures, interviews, film-screenings, panel discussions and symposia with particular emphasis on contemporary, innovative artistic and scientific achievements in Washington DC.

The Institute of Musical Traditions, Takoma Park, MD, is a nonprofit organization which preserves and promotes American and international folk music traditions, and nurtures new styles evolving from these cultural roots by presenting concerts, workshops, and educational programs since 1988.  A concert schedule is on their Web site.

Sir Alexander Gray (1882-1968) Scotland:  This is my country, the land that begat me.  These windy spaces are surely my own.  And those who toil here In the sweat of their faces are flesh of my flesh, and bone of my bone.

A favorite quote from fiction:  "I am Connor Macleod of the Clan Macleod.  I was born in the year 1518 in Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Schiel.  I cannot die.  I am immortal."  (From the movie The Highlander)

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The Capital Scot ® is published by Jim MacGregor, FSA Scot, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

The Capital Scot ® is published in loving memory of Almut MacGregor (1940-2009) who encouraged Jim to be The Capital Scot