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2008 Gathering

Hilton Savannah Desoto Hotel

Savannah, Georgia May 1-4, 2008

Pre-registration is required. The Clan Munro Association’s 2008 Savannah Gathering Committee has prepared an interesting and exciting meeting beginning Thursday, May 1, and ending Sunday, May 4, 2008. We look forward to welcoming all Munros.  http://www.clanmunrousa.org/2008registration.pdf

Please be aware that May marks the beginning of Savannah’s summer tourist season. Savannah gets especially tight on the weekends. We strongly advise that you complete your hotel and CMA registrations early and at the same time. Once our reserved block of 75 rooms is filled we may not be able to obtain additional hotel rooms and probably not at the group rate. Also, once our CMA reservations reach 150 persons we may not be able to secure additional transportation capacity for the historic district tours and to visit the Scottish games

Hotel Reservation information: Clan Munro Association will gather at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel, 15 East Liberty Street, Savannah, Georgia, 31401 beginning Thursday, May 1, 2008, and departing Sunday, May 4, 2008. Hotel reservations are the responsibility of each individual and cannot be accepted by the 2008 Savannah Gathering Committee.

Please ask for the Clan Munro Association group room rate of $169 per night. Applicable taxes will also apply. The CMA rate is available only until March 31, 2008, OR when the 75 group block is full. Also, the hotel has the usual cancellation, no show, and early departure policies. Reservations can be made directly with the Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel at (912) 232-9000 or toll free: 1-800-426-8483 during weekday business hours. After hours Hilton Worldwide Reservation can be reached at 1-800-HILTONS (1-800-445-8667). Online reservations can be made through the Hilton web site at www.desotohilton.com using “CMA” as the booking code.

Overview of Activities: Visitors come to enjoy Savannah’s rich colonial, southern and Scottish history. General James Oglethorpe laid out what is now the historic district when he founded the royal colony of Georgia in 1733. Among the earliest colonial settlers were 603 Scots, including 16 carrying a Munro name. Not all is old:  Savannah’s personality has most recently been popularized in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, locally known as merely “The Book”, and Paula Deen’s southern cuisine at “The Lady and Sons”.

Check-in starts on Thursday May 1, 2008 at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel. Pick up your registration materials in the hospitality room and relax with your fellow clansmen.

The Board will meet on Thursday morning.

The Annual Meeting will begin on Friday morning and will be followed by a buffet lunch. Then it will be time to board the trolleys for a tour of the historic district. The rest of the afternoon and evening will be free to explore on your own.

On Saturday morning the Munro clan is off to the 32nd annual Savannah Scottish games www.savannahscottishgames.com held at the historic Bethesda Home for Boys (founded by Rev. George Whitfield in 1740 on a royal land grant). www.bethesdahomeforboys.net The Munros are encouraged to wear their tartans and join the opening clan parade.

On Saturday evening, we can look forward to single malts at the annual Clan reception and banquet with some traditional “low country” fare in the DeSoto’s Grand Ballroom.

On Sunday morning, the Clan will walk two short blocks to the Kirkin' of the Tartan at The Independent Presbyterian Church www.ipcsav.org. On June 3, 1755, forty-three Scottish "dissenters” petitioned King George II for a church true to the Church of Scotland doctrines. President James Monroe attended the 1829 dedication of the present sanctuary. 

 What's New?

• Genealogy CD Now on Sale. Clan Munro Association, USA is now offering for sale our entire genealogy database recorded on a CD.  The data is stored in GEDCOM format so it must be imported into your genealogy software to be used.  Almost all commercial genealogy software programs can read GEDCOM files. The database contains information on individuals with the Munro (all spellings) surname.  Also included are spouses and descendants of Munros regardless of how the surname has changed through marriage, adoption, legal action, etc.  We include dates and places of birth, christening, marriage, death, and burial.  We also include biographical information whenever that is available.  There are over 55,000 records on the CD, each connected into a family and then into family trees, some of which are extremely large.  The data comes from all regions of the world and includes info from the 11th century to the present.  Information on living individuals has been suppressed to protect their privacy.  None of the data has been verified by CMA and although we believe the information to be quite accurate, some errors can undoubtedly be found in the information.  References are included so users can verify the data to their own standards.To order a copy of the genealogy CD send your name and address and $10 (checks made out to Clan Munro Association, USA) to: Allen Alger, Genealogist - 332 Warren Way - Chapel Hill NC 27516

"Lexington Munroe Books" are available from Heritage Books, Inc; see http://www.heritagebooks.com.
HIGHLAND GAMES SCHEDULE 2007: Look under Events then Festivals for the 2007 list of games that Clan Munro will be represented at.
ATTENTION TENT HOSTS: The treasurer requests all tent hosts submit their expense reimbursement requests within the calendar year in which they occurred.
Publicity Photos Wanted : Please send Clan Munro event photos to DeAnn Steely who is in charge of publicity this year. Her address is 594 FM 2929  Huntsville, TX 77340. If you have electronic/digital versions email them to the webmaster.
Index to Clan Munro Magazine : Malcom Hamilton of Massachusetts has published a detailed index of the Scottish Clan Munro Magazine Nos. 1-24, 1939-2005. To order see the order section below.
Clan Munro's Genetics: Margaret Bardin and DeAnn Steely are actively recruiting MALE members for genetic matching. They have over 52 participants and several members have discovered new cousins using DNA testing. Visit http://www.familytreedna.com to see how it all works.
Clan Munro's Research: Charles Munroe continues to co-ordinate the transcription of thousands of research cards written by Billy Munro during his lifetime in Scotland.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES through Scottish dancing, piping, fiddling and drumming. Must be 18 or under.

CLAN MUNRO-USA 2008 Scholarship Application.

Applications DUE BY March 31st, 2008

Order:Jake and Jane Osborne have clan tartan flags available for purchase. See Clan Contacts page for more information.

Order: Minutes & Organizational Records of CMAUSA- 1968-2002--Please see the membership page for more information.

Order: Clan Munro cotton TARTAN fabric now available---order form is on the Clan Contacts page.

Order: Click to download order form for Munro Magazine Index:  http://clanmunrousa.org/magindex.pdf

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