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PRESS: the Clan Matheson Society is delighted to announce its presence at
the international gathering of the clans taking place in Edinburgh on 25th
and 26th July 2009. For further details, visit 2009
Gathering of the Clans.
Welcome...
...to
the website of the international Clan Matheson Society. Here you will find
the latest news from the Chief as well as the authorised Matheson history
and genealogy. In addition, through this site you can join the Clan Society,
which will allow you to make contact with other people with the same Highland
heritage as yourself.
There are branches
of the Clan Matheson Society in many countries, linking Clan members through
their own social events, newsletters and websites. In addition, the International
Clan Society is dedicated to bringing together Mathesons from across the world
and to discovering more about the Clan's origins. The Society's genealogy team
is actively compiling full records of the various branches and surnames in the
extended Clan family, and the Clan has its own DNA project which is using established
scientific methods to trace the Clan back to its earliest roots.
What
we do know is that the first Mathesons arrived in Scotland many hundreds of
years ago. They established their stronghold in Wester Ross and soon became
one of the strongest clans in the Scottish Highlands. Today the Clan has spread
to all corners of the globe and includes people whose family name is Matheson,
Mathieson, Mathison and various possible derivatives (see the Clan Society page
for details).
All this and more
can be found on this website. In the meantime, if you have any additional information
that can be added to the site, please contact the webmaster. If it is about the
history of the Clan, please contact the clan’s historical co-ordinator.
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