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2010 AGM - Bath, October 9th 2010
I have great pleasure in inviting you to attend the 2010 Annual
General Meeting of the Clan Home Association which will be held in the
historic city of Bath on Saturday, 9th October. The meeting will take
place in the magnificent and famous Pump Room complex, startig at
midday. Coffee will be served from 11.15 a.m. and a lunch will be
provided to follow the meeting, at a cost of £28 per head.
2009 AGM, Sunday 6th October 2009
The Annual General Meeting of the Clan Home Association took place on Sunday 6th September 2009 at the lovely home of Council Member Brigadier Dick Hume at Blackheath near Guildford, Surrey. He and his wife Jane had produced not only a beautiful lunch but also a perfect Summer’s day for the 36 members who attended. Greeted with champagne before the AGM started and wine before lunch ensured that we had a very relaxed and enjoyable time with old and new members alike. After lunch we all had a chance to study Dick’s family tree and other historical material from his branch of the family. We take this opportunity of expressing our sincere gratitude to Dick and Jane for their wonderfully hospitable welcome. The Gathering 2009The Home Coming or Great Gathering of virtually all the Scottish Clans took place in Edinburgh over the week end of July 25th – 26th 2009. It was a huge success and exceeded all targets set very substantially. The weather on Saturday 25th was quite literally brilliant with every crevice on the Salisbury Crags towering above Holyrood Park visible from the Home Tent. Sunday started with typically Scottish drizzle but quickly improved to almost match the warmth and sunshine of the opening day! American Couple Wed at Hume Castle
Tony and Megan Hume from Georgia were married at Hume Castle in March 2009. Kelso Laddie Common Riding Ceremony
The annual Kelso Laddie Common Riding Ceremony this year included a rideout rom Kelso to Hume Castle some miles to the north. Clan Gathering 2008
The Clan Home Association hosted a Gathering over the past weekend (August 16th/17th) which was attended by Homes and Humes from all over the UK as well as from overseas, with a strong contingent from the USA. Kelso Laddie Common Riding Ceremony
The annual Kelso Laddie Common Riding Ceremony this year included a rideout rom Kelso to Hume Castle some miles to the north. Valerie Montagu Hume
What is Valerie Montagu Hume doing riding in the 1907 F.A.N.Y uniform
with the King`s Troop at Royal Artillery Barracks Woolwich? 20th June 2008 - Home Tartan ShoppingThe new shop page for all your items in the Home tartan is now live on this site. Click on the www.ahume.com site. 22nd June 2008 - Marchmont HouseMarchmont House has now been acquired by the owners of the Marchmont estate from Sue Ryder Care organisation; this is very encouraging because Marchmont, one the most significant Hume houses built in the 18th century, is going to be restored to its former state, having been a care home for severely handicapped patients for the past twenty years. The proprietors have kindly agreed to open the house, which at the moment is closed for repair and restoration, so that we can visit it on our tour of notable places in our history on the Sunday of the Gathering. We shall have a picnic lunch on the main lawn there. 23rd June 2008 - DNA ProjectVery shortly we shall be initiating the DNA surname group project for all those males with the surname Home or Hume or Humes. The project traces the Y-chromosome, which tends to be handed down in the male line and if we can recruit a dozen or more different families we should begin to get some interesting common links. I am waiting for the full details of the test procedure from www.familytreedna.com , which is the organisation we shall use and which offers discounts for group projects. However, for general information do have a look at www.dnaheritage.com which gives a very readable explanation of the whole idea and is rather more informative. When the final details are to hand, it will be up to each individual to subscribe directly and enrol in the project; as administrator, I will then co-ordinate the information which will be collected for the surname.
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