Highland games this November
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More about the New Zealand branch
We’ve updated the page on this website about our organisation, the New Zealand branch of the Clan Matheson Society. There are contact details for the committee members and other people who support the branch, and more about the different roles people play to make the branch tick. Check it out, and see if you can
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Exciting refresh of our newsletter
The New Zealand branch of the Clan Matheson Society has been publishing a newsletter since the branch began in 1989. Now, under a new editor, our newsletter has a new look and fresh approach. The newsletter is a forum for people to share stories and information about their Matheson heritage, and a source of news
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More material on Mathesons who served in WW1
I’ve updated the material on our website about Mathesons who served in the First World War. There are new pages on: Alexander Mathieson 46751 Alexander Duncan Mathieson 31520 Angus Neil Matheson 51407 Hugh Alexander Matheson 32868 William Matheson 27544 And updated pages on: Alexander George Matheson 15205 John McArthur Mathieson 31519 Much of this additional
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Auckland Highland Games on Saturday 18 November
A day of all things Scottish and Celtic. Haggis, whisky, food stalls, dancers, pipers, jewellery, clothing, drummers, warriors, clans, kilts, Highland sports and games, pipe bands and clan opening ceremony with a welcome in Gaelic, and a grand finale with dancers & massed bands. Go along to Ellerslie Events Centre in Auckland this Saturday, 18
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Go golfing on St Andrew’s Day
Mark St Andrew’s Day this year by joining in the Scottish Clans Association golf tournament in Auckland. Details on this flyer.
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Can you help support the Clan Matheson Society in New Zealand?
There have been some changes in the group of volunteers who run the New Zealand branch of the Clan Matheson Society. Further volunteers are needed, so if you can help please contact any committee member (listed here).
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Clan members to gather in Auckland
The New Zealand branch of the Clan Matheson Society is having its annual meeting in Auckland on Sunday 30 July, and all members and potential members are welcome. Please feel free to come along and help guide the branch’s activities over the next year, and meet other clan members. The meeting is at the Logan
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What happened to those who didn’t take part in WW1?
Three Mathesons are on a list of those called ‘military defaulters’, who refused to take part in the First World War. This new article on the website describes how badly they were treated.
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