The programme for the 2008 Clan Gathering and a booking form are now available and can be found here.
After the Clan Supper on Friday 8th August there will be a short talk by James McCarthy author of "Monkey Puzzle Man - Archibald Menzies, Plant Hunter" which is available from the Castle shop. James McCarthy will also be signing books in the Castle at 9.00 on Saturday morning.
For those who may have forgotten a small biography of Archibald Menzies can be found here.
Clan Menzies Newsletter New Zealand Edition
The New Zealand branch of the Society have produced a newsletter which can be found here. Interesting reading for all members whether they are from New Zealand or not.
Lost Members
The following magazines were unable to be delivered. If you can
assist in contacting any of the following people please contact
the Membership Secretary.
Drs A R & LJ Menzies
Paddock End
Kimpton
Andover
SP11 8PG
Mrs Lonsdale
11 St Cross Road
Oxford
OX1 3TN
Mr ARH Banks
11 Little Gaynes Gardens
Upminster
RM14 2JL
Mr & Mrs. I. B. Menzies
Stratford House
Stratford Drive
Wooton
Northamptonshire
NN4 0JT
Mrs. C.M. Burtenshaw & family
19 Titian Road
Hove
BN3 5QR
East Sussex
Mr. & Mrs. Woodward
Barbers Cottage
7A London Street
Fairford
G17 4AQ
Gloucestershire
Recently we have become aware that email sent to office bearers of the Menzies Clan Society (e.g. membership@menzies.org) has not been delivered or return to senders as undeliverable. We have tried to resolve this with the company who provides this service for us but without success. Therefore we regret that we have had to change the email contact details for the Webmaster, Membership Secretary, Castle Administrator and Secretary.
You will find the amended contact details on the "Contact Us" page,
http://www.menzies.org/contactus.htm.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
New Castle Administrator
The Menzies Charitable Trust recently appointed a new Castle Administrator on the retirement of George B. Menzies from the post in January 2007. His name is John Jack and and you can read a short profile of him
here. We would like to take this opportunity to thank George B. and his wife Lorraine for all their efforts and wish them the best for the future.
New Subscription Rates
Applicable from 1st April 2007
Individual Life Member: £150.00 each
Family Life Member: £200.00
(1-2 Adults and any children under 18 years)
Individual Annual Member: £15.00 each
Joining Fee £25
Family Annual Member: £20.00
(1-2 Adults and any children under 18 years)
Joining Fee £40
You can view the new enrolment form
here.
Obituaries
The Society was notified of the following deaths:
Mr. Richard Alan Menzies Hogge died at home with his family on February 13th 2007. The Society was notified by his widow Margaret.
Mr. Alexander (Sandy) Arthur Menzies died peacefully on June 15th 2006 in Surrey England. The Society was notified by his widow Pamela.
Mr. Alexander Michael Mennin Sutton on the 22nd November 2005 in Forrest York England. The Society was notified by his daughter Elizabeth Smith.
Mrs. Gwen Menzies died in September 2006 in Edinburgh. The Society was notified by his son Tommy Menzies.
Ancestors Chart at Castle Menzies
Robert Menzies from New Zealand has been beavering away in the Castle putting our family histories into some order. If you have not filled out an ancestors chart please do and send to the Membership Secretary so that your records can be added to the archive. Future generations may want to research their forefathers and this is one way they can access the material
Castle Video
There is now a Castle Video very kindly provided by www.touristtvscotland.co.uk in the Virtual Tour and Video section. Please click here to view it.
Virtual Tour
There are now a selection of Quicktime movies available on the site to provide a virtual tour of some of the room of the Castle. More to follow. Please click here to see the current selection.
