Scottish Tartans Society — The Scottish Tartans Society, or STS, is a now defunct society, which was committed to the recording and preservation of woven tartan designs from around the world. The society s register of tartans was known as the Register of All Publicly Known … Wikipedia
Tartan — For other uses, see Tartan (disambiguation). Three examples of Scottish tartan Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many… … Wikipedia
Clan MacQueen — is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Because of this, the clan is considered an armigerous clan, and as such Clan Macqueen has no standing under Scots Law. The clan may be originally of… … Wikipedia
Clan Macqueen — / Clan Revan Crest badge … Wikipedia
North-South divide — The North South Divide is the socio economic and political division that exists between the wealthy developed countries, known collectively as the North , and the poorer developing countries (least developed countries), or the South. [… … Wikipedia
Anoxic event — As early as 1911, major oceanic currents were well mapped and understood, albeit without today s understanding of how they affect regional and global climatological conditions … Wikipedia
Jack Preger — (born 25 July 1930 in Manchester,England) is a British doctor who has been offering medical treatment to the poor in the Indian city of Kolkata for more than 25 years. He established the relief agency Calcutta Rescue.Preger graduated from Oxford… … Wikipedia
Cornish kilts and tartans — Cornwall s national tartan Cornish kilts and tartans are thought to be a modern tradition started in the early to mid 20th century. The first modern kilt was plain black, and other patterns followed. It is documented that a garment known as a… … Wikipedia
McGeachie (surname) — The surname McGeachie is an Irish surname and a Scottish surname.[1] In ancient times the family name in Gaelic was Mac or Mag Eachaidh (son of Eachaidh). Crest = A Leopard Sejant Rampant proper grasping with the fore paws a weaver’s Ell Measure… … Wikipedia
Hampson (surname) — Hampson (Hempson, O Hampson, O hAmhsaigh, O Hampsey) is a surname. The small clan of O’hAmhsaigh (O’Hampsey) had become O Hamson by 1659, when it is recorded in the census of 1659 as one of the principal Irish surnames in the barony of Keenaght,… … Wikipedia