Scottish Connections

Welcome to Scottish Connections!

Our Long Term Goal

Scottish Connections exists to contribute to the development of the Scottish communities in the United States and Canada in a way which will be of benefit to those countries - and Scotland.

People of Scottish blood made a huge contribution to the early development of both the US and Canada. In the case of the US, that claim is well substantiated by US Senate Resolution 155 of March 20, 1998 (see Attachment A1) which established National Tartan Day in the US.

However, as things stand today, one might ask ‘Is Scotland’s contribution all in the past?’ Will such valuable contributions be made to America and Canada by today’s generations of that same bloodline? That question is one to which we are dedicated to help create a ‘yes’ answer.

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Current Operations

Scottish Connections present efforts are focused on:

Creating a closely linked Scottish-American community in the Pacific Northwest [The States of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington]
Helping that community develop socially, culturally and economically
Creating personal, cultural/educational and commercial links between people in the Northwest, the rest of the United States, Canada and Scotland.

The program was established to achieve these goals and lead to accomplishment of the Long Term Goal is one which encompasses the following:

The development of Scottish Directories to provide greater recognition of, and access to the Scottish community which exists throughout the US and Canada.
Assisting people within the Scottish community to have more awareness and appreciation of the mark a small nation of Scots made across the World and across the centuries.
Helping develop a meaningful Tartan Day observance in the US, Canada and Scotland.

For further information, or to add or edit any of the listed events, please contact us through the Contact Us link above.