Home

Blog from the North Sep / Oct 19 - Clan Gunn Society

Bunty's latest Blog is now live on the Clan Gunn website.

Autumn in Caithness, Highland Games in California and TV filming in the local area!

https://www.clangunnsociety.org/blog-from-the-north-sep-oct-19/ ... See more

NEWS FROM THE NORTH by Bunty Gunn Whatever happened to September? August came and went, like the tartan swallows –…

St Andrew's Day Weekend - Edinburgh - Clan Gunn Society

Just a final reminder that we’re meeting in Edinburgh Friday 29th Nov to Sunday 1 Dec to celebrate St Andrews Day.

We have Ghost Walks and other things planned. Check out the link below to sign up, and if you’re not already a member it’s not to late to join.
Number need to be finalised by midday Friday 11th. Sign up today!

https://www.clangunnsociety.org/st-andrews-day-weekend-edinburgh/ ... See more

Clan Gunn Generations: St. Andrew’s Weekend, Edinburgh, 29th & 30th November 2019Early booking advised and requested to assist in our…

Home - Clan Gunn Society

Well today hailed the end of the season with our Chief and Lady Gunn, Iain and Bunty, along with David, our resident curator, closing the doors until next season.

It’s been great to see so many people this year and remember you can keep up with local history in research places like Nucleus in Wick. You can find a Castles and Attractions page with further links on our website at www.clangunnsociety.org

Everything will be packed away now and into secure storage ready for some more much needed work on the building over the winter.

We’ll still be posting on social media of course and look forward to welcoming new faces to visit us next year .... and to our previous visitors, haste ye back! ... See more

Introduction to the Clan Gunn Society by the Chief of Clan Gunn

Scotland's Route 66

For a bit of an idea what else is on the eastern coastal road check out the map these folks have linked ...

PLACES TO VISIT ON THE ROUTE

THE EAST ROAD

PLACES TO VISIT ON THE ROUTE
THE HIGH ROAD
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

From John O'Groats to Inverness, there is much to see and do.

Getting the right mixture of places to visit on your trip can be a nightmare working out.

Here we help with as many places listed on a map which can help plan that Trip ... See more

Family Tree Maker

I hear this is quite popular amongst the Clan. New update imminent!

END OF SUMMER IS HERE … AND SO IS FTM 2019

It was sunny and mid-eighties here in Boston this weekend — hardly what you’d expect for the last days of summer. But all good things come to an end and that includes the development of the most ambitious new edition of this grand old brand yet. It’s the fastest, safest, most complete Family Tree Maker ever built, and includes our first mobile app for FREE, and a year of free cloud services for all those who pre-ordered a copy.

LET'S GET THIS PARTY ROLLING

Our engineers and 75 core beta testers agree that its time to let the rest of you have at it. To start we’ll have two hundred volunteer testers take the new edition and cloud services for a spin this week and report back what they find. If you’d like to help, go to familytreemaker.com and select Beta Test to sign up. Assuming that goes well we’ll roll out email notifications — ten thousand at a time — in the order in which you purchased your copies.

THANKS TO YOU

For those of you who’ve always had our backs, we thank you for your confidence in us. For those who cheered us on, we’ve heard you and it made a difference. For those who let us know that “when it’s ready” is exactly when you wanted the new edition, thanks for getting it. And for those of you who just left us alone to get our work done, we thank you for understanding and the space to breathe.

Can’t wait to hear what you think of our two and a half year labor of love — and to share with you a map of the road ahead. Stay tuned!

JACK

***

FAQ - FTM 2019 LAUNCH

1. BETA TEST SIGN UP

Q: Do I need to be an experienced beta tester to sign up?

A: No, but there is a place on the application for experience with both testing and using FTM 2017 so let us know!

Q: Do I need to have pre-ordered FTM 2019 to be a tester.

A: Yes.

2. GETTING FTM 2019

Q: Is it too late to pre-order?

A: No, but the pre-order discounts are pretty much over now. FTM 2017 users still will save $10 ($49.95 vs $59.95*) until the first 10,000 rollout copies are released but all others who are upgrading will pay the regular upgrade price.

*US prices. (Equivalent prices available in local currency in Canadian dollars, UK pounds and Australian dollars.)

Q: Is the pre-order offer of a year of free TreeVault cloud services still on?

A: Yes. But we are not sure if/when that offer will be discontinued.

Q: How do I pre-order FTM 2019?

A: See links at the end of this FAQ.

3. PICKING UP YOUR COPY

Q: How will I get my pre-ordered copy?

A: We will notify you by email when your copy is ready to be picked up. Those will be sent out in the order that they were purchased — so those who have been waiting the longest get their copies first.

Q: When will notifications start to go out and how long will it take to send them all?

A: We will start the rollout as soon as beta testers successfully complete stress testing of the new cloud services, possibly as soon as next weekend. We will send the notification emails in batches of at least 10,000 and go as quickly as the system can handle. That could be anywhere from a couple of days to a week or so.

4. GETTING READY FOR THE LAUNCH

Q: What should I do to get ready?

A: Make a backup of your trees and be patient as you can.

Q: How can I learn to use the new features of FTM 2019?

A: There will be a new Companion Guide in PDF form in the product. We’ve added a special symbol to identify new features and enhancements in this edition so you can spot them right away. We will also post more information here and on our support site, support.familytreemaker.com.

Q: Will there be a printed book version of the new Companion Guide and will it be available in a spiral version?

A: Yes and yes. Sometime before the end of the year. You will be able to pre-order at half price when you pick up your FTM 2019 at the upgrade center.

***

PRE-ORDER LINKS - UPGRADE TO FTM 2019
Here are links all owners of Family Tree Maker can use.

*** USA ONLY ***

USA - FTM 2017 USERS
https://www.mackiev.com/offers/ftm2019/upgrade_promo_us.html

USA - ALL OTHER EDITIONS
https://www.mackiev.com/offers/ftm2017/upgrade_promo_us.html

*** INTERNATIONAL - ALL OTHER COUNTRIES ***

INTERNATIONAL - FTM 2017 USERS
https://www.mackiev.com/offers/ftm2019/upgrade_promo_int.html

INTERNATIONAL - ALL OTHER EDITIONS
https://www.mackiev.com/offers/ftm2017/upgrade_promo_int.html ... See more

Hundreds of pupils learn how to be Safe Highlanders

Pupils from across the north learned how to keep themselves and others safe at this year’s Safe Highlanders event in Wick.

A beautiful sunny day for our visit to the Gunn Heritage Center. We had the great honor to meet Lady Gunn while there! The highlight of our trip!

Photos from Clan Gunn Society UK & Heritage Centre Museum's post

Our Chief, Iain Gunn of Gunn and Lady Gunn were the honoured guests at Pleasanton Scottish Gathering and Highland Games over the weekend. John the Younger has sent over some photos and reported that they’re having a fantastic time.

Iain can be seen saying a prayer at the Kirking of the Tartans in these photos as well as some of the games and a friendly meet up with Clan Keith.

A big thanks to all at Pleasanton and Clan Gunn in the US who hosted them. ... See more

Midge Forecast - Smidge

We get many questions from potential visitors; do you have a toilet, what time are you open, what colour raincoat should I wear .... and how bad will the midges be when I visit. Well now thanks to Smidge (not directly endorsed by us or linked to us but others seem to rate it) you can now check out the Midge Report for the next 5 days.

https://www.smidgeup.com/midge-forecast/ ... See more

Keeping one step ahead of midges The Scottish Midge Forecast is created using data collected from biting midge traps and mini-weather stations across Scotland. This is extended nationally using weather forecast data, giving you a big picture view of midge levels throughout the season.… Read More ... See more

Photos from Clan Gunn Society UK & Heritage Centre Museum's post

Visit at the Clan Gunn Centre today from John W and Heather Williamson from Kentucky.

John has crafted a stone from Pikeville, KY where his family settled on arrival from the UK back in the mid 18th century.

John handed the stone to David, who runs our museum on a daily basis. Richard, from the Clan Gunn Society was also present and some great discussion ensued about emigration, history and local foods.

John’s father Luther couldn’t make the trip but is pictured with the stone back home. ... See more