Crawford Clan

Yesterday we had geography club at our house. The country of choice was Scotland and I decided we should learn a bit about our Scottish roots as well. My Great Grandfather came over to America from Scotland and I always thought it was very cool that my grandmother was a first generation American.

Learning about the fierce pride and attention to detail regarding these family clans was as interesting as the family history itself. Especially when recalling a conversation with a kilt maker in South Carolina and information I read online regarding the Lindsay/Crawford controversy. And our relationship to William Wallace.

We decided to keep our presentation regarding our family strictly informative. Thorlongus the Merse was given barony from King Malcolm over a beautiful area near Lanarkshire; Thor took the name of the region and the name Crawford was born. This was before 1100. The family motto translates to "I will give you safety through strength". Our family tartan is crimson, green and light grey and our plant is the boxwood.

We also talked about golf. Leo did a flawless presentation with clubs in hand. The days before our meeting I would ask, repeatedly, if he was ready. He would say, "Yes. Believe me." ever so calmly. We was so prepared and I had no reason to worry.