Scottish American History Forum
Topic: Jacobitism and Cultural Memory, 1688-1820
Speaker: Dr. Leith Davis, PhD, Professor Department of English and Director of the Centre for Scottish Studies, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Free
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Scottish American History Forum
Topic: The Travails of Local Government in Scotland and Changing Status Since c1832
Presenter: Dr. Michael Pugh, BA (Hons), MPhil, PhD, PGCE, SFHEA, Senior Lecturer, Political History, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland
Free
Tartan Day Celebration
Chicago Scots invite you to have some Scottish Fun at a Tartan Day celebration featuring Scotland's Craig Weir (host of the Hoolie in New York), Jai McDowall (winner of Britain's Got Talent), Chicago's very own House-Rockin' Scottish-American Honky-Tonk Band, John Ballantyne's Crazy Heart and the Thistle & Heather Highland Dancers.
Admission is free! Please donate in support of Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care.
Scottish American History Forum
Topic: How the Scots Discovered the Environment
Presenter: Dr. Fredrik Albritton Jonsson, Associate Professor of British History, Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science and the College, University of Chicago
Free
Luncheon Discussion: How Scotland is Preserving Charles Rennie Mackintosh Best Designs
Chicago Scots is excited to host two of the world’s leading experts – Phil Long OBE FRSE, CEO of National Trust for Scotland and Tony Jones CBE, Former Director of the Glasgow School of Art President-emeritus of the Art Institute of Chicago– for an informative discussion on the National Trust of Scotland’s efforts to preserve the works of Mackintosh, Scotland’s visionary architect, designer & artist who revolutionized the Glasgow Style.
$75
Scottish American History Forum
Topic: Odyssey of the Scots-Irish (Ulster Scots) from the Scottish Borders, to Ulster, and America
Speaker: Donald C. McLeod, FSAScot, FCCP, Historian and former Professor of Pharmacology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Duke University North Carolina, and State University, Buffalo, New York. Resident of Southern Pines, NC
Free
Members’ Whisky Tasting
Join Chicago Scots and the Scottish Universities Alumni of Chicago for a preview of the award-winning whisky brands to be featured at the 2025 Highland Games in June. Brand Ambassador Kevin Obis will lead a guided tasting of these exceptional whiskies
Free
39th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games
Scottish American History Forum
Scottish American History Forum ‘in person’ only at the Highland Games at DuPage County Fairgrounds.
For the first time in 30 years of programming, Chicago Scots will host the monthly Scottish American History Forum as part of the Cultural Stage being planned at the 39th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games. Our guest lecturer from Scotland sponsored by the National Trust for Scotland will be announced next month.
Scottish American History Forum
Topic: Scots in New Zealand: History, Current Affairs and Clan Life
Speaker: Graham Foggin, President, Clan Anderson Society of New Zealand, Whangarei 0112, New Zealand
Free
The 24th Annual Kilted Classic Golf Tournament
Save the date to join us for the Game the Scots invented as only the Scots can host it!
The 180th Annual Saint Andrew’s Day Gala – the ‘Feast of the Haggis’
The 180th Annual Saint Andrew’s Day Gala, the Feast of the Haggis, returns to the Palmer House Hilton. Join us for Chicago’s longest running black tie event in the city!
Every year at our Scottish Festival & Highland Games, the Chicago Scots feature a family or an organization as our Honored Clan. This year, to recognize and celebrate its’ strong Scottish roots, our Honored Clan is Rotary International. We are proud to announce that Rotary International’s Scottish President, Gordon McInally has agreed to lead our Parade of Tartans at 12:30 p.m. Gordon will also receive the Salute to the Chieftain from the Massed Pipe Bands at approximately 6.30pm on Saturday, June 15, 2024.