The society is non-profit and strives to make all Homes aware of their heritage. We promote the wearing of the Kilt and displaying all Home crest badges. Lassies are encouraged to wear kilted skirts or dresses with Home sashes pinned with a Home crest pin.
The society attends several games a year and sets up a Clan informational centre. Samples of all Hume tartan variants and all clan & district tartans are displayed. All family connections from Berwickshire, Tweedside and Roxburgh are recognized as "Hume" by the Scottish Highlands Society of Perth, Scotland and Highlands, North Carolina. We will be in Scotland June-September 1999 and attend several games including Cowal, Braemar Arbroath and other venues including the Hirsel in Coldstream and the Military Tattoo in Edinburgh. We will be on line during this period for those wishing to make contact with us.
Our venue has the largest library and collection of Home records and artifacts in America. While we do not charge to review these records, only clan society members have access to them. We also have access to all records of The Scottish Highlands Society of Perth, Scotland since its origin in 1850 ( Lord Home, 14th Earl of Home, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Past Honourary President of the society, had his beginnings in Perthshire as an MP).
These records include birth, marriage, many family Home crests, family histories, all Home tartans , Home battles and Home heraldry dating back to the 17th century from Berwickshire , Tweedside, Roxburghshire, in Scotland including some descendants. While we cannot do individual genealogical history, we may provide some historical data which may prove helpful in identifying your Home ancestors.
The society was represented in 8 US games this year, from Maine, Oklahoma and Florida. 1999 will also see our clan represented in South Australia in Adelaide. and the Noarlunga Highland Games in Noarlunga. Dates and venue will be announced early in 1999.
The clan was represented at the unveiling of the sculpture of our late Honourary President and Chief, Lord Home. The ceremony included the Earl of Home, present Honourary President of the society and HRH, Charles, The Prince of Scotland, ( aka Prince of Wales ). Photograph is available at our E Mail macgrady@sprynet.com.
Our clan was the Honoured Clan at the Ocala National Games held in Ocala, Florida on 15th November. The Home Hume Clan Piper, Iain Hume MacHarg was the piper of the day and received awards and trophies in all major categories. Piper Iain, officially recognized as Bard of the Clan, will appear at many many Scottish gatherings for the clan including Vermont, Pennsylvania and Florida. His award winning CD, A "Highlands Christmas" is available at $12.00 per copy postpaid through the society. Other CD's of Iains are also available. Check for titles.
We recognize as septs: Home, Hume, Holmes, Ayton, Bunkle, Douglas, Dunbar, Grady, Greenlaw, Haddock, Haliburton, Landale, Mack, Nesbitt, Palmer, Paxton, Rutherford, and Wedderburn.
Other variant spellings recognized are Holm, Hum, Holme, Hoome, Hulme, Hyulm, De Heem, De Hom, Hoom, Hyn, Hwyne, Hom, Heaume, De Home, De Holmes, D Hulm, De Hume, Howme, Hoyme, Ghume, Ghome, Hwime, Houmn and other spellings and families as authorized by The Scottish Highlands Society of Perth, Scotland and Highlands, North Carolina.
The current President and Convenor is RW "Mac" Grady FSHS
Information provided by RW "Mac" Grady FSHS, Regional Convenor & President of Hume/Home Clan Society. [an error occurred while processing this directive]