Clan Johnston/e in America is a nonprofit, nonsectarian, and nonpolitical organization of persons or their spouses who have a reasonable presumption of descent from ancestors in Scotland or Northern Ireland named Johnston or Johnstone. Its first meeting was held in October 1976 at the Stone Mountain Games in Atlanta, Georgia. The following year the organization adopted its Constitution and By-Laws.
Clan Johnston/e in America collects and preserves historical and genealogical information concerning Johnston(e)s and maintains archives of materials at the Ellen Payne Odom Library in Moultrie, Georgia. It publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Spur and Phoenix, participates in various Scottish games throughout North America, makes available to members tartan and other clan-related merchandise, and generally engages in activities which foster fellowship and awareness of Clan heritage.