Our mission at The Clan Lamont Society of North America (CLSNA) is to reunite the Lamont families of Scotland, study and teach Lamont history and preserve Scottish traditions and customs. We are an organization dedicated not only to the past but in recognizing and celebrating the lives of modern-day descendants. We invite you to wander the site and contact us with any questions.
From our blog…
The Lamont Clan Book Blog Chapter 1
Many people know about the book THE LAMONT CLAN 1235-1935 SEVEN CENTURIES OF CLAN HISTORY FROM RECORD EVIDENCE by Hector McKenchnie B.A., LL.B. published in 1938. The book is available online and can be readily downloaded for reading. https://archive.org/details/lamontclan12351900mcke/page/n7/mode/2up As an enticement to read the book and to generate interest in Lamont history, it was…
Site Updates
I’m excited to announce some long-overdue and much-needed updates to the Clan Lamont Society of North America’s official website. Our website is an important resource for Clan Lamont members, descendants, friends, and anyone interested in learning more about our clan, its history, leadership, and traditions. With that in mind, we have been working to make…
A History of Tartan
Although what we currently know as Tartan isn’t thought to have existed before the 16th century we do know that Tartan dates back as least as far as the Roman’s. This is thanks to The Falkirk Tartan pictured above. It ended the debate over whether the “Tartan Craze”, as it came to be called, was…
