NOTICES -

The Red Tower, August 2021 -
The August 2001 issue of the Red Tower Journal is now available for viewing and download from the The Red Tower Journals page.

(updated 02 Aug 2021)

Clan Gathering 2021 - POSTPONED to 2022 due to COVID
The 2022 Clan Galbraith gathering will take place in Scotland and/or Ireland. Early on, the Gathering was expected to take place at Culcreuch Castle in Fintry, Scotland, however they closed their doors at the end of 2019, with no re-opening date advertised. New potential destinations are currently under discussion. Since many of our lines appear to originate in Ireland, some have suggested Dublin or Belfast as Gathering destinations. It appears that it will most likely take place in May 2022, however firm dates will be selected later this year (subject to change due to COVID conditions). If you have any suggestions or preferences please don't hesitate to make them known to our Clan President, Paul Galbraith at president@clangalbraith.org.

(updated 27 Jan 2021)

New Members of Clan Galbraith Society -

• Kristy Buchanan from Apex, North Carolina, USA (3/22/21)
• Dale Dittrich from Canyon Lake, Texas, US (4/26/21)
• Cynthia Douglas from Powell, Tenessee, US (5/10/21)
• Angie Galbraith from Spring City, Utah, US (4/15/21)
• Craig Galbraith from Berton Park, Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa (3/10/21)
• Douglas Galbraith from Miami, Florida, US (3/7/21)
• Ernest Galbraith from Crossville, Tenessee, US (6/17/21)
• Gary Galbraith from Calgary, Alberta, Canada (3/18/21)
• Jo Anne Galbraith from Port Orchard, Washington, US (5/2/21)
• James Galbraith from Glasgow, Scotland, UK (3/13/21)
• Jennifer Galbraith from Goose Creek, South Carolina, US (4/7/21)
• Robert W Galbraith from Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, US (3/3/21)
• Terrie Galbraith from Oakville, Ontario, Canada (5/27/21)
• Stuart Johnson from Guilderton, Western Austrailia, Austrailia (7/31/21)
• Susan Lang from Statesville, North Carolina, US (7/14/21)
• Jane Lomax from West Jefferson, North Carolina, US (8/15/21)
• Jami Sue Meller from Fayette, Ohio, USA (3/26/21)
• Thomas Lee Payne from Owensboro, Kentucky, US (4/16/21)
• Sarah Rosen from Glencoe, Illinois, USA (8/13/21)
• Tina Shlep from Easley, South Carolina, US (7/21/21)
• Ruth Wagner from Brighton, Michigan, US (4/28/21)



(updated 15 Aug 2021)

Returning Members of Clan Galbraith Society -

• Jane Cowell (#1503) from Erie, Pennsylvania, US (re-joined 3/10/21)
• Debi Galbraith (#609) from Payson, Arizona, US (re-joined 6/12/21)
• George Galbraith (#1125) from Pinetown, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (re-joined 8/11/21)
• Peggy Marshall (#1234) from Chadron, Nebraska, USA (re-joined 6/16/21)
• Carolyn Owen (#1375) from Seattle, Washington, USA (re-joined 8/16/21)
• Damon Thomas (#1036) from Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA (re-joined 9/16/21)



(updated 16 Sep 2021)

NEWS -

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  We are sad to report the passing of longtime fellow Clan Galbraith member George Charles Zeller (member #889). His obituary, as reported in The Salem News, follows:
  
      George Charles Zeller, 71, passed away on March 20, 2021. Born in Salem, Ohio to Ward and Ruth Zeller (predeceased), George was a long time Cleveland resident.
      He graduated from Salem High School in 1967 and still holds the record in the high hurdles. He graduated from Wittenberg University with a degree in Sociology and was the high hurdles champion in the Ohio Conference in 1971. He received a Masters degree from Ohio State University and later taught at Ashland College and Mansfield Reformatory.
      George went on to a highly successful career as an Economic Research Analyst with the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland and later as a private economist and was regularly quoted by local and national media on employment and economic trends facing Ohio and the country. George also served on the Cleveland Rapid Transit Authority Citizens Board.
      George was also greatly involved in the short wave community including writing columns in national magazines, speaking at national conventions, and being elected to the Pirate Radio Hall of Fame in 2011. George was the family genealogist and visited Switzerland numerous times to research ancestors. George was a diehard Cleveland sports fan.
      He attended Indians spring training in Arizona with his brother Bob for years. George is survived by his sister Valerie Zeller (Peter) and brother Robert Zeller (Julia). 3/25/21
  
  
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  This is an interesting and great example of why we are interested in DNA. Some theorists have surmised that Galbraith may be a descriptive surname of people who lived in the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde and spoke Cumbric, a now extinct language close to early Welsh and spoken by early Britons, and not just one family. - DNA Testing Dispels a Genealogical Myth