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Kelso Laddie Common Riding Ceremony
The annual Kelso Laddie Common Riding Ceremony this year included a rideout rom Kelso to Hume Castle some miles to the north. Valerie Montagu Hume
What is Valerie Montagu Hume doing riding in the 1907 F.A.N.Y uniform
with the King`s Troop at Royal Artillery Barracks Woolwich? 20th June 2008 - Home Tartan ShoppingThe new shop page for all your items in the Home tartan is now live on this site. Click on the www.ahume.com site. 22nd June 2008 - Marchmont HouseMarchmont House has now been acquired by the owners of the Marchmont estate from Sue Ryder Care organisation; this is very encouraging because Marchmont, one the most significant Hume houses built in the 18th century, is going to be restored to its former state, having been a care home for severely handicapped patients for the past twenty years. The proprietors have kindly agreed to open the house, which at the moment is closed for repair and restoration, so that we can visit it on our tour of notable places in our history on the Sunday of the Gathering. We shall have a picnic lunch on the main lawn there. 23rd June 2008 - DNA ProjectVery shortly we shall be initiating the DNA surname group project for all those males with the surname Home or Hume or Humes. The project traces the Y-chromosome, which tends to be handed down in the male line and if we can recruit a dozen or more different families we should begin to get some interesting common links. I am waiting for the full details of the test procedure from www.familytreedna.com , which is the organisation we shall use and which offers discounts for group projects. However, for general information do have a look at www.dnaheritage.com which gives a very readable explanation of the whole idea and is rather more informative. When the final details are to hand, it will be up to each individual to subscribe directly and enrol in the project; as administrator, I will then co-ordinate the information which will be collected for the surname.
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