Last Update February 10, 2012
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First Grant Awarded for 2012
the first $500 Grant has been awarded to
The Celtic Heritage Society of Floirda
and will be presented for their Celtic Festival to be held in Dade City Floirda. The Chancellor and the Archivist will represent the Society at the events of the day.
Kevin D. Couling appointed First Herald
January 11, 2012. Kevin D. Couling, Lord of Little Neston cum Hargrave is a resident of London, and a long time friend of the Honorary Chieftain, has been granted Honorary Membeship and the Office of First Herald. Assisting him as herald will be Deputy Chancellor, Lt. Michael Quigley LMNSC. Keving and Michael will be available to members for advice on matters of heraldry. Kevin will begin the task of modifying the Arms of the Society over the next few months, while overall the design will remain quite the same.
Stuart Balgonie and his soon to be wife, Kelly, at the Heraldry Society Dinner in Edinburgh
Chieftain Named Chairman
Dr. Files appointed Archivist of the Society and Contributing Editor of the AWEN
Dr. Douglas Files NSC has been appointed Archivist of the Society with effect of October 14. Dr. Files will be receiving all the documents and papers of the Society since its inception 19 years ago, organize and preserve them for our future generatins. Dr. Files has written a number of articles for the AWEN and papers on many historical, military and philatelic subjects. He has separated from the United States Air Force as a Lt. Colonel, and currently contracts with the USAF as a Flight Surgeon on US bases on temporary assignments.
The Baron of Elphinstone has been named Chair of the proposed National Viet Nam Memorial Museum Foundation. In meetings in Garden Grove, California, our chief was selected to chair the multi-million dollar facility because of his "commanding presence".
The facility will be administered by a Board of Directors in conjuction with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.