Scottish Society of Louisville

CELEBRATING THE SCOTTISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE OF KENTUCKIANA

NEXT MEETING

All monthly meetings are held at Strathmoor Presbyterian Church, 2201 Hawthorne Avenue, corner of Bardstown Road. Across from Assumption High School, 1/2 mile north of the Watterson Expressway (I-264).

Click here for directions to Strathmoor Presbyterian Church

Next meeting is at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26at Strathmoor Presbyterian Church. Liz Curtis Higgs to speak about her book inspired by Scotland My Heart's in the Lowlands. There will be piping, drumming, fellowship, Liz's books to purchase and to have autographed. Invite your friends!

Please help us prepare for the evening by emailing the Society's memebership chair with the number of seats to reserve for you and your friends by clicking here.

Please read more below!

* Congratulations to Deanne Newnam and Bill Smith who were married on May 17 in a private ceremony in the presence of family.

* Welcome new members Dean and Marianne Martin and Heather Hamilton!

Liz Curtis Higgs to Speak at June, 2012 Monthly Meeting

Liz Curtis Higgs has been telling tales since she attempted her first novel—handwritten in a marble notebook—at the tender age of ten. Award-winning careers in radio broadcasting, public speaking, nonfiction writing, and children’s books honed Liz’s storytelling talents, bringing her back to her first love, writing fiction.

She has graciously accepted our invitation to speak at our June 26 regular meeting. She will talk about her new book inspired by Scotland "My Heart's in the Lowlands".

She is the author of 28 books, with more than 3 million copies in print. Her fiction includes two contemporary novels, one novella, and six historical novels. 

Her children'’s Parable Series received a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion for Excellence, her nonfiction book Embrace Grace won a 2007 Retailers Choice Award, and her novel Whence Came a Prince received a 2006 Christy Award for Best Historical Novel. Here Burns My Candle was named 2010 Best Inspirational Romance by RT Book Reviews, and her 2011 novel, Mine Is the Night, was a New York Times bestseller. Liz was also an award-winning columnist for Today’s Christian Woman for ten years. Articles by Liz have appeared in Faith & Friends in Canada, Woman Alive in Great Britain, and Enhance in Australia. More than 4,500 churches nationwide are using her video Bible study series, Loved by God.

A gifted professional speaker, Liz has presented more than 1,600 inspirational programs for audiences in all fifty United States and thirteen foreign countries, including Thailand, Portugal, and Indonesia. When the National Speakers Association honored her with the Council of Peers Award for Excellence, Liz became one of only thirty-five women in the world named to their CPAE-Speaker Hall of Fame. Her alma mater, Bellarmine University, presented her with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005, and she received an Honorary Doctorate from Georgetown College in 2010.

Feature articles about Liz have appeared in more than 250 major newspapers and magazines, as well as on Salon.com, Beliefnet.com, Spirituality.com, HopeforWomenMag.com, Kyria.com, and many other web sites. She has been interviewed on more than 600 radio and television stations, including guest appearances on PBS, A&E, MSNBC, NPR, TBN, CBC Canada, BBC Radio Scotland, Shine TV New Zealand, Radio Pulpit South Africa, Focus on the Family, Life Today, 100 Huntley Street, Midday Connection, and Janet Parshall’s America.

On the personal side, Liz is married to Bill Higgs, Ph.D., who serves as Director of Operations for her speaking and writing office. Liz and Bill enjoy their old Kentucky home, a nineteenth-century farmhouse in Louisville, and are the proud (and relieved!) parents of two college grads, Matthew and Lillian. Visit Liz’s Web site: www.LizCurtisHiggs.com.

 

Scottish Society of Louisville Honored Society at Columbus Scottish Festival

The Society was contacted in March and congratulated by organizers of the Columbus Scottish Festival for being named the honored Society at this year's games to be held September 8 and 9 at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds in Columbus, Indiana. Please save these dates and plan on attending these games in the fall! You may see more about the Society's honor and the games by clicking here.

 

NEW TARTANS REGISTERED 2012

Allen

Chambers

Faskin

German Pipe Smokers

Nike Golf Dark

Nike Golf Light

ODoherty

WVU Mountaineer

Spirit of Dunkeld

Stutterheim

Triplett

 

 

 

 

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EVENTS

7:30 p.m. regular meeting, Strathmoor Presbyterian Church

Best sellling author, Liz Curtis Higgs will speak about “My Heart is in the Lowlands”. Liz is the author of 28 books, with more than 3 million copies in print.
 
June 1 thru 3 - Glasgow Highland Games
Glasgow, KY
Volunteers requested. Please contact our Regional Celtic Commissioner
 
Corydon, IN. 4 pm to 8 pm. Free admission.
Volunteers requested. Please contact our Regional Celtic Commissioner
 
Bardstown, KY. Free Admission.
Volunteers requested. Please contact our Regional Celtic Commissioner
 
August 31 thru Sept 2 - Worldfest on the Belvedere
Columbus, IN
Volunteers requested. Please contact our Regional Celtic Commissioner
 
 
September 8 & 9 - Columbus Scottish Festival
Columbus, IN
Volunteers requested. Please contact our Regional Celtic Commissioner
 

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