As members we have joined TCA for various reasons.  Some of us are interested in our Gaelic heritage.  Others want to know more about our proud family history.  Many are seeking to fill-in missing links in the genealogy of our branch of the larger Clan family tree.

I trust that whatever may have brought us to TCA, the pleasure we give and receive from enjoying each other will become the greatest benefit to our membership.

Heritage and history are important.  They fascinate me and I have plans for ways that we can all contribute and share in them.  However, history and traditions don’t have much value in simply being recorded.  Their worth is in the impact they have on the living, us today and future generations.

So, let’s celebrate our heritage with each other and in each other.  My theme as President is “member participation.”  I want everyone to take part and contribute in the way that best suits you.  TCA is an association to which we all belong.  It is not simply a newsletter publishing service to which we subscribe.  Some will help with Turnbull tents at the games and others will submit pictures and reports of those games.  Some will contribute records for the Turnbull genealogy database and others will help with the website.  There are many ways in which we can participate and make our TCA experience better for others and also for ourselves by contributing, even in a small way.

We can all be thankful to our previous officers, Dorothy, John, and John for the tremendous job they did in organizing and building TCA at great personal financial, physical, and emotional cost.  Because of their efforts and those of other key members too numerous to mention we can now make great plans for the future.

In addition to promoting member participation, I want to help TCA become more involved with Turnbull organizations in other nations, including Scotland.  I want to help TCA develop a “Turnbull Hall of Fame” and a “Turnbull Virtual Museum.”  Look for articles in upcoming Bullseye newsletters with details about these programs and other exciting programs to come.

We are going to have a great time together.  I do mean together for I need you and your support far more than you need me.  Remember that I have been in the mountains of Haiti for 30 years and I don’t know very much about this Scottish heritage stuff – but I’m going to learn from you and with you.  I don’t even own a kilt yet but yes, I’m getting one made along with all the accessories so that I can properly represent you at the games and other events.

Certainly we are going to take our heritage, history, and genealogy seriously but let’s be sure to have fun while we’re at it!

Wallace Rutherford Turnbull Jr.

(But let’s keep it to Wally)

October                     A Very Happy Birthday to:

Dennis Hagerman, Gordon W. Turnbull, Carolyn Turnbull, James J. Olson, Duncan Holyoke, Elaine Weller, Glenn McConkey, Barbara Ann Turnbull, Leonard J. Turnbull, Ann P. Turnbull. Helen Turnbull, Wilma Ledgerwood, John Gibson lll, Olive Turnbull, Agnes T. Corns, Thomas Turnbull lV, Derick Bonewitz, Wild Bill Turnbull, and Julia Ellis who is 99 years young this year.