From the President

by Wally Turnbull

The Turnbull Trails articles are a sort of who, what, when, where, and how of Turnbull places, firstly on the Scottish borders and then elsewhere.

The trails have begun as articles of interest to Bullseye readers.  The collection will then serve as a reference on the Turnbullclan.com website and eventually be made into a brochure pamphlet for members to use in their travels.

Once we have covered the remaining destinations in the Borders we would like to write about other Turnbull sites of interest around the world such as Fort Trumbull discussed on the front page of this issue, Rosedown Plantation in South Louisiana, New Smyrna in Florida, and possibly others like the Turnbull Winery in California, Turnbull Primitive Baptist Church in Northern Middle Tennessee, Turnbull House in Wellington, New Zealand, Turnbull House on the Prairie Band Potawatomi reservation,  Turnbull Park in Cleve, South Australia, Turnbull Park in Benicia, California, etc.

Please help us.  We need your help in identifying other places of Turnbull interest.  As much information as you can provide will be appreciated.  Even if you only know the name or location, please pass that along and we will research it further.  Please send suggestions for further Turnbull Trails and information to:

Betty Turnbull

5216 Tahoe Drive

Durham, NC 27713  USA

Or by email to editor@turnbullclan.com

Meet the Member

New Year baby in the old Galt hospital in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

My husband, Clarence Kunz, and I were married in 1957.  We were both kids when we were married and will be celebrating our 48^th wedding anniversary in July.  Our Lord blessed us with four daughters, Tiwana, Constance, Clarice and Shannon, and a son, Richard.  We have twelve grandchildren and three others by marriage.  Our grandchildren have given us four grandbabies.  We also helped raised a foster daughter, Penny.

Clarence retired in 1993.  We love to travel and have explored Canada and parts of the United States.  This year my health has slowed us down a bit because I had to go on kidney dialysis but with practice I’ll conquer it we will be able to hit the trails again.  You all know nothing can keep a true Scotsman down.

My grandfather, James Turnbull, immigrated to Canada in 1906.  He was the oldest of William (1855) and Isabella (Chrisholm) Turnbull (1856).  He was born on December 31, 1883, at Whiterick Boog, in the Parish of Merton, in the county of Berwick, Scotland.  Granpa Jim married Margaret May Burns on September 9, 1909.  They had seven children; Blanche, my father Wallace, Bruce, James, Harold, Douglas, and Joan.  As you can see from our photo, their family grew and grew.

Clarence and Florence far left at family reunion

We have family reunions every three years.  We all gather in Grassy Lake, Alberta, where our grandparents started their lives together.  I’m the family secretary and have been since our second reunion.  We have a chief, a council, and committees that help make our gatherings so enjoyable.  Our reunion is always on the same long weekend in August.  Two of my cousins are pipers and when they can we pipe in the haggis.  We have several games that we give medals for, as well.

I’m also the family snoop.  I’ve been compiling a book about our family.  One day I may even finish it.