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A Pictorial Catalog of
B.O.S.C. Benevolent Order of Scottish Clans
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| Subj: Order of Scottish Clans grave Marker
Date: 02/27/2001 6:30:57 PM Eastern Standard Time From: sjakins@bellsouth.net (Steven & Julie Akins of that Ilk) To: JoyceTice@aol.com Joyce, The Order of Scottish Clans grave marker shown in
your photograph on the fraternal organization flagholders was used to indicate
that the deceased (in this case a Mr. Wallace) was a member of this
organization. The initials B.O.S.C. stand for "Benevolent Order of Scottish
Clans" and the design on the marker is the group's emblem, consisting of a
rampant lion on an heraldic shield (the Scottish Coat of Arms), which rests on
aN "X" or St. Andrew's Cross, as St. Andrew was the patron Saint of Scotland and
the X-shaped cross was his emblem and is found on Scotland's national flag. The
thistles shown are the national flower of Scotland.
Sincerely, Steven L. Akins
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Subj: BOSC
Date: 08/22/2000 4:28:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: rjm001@epix.net (Dick McCracken)
To: JoyceTice@aol.com (JoyceTice)
Joyce,
I suggest that the BOSC marker represents a clan of the Order of Scottish Clans. The lion rampant on a shield and the thistle blossoms would suggest scottish. The logs may represent craftsmen; the Order merged with the Independant Order of Foresters in 1972.
Wonder if the deceased way Scottish (name?) and if he died before 1972.
Dick (Answer from Joyce. The man died 1945, surname Wallace, which fits
with the Scottish Clan idea.)
Subj: BOSC
Date: 09/18/2000 1:13:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: jrwhite@icomnet.com (J Russell White)
To: JoyceTice@aol.com
Joyce,
http://www.onlinepub.net/scott/scothome.html
Has a collection of Scottish Badges. On this page at the bottom left
is a badge of Cumming of Altyre MOTTO: Fearless, which has the same lion as
depicted on the flag holder, same stance and tail curves (but that could be a
standard).
Also on this page is neat music.
http://www.designsofwonder.com/gallery/arms7.html
Is a listing of Scottish Coat of Arms (link has not been updated on the
onlinepub, above, page). Look at "Holmes" coat; lion only and side
trimmings have ball and tail (tassels) as in flag holder.
http://www.designsofwonder.com/gallery/arms20.html
Bromhall top middle - possibly the "B" factor in the emblem. But still
can't account for the crossed pipes/sticks/logs
http://www.designsofwonder.com/gallery/arms21.html
Ezpeleta Bottom left
http://www.designsofwonder.com/gallery/arms24.html
Lewis (2) bottom left
http://www.designsofwonder.com/gallery/arms65.html
Ha-a-ah WALLACE! top middle - note the ball and tail at the top of emblem
but still no log/pipe/stick. There is a raised border around this emblem, it's a
reach but could be logs. The guy did mention this is from a guy named
Wallace.
(100+ pages, 6 coats each, whew - I stopped at page 100)
Russ
Subj: Scottish Badges web site changes
Date: 09/19/2000 12:24:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: jrwhite@icomnet.com (J Russell White)
To: JoyceTice@aol.com
Joyce,
This is about the site "Joanne's Collection of Scottish Badges". I had written to her about a broken link on one of her pages. This is her reply:
Russ
Joanne Elliott wrote:
> The site you visited will cease to exisist on September 30th, 2000.
The new site address is http://www.designsofwonder.com/scott/scothome.html
the current email address is: jmelliott@designsofwonder.com
>
> Another link for more clan badges on our site is
http://www.designsofwonder.com/products/clanimages/clancatalog.html
> Sincerely,
> Joanne
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