The weather made it difficult to attend, but those who were able to attend the annual Robert Burns tea enjoyed an afternoon of good food, good company, great music and poetry by Rabbie himself.

    Bob Lawson read a brief self-authored biography of Scotland's most famous native son, and Caleb May shared some of Burns' most famous poems, offering some insight into each. Finally, Rev. Doug Phenix led us in some traditional Scottish tunes.

    March and April look to be active for TSAS. St. Patrick's Day (Monday, March 17) means it's time to march behind the Kansas Territorial Pipes and Drums in the annual downtown Topeka parade. Keep your eyes here for more details.

    In celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath, you're encouraged to don the tartan for National Tartan Day! TSAS will be celebrating with a Pub Night at Lucky Dog's Sports Bar, next to Frances O'Dooley's. There will be pint and appetizer specials for those wearing their tartan.

    We've also put in a request for Governor Sebelius to proclaim April 6th "National Tartan Day in Kansas." More news will be posted as we hear back from her office.

    Hope to see you at the parade!

 
 

A hundred thousand welcomes from all of us with the Topeka St. Andrew Society!

Founded in 1977, the organization was established for those persons with a common interest in the history, culture and national character of Scotland and her sons and daughters.

This is the place to look for the latest Society news and information as well as upcoming events. We plan on trying some new events and ideas in 2008 -- like our first-ever Pub Night to celebrate National Tartan Day on April 6th -- so this is an exciting time to be a TSAS member!

Please take a look around the rest of the website for general information about the Society. If you'd like to join or if you just have questions, let us know by using the contact form on the "To Join..." page or you can e-mail us at topekastandrew@yahoo.com.

Or, if you'd rather talk to a real person, feel free to contact any of the executive committee members (see that page on the site) or contact membership chair Jim Williamson at 785.273.4986. We'd love to tell you more about the Topeka St. Andrew Society!