Celtic Heritage Oral History Program
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Interviewer
Kristy Hernandez and Joshua Hume
Publication Date
9-16-2016
Date
2016-03-26
Abstract
Joshua Hume and Kristina Hernandez interview Sherril Claus, a very proud Scot and a volunteer at the Dunedin Historical Museum, about her Celtic heritage. Ms. Claus details Dunedin’s Scottish background and talks at length about the Scottish tartan tradition. She then speaks to her own ancestry, which she traces back to Clan Gunn and Clan Lamont. Ms. Claus embraces her Celtic roots in many ways; she comments on her experience with making kilts, visiting Scottish castles, cooking traditional cuisine, tracing her genealogy, celebrating holidays, partaking in Scottish politics, and belonging to the Protestant church. Ms. Claus then speaks at length about the historical context of Celtic symbols, going into great detail about the conflicts between different clans. The interview concludes with a brief discussion of Celtic archetypes in pop culture.
Keywords
Clan Gunn Society of the United States, Scottish Americans--Genealogy, Scottish Americans, Tartans, Dunedin Historical Society
Extent
01:12:27; 35 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Pinellas County (Fla.); Dunedin (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C46-00005
Recommended Citation
Claus, Sherril, "Sherril Claus Oral History Interview" (2016). Celtic Heritage Oral History Program. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/celtic_heritage_OH/1
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