Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard is the author of the Amazon #1 bestselling novels The Beauty Doctor and Temptation Rag and now Sisters of Castle Leod. Learn about her research on Castle Leod, Countess Cromartie and the Castle’s own Night Watchman. Check out https://ehbernard.com for more about Elizabeth and her work. To learn more about the Clan MacKenzie check out clanmackenzie.org

In this episode Andrew Mckenzie discusses the in’s and out’s of heraldry and specifically the historic Coat of Arms of the Mackenzie family. Controversies are addressed.

A picture of how our Scottish Highland forebears entertained themselves in their leisure in the 17th and 18th centuries: what would have made life fulfilling and rewarding for them beyond merely getting by. Inspired by personal research into my own family history, this talk challenges the widespread stereotype of Highlanders in this period as uneducated savages and illustrates the highly sophisticated, diverse and cosmopolitan nature of Highland culture during the early modern period. While they continued to enjoy their own proud traditions - which, in fact, went on to be celebrated by intellectuals abroad - the Highland Scots also participated in some of the most sophisticated cultural movements of their day. Presented by the Clan MacKenzie Podcast.

John Mackenzie returns to the podcast to talk about the beautiful and significant land that Castle Leod resides on. Cabarfèidh also discusses his plan for the Castle that you certainly want to be a part of. Learn more about Castle Leod at https://www.castleleod.org.uk and https://clanmackenzie.org/blog-2/

Caroline Stanford, historian for The Landmark Trust traces the history of Fairburn Tower as well as it’s beautiful restoration. To learn more about Fairburn Tower, check out https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/fairburn-tower-58697/#Overview as well as https://clanmackenzie.org/the-tower/

Private Client Relationship Manager for The Dalmore, Stephen Martin, joins the podcast to talk about the Mackenzie’s rich history with whisky and primarily The Dalmore.

Many years ago, a little 33 1/2 rpm record played the stories of the Scottish Clans. As time passed, so did this story. But now this historic record is brought back to life through the Clan Mackenzie Podcast and clanmackenzie.org . Alex Allan, Marietta Macleod and John A. McClellan present our story. Enjoy. Give us a like, a follow and positive word if you are enjoying the podcast.

Diana Gabaldon explains how she chose Clan Mackenzie and Clan Fraser for her series Outlander.

Excerpt from Episode 16 with the Clan Mackenzie Society of Canada’s Genealogist Sharie Argue.

Excerpt from Podcast Episode 8 with Cabarfeidh John MacKenzie from Castle Leod.