Home Schedule Tickets Getting Here History Links        2010 Honorary Games Chair Rod J. Chisholm The Antigonish Highland Society has named one of its most esteemed life members, Rod J. Chisholm, Q.C., as Honorary Chair of the 147th Antigonish Highland Games. Twice president of the Highland Society, Rod Chisholm has long played a role in preserving the heritage of the Highland Scots in Nova Scotia. It would be impossible to list all of the contributions Rod has made in this regard, but two very visible reminders stand in Cairn Park at the west end of Main Street, Antigonish. Rod was instrumental in having the first cairn, dedicated to the Clan Chisholm, built in 1983. He was also key in having the Antigonish Highland Society cairn erected there in 1997 and in negotiating with the Sisters of St. Martha so that the Celtic Cross that stood at the old hospital could be included in the cairn’s architecture. Rod is a founding member of the Clan Chisholm Society and three times was elected president of that very active Society. He is also a founding member of the Federation of Scottish Clans of Nova Scotia and served as president of the federation for four years beginning in 1983. For more than a decade he was the driving force behind the Culloden Commemoration in Knoydart, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. This annual celebration honours the memory of those who died at the Battle of Culloden Moor, Scotland, on April 16, 1764. The Federation’s avid and continued support of this unique and well-attended event can be traced to Rod’s efforts. Rod is indeed a true Scot and loves everything about his involvement with the Scottish clans and societies. In 2006, in recognition of his tremendous contributions to the preservation of our Scottish culture and heritage, the Federation of Scottish Clans of Nova Scotia declared Rod Chisholm Scot of the Year.