The Learned Kindred of Currie is a leading Scottish non-profit cultural and educational organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Scottish and Highland heritage and the arts through a wide variety of programs. Based in the United States, the Kindred has over 4,000 members worldwide.Curries, or more accurately, the MacMhuirich Bardic Family, can trace their history to the 13th century. The family served as Hereditary Bards to the Lords of the Isles and later to the MacDonalds of Clanranald. Today, the Learned Kindred of Currie continues this legacy through an extensive suite of programs, events, and scholarships that honor and promote Scotland’s rich culture and ancestry in the US and globally.