Thousands lined up for bagpipes, Scotch  eggs and family crests in Payson on Saturday.

Huge crowds turned out for Payson's annual Scottish Festival, and found Celtic dancers, tartans galore, haggis and trifle, Scottish magazines, armor and swords, charms, folklore and books on Irish and Scottish history. You could even order custom wool kilt sets starting at $369, or have the history, coat of arms and crest of your Scottish name printed out for $22. 

Ginger Beddoes of Payson ordered two family histories with crests and coat of arms -- one for the Higgs family line and one for the Knight family line. Last year her son brought home the Beddoes family history from the festival, and this year the family went straight to look up their other family lines.

Ken and Patricia Stewart, owners of HeritageCrests.com, drove from Mesa, Ariz., armed with thick books of family lineages, four full-color printers and a laptop. They were mobbed by people looking up their family names to pay $22 for printed family histories.

They came to own the business because "we are just interested in genealogy," said Patricia Stewart. They have been in the business for 20 years and also sell clothes and other items custom-embroidered with family crests.

Family history was part of the theme of the day. About two dozen Scottish clans set up tents at the festival to show off their crests and coats of arms and to find long-lost cousins. Even this reporter found a link to the Clan Forsyth.

Family lineage is no joke to these people, many of whom have visited their ancestral lands, and are highly organized.

Wayne and Kevin Erickson come from the Clan Graham. In addition to serving visitors graham crackers -- invented by their ancestors in Scotland, they said -- they showed off the clan's quarterly magazine, books on castles and travels, maps of Scotland and myriad other information.

They were introduced to their roots at a similar festival years ago and have been representing their clan since 1991, said Wayne Erickson. Both father and son wore full Scottish regalia for the day.

Why spend the time and effort?

"Genealogy and pride in being a Graham -- and it's fun. We enjoy it," said Wayne Erickson.

The international clan meets every fifth year in Scotland and every year somewhere around the world. For information, visit www.clan-graham-society.org.

There were even professional genealogical researchers at the festival on Saturday. Holly Hansen, owner of MyAncestorsFound.com, had a booth offering in-depth research beginning at $50 an hour. People come to her for help "when its beyond a birth certificate or census," she said. "We will look at church minutes, land and property records, and tax lists. In the UK and Scotland we use the parish chest, which is their minutes and records."

Not everything at Saturday's festival was so history oriented. Bree Fish drove from Arnold, Calif. to sell modern-styled kilts called Utilikilts and renaissance costumes. It was her second year, and business had been good enough to more than pay for the fuel on her SUV, she said. She owns PastAndPeasant.net.

Penny McInelly of Lindon set up a booth of wares from her home business, Gypsy Wagon. Customers browsed incense and charms, clothes and jewelry.

"I grew up with a mom that was a fortune teller," she said. "There is a need for this."

She is a Wiccan, she said, and found that there were many in Utah Valley who needed supplies for serious religious ceremonies.

"I even sell altar tables and tools," she said. "It's been overwhelming. People come out of the woodwork -- and the eccentric and eclectic people. I love it. I've met a lot interesting people."