Category «History»

Colony Featured on Scotland TV documentary

Scotland TV’s The People’s History Show; Episode: The Scots who made Canada “Host David Farrell presents a special episode exploring Scotland’s links to Canada, as the country celebrates its 150th birthday.” On September 27, 2017, David and Ian Hendry (director/camera) interviewed several Scotch Colony folks  and videoed scenes at a Burn’s Hall Music Night and …

“Like” the new Facebook Page about Upper Kintore

Garth Farquhar has created a new Facebook Page and is posting “A collection of stories and pictures of Upper Kintore New Brunswick. Upper Kintore was settled in 1874 by Scottish immigrants who came over on the Sidonian” Please “Like” his page: https://www.facebook.com/UpperKintore/ Garth has also added many points of interest on our Scotch Colony Google …

140th Anniversary of “Sidonian” Colonists

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick provides a list of names and ages of Scottish immigrants who were passengers arriving in St. John, New Brunswick by the Sidonian on May 14, 1874, ending the log with this news item that tells what happened next: “16 May 1874 – Woodstock, N.B., 15th May -The train with …

The Scotch Colony and Burns Night 1919

Published in the Presque Isle, Maine newspaper, Star Herald, Feb. 13, 1919 and is signed at the end of the article by W. L. Duncan Many years ago, to be exact, in 1873, a Scotch sea captain whose ship plied between Scotland and St. John, on occasion of a voyage when he had some time …

40th Anniversary of Rev. Gordon Pringle

Star Herald, Sept. 15, 1932, Washburn, Maine news Here is a report printed in the Presque Isle, Maine newspaper. The fortieth anniversary of Rev. Gordon Pringle’s pastorate at Kincardine colony Presbyterian church, New Brunswick, was observed on Sunday, Sept. 11, at Melville church in the Colony. The Auld Kirk was well filled by Scotch folks …

1873-1874 Passengers Lists

Edited 17 Apr 2014, added Sidonian list (see tabs at bottom of table) This is from a transcription of a 1873 newspaper article. The source is the New Brunswick Archives. http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=3368B7DC-A288-4981-AE92-C6FDF1C098EC I have sorted the list alphabetically by last name. Watch out for errors. I imagine this list has been transcribed many times. As we …

Cherished Memories

Annie (McBeath) Ellis brought this lovely piece from Scotland in 1873. The serving  dish was part of the display at the Manse during Scotch Fest140 on August 24, 2013. Annie Hastings (McBeath) Ellis (1839-1919),  bakery worker in Scotland, was a passenger on Castalia along with her husband,  Andrew Ellis, joiner, and son John. Right background is …

Dr. Gordon Pringle’s Shaving Mug

Rev. Gordon Campbell Pringle (1865 – 1952) arrived in Canada on May 21, 1892. He was ordained Sept. 7, 1892, in the Old Calvin Presbyterian Church, Saint John, New Brunswick. He was inducted as minister in Kincardine in the Scotch Colony in 1896. He received his Doctor of Divinity in 1933. He served the Scotch …

from Rev. David Shearman

Begin forwarded message: From: David Shearman <shearman@sympatico.ca> Subject: What A Delight! Date: August 28, 2013 7:27:28 AM EDT To: <info@ScotchColony.ca> Reply-To: <shearman@sympatico.ca> What an absolute delight to stumble on the Scotch Colony web site! I wish I had found it earlier. You may remember me as part of the ministry team that served the Andover-Kincardine …

Geneology Services offered

Lorraine Stewart is a historian in Stonehaven, Scotland, who previously sent us an audio recording of her lecture on the Scotch Colony from Scotland’s perspective (clck here to go to that post). She has completed her studies and is offering her professional services to anyone looking for help with their family history. We thought it …

Colony student works with Scottish Portal Project

Kathleen Farquhar is from Upper Kintore! (the article is from a newsletter of the New Brunswick Scottish Cultural Association) Scottish Portal Project Summer Update By Spencer Thompson The New Brunswick Scottish Portal has hired three students for the summer. The goal of the Portal is to create a comprehensive online database of New Brunswick’s Scottish settlers. Students …

125th Colony Anniversary video

July 18, 1998. Part 1/4 of a VHS video tape. This first part records the church service at the Melville Church in Kincardine. Great music as always! Were you there? Can you spot yourself? Who can you recognize? Who was the behind the camera? Please leave a reply below. Note the playing-time for any specific …