Southern Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada
From the archives, a transcription of the article from St. John Daily News, Aug. 28, 1873 follows. (Images are for illustrative purposes and were not published in the newspaper originally.) The Kincardineshire Colony New Kincardineshire, August, 23, 1873 “Several rather serious accidents have recently occurred in this settlement, two to workmen from their axes; two, …
The Fraser family immigrated to the Bonaccord area in 1873. Fraser.mov Click here to view (13 MB) We converted the original powerpoint to video. It may take a while to start. There is no sound and you will need to pause the video to read the text.
From the archives as it was published in The Brisbane Courier (Qld: 1864-1933), Wednesday, September 24, 1873, a transcription of the article (no illustrations or photos in the original publication) follows: “The St. John (N. B.) Daily Telegraph contains a full and interesting account of the voyage of the steamer Castalia, and the arrival at …
England and Canada (From an English Correspondent.) Liverpool, 30th April 1873 The Victoria Daily Standard published the article on June 12, 1873. Partial transcription follows: “. . . In respect to Emigration, the season which has just started promises to be the best Canada has ever had. Every steamer is loaded with emigrants of a …
From the archives, here is a partial transcription of an article appearing in the newspaper The Glasgow Herald on Monday, April 14, 1873: The New Kincardineshire Emigration Scheme (From a Correspondent.) “In reply to some inquiries respecting the New Kincardineshire County of New Brunswick, recently noticed in the Herald, we may mention that the first …
“Not all the promotion focused on the Canadian west. A number of emigrants from the northeast region of Scotland were attracted o New Kincardineshire in New Brunswick in the 1870s. “They said that there was about 40 trees on the acre,” wrote one colonist, “but 400 on the acre is like the thing.” …
From the archives, “News of the day” in the New Zealand newspaper the Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1653, 22 July 1873, Page 3 included this notice: By this mail we (Bruce Herald) have a letter from an old colonist from Laurencekirk, in which he says: –– “Great inducement is at present held out here, by …
News about the establishment of the Scotch Colony was spread around the globe. From the archives, here is a transcript from an article dated July 19, 1873 in a New Zealand newspaper called the Otago Witness. The Scotsman of a recent date says: –– “A special train left Aberdeen on Friday for Glasgow, with 200 …
“The Scotch Colony of New Kincardineshire” (From Kincardineshire to New Kincardineshire 1873) lecture by Scottish historian, Lorraine Stewart. Presented to Stonehaven Heritage Society (Scotland) 28 November, 2012. The audience was about 40-50 and lasted about 50 minutes. New Kincardineshire Colony Talk Lorraine Stewart.mp3. Click here to listen (46.5 MB) This is a very large file …
This is a link to a very big version of the picture (4.7 MB). It may take a very long time to down load. This was copied from an original print that Garth Farquhar has. I’m trying to think of ways to identify and index individuals. Any suggestions? This is a link to another photo …
Memorial Service 26 August 2012 at the church by Cari Grierson It is an honour for me to be asked to do a short history of the Colony for this the Memorial Service. I am not a descendant but my husband Roy, who is, and I have chosen this wonderful community to be our permanent …
I received a copy of this photo at the annual Hutcheon/Flannery reunion last month; it is a “cabinet card,” and this format was most popular between 1870 and 1895. Nobody knows who the handsome fellow is, but best guesses are that he is approximately 50 years of age, and is either Alexander Hutcheon, brother of James Hutcheon …
Memorial Service to remember the early settlers is to be held at the Melville United Church in Kincardine on August 26 at 11:30 am Can. You will be bagpiped into the service. There will be a lunch at Burns Hall after the service.
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