Southern Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada
MEMORIAL SUNDAY 2016 by Garth Farquhar Part of our tradition at these Memorial services is to take the flowers up to the graveyard and have the benediction there. When we go up to the graveyard today, the first thing you will notice is how well the grass is mown, that whipper snipping has been done …
• Click here to listen to the Colony Memorial Service from Kincardine, Melville Church Service from Sunday 31 July, 2016, (mp3 audio recording) This annual service celebrates the founding of the Scotch Colony in 1873. The service was led by Rev. Ellen Flemming, a retired minister who served in Plaster Rock, Grand Falls and Riley …
• Click here to listen to the Kincardine, Melville Church Service from Sunday 5 June, 2016, (mp3 audio recording) This service was part of the Gathering of the Scots festival in Perth-Andover. The service was led by Cari Grierson. Below is a short video of Darlene Morton piping:
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Robbie Burns Night in the Scotch Colony! Concert is Friday, 29 January, 2016, at 7:30 at the Burns Hall, Kincardine. Dance follows with the Wednesday Evening Fiddlers. Weather date is the next night, same time. Second performance is Sunday, January 31st at 2:30, with tea afterward. Video is Kimiye Gamblin playing Burns Hall 2013
Jean Duncan found and transcribed a great article by William Linton Duncan, originally published in the October 3, 1928, edition of Fort Fairfield Review. He recounts his story of the Colony with many personal details. The transcription, along with photos of the newspaper article, are posted on Jean’s WordPress site: https://scotchcolony1873.wordpress.com/new-kincardine-colony-and-what-came-of-it/ William Linton Duncan is my …
Monday, December 22 at 7:00pm Burns Hall, Kincardine, New Brunswick.
Get ready for Burns night! [From Darlene] Hi All, We are having the first dance instructional session at the Burns Hall on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7. Tim, Anna, Sarah, Isabel and Kinley will be playing. […] We’ll be having one or two more sessions before Christmas. I will teach the first four and may …
Click here to listen to Upper Kintore Memorial Service audio recording
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 …
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 …
1. Southern Victoria Pipe Band 2. Choir – There Was A Lad/ The Blackbird (Isabel-piano, Kinley & Bob-guitar) 3. Vanessa Foreman-stepdance (Garold – fiddle, Isabel-piano) 4. Amber Ashworth – Tribute To Robbie Burns 5. Family & Friends – The Cottage Where Burns Was Born 6. Landon & Jaxon Tibbetts – The Canongate 7. Women’s Chorus …
The Annual Harvest Supper at the Burns Hall in Kincardine is October 19th, 2013, 4 – 6 PM. The menu is Beans & Casseroles, with cake for dessert. Cost is by Donation. There will be a table of handmade items for sale too.
From: Helene Burns [mailto:visithelene@gmail.com] Sent: August 24, 2013 10:57 PM To: Cari and Roy Grierson Subject: Warm Best Wishes Hello Cari and Roy, First, thank you so much for sharing your hospitality with my dear husband, Gary, who has returned to share in the festivities of this weekend. Second, please extend my warm best wishes …
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