Category «Scottish Culture»

Scotch Colony Architecture [draft post]

The History, Character, & Architecture of Kincardine, Bon Accord, Upper Kintore & Lower Kintore by L. Darlene MortonApril 1975 (unpublished manuscript; Published electronically 2023) [This web version is under construction. Here’s a link to photos of the complete document: images of Darlene Morton’s original typed document including all illustrations, drawings of interior layouts, and original …

Virtual Burns Night ’21

As of 8 February 2021, Virtual Burns Night has logged over 4500 views on Facebook and YouTube! You have donated over $2,250, so far, to our Burns Hall upkeep. Thank you. If you haven’t had a chance, you can still donate through our PayPal account at:https://scotchcolony.ca/make-a-donation-to-scotch-colony/ Or by sending a cheque, payable to: Kincardine Burns …

New CBC video on the Scotch Colony

Beautiful video of the Colony including interviews with Darlene Morton and Garth Farquhar. Here’s a link to this video: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1684887619728/The video may not play outside Canada. Here is the link to the accompanying CBC article, with beautiful photos, about the Colony and our Burns Celebration: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/kincardine-scottish-robbie-burns-1.5436500 Also, here is a companion radio story: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-25-information-morning-fredericton/clip/15757187-celebrating-scottish-heritagey. Stories …

145th Concert, 17 Aug 2018

This is the full 145th concert from last summer. A good warm-up for the upcoming Burns Night Concert: (Friday, 25 Jan 2019, 7:30pm & Sunday, 27 Jan 2019, 2:30pm at Burns Hall, Kincardine) and a good watch while the snows blow this weekend. 2 hours long!  

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 …

Robbie Burns Night in the Scotch Colony: You’re invited!

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

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 …

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 …

Pipe Bands at the Gathering

Southern Victoria Pipe Band and Friends at the Clan March during the Opening Ceremonies at the Gathering of the Scots in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada on May 25, 2013

“The Scotch Colony of New Kincardineshire” lecture by Scottish historian, Lorraine Stewart

“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 …

Burns Night Music

These are big files and may take a long time to load before you can hear them: Scotch Colony Players Skit:  Starring: Mavis Smith, Carolyn Smith, Carmela Murch, Karen Morton Peacock, Cari Grierson The Parting Glass: Kate, Ralph, Tim, & Anna Scheidler; Kinley LaFrance; Darlene Morton LaFrance; Isable Morton         These clips …