Category «Video»

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

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 …

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

Scotch Colony Lot Map (Cadastral) (after 1884?)

Update 10 July 2018: Success. I figured out how to overlay this map on Google Maps satellite photos. http://williamlduncan.com/GoogleMapOverlayAPI%20122217-1%201.html Original post: I understand colonists didn’t get title to the land until they occupied their assigned lot for some time. This map may represent Scotch Colony lot ownership after 1884. I’m using that date because Margaret …

1948 film: Scotch Colony 75th Anniversary

Can you tell who, what, when or where? If you spot something, leave a reply (note the minutes:seconds). From a 16mm color film. This is from a time before color photographs were widely available. The original film is silent.