Southern Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada
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 …
We’re thinking about doing some T-shirts. How many and what sizes to you want? We’ll assume it’s not your own size.
Scotch Colony 140th Anniversary committee met recently for a planning session. According to committee chair, Darlene Morton, 2013 is the 140th anniversary of the founding of the Scotch Colony which is located near Perth-Andover and includes the communities of Kincardine, Bon Accord, Lower Kintore and Upper Kintore. The first of almost 600 families started arriving …
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 …
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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 …
Remember Burns Night in the Scotch Colony at the Burns Hall in Kincardine. The concert and dance will be Friday, Jan. 25th, 2013, at 8:00 (weather date the next night) and we will be repeating the concert on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27th at 2:00 with oatcakes and shortbread cookies afterward.
Email: ScotchColony@gmail.comThis website is: https://www.ScotchColony.caFollow us on Facebook facebook.com/ScotchColony Scotch Colony Committee: Darlene Morton129 Manse Hill RoadKincardine, NB E7H 3A3506-273-3108 Carolyn Smith (your best contact for the gifts we offer for sale)470 Route 190 Apt.#1Carlingford, NB E7H 4H9506-273-6578 Garth Farquhar890 Kintore RoadUpper Kintore, NB E7H 2P5506-274-9313 Jean & Bill Duncan1012 South Shore RoadStockholm, ME 04783207-896-3461 …
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