“Like” the new Facebook Page about Upper Kintore

Garth Farquhar has created a new Facebook Page and is posting “A collection of stories and pictures of Upper Kintore New Brunswick. Upper Kintore was settled in 1874 by Scottish immigrants who came over on the Sidonian” Please “Like” his page: https://www.facebook.com/UpperKintore/ Garth has also added many points of interest on our Scotch Colony Google …

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Upper Kintore Memorial Service, 21 Aug, 2016

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 …

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Kincardine Memorial Service, 31 July, 2016

• 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 …

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Melville Church Service from 5 June, 2016

• 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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Our Facebook Feed

Our live Facebook Page feed tends to be more up-to-date. The page may be slow to load–maybe we’re too popular. Scroll within the window to see our recent Facebook posts. Scotch Colony If our Facebook feed is doesn’t appear above, please see us on Facebook’s site: www.facebook.com/ScotchColony/ In addition to our Facebook Page, here’s a …

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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

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NEW KINCARDINE COLONY AND WHAT CAME OF IT.

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 …

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You’re invited to Scottish dancing lessons, Nov 15, 7pm

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 …

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