Southern Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada
By Joan Dundas Parfitt “The Telegraph-Journal carried a news item July 14 which began with these words: “The chairman of the Scotch Colony Centennial Committee, James Barclay, said plans for the 1973 100th anniversary are now well under way.” This announcement interested me for it acted as a reminder of a poignant story I read …
Busy week behind the scenes here at the Scotch Colony! Folks have been checking off items on the “to do list” at a furious pace in anticipation of Fest140 next weekend Aug. 23-25. Posters have been printed and are on display at many of our local friendly businesses (thank you to them!) Our Scotch Colony …
Registrations are rolling in! Here’s the head-count:
Click here to Download a pdf of the programme/schedule: Fest140Schedule081613-2 Friday, August 23, 2013 6 – 9 PM – Registration, Welcome, and Musical Jam Session, Burns Hall, Kincardine Saturday, August 24, 2013 9:30 AM – Registration, Burns Hall 10 AM – 5 PM Vendors, demonstrations and displays, Burns Hall 10 AM – 3:30 PM – …
Failte, failte! Welcome home to all who have connections in the Scotch Colony of New Brunswick! August 23, 24, 25, 2013 are special days in the Scotch Colony. We who have ties here connecting us to the land or to the memories of the early settlers of 1873-74 will enjoy a very unique celebration that …
(Repost) Search www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca for accommodations. Perth-Andover Perth-Andover Motor Inn 560 Route 190 Perth-Andover (506) 273-2224 Fort Road Motel 117 Fort Rd Perth-Andover (506) 273-3755 R. E. Baird Memorial Campground Route 105 Perth-Andover (506) 273-3080 The Castle Inn 21 Brentwood Drive, Perth-Andover, New Brunswick E7H 1P1, Canada (506) 273-9495 Kringle’s Bed & Breakfast 21 Marshall Street …
DunRoamin’ Stray & Rescue will be selling snacks/drinks at the Fest140 concert/dance on Saturday, 24 August. They recently rescued a dog (within the past week or 2) from the Scotch Colony. They named him Leland, and he had to be sent to Moncton for surgery, which was very expensive. The money they raise selling lunches …
Lorraine Stewart is a historian in Stonehaven, Scotland, who previously sent us an audio recording of her lecture on the Scotch Colony from Scotland’s perspective (clck here to go to that post). She has completed her studies and is offering her professional services to anyone looking for help with their family history. We thought it …
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 …
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 …
Thanks to Garth Farquhar for sharing this programme with Robert LaFrance on Facebook: “Courtesy of Garth Farquhar, this is a copy of the actual program handed out in 1949 when Upper Kintore celebrated the 75th year of the arrival of its first colonists in 1874. The first settlers of Upper and Lower Stonehaven (Bon Accord …
From: Kerry Fitzgerald To: darlene.morton@xplornet.com Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 9:25 PM Hi Darlene, I had meant to mention something else too! Our family is actually playing on an Irish Music Cruise in the Caribbean next February. If you know anyone who might be interested in going on this cruise, would you mind forwarding them …
This information was received via email from Lorraine Stewart in Stonehaven, Scotland: I was on a tour of Aberdeenshire Archives yesterday http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/education_learning/local_history/archives/loc_ArchivesHomePage.asp and they had on display the Kintore School Log Book. I was able to look it up for April 1873 and there was an entry that said 14 children (5 families) were leaving …
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