The Scottish Studies Foundation's Annual Tall Ship Cruise on the Empire Sandy commemorates the historic voyage of pioneer ship "Hector" which arrived in Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1773. Lots of tartan, the skirl of the the pipes, folk singing and Scottish country dancing characterize this event which takes place every Labour Day Sunday in Toronto. This year's event will take place on September 5. Click here for more information.
Tartan Day at the Granite Club:
The Scottish Studies Society's Tartan Day Celebration took place on Friday April 16, 2010 at Toronto's prestigious Granite Club.
You can see photos of the event here.
Sir Sean Connery arriving at the first Rome Film Festival in 2006 to present "The Bowler and the Bunnet." This documentary, directed by Sir Sean, first aired on Scottish Television in 1967 at a time when 50,000 people were emigrating from Scotland each year.
It portrays attempts to halt the decline of the shipbuilding industry along the River Clyde in Glasgow, giving historic insight into the social and economic upheaval that failure of this crucial element of the Glasgow economy was having on its population.
The Scottish Studies Foundation is a Canadian charitable organization established to encourage research, both inside and outside universities, in Scottish culture -- history, literature, religion, art, law, and in Scottish migrations to North America; and to publish historical studies and documents relating to Scottish culture and migrations.
Our present emphasis is aimed at raising the awareness of the Scottish heritage in Canada through various levels of education including the funding of academic scholarships in Scottish Studies in Canada and Scotland.
The Foundation supports an office at the University of Guelph to handle enquiries regarding the University's Scottish Studies Program and is active in raising funds to obtain additional materials for the University's rare book and manuscript collection.
The Foundation also funds the publishing of "The International Journal of Scottish Studies" and financially supports Canadian and Scottish-related conferences.
Preliminary Information:
The Scottish Studies annual Fall Colloquium will take place on Saturday 25th September 2010 at Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph.
Registration is from 9.30am and talks start at 10am
Early Bird Registration (before 15 September) is $35; On the day $40 for SSF Members; $45 for all others. Student rate available
Coffee/Cakes/Lunch included
Also Featuring:
• 2010 Jill McKenzie Memorial Lecture
• Launch of the International Review of Scottish Studies, Vol. 35 (2010)
• Book Sales
More details and registrations at:
Centre for Scottish Studies
Department of History
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1
Email: scottish@uoguelph.ca
Tel 519 824-4120 ext 53209
Migrant Scots established a vast array of clubs, societies and institutions around the word. This helped preserve a distinctive Scottish identity within newly adopted countries of residence. This book is the first volume of its kind to examine these associations. Click here for more information.
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