Embedded Files
This Section is Dedicated to
My Spiritual Healthy Loving Family & Friends also in 12 Step's
McRae Uncle Jock's Family
Uncle Jock - Dad's Brother who ran away at 8 years old to work on the boats because his dad James McRae beat him etc. Later he gave him the store out of guilt.
My Favoriate 1st Cousin Colin and Family
My Spiritual Sisters
Sher and Joni also in 12 Step's
Who Love me Just the way I am
- My Real Family for Me are Toxic- So Sad!!!
Everything Happens For a Reason
Everything Happens For a Reason
the journey - lea salonga (with lyrics)
the journey - lea salonga (with lyrics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqVwhrWBzEM
Thanks to You with lyrics
Thanks to You with lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miyLBv04O5o
"Thank You For Being A Friend"
"Thank You For Being A Friend"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voNEgCKzves
Life Time Friends and Soulmates
Sheran Landru and Linda Syversen
Goldie Hawn said
"Husbands come and go and
Girlfriends are Forever"
So, So True... for Me!!
Joni and Cecile Bund (passed)
they were so in Love
and Loving Friends and Co-workes A Counselor Mrs. Joan Bund
on My Board Members...
- Still talk Daily
My McRae - Stricker Family
My Mothers Father's side
Top Saleman in Canada for IBM
- started 1918
This is my grandfather Roy Stricker and my Mom as a baby, who helped make and sell the first work time clock for the IBM corporation. He was the manager of the division.
This is my great-grandfather who helped make and sell the first work time clock for the IBM corporation. He was the manager of the division.
In 1917, three years before a photographer took this picture of 300 Campbell Avenue in Toronto, the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company entered the Canadian market under the name International Business Machines Co., Ltd. (CTR itself was renamed International Business Machines in 1924.) This Toronto building had been occupied solely by the Dayton Scale Company of Canada, but in 1917, work began on doubling its size to accommodate the headquarters of the new company, along with production facilities for both Dayton and the CTR's International Time Recorder organization. Occupancy of the enlarged building by about 100 factory workers and a small sales team began in November 1918. During the next 33 years, this plant will produce a variety of IBM time equipment (clocks and time recorders), scales and punched cards (for tabulating machines). In 1951, a new facility in the Don Mills area of Toronto will become IBM Canada's headquarters and manufacturing plant. (VV2030)
CTR 1920 product ad (1911)
CTR 1920 product ad (1911)
Time equipment (1929)
Time equipment (1929)
Electric tabulating machines (1930)
Electric tabulating machines (1930)
Electric accounting machines (1932)
Electric accounting machines (1932)
"IBM Means Service" (1949)
"IBM Means Service" (1949)
Electric scoreboards (1949)
Electric scoreboards (1949)
Electronic tubes (1951)
Electronic tubes (1951)
Electronic data processing machines (1954)
Electronic data processing machines (1954)
Mathematics (1960)
Mathematics (1960)
Weather Bureau (1961)
Weather Bureau (1961)
Navigational computer (1961)
Navigational computer (1961)
1901 Census of Canada
CENSUS & VOTER LISTSView Image
NAME: Rosy Stricker
[Roy Alvin Alan Stricker]
BIRTH: 1894 - location
RESIDENCE: 1901 - city, Wellington (centre), Ontario
1911 Census of Canada
CENSUS & VOTER LISTSView Image
NAME: Roy Stricker
BIRTH: date - location
RESIDENCE: 1911 - Wellington North, Ontario
Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
Regimental #-
3034302
Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9382 - 42
MILITARYView Image
NAME: Roy Alvin Stricker
OTHER: Susan Stricker
BIRTH: date - location
RESIDENCE: location
Public Member Stories
STORIES, MEMORIES & HISTORIES
TITLE: Stricker, Roy 1918-2010 Obituary
ATTACHED TO: Roy Edward Stricker (1918-2010)
Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
BIRTH, MARRIAGE & DEATHView Image
NAME: Roy Alain Stricker
SPOUSE: Mary Catherine Marwood
FATHER: Henry Stricker
BIRTH: year - location
Family History/Back Ground
High German, Kings (Black Forest),
http://macrae.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV6VfhmAhhM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQQ9iwFYOaE
http://www.scotclans.com/macrae-graves-at-clachan-duich/
John McCrae's War - In Flanders Fields - Documentary
John McCrae's War - In Flanders Fields - Documentary
Genealogy Resources
Genealogy Resources
These resources are recommended by our Clan Genealogist Larry Cates.
Professional Paid Research
ASGRA - The Association of Scottish Genealogists and Researchers in Archives
Association of Professional Genealogists
Free Research Resources
Family Search Scottish Resources
Other Genealogy Websites
Other Genealogy Websites
Genealogy Beginner's Resource Guide
Scotish with a Family Castle too,LOL
-http://www.eileandonancastle.com/ and Hull,Yorkshire,UK
Same Bloodlines as Elizabeth II
Some of the same Royalty Bleeding Problems, too!! LOL
We had this Picture like this in Our Home
Add Bagpipes too!
http://www.seaforth-highlanders.ca/
Family Reunion The McRae's & our
Castle called
Eilean Donanc Castle
The Most Famous Castle in the World
& Movies are Made there
They say it has Gosts, too!
2009 Clan McRae Tour of Scotland
About
About
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Welcome to Eilean Donan Castle
Eilean Donan is recognised as one of the most iconic images of Scotland all over the world. Situated on an island at the point where three great sea lochs meet, and surrounded by some majestic scenery, it is little wonder that the castle is now one of the most visited and important attractions in the Scottish Highlands.
Although first inhabited around the 6th century, the first fortified castle was built in the mid 13th century and stood guard over the lands of Kintail. Since then, at least four different versions of the castle have been built and re-built as the feudal history of Scotland unfolded through the centuries.
Partially destroyed in a Jacobite uprising in 1719, Eilean Donan lay in ruins for the best part of 200 years until Lieutenant Colonel John MacRae-Gilstrap bought the island in 1911 and proceeded to restore the castle to its former glory. After 20 years of toil and labour the castle was re-opened in 1932.
There are four generations of the MacRae family past, present and future who are still the Constables of Eilean Donan Castle today.
You can explore nearly every part of the castle and enjoy a journey through the history of the area.
Some people say Eilean Donan is the most beautiful castle in Scotland. Come and decide for yourself!
– The castle has its own visitor centre which includes our coffee shop and gift shop.
– Ample car parking is available at no charge and we also welcome large parties and groups.
– Although we have no disabled or wheelchair access into the castle itself, we do have a computer-based virtual tour available for those who are unable to manage the large number of steps.
– Please ask at the visitor centre if you require this facility or read our Access Statement for more information.
History
History
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History
The name Eilean Donan, or island of Donan, is most probably called after the 6th century Irish Saint, Bishop Donan who came to Scotland around 580 AD. There are several churches dedicated to Donan in the area and it is likely that he formed a small cell or community on the island during the late 7th century.
The first fortified structure was not built on the island until the early 13th century as a defensive measure, protecting the lands of Kintail against the Vikings who raided, settled and controlled much of the North of Scotland and the Western Isles between 800 and 1266. From the mid 13th century, this area was the quite seperate “Sea Kingdom” of the Lord of the Isles where the sea was the main highway and the power of feuding clan chiefs was counted by the number of men and galleys or “birlinns” at their disposal. Eilean Donan offered the perfect defensive position.
Over the centuries, the castle itself has expanded and contracted in size. The medieval castle was probably the largest, with towers and a curtain wall that encompassed nearly the entire island. The main keep stood on the island’s highest point. Around the end of the 14th century the area of the castle was reduced to about a fifth of its original size and, although the reason is unclear, it probably relates to the number of men required to defend the structure. By the 16th century a hornwork was added to the east wall to offer a firing platform for the newly introduced cannons.
Eilean Donan also played a role in the Jacobite risings of the 17th and 18th centuries, which ultimately culminated in the castle’s destruction…
In 1719 the castle was garrisoned by 46 Spanish soldiers who were supporting the Jacobites. They had established a magazine of gunpowder, and were awaiting the delivery of weapons and cannon from Spain. The English Government caught wind of the intended uprising and sent three heavily armed frigates The Flamborough, The Worcester, and The Enterprise to quell matters. The bombardment of the castle lasted three days, though met with limited success due to the enormity of the castle walls, which in some places are up to 14 feet thick. Finally, Captain Herdman of The Enterprise sent his men ashore and over-whelmed the Spanish defenders. Following the surrender, the government troops discovered the magazine of 343 barrels of gunpowder which was then used to blow up what had remained from the bombardment…
For the best part of 200 years, the stark ruins of Eilean Donan lay neglected, abandoned and open to the elements, until Lt Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap bought the island in 1911. Along with his Clerk of Works, Farquar Macrae, he dedicated the next 20 years of his life to the reconstruction of Eilean Donan, restoring her to her former glory. The castle was rebuilt according to the surviving ground plan of earlier phases and was formally completed in the July of 1932.
Filming & Photo Shoots
Filming & Photo Shoots
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The castle is a popular location for films, TV, advertisements, fashion shoots and music videos and is available all year round. We do however advise avoiding the busy summer months of July, August and September.
Eilean Donan has starred in many films – including;
Bonnie Prince Charlie starring David Niven (1948)
The Master of Ballantreee starring Errol Flynn (1953)
The New Avengers (1976)
Highlander (1986)
Loch Ness (1996)
James Bond – The World is Not Enough (1999)
BBC One Television Idendity (1997 – 2002)
eilean donan castle inside
eilean donan castle highlander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErjCcqKzr0k
Christopher Lambert in Highlander, 1986 (feat. Eilean Donan Castle)
http://www.eileandonancastle.com/webcam/
http://www.eileandonancastle.com/
http://www.clan-macrae.org.uk/scotland/eileandonan.cfm
http://clan-macrae.org.uk/scotland/clannews.cfm?Task=display&ID=123
http://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/Chatelaine/EDC/e-donan.htm
http://www.eileandonancastle.com/links-and-downloads/external-links.htm
http://www.914outdoor.co.uk/content/view/15/29/
http://www.visit-lochalsh.co.uk/
More Pictures
Wow we have Black McRaes, too- found this by accident - No Accidents with God> http://www.mcraefamilyreunionusa.com/index.php
Grampa Jim McRae's Store
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan, Canada
Grandma Mary McKinnon - she was Married to McRae but she was Mary McKinnon Family owned all the sail boats that shipped the Scots to America. Her Brother Owned Melrose Tea and Coffee in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He Built Mother Teresa's Hospital in Calcutta, India etc,
Me at 1 yrs. Old
Dad in a Jehovah Witness Concentration or Work Camp my Dad's brother died there Chalk River
outside Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
I am not sure who is with Dad?? Maybe his Brother Archie?
http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alternative_Service_Work_Camps_(Canada)
Dad @ 32 yrs. last on
the right 1st row
1949 Mom and Dad, Danny and Me
Me Carolyn Mary McRae at 5yrs. Old
- Susan-1yr., Danny-4 yrs, Jimmy-3yrs old-has Pased on- The Only Family Photo
Brother James Who Committed Suicide 27yr old GayJehovahWitness=Shamed Him
Me Carolyn Mary McRae at 5yrs. Old
- Susan-1yr., Danny-4 yrs, Jimmy-3yrs old-has Pased on- The Only Family Photo
Lived in Dad's 1st Roominghouse in the Kitchen -Dinning Room and Living Room
on Grant Ave., Hamilton, Ontario,
1951-5 years old kindergarten or preschool I could not talk right and failded. Crying as my Dad cut my Long Hair with a Bowl and had to wear a pair of Old Ladies black sample shoes- Hatedt!!! The Kids bullied me...too!
Dougal Ean McRae
Top Real Estate Broker in
All Canada for 10 years...
Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries.
Don't leave home without them.-Jeff Brown
Personal Boundaries:
Personal Boundaries:
5 ways to teach people
5 ways to teach people
how to treat us properly!
how to treat us properly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhW4g9urdXQ
5 Tips for dealing with TOXIC PEOPLE
5 Tips for dealing with TOXIC PEOPLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAcWIRuoZRc
How To Set Boundaries
How To Set Boundaries
With Narcissists and Difficult People
With Narcissists and Difficult People
Step work- 2006
Forgiving my Dad etc. for all the Abuse.. He died weeks later.
Grampa Jim McRae's Store
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan, Canada
McRae Uncle Jock's Family
My Spiritual Healthy Loving Family
Uncle Jock - Dad's Brother who ran away at 8 years old to work on the boats because his dad James McRae beat him etc. Later he gave him the store out of guilt.
James promied Dougal -Dad the store for running it, Dad never got over it and repeated the pattern over and over again on me and other family members, So , So Sad.
Blame the Patterns NOT the People and Forgive them= All Adult Children in Pain!!!
Everything Happens For a Reason
Everything Happens For a Reason
- My Real Family for Me are Toxic- So Sad!!!
WELCOME TO ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS®/DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES
WELCOME TO ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS®/DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES
Patterns and Characteristics of Codependence
Patterns and Characteristics of Codependence
The following checklist is offered as a tool to aid in self-evaluation. It may be particularly helpful to newcomers as they begin to understand codependency. It may aid those who have been in recovery a while to determine what traits still need attention and transformation.
Denial Patterns
Denial Patterns
Codependents often. . . :
• have difficulty identifying what they are feeling.
• minimize, alter, or deny how they truly feel.
• perceive themselves as completely unselfish and dedicated to the well-being of others.
• lack empathy for the feelings and needs of others.
• label others with their negative traits.
• think they can take care of themselves without any help from others.
• mask pain in various ways such as anger, humor, or isolation.
• express negativity or aggression in indirect and passive ways.
• do not recognize the unavailability of those people to whom they are attracted.
Low Self-esteem Patterns
Codependents often. . . :
• have difficulty making decisions.
• judge what they think, say, or do harshly, as never good enough.
• are embarrassed to receive recognition, praise, or gifts.
• value others’ approval of their thinking, feelings, and behavior over their own.
• do not perceive themselves as lovable or worthwhile persons.
• seek recognition and praise to overcome feeling less than.
• have difficulty admitting a mistake.
• need to appear to be right in the eyes of others and may even lie to look good.
• are unable to identify or ask for what they need and want.
• perceive themselves as superior to others.
• look to others to provide their sense of safety.
• have difficulty getting started, meeting deadlines, and completing projects.
• have trouble setting healthy priorities and boundaries.
Compliance Patterns
Compliance Patterns
Codependents often. . . :
• are extremely loyal, remaining in harmful situations too long.
• compromise their own values and integrity to avoid rejection or anger.
• put aside their own interests in order to do what others want.
• are hypervigilant regarding the feelings of others and take on those feelings.
• are afraid to express their beliefs, opinions, and feelings when they differ from those of others.
• accept sexual attention when they want love.
• make decisions without regard to the consequences.
• give up their truth to gain the approval of others or to avoid change.
Conrtol Patterns
Codependents often. . . :
• believe people are incapable of taking care of themselves.
• attempt to convince others what to think, do, or feel.
• freely offer advice and direction without being asked.
• become resentful when others decline their help or reject their advice.
• lavish gifts and favors on those they want to influence.
• use sexual attention to gain approval and acceptance.
• have to feel needed in order to have a relationship with others.
• demand that their needs be met by others.
• use charm and charisma to convince others of their capacity to be caring and compassionate.
• use blame and shame to exploit others emotionally.
• refuse to cooperate, compromise, or negotiate.
• adopt an attitude of indifference, helplessness, authority, or rage to manipulate outcomes.
• use recovery jargon in an attempt to control the behavior of others.
• pretend to agree with others to get what they want.
Avoidance Patterns
Avoidance Patterns
Codependents often. . . :
• act in ways that invite others to reject, shame, or express anger toward them.
• judge harshly what others think, say, or do.
• avoid emotional, physical, or sexual intimacy as a way to maintain distance.
• allow addictions to people, places, and things to distract them from achieving intimacy in relationships.
• use indirect or evasive communication to avoid conflict or confrontation.
• diminish their capacity to have healthy relationships by declining to use the tools of recovery.
• suppress their feelings or needs to avoid feeling vulnerable.
• pull people toward them, but when others get close, push them away.
• refuse to give up their self-will to avoid surrendering to a power greater than themselves.
• believe displays of emotion are a sign of weakness.
• withhold expressions of appreciation.
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS®/DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS®/DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES
Fear of losing control.
Adult children of alcoholics maintain control over their behaviour and feelings. They also try to control the behaviour and feelings of others. They do this because they are afraid not because they want to hurt themselves or others. They fear that if they relinquish control their lives will get worse, and they can become very anxious when they are not able to control a situation.
Fear of Emotions or Feelings
Adult children of alcoholics tend to bury their feelings (particularly anger and sadness) since childhood and are not able to feel or express emotions easily. Ultimately they fear all powerful emotions and even fear positive emotions like fun and joy.
Avoid conflict
Adult children of alcoholics have a fear of people who are in authority, people who are angry, and do not take personal criticism very well. Often they misinterpret assertiveness for anger. Therefore, they are constantly seeking approval of others whilst losing their identities in the process. Frequently they isolate themselves.
A high burden of responsibility and constant approval seeking
Adult children of alcoholics are oversensitive to the needs of others. Their self-esteem comes from others’ judgments of them, thus having the compulsive need to be perfectionists and be accepted.
An inability to relax and have fun.
Adult children of alcoholics cannot have fun because it is stressful, especially when others are watching. The child inside is frightened, and in an effort to appear perfect, exercises strict self-control.
Harsh self-criticism and low self esteem
Adult children of alcoholics are weighed down with a very low sense of self-esteem and respect, no matter how competent they may be.
Denial
Whenever adult children of alcoholics feel threatened, they tend to deny that which provoke their fears.
Difficulties with intimacy
Adult children of alcoholics fear intimacy because it makes them feel that they lost control. They have difficulties expressing their needs and consequently have problems with their sexuality, and repeat relationship patterns.
Develop a victim mentality
Adult children of alcoholics may either be passive or aggressive victims, and are often attracted to others like them whether in friendships, career and love relationships.
Adopting compulsive behaviour
Adult children of alcoholics may eat compulsively or become workaholics. They may become addicted and co-dependent in a relationship, or behave compulsively in other ways. Sadly, they may abuse alcohol and become alcoholics like their parent(s).
More comfortable living in chaos or drama than in peace
Adult children of alcoholics become addicted to chaos and drama, which gives them their adrenaline fix and feelings of power and control.
The tendency to confuse love with pity.
Adult children of alcoholics are often in relationships with people they can rescue.
Abandonment issues
Adult children of alcoholics will do anything to save a relationship, rather than face the pain of abandonment even if the relationship is unhealthy.
Tendency to see everything and everyone in extremes, when under pressure
Physical illness
Adult children of alcoholics are highly susceptible to stress-related illnesses.
Suffering from an accumulation of grief.
Adult children of alcoholics are frequently depressed. Losses experienced during their childhood were often never grieved for because the alcoholic family doesn’t tolerate intense uncomfortable feelings.
Overreaction to outside changes
Adult children of alcoholics remain hyper vigilant, constantly scanning their surroundings for potential catastrophes.
Adult Children Attracted to Compulsive Personalities
Many lose themselves in their relationship with others and sometimes find themselves attracted to alcoholics or other compulsive personalities - such as workaholics. They are generally attracted to those who are emotionally unavailable.
Adult children sometimes like to be the “rescuer” and will form relationships with others who need their help, to the extent of neglecting their own needs. What happens is that they place the focus on the needs of someone else whilst not having to examine their own difficulties and shortcomings.
Often, these adult children will acquire the characteristics of alcoholics, even if they never drink themselves. They can be in denial, develop poor coping strategies, have an inability to problem solve and form dysfunctional relationships.
THE PROBLEM
THE PROBLEM
Many of us found that we had several characteristics in common as a result of being brought up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional household. We had come to feel isolated and uneasy with other people, especially authority figures. To protect ourselves, we became people-pleasers, even though we lost our own identities in the process. All the same we would mistake any personal criticism as a threat. We either became alcoholics (or practiced other addictive behavior) ourselves, or married them, or both. Failing that, we found other compulsive personalities, such as a workaholic, to fulfill our sick need for abandonment.
We lived life from the standpoint of victims. Having an overdeveloped sense of responsibility, we preferred to be concerned with others rather than ourselves. We got guilt feelings when we stood up for ourselves rather than giving in to others. Thus, we became reactors, rather than actors, letting others take the initiative. We were dependent personalities, terrified of abandonment, willing to do almost anything to hold on to a relationship in order not to be abandoned emotionally. Yet we kept choosing insecure relationships because they matched our childhood relationship with alcoholic or dysfunctional parents.
These symptoms of the family disease of alcoholism or other dysfunction made us "co-victims", those who take on the characteristics of the disease without necessarily ever taking a drink. We learned to keep our feelings down as children and kept them buried as adults. As a result of this conditioning, we confused love with pity, tending to love those we could rescue. Even more self-defeating, we became addicted to excitement in all our affairs, preferring constant upset to workable relationships.
The solution is to become your own loving parent
The solution is to become your own loving parent
As ACA becomes a safe place for you, you will find freedom to express all the hurts and fears you have kept inside and to free yourself from the shame and blame that are carryovers from the past. You will become an adult who is imprisoned no longer by childhood reactions. You will recover the child within you, learning to accept and love yourself.
The healing begins when we risk moving out of isolation. Feelings and buried memories will return. By gradually releasing the burden of unexpressed grief, we slowly move out of the past. We learn to re-parent ourselves with gentleness, humor, love and respect.
This process allows us to see our biological parents as the instruments of our existence. Our actual parent is a Higher Power whom some of us choose to call God. Although we had alcoholic or dysfunctional parents, our Higher Power gave us the Twelve Steps of Recovery.
This is the action and work that heals us: we use the Steps; we use the meetings; we use the telephone. We share our experience, strength, and hope with each other. We learn to restructure our sick thinking one day at a time. When we release our parents from responsibility for our actions today, we become free to make healthful decisions as actors, not reactors. We progress from hurting, to healing, to helping. We awaken to a sense of wholeness we never knew was possible.
By attending these meetings on a regular basis, you will come to see parental alcoholism or family dysfunction for what it is: a disease that infected you as a child and continues to affect you as an adult. You will learn to keep the focus on yourself in the here and now. You will take responsibility for your own life and supply your own parenting.
You will not do this alone. Look around you and you will see others who know how you feel. We will love and encourage you no matter what. We ask you to accept us just as we accept you.
This is a spiritual program based on action coming from love. We are sure that as the love grows inside you, you will see beautiful changes in all your relationships, especially with God, yourself, and your parents.
Grampa Jim McRae's Store
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan, Canada
My Youngest Brother Ken
1st place NRP Cambridge my girl Victoria!!!
Victoria playing bagpipes
1st place NRP Cambridge my girl Victoria!!!
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Victoria and br. James
Guillermo Aguilar
Family Aguilar Luna, (from left to right) Haide, Guido, grandma herminia, Grandpa John, cousin Rafa, Aunt Mireya, Uncle Danilo, fantan, Uncle John, Uncle Rigo, Uncle Louis, and tio tulio..... Photo for the story !!!!
Three generations
https://www.facebook.com/guillermo.aguilar.100/about?lst=667473062%3A1620290369%3A1503930450
Lives in Buffalo, New York
Victoria and twin brother James, Grandma
Victoria and Mom, Laurie McRae
Laurie McRae a day late with Veteran's day photo, me and my Uncle, Louis Garcia, Chief Warrant Officer, RIP.
https://www.facebook.com/ltimkey1?fref=ufi
Victoria and twin brother James, with Dad -Ken
Dear Fellow MacRaes,
Making a pilgrimage to Scotland is something that all the scattered children of Kintail should do at least once in their life. The events planned for 2009 make it the year to make that pilgrimage! Not only will Clan MacRae in Scotland be having their International Clan MacRae Gathering, but Edinburgh will be hosting the largest clan gathering the world has ever seen the weekend before with Clan MacRae having a tent and presence there.
We are now less than one year away from our tour and if you have not made plans to join this tour, now is the time to join. We believe that this will be the best trip yet and it will probably be our last tour to host and so we are making sure this tour will be special! Come and join us and make lifelong friends among your MacRae kin. Going on a tour of your ancestor's homeland with fellow MacRaes is unlike any other experience you will ever have. Our group next year is an international group with Americans, Canadians and Eduardo MacRae from Buenos Aires traveling together.
We have attached a PDF file of our color tour brochure for you to download. Please take some time to look it over and start dreaming about coming to Scotland with us next year! From having several days to explore Edinburgh while staying at the luxury Carlton Hotel, to exploring St. Andrews with a tour of the Old Course, to discovering all the ancient secrets of the Orkneys, this trip will exceed your expectations. The Clan MacRae Gathering will include a Banquet, a Ceilidh and even a group renewal of wedding vows at Eilean Donan Castle plus much more. Many improvements have also been made even to Eilean Donan with new areas now open to tour.
The tour is almost full, but there is still room. We expect to fill this trip in the next few months and air travel is now available to purchase. The exchange rate has dropped and everything is looking up. Please remember that we are volunteers and that there is no profit being made on this trip. This is a first-class experience at a rock bottom price!
Please let us know if you have any interest in joining us. There is flexibility in floating some of the payment dates and in leaving the tour early or joining a day or two late. So, feel free to email any questions you might have. If you would like us to mail you or anyone else a color tour brochure, please email the information and we will mail the brochures right away. Feel free also to pass this brochure on to others! This tour is open to MacRaes and their friends and family. Everyone is welcome! We look forward to meeting and getting to know you in Bonnie Scotland!
Scotland in 2009!
Bruce and Judy McRae
Golden, Colorado
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/scottish.aspx
Immigration Branch: Central Registry Files (RG 76)
Immigration Branch: Central Registry Files (RG 76)
Glasgow Juvenile Delinquency Board - Girls Industrial School, Glasgow, RG 76, volume 119, file 22468, microfilm C-4782. File includes a list of children sent to Saint John, New Brunswick, between 1895 and 1906.
Fifteen Parish trainees from Glasgow allocated to Toronto, 1927, Glasgow Training Scheme. RG 76, volume 323, file 310968, microfilm C-10236.
Alexander McOwen, Virden, Manitoba - Special immigration agent to Scotland, 1904-1906, RG 76, volume 337, file 350610, microfilm C-10247. File includes list of names.
Mackay Brothers, booking agent lists, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1915-1922. RG 76, volume 362, file 453045, microfilm C-10264.
Mackay Brothers & Company, booking agent lists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1910-1921. RG76, volume 564, file 809010, microfilm C-10644.
Group of 27 labourers sent from from Leith, Scotland, 1906. RG 76, volume 367, file 484243, microfilm C-10268.
Party from Stornoway sent out by the Queen Alexandra's Unemployed Fund, 1906. RG 76, volume 377, file 522409, microfilm C-10275.
J. Bruce Walker, Commissioner of Immigration, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Letters from successful "Scotch" ploughmen, 1908-1911. RG 76, volume 548, file 805711, microfilm C-10633.
H.W.J. Paton, Aberdeen, Scotland, booking agent, farm hands and domestics, lists, 1908-1921. RG 76, volume 538, file 803839, microfilm C-10627.
Alexander Wyllie, Glasgow, Scotland. Bonus claims, lists, 1907-1909. RG 76, volume 415, file 601089, microfilm C-10302.
D. Cumming, Glasgow, Scotland. Bonus claims, lists, 1907-1915, 1918. RG 76, volume 426, file 629453, microfilm C-10309.
D. McFarlane, Glasgow, Scotland. Booking agent, lists, 1907-1923. RG 76, volume 435, file 652806, microfilm C-10315.
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A dictionary of Scottish emigrants to the U.S.A., by Donald Whyte (AMICUS 1220681)
Adventurers and Exiles: The Great Scottish Exodus, by Marjory Harper. (AMICUS 31285423)
Des Écossais à Rivière-du-Loup et leurs descendants, 1763-2004 by Jeannine Ouellet (AMICUS 33406944)
Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederation, by Donald Whyte. (AMICUS 5499331)
Dictionary of Scottish Settlers in North America 1625-1825, by David Dobson. (AMICUS 4574525)
Finding your Scottish ancestors, by Penelope Christensen. (AMICUS 27148169)
Gravemarkers in Metropolitan Toronto and York Region indicating a Scottish Place of Birth, by Marjorie Stuart and Jack Tyson. (AMICUS 21096759)
Help us to a Better Land: Crofter Colonies in the Prairie West, by Wayne Norton. (AMICUS 13229938)
In the new land, a new Glengarry: migration from the Scottish Highlands to Upper Canada, by Marianne McLean. (AMICUS 7587173)
Scottish Pioneers of Upper Canada, 1784-1855: Glengarry and beyond, by Lucille Campey. (AMICUS 30950876)
Surnames of Scotland, by George F. Black. (AMICUS 1607488)
The People of Glengarry: Highlanders in Transition, 1745-1820, by Marianne McLean. (AMICUS 10431509)
The People's Clearance: Highland Emigration to British North America, 1770-1815, by J.M. Bumsted. (AMICUS 2960069)
The Scots in Canada, by J.M. Bumsted
The Scottish Nation, 1700-2000, by T.M. Devine.
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors, published by National Archives of Scotland. (AMICUS 31490120)
Your Scottish Ancestry: a guide for North Americans, by Sherry Irvine. (AMICUS 15914946)
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Scottish Canadians
Scottish Canadians
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scottish Canadians are people of Scottish descent or heritage living in Canada. As the third-largest ethnic group in Canada and amongst the first Europeans to settle in the country, Scottish people have made a large impact on Canadian culture since colonial times. According to the 2011 Census of Canada, the number of Canadians claiming full or partial Scottish descent is 4,714,970,[2] or 15.10% of the nation's total population.
The Scots-Irish are a similar ethnic group. They descended from Lowland Scots and Northern English people via Ulster and observe many of the same traditions as Scots.
Scottish Canadians
and Gàidheil Canadach
Total population
(Scottish
4,714,970 Canadians
15.10% of the population of Canada)
Regions with significant populations
Contents [hide]
Languages
(Canadian Gaelic dialect), French, Scots
Religion
Christianity (including Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, United)
Other religions[1]
Related ethnic groups
Scottish settlement of Canada[edit]
Scottish settlement of Canada[edit]
Scottish people have a long history in Canada, dating back several centuries. Many towns, rivers and mountains have been named in honour of Scottish explorers and traders such as Mackenzie Bay in the Yukon (named for Sir Alexander Mackenzie), and others are named after locations in Scotland, such as Calgary (named after a Scottish beach). Most notably, the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Once Scots formed the vanguard of the movement of Europeans across the continent. In more modern times, immigrants from Scotland have played a leading role in the social, political and economic history of Canada, being prominent in banking, labour unions, and politics.[3]
The first documented source of Scots in what would become Canada comes from the Saga of Eric the Red and the Viking expedition of 1010 AD to Vinland (literally, the land of meadows), which is believed to refer to the island of Newfoundland. The Viking prince Thorfinn Karlsefni took two Scottish slaves to Vinland.[4] When the longships moored along the coast, they sent the slaves ashore to run along the waterfront to gauge whether it was safe for the rest of the crew to follow. After the Scots survived a day without being attacked, by either human or animal, the Vikings deemed it safe to spend the night ashore. The expedition was abandoned three years later; the original sagas were passed on in an oral tradition and then written down 250 years later.
An apocryphal voyage in 1398 by a captain named Zichmni, believed to be Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, is also claimed to have reached Atlantic Canada as well as New England.
New Scotland[edit]
New Scotland[edit]
The first attempts in earnest to entice Scottish settlers to Canada began as early as 1622, when Sir William Alexander obtained permission from King James VI of Scotland (James I of England) to establish a "new Scotland" — the origin of the name Nova Scotia. However, only a small number of Scottish families settled in Canada, prior to the conquest of New France in 1759. Those who did make a home on Canadian soil were Gaels who sought political and religious asylum following the failed Jacobite uprisings in Scotland in 1715 and 1745. Most of these Scots settled in what is now the Atlantic coast.
Large-scale migration[edit]
Large-scale migration[edit]
Bumsted (1981) notes that between 1760 and 1860, millions of people emigrated from Great Britain. Before 1815, emigration was discouraged, but emigration from Scotland to the Maritime Provinces constituted one of the principal components of the exodus; by 1815 Scots formed one of the three major ethnic groups there. Most of the emigrants were unskilled Gaelic farmers, who gathered in isolated communities. The Maritimes attracted them because of the opportunity there to be left alone to pursue the traditional way of life.[5]
A large group of Ulster Scots, many of whom had first settled in New Hampshire, moved to Truro, Nova Scotia in 1761. In 1772 a wave of Gaels began to arrive in Prince Edward Island, and in 1773 the ship Hector brought 200 Gaels to Pictou, beginning a new stream of Highland emigration — the town's slogan is "The Birthplace of New Scotland". At the end of the 18th century, Cape Breton Island had become a centre of Scottish Gaelic settlement, where only Scottish Gaelic was spoken.
A number of Scottish Loyalists who had fled the United States in 1783 arrived in Glengarry County (in eastern Ontario) and Nova Scotia. In 1803, Lord Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, who was sympathetic to the plight of the dispossessed crofters (tenant farmers in the Highlands), brought 800 colonists to Prince Edward Island. In 1811, he founded the Red River Colony as a Scottish colonization project on an area of 300,000 square kilometres (120,000 sq mi) in what would later be the province of Manitoba — land that was granted by the Hudson's Bay Company, in what is referred to as the Selkirk Concession.
Glengarry County, an area covering 288,688 acres (1,168 km2), is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is historically known for its settlement of Highland Scots due to the Highland Clearances. Glengarry County now consists of the modern-day townships of North Glengarry and South Glengarry and it borders the Saint Lawrence River.
Glengarry was founded in 1784 by Scottish loyalists, mainly from Clan MacDonell, and other Highland Scottish emigrants from Mohawk Valley. Besides being founded as a settlement for Scottish United Empire Loyalists, the settlement was also set up as a destination for Scottish emigrants due to the recent Highland Clearances. Throughout the late 18th and the 19th century, other Highland emigrants settled into the community mostly to preserve their Scottish Highland Culture. The county was named after the Scottish Glen, where the MacDonnell family was based. The Glengarry Highland Games are an example of the county's historic culture, first being celebrated in 1948, and have been held annually since in the first week of August. These Games are one of the largest of their kind outside Scotland. The original territory of Glengarry also included Prescott County, which became a separate county in 1800.
Scottish Lowlands
Scottish Lowlands
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lowlands (Scots: the Lallans or the Lawlands; Scottish Gaelic: a' Ghalldachd, "the place of the foreigner") are a cultural and historic region of Scotland.
The Lowlands is not an official geographical or administrative area of the country. There are two main topographic regions: the Midland Valley (or Central Lowlands) and the Southern Uplands. The term "Lowlands" mainly refers to the Midland Valley. However, in normal usage it refers to those parts of Scotland not in the Highlands (or Gàidhealtachd). The boundary is usually considered to be a line between Stonehaven and Helensburgh (on the Firth of Clyde). The Lowlands lie south and east of the line. Note that some parts of the Lowlands (such as the Southern Uplands) are not physically "low," Merrick for example reaching 2,766 feet, while some areas indisputably in the Highlands (such as Islay) are low-lying.
In geological terms, the dividing line between Lowlands and Highlands is the Highland Boundary Fault. There was also a legally defined Highland Line in the post-Culloden years, part of the measures taken to suppress Gaelic culture.
For other purposes, the boundary varies; but if the Boundary Fault is used, then the traditional Scottish counties entirely in the Lowlands are: Ayrshire, Berwickshire, Clackmannanshire, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian,[1] Fife, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Mid-Lothian,[2] Peeblesshire, Renfrewshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, West Lothian[3] and Wigtownshire.
Traditional Scottish counties which straddle the Boundary fault include Angus, Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire, Perthshire, Kincardineshire, Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray.
Geographically, Scotland is divided into three distinct areas: the Highlands, the Central plain (Central Belt), and the Southern Uplands. The Lowlands cover roughly the latter two. The northeast plain is also "low-land," both geographically and culturally, but in some contexts may be grouped together with the Highlands.
The term Lowlands is sometimes used in a more restricted sense to refer specifically to the Midland Valley. Much of this area, which has a characteristic structure of sedimentary rocks with coal deposits, lies within the basins of the Rivers Forth and Clyde. Historically, this valley has been the most agriculturally productive region of Scotland. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, coal deposits promoted concentrated industrial activity and urbanization in the Midland Valley, where 80 percent of the population of Scotland now live. While coal mining and heavy industry have declined in the region, it remains at the centre of the Scottish economy, with electronics and computer manufacture and service sectors such as telecommunications, computer software, and finance.
The southernmost counties of Scotland, nearest the border with England, are also known as the Borders. They are sometimes considered separately from the rest of the Lowlands. Many ancestors of the Scotch-Irish, as they are known in the United States, or Ulster-Scots, originated from the lowlands and borders region before migrating to the Ulster Plantation in the 17th century and later the American frontier, many prior to the American Revolution.
The term Scottish Lowlands is used with reference to the Scots language in contrast to the Scottish Gaelic spoken in the Highlands, Scottish history and the Scottish clan system, as well as in family history and genealogy.
Canadian Gaelic (i.e. Scottish Gaelic) used to be a common language in this region.[1] Though the number of speakers has steadily decreased over the past years, those wanting to learn Gaelic form classes throughout Glengarry.
Glengarry later united with Stormont and Dundas to form the regional government United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
Prince Edward Island (PEI) was also heavily influenced by Scottish Gaelic settlers. One prominent settler in PEI was John MacDonald of Glenaladale, who conceived the idea of sending Gaels to Nova Scotia on a grand scale after Culloden. The name Macdonald still dominates on the island, which received a large influx of settlers, predominantly Catholics from the Highlands, in the late 18th Century. Another large group of Gaels arrived in 1803. This migration, primarily from the Isle of Skye, was organized by the Earl of Selkirk.
New Brunswick became the home for many Scots. In 1761, a Highland regiment garrisoned Fort Frederick. The surrounding lands surveyed by Captain Bruce in 1762 attracted many Scottish traders when William Davidson of Caithness arrived to settle two years later. Their numbers were swelled by the arrival of thousands of loyalists of Scottish origin both during and after the American Revolution.
One of the New Brunswick and Canada's most famous regiments was "The King's First American Regiment" founded in 1776. It was composed mostly of Highlanders, many of whom fought with their traditional kilts to the sound of the pipes. The regiment distinguished itself when it defeated Washington's forces at the Battle of Brandywine. When it disbanded after the War, most of its members settled in New Brunswick. A continual influx of immigrants from Scotland and Ulster meant that by 1843 there were over 30,000 Scots in New Brunswick.[citation needed]
Canadian Gaelic was spoken as the first language in much of "Anglophone" Canada, such as Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Glengarry County in Ontario. Gaelic was the third most commonly spoken language in Canada.[6]
Memory and memorabilia[edit]
Memory and memorabilia[edit]
Today Canada is awash in Scottish memorabilia, as Rae (2005) shows. The Tartan days, clan gatherings, highland games, and showings of films like "Braveheart" indicate a sense of Scottishness that is informed by stories, narratives, or myths of the homeland's rural, masculinist, resistant past.[7]
Other Canadians reject tartanism as a superficial and commercialized expression of Gaelic identity,[8] and embrace Scottish Gaelic language and culture through the auspices of organizations such as the Atlantic Gaelic Academy and the Gaelic College. The Comhairle na Gàidhlig is an organization devoted to "creating an environment that makes Nova Scotia a place where Gaelic language, culture, and communities thrive."[9]
Push factors[edit]
Push factors[edit]
Main articles: Jacobite Risings, Highland Clearances, Lowland Clearances, and Highland Potato Famine
Troubles back in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries generated a steady flow of emigrants. Some sought political asylum following the failed Jacobite uprisings in 1688, 1715 and 1745. The Gàidhealtachd was traditionally Catholic, and many Gaels came to Canada after facing eviction for their religious beliefs.[10][11]
Those immigrants who arrived after 1759 were mainly Highland farmers who had been forced off their crofts (rented land) during the Highland and Lowland Clearances to make way for sheep grazing due to the British Agricultural Revolution.
Others came as a result of famine. In 1846, potato crops were blighted by the same fungal disease responsible for the Great Irish Famine, and most Highland crofters were very dependent on potatoes as a source of food. Crofters were expected to work in appalling conditions, and although some landlords worked to lessen the effects of the famine on their tenants, many landlords simply resorted to eviction. In particular, John Gordon of Cluny became the target of criticism in newspapers when many of his crofters were reduced to living on the streets of Inverness. Gordon resorted to hiring a fleet of ships and forcibly transporting his Hebridean crofters to Canada, where they were conveniently abandoned on Canadian authorities. Some more sympathetic landlords supplied a free passage to what was hoped to be a better life. Crop failures continued into the 1850s and famine relief programmes became semi-permanent operations. During the ten years following 1847, from throughout the Highlands, over 16,000 crofters were shipped overseas to Canada and Australia.
Pull factors[edit]
Pull factors[edit]
Canada had plenty of land and jobs and new opportunities, which created a pull factor. The government made certain potential immigrants knew of the advantages, sending agents to recruit Irish and Scottish emigrants to settle in western Canada between 1867 and the 1920s. The Canadian government hoped to develop the economy in the sparsely populated western part of the country. It set up offices in towns in Ireland and Scotland, and agents went up and down the land pasting up attractive posters, giving lectures, handing out pamphlets and trying one-on-one to persuade farmers and laborers of the virtues of life in Canada. Although many people agreed to emigrate, the agents faced competition from the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, and opponents of emigration warned of hardship in Canada. The agents did not create 'emigration fever,' but they did tap into a sense of restlessness that, if nurtured, could result in a decision to emigrate.[12]
Cultural influence[edit]
Cultural influence[edit]
Self-identified Scottish Canadians are a plurality in parts of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (areas coloured in teal).
A map showing the Scottish Lowlands (in light green) and the Scottish Highlands (darker green).
Nova Scotia[edit]
Nova Scotia[edit]
See also: Music of Nova Scotia, Celtic music in Canada, Canadian Gaelic, Cape Breton English, and Maritimer English
The Scots have influenced the cultural mix of Nova Scotia for centuries and constitute the largest ethnic group in the province, at 29.3% of its population. The name of Nova Scotia literally means "New Scotland" in Latin, and its flag was designed as a combination of the Scottish Saltire and the Royal Arms of Scotland.
Nova Scotia was briefly colonized by Scottish settlers in 1620, although by 1624 the Scottish settlers had been removed by treaty and the area was turned over to the French until the middle of the 18th century. Scottish settlement greatly accelerated during the resettlement of Loyalists in Nova Scotia following the end of the American revolutionary war, and especially following the Highland Clearances in Scotland.
The Gaelic influences of Scottish immigrants continue to play an important role in defining the cultural life of the province, especially in its music. According to the 2006 census about 900 Nova Scotians are fluent in Gaelic languages (the census does not distinguish between Scottish Gaelic/Canadian Gaelic and Irish Gaelic), and about 6,015 in all of Canada.[13] However, the Nova Scotian Office of Gaelic Affairs estimates there are currently around 2000 Scottish Gaelic speakers in the province and notes the enduring impact of institutions such as the Gaelic College in Cape Breton.[14]
Dalhousie University in Halifax, the largest university in the Maritime provinces, was founded in 1818 by Scottish aristocrat George Ramsay as the only Gaelic college in Canada.[citation needed] St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish was also founded by a Scot — Colin Francis MacKinnon, a Catholic bishop.
Murdoch (1998) notes that the popular image of Cape Breton Island as a last bastion of Gaelic culture distorts the complex history of the island since the 16th century. The original Micmac inhabitants, Acadian French, Lowland Scots, Irish, Loyalists from New England, and English have all contributed to a history which has included cultural, religious, and political conflict as well as cooperation and synthesis. The Highland Scots became the largest community in the early 19th century, and their heritage in music, folklore, and language has survived government indifference, but it is now threatened by a synthetic marketable 'tartan clan doll culture' aimed primarily at tourists.[15]
Quebec[edit]
Quebec[edit]
See also: Scots-Quebecer
Scots have long and historic ties with the province of Quebec. The early Scots who arrived in the province were crofters and fishermen. When the Don de Dieu sailed up the St. Lawrence River during the first wave of colonization of French Canada, it was piloted by a Scot, Abraham Martin. The first British governor of Quebec was also a Scot, James Murray. He received the keys to the city gates from the French commander, Major de Ramezay, who was himself of Scottish descent, as many Scots had been employed by the French since the time of the Auld Alliance.
Large groups of Scots, chiefly from Ross-shire, arrived on the ship Nephton in 1802 to settle in Quebec. Many of their descendents have become prominent in the business, financial and religious activities of Montreal. Many early settlers from Tryon County, New York came here, in what was then wilderness. They were joined by many Highlanders during the Revolution, and after the War had ended, by a whole regiment of the "King's Royals."
McGill University was founded in 1821 with revenue from the estate bequeathed by James McGill, a merchant and politician who had emigrated from Glasgow. Its first head was Scotsman John Bethune, a pupil of Strachan (who was prevented from assuming the position only by a delay in its foundation). Another wealthy Scot, Peter Redpath, was responsible for financing the museum, the library and a University chair.
Ontario[edit]
Ontario[edit]
See also: Glengarry County, Ontario; Glengarry Highland Games; Canadian Gaelic; and Eastern Ontario
Glengarry County in modern day-Ontario is a historic region with lots of Scottish background. This is because it is the site of where many Scottish Highlanders settled after the Highland Clearances. Scottish Gaelic / Canadian Gaelic is a spoken language in the county, but the number of speakers has declined to a great degree. Maxville Public School in Maxville, Glengarry still offers the language. Also known in the region are the Glengarry Highland Games where many Scottish competitions are held to celebrate Scottish Culture. The chief Scottish town in Glengarry was Cornwall, located in modern-day Ontario. It was reinforced in 1786 when The McDonald arrived at Quebec from Greenock with 520 new pioneers. Soon immigrants came from all parts of Scotland to make it one of the most important Scots-Canadian communities. The Glengarry clansmen managed to get away from their homelands before the British Government's embargo during the war with Napoleon. Many other retired officials from the Hudson's Bay Company joined the Glengarry Settlements. Another famous Scottish area that came to exert great influence in Ontario was the Perth Settlement, another region of Scottish and military origin. Unemployment and suffering following the end of the Napoleonic Wars caused the British government to reverse its former policies and actively encourage emigration. In 1815, three loaded transports set sail from Greenock for Upper Canada: the Atlas, the Baptiste Merchant and the Borothy. After the War of 1812 ended, many soldiers from the disbanded regiments joined them. In 1816, some Scots-Irish from Ulster arrived in the area. Many Perth families became prominent in both provincial and national governments.
An educational institution of Scottish origin is Queen's University in Kingston "the Aberdeen of Canada," founded largely through the efforts of noted scholar George Munroe Grant. Numerous educational institutions have Scottish influence, one being Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute, a secondary school located in Toronto, Ontario. The crest contains a map of Canada and the symbols of the Macdonald clan: a white coronet, a mailed fist, and crossed crosslets. Red, Royal Purple, and White, which predominate in the tartan of Sir John's family clan, Clanranald.
Scottish influence has been an important part of the cultural mix in metropolitan Vancouver and British Columbia. The St. Andrew's and Caledonian Society of Vancouver was founded in 1886, the same year as the city. On St. Andrew's Day, 1887, the society held a grand St. Andrew's Ball in McDonough Hall at the southeast corner of Hastings and Columbia and almost half the city's population attended. The city still celebrates Scottish Heritage week which concludes with the BC Highland Games.
Many local place names are of Scottish origin. The district of Dollarton was named for Captain Robert Dollar. West Vancouver's first European settler, John Lawson, planted holly by the side of the "burn" or river flowing across his property; he coined "Hollyburn" as the name for his place. Iona Island was formerly called McMillan Island, after a pioneer Scots settler, Donald McMillan. Part of West Vancouver is named after Dundarave Castle in Scotland. In 1905 at what is now West 41st Avenue in Vancouver, a young Scottish couple named MacKinnon who had recently settled in the district were invited to name the new station. She adapted the name Kerrisdale from her old family home, Kerrysdale, in Gairloch, Scotland. Kerrysdale means "little seat of the fairies."
Other evidence of the Scottish influence on the development of Greater Vancouver can be found in the names of parks, creeks and other geographical features throughout the metropolitan area, the most notable of which is the Fraser River.
Demographics[edit]
Demographics[edit]
The following statistics are from the 2006 Census of Canada.[16]
Lord Strathcona drives the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie, November 7, 1885.
British Columbia[edit]
British Columbia[edit]
Provincial and territorial tartans[edit]
Provincial and territorial tartans[edit]
Main article: Official tartans in Canada
Every province and territory has an officially recognized tartan, except for Quebec, whose tartan is unofficial, and Nunavut, which has no tartan. Tartans were first brought to Canada by Scottish settlers, and the first province to officially adopt a tartan was Nova Scotia in 1955. Several of the tartans are registered in the books of the Court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland.[17]
Notable Scottish-Canadians[edit]
Notable Scottish-Canadians[edit]
The list of Scots who influenced Canada's history is indeed a long one. The explorer Alexander MacKenzie completed the first known transcontinental crossing of America north of Mexico. John Sandfield Macdonald (1812–1872) became Premier of the Province of Canada in 1862 and the first Premier of Ontario in 1867. Sir John A. Macdonald (1815–1891), who emigrated in 1820, became the first Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada, leading the country through its period of early growth. Under his leadership, the dominion expanded to include Manitoba, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island.
Alexander Mackenzie was the first Liberal Prime Minister of Canada (1873–78). Another Scot, William Lyon Mackenzie, who led the revolt in Upper Canada against the Canadian government in 1838, became a symbol of Canadian radicalism. His rebellion dramatized the need to reform the country's outmoded constitution and led to the 1841 union of Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Another Scot, William McDougall, was known as one of the fathers of the Confederation; Sir Richard McBride (1870–1917) was from 1903-1915 the Premier of British Columbia, where his was the first government under the new system of political parties. McBride was also known for his tireless work on behalf of the extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railroad, which was to bind British Columbia together the way the CPR had Canada..
In this century, perhaps the most well-known Canadian politician, particularly revered in Britain for his contribution to the allied cause in World War II, was William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), who was very proud of his Scots background. King was three time Prime Minister of Canada, doing much to help preserve the unity of the French and English populations in his vast country. The first full-time Minister of Labour, King was the leader of the Liberal Party for over 30 years. His last term as Prime Minister was from 1935 to 1948.
Established as one of the major ethnic components of the Canadian population during the period 1815-1870, Scots dominated in many areas other than education and politics. Economic affairs also took their interest, and they largely controlled the trade in furs, timber, banking and railroad management. Almost one-quarter of Canada's industrial leaders in the 1920s had been born in Scotland, and another quarter had Scottish-born fathers.
It is important to remember that the Scots had a long tradition of struggle to maintain a separate identity in the face of a simultaneous pressure to integrate into a foreign society. Thus over the years, they had gained considerable experience in the ambivalence of being both accommodating and distinctive. Substantial numbers of Scots continued to immigrate to Canada after 1870. The early 20th century saw a great boom in the numbers leaving Scotland for Canada. As one of many ethnic groups in Canada, the Scots have managed to retain their separate identity, as well as adopting other religious practices such as deism.[18]
List of notable Scottish Canadians[edit]
List of notable Scottish Canadians[edit]
H. Montagu Allan (1860–1951), banker, ship owner, sportsman
Hugh Allan (1810–1882), financier and shipping magnate
Richard B. Angus, banker and philanthropist
Bernie Shaw, lead singer of Uriah Heep (band) since 1986
Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), eminent scientist, credited with inventing the first practical telephone
Simon Fraser (1776-1862) Northwest Company trader and explorer.
Alexander MacKenzie (1764-1820) Northwest Company trader and explorer.
Norman Bethune (1890–1939), medical innovator and a hero of the Chinese Revolution
Bill Blaikie, former Member of Parliament (MP), deputy leader of the New Democratic Party and Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
Daniel Blaikie, Member of Parliament (MP) of the New Democratic Party
Rebecca Blaikie, former president of the New Democratic Party
George Brown (1818-1880), founder of the Toronto Globe, Father of Confederation and first de facto leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Brett Buchanan, OC, hockey player
James Cameron, film director
Kim Campbell, first female Prime Minister of Canada
Neve Campbell, actress (Scottish father)
Wilf Carter, Nova Scotia born country musician
Jim Carrey, actor and comedian (his mother is Scottish Canadian from the Gordon Clan[19][20])
John Sinclair Clark (1849–1913), professor of Latin language and literature, University of Minnesota
James Cockburn, first Speaker of the House in Canada (Conservative Party)
William Davidson, pioneer settler in New Brunswick
Stu Davis (1921–2007), singer/songwriter, radio and television performer aka Canada's Cowboy Troubadour (b. David Alexander Stewart)
John William Dawson (1820–1899), scientist, educator
Richard Dobie (1731–1805), fur trader, businessman
Sir James Douglas, chief factor of the HBC's Columbia District (1843–1858) and Governor of the colonies of the Colony of Vancouver Island (1851–64) and the Colony of British Columbia (1858–62)
Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), Premier of Saskatchewan and first leader of the New Democratic Party
Shirley Douglas, actress (daughter of Tommy Douglas)
William Dow (1800–1868), brewer and businessman
George Alexander Drummond (1829–1910), entrepreneur
Sandford Fleming (1827–1915), railway engineer and proponent of standard time zones
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006), Ontario, California and Massachusetts economic academic, US and Canadian diplomat
Alexander Tilloch Galt (1817–1893), politician and a Father of Confederation (Father was of Scottish ancestry)
Donald Gordon, Chmn Wartime Prices and Trade Board, Chmn and Pres Canadian National Railways, builder of Churchill Falls
Laurie Gough, Canadian-American travel writer
Hugh Graham (1848–1938), newspaper publisher
Iain Hume, Canadian international football (soccer) player
Alexander Keith, brewer (Alexander Keith's)
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), longest serving Prime Minister of Canada
Kaylyn Kyle, Canadian footballer of Scottish descent
Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, mother of Scottish descent
Grace Annie Lockhart, first woman in the British empire to graduate from university (May 25, 1875)
Sir John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada
Scott MacDonald, musician
William Christopher Macdonald, tobacco producer and philanthropist
Robert Mackay (1840–1916), businessman, statesman
Alexander MacKenzie, explorer of the Canadian Northwest
Alexander Mackenzie, second Prime Minister of Canada
William Lyon Mackenzie, journalist and rebel
Alistair MacLeod, writer, recipient of the Order of Canada
Agnes Macphail, first woman to sit in the Canadian House of Commons
Eric McCormack, award-winning Canadian actor, television producer and writer, best known for his role as Will Truman in the American comedy Will & Grace
Todd McFarlane, entrepreneur
James McGill (1744–1813), fur trader, merchant
Peter McGill (1789–1860), businessman, politician
William McGillivray (1764–1825), fur trader
Duncan McIntyre (1834–1894), businessman
Sarah McLachlan, musician, singer, and songwriter
Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Norman McLaren (1914–1987), film animation pioneer
Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980), communication and media theorist
Bobby McMahon, football analyst for Fox Soccer Channel
Simon McTavish (1750–1804), fur trader, saw mill and flour mill operator
Colin Mochrie, actor and comedian
Henry Morgan (1819–1893), built the first department store in Canada
Donald Morrow, Ontario politician, soldier and teacher
Alice Munro, Nobel laureate author
George Murdoch, first mayor of Calgary
Anne Murray, singer, entertainer
James Naismith, inventor of basketball
Alexander Walker Ogilvie (1829–1902), miller, statesman
Roddy Piper (1954-2015), WWE wrestler
John Redpath (1796–1869), contractor, industrialist
Peter Redpath (1821–1894), businessman
Callum Keith Rennie, actor
George Simpson (1787–1860), executive, fur trader
Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
Arran Stephens, founder of Nature's Path Foods
David Stirling (1822–1887), architect; associate architect of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Daniel Sutherland (1756–1832), businessman
Donald Sutherland, actor
Kiefer Sutherland, actor (grandson of Tommy Douglas, who was born in Scotland)
Justin Trudeau (born 1971), 23rd Prime Minister of Canada
Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000), 15th Prime Minister of Canada (mother was of Scottish ancestry)
Al Black Davidson, musician, drummer for The_Nervous_Fellas and The Clanns
See also[edit]
See also[edit]
The tartan of Nova Scotia is the first official provincial tartan in Canada.
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