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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. St. Andrew's Society of Montreal Wee Weekly News April 7, 2021 This week's features: Don't miss the story of "Indian Peter"! Scots care! The Montreal Highland Games donate to the Dawson Boys & Girls Club Read the April issue of the Scottish Banner online Tartan Talk from the Saint Andrew's Society of Los Angeles Free online lecture: Don't miss the fascinating story of "Indian Peter"! Join Prof. Timothy Shannon from Gettysburg College as he presents The Curious Career of Peter Williamson, or How a Scottish Indentured Servant in America Became Edinburgh's King of the Indians. Prof. Shannon was awarded the Frank Watson Prize for his book Indian Captive, Indian King: Peter Williamson in America and Britain (Harvard University Press, 2018), which tells the story of “Indian Peter,” the Aberdeenshire boy taken to Philadelphia and sold for £16 in 1743. This free online lecture is presented by the Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph, and takes place on Tuesday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m.. For information and registration, please visit the event website. Scots care! Montreal Highland Games donates $1,500 to the Dawson Boys & Girls Club Dawson Boys & Girls Club is a non-profit recreational and educational organization that serves over 700 members yearly as well as many non-members. It is based in Verdun, close the Douglas Hospital where the Montreal Highland Games have been held for the past several years. It strives to offer a welcoming atmosphere where people can meet, learn and grow as individuals and support each other to form a stronger sense of community. The Montreal Highland Games donation will provide breakfast for 60–80 children every morning for two weeks of summer camp (750 breakfast meals). Read the April issue of the Scottish Banner online! In this issue, you can read about: the call for Scotland to become the world’s first "Rewilding Nation" the Battle of Culloden—the final confrontation in the 1745 Jacobite uprising the story of the unicorn, Scotland's national animal! ... and much more! The Scottish Banner is the Scottish community’s largest international newspaper for ex-pat Scots or those with an interest in Scottish culture and tradition. Published monthly in print format or by digital download, the Scottish Banner offers its readers interesting stories on Scottish current affairs, regular feature columnists, history and heritage, genealogy, Scottish club and society news, event listings, piping features, recipes, and much more. We encourage you to subscribe! To give you a taste of the content offered by this fine publication, we are making this month's issue available on our website. Saint Andrew's Society of Los Angeles The St. Andrew's Societies of Montreal and Los Angeles have shared deep ties of friendship for many years. We are thrilled to be able to share with you interesting items from their monthly newsletter. To stay informed about the activities of our brothers and sisters in Los Angeles, subscribe to The Thistle! Introducing Tartan Talk, a new YouTube series Tartan Talk will feature short intimate conversations with individuals from a wide range of fields who have made significant contributions to their own chosen art. The first instalment in this new series features Len Pennie, Poet Laureate of the Saint Andrew's Society of Los Angeles. Len is an acclaimed Scottish poet and campaigner for the preservation and perpetuation of the Scots language. Reminder to St. Andrew's Society members: It's time to renew your annual membership! Only members in good standing will be able to participate in our Annual General Meeting which will take place (virtually) on May 10. If you haven't already, please renew your membership today! Not a member? Why not join us! Upcoming/ongoing events April 6–10 Tartan Film Festival Presented by the Saint Andrew's Society of Los Angeles More information> April 6–11 New York City Tartan Week Presented by the NYC Tartan Week Committee and partner organizations More information> April 8, 7 p.m. Online lecture: The Man Behind the Curtain: Andrew McNaughton and the First World War Presented by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network More information> April 10, 3:45 p.m. Clan Logan's Tartan Day celebration Presented by the Clan Logan Society Registration> April 13, 7:30 p.m. Online lecture: The Curious Career of Peter Williamson, or How a Scottish Indentured Servant in America Became Edinburgh's King of the Indians Presented by the Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph More information> May 10, 7 p.m. St. Andrew's Society Annual General Meeting Online via Zoom—Society members only Until June 3 Heritage Talks Online 2021 Presented by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network More information> Deadline: July 1 Scottish Studies Chapbook Competition Presented by the Scottish Studies Foundation More information> We are pleased to introduce Scottish Affairs Canada as one of our partners. Scotland and Canada have enjoyed a special relationship for centuries. Please click on the #ScotlandIsNow logo and find out about some of the connections that bind our two countries together. Banner image: William McTaggart, Spring, 1864. National Galleries of Scotland. Founded in 1835, the St. Andrew’s Society of Montreal is a charitable society dedicated to the assistance of Montreal’s Scottish community, to education, and to the preservation of Scottish arts and culture. Support the St. Andrew's Society Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*

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