What’s Going On In Our Community?
The Clans And Scottish Societies Of Canada [CASSOC] is an organization for organizations with a Scottish bent. It acts as a clearing house for all Clan Associations and Scottish Societies in Canada and it provides information to all comers on how to join each organization plus all events mounted by those same organizations Members include: Clans and Family Associations and Societies, Social Clubs, Sports Associations, Highland Games Committees, Highland and Country Dance Associations, Academic Groups, Historical, Cultural and linguistic Organizations, Scottish Regiments and their Associations
If you wished to find out where and when events with a Scottish theme are held in Canada, say Highland Games, you would consult their website and look under Events in the menu to the side.
Gaelic News in Nova Scotia will be holding many events over the summer of 2016– check out their flyer and sign up for email updates!
Ancestry
- Ancestry | Start a family free for free
- Scots Origins | Helps trace ancestry
- Scottish Genealogy Society | Helps trace ancestors
- GraveCareScotland | A service for tending gravesites — for those who may be unable to make the trip for themselves. Mention the Society if you follow up.
- History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy | Genealogy 101
- How to Get Started with Genealogy
- A Genealogy Guide
- Genealogy Research Strategies
Scotland Today and Tourism
- Visit Scotland | Scotland’s national tourism organization
- Come to Scotland | Scotland’s website for visitors from Canada
- The Scottish Parliament
- Edinburgh Castle
- Wild at Art Scotland | Art vacations in Scotland
Scottish Dancing
- Scottish Dancing in the GTA or email Glenna MacDonald at glenna.macdonald@nullsympatico.ca | Associate of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Edinburgh
Other Scottish Societies in North America
- St Andrew’s Society of Winnipeg
- Caledonian Society of Cincinnati
- The St. Andrew’s Society of Ottawa’s Summer 2015 newsletter
- The St. Andrew’s Society of Ottawa’s January 2016 newsletter
Education and History
- Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI on the Isle of Skye | The only college of its kind in the world offering further and higher education through the medium of Scottish Gaelic
- The Great Tapestry of Scotland
- Scottish Studies at Guelph | Scottish Studies team at the University of Guelph
- The Scottish Studies Foundation | Promotes Scottish-oriented activities and raises money for the Scottish Studies Program at the University of Guelph
- School of Celtic Studies, St, Michael’s College, Toronto | Study of the Celtic peoples in Scotland and Ireland
- Scottish Language Resource | Information about Scots Language and Dialect
- Ancestral Scotland | Information about clan and Scottish traditions
- The Hon. Alexander Mackenzie (Prime Minister of Canada 1873 – 1878): A Presentation | Information about his many significant contributions to Canada
- The National Flower of Scotland | Learn about the thistle
Statistics
- New archives for Scotland | Over 500,000 legal documents
- The General Register for Scotland | Births, deaths and marriages
Miscellaneous
- Positively Scottish is a not-for-profit online magazine, telling inspiring and positive stories about Scotland and Scots, home and abroad. Sign up for a daily dose of positivity and to comment on articles in a safe place!
- West of Scotland Books
- The National Library of Scotland
- Music in Scotland | Find your favourites
- Directory of Scottish websites | More exploration
Special Projects
- Community Matters Toronto | St. Jamestown Rejuvenation Project
- The Queen Elizabeth II Blue Sapphire Statue Project | Make a donation toward the project