Heritage at the Fergus Scottish Festival in 2007
The purpose of the Fergus Scottish Festival Heritage Centre is to display and demonstrate the culture, history, and heritage of our Scottish pioneer settlers. The concept of heritage continues to evolve through community twinning and cultural exchanges.
The Fergus Scottish Festival invites you to partake in an exploration into the way of life of North America’s Scottish settlers through the Festival’s Heritage Tent. The displays, presentations and interactive events will transport you back to a time when getting a new garment was far more complicated than paying a visit to the nearest mall and entertainment was not found in movies and television but drumming and dancing.
The following events are planned for 2007:
- Spinning and weaving demonstrations
- Sheep shearing and informative lectures on the sheep industry
- Rope making
- Antique farm and home tools
- Lectures on kilt making and design
- Performances by our local brass band and two local pipe bands
- Hand thrown pottery making demonstrations
- Fergus Curling Club anniversary display
- Fergus Pipe Band anniversary display
Hector MacNeil is Coming from Cape Breton
HECTOR MACNEIL lives in Sydney, Cape Breton and is Gaelic Director at St. Ann's Gaelic College. He has an MA in Celtic Studies from St. Francis Xavier University. Hector has been very involved in Gaelic promotion over the years, both in the classroom and in the community. He served as the founding President of Comhairle Na Gàidhlig (The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia), founding Chairperson of Comunn Fèis An Eilein and Board Member for the Celtic Colours International Festival. He has been teaching Gaelic language and song at the Gaelic College and at Cape Breton University since 1989.
Be sure to visit the Heritage Tent, a place rich in history and culture, when you attend the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games on August 10-12, 2007.
Heritage Tent Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the Fergus Scottish Festival Heritage Tent is to display and demonstrate the culture, history, and heritage of our Scottish pioneer settlers.
The concept of heritage continues to evolve through community twinning and cultural exchanges.
