Caption
When founder Angus Mackenzie came to Cape Breton, he found the islanders proud of their Highland ancestry but slipping away from their Scottish heritages. Half the island folk could speak Gaelic, but few could read it. Now adults and children are learning the tongue of their forefathers.
Release Date
July 19, 1955
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lund, ChrisCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
The art of tartan weaving is being restored and beautiful tartan scarves, ties and blankets are being made at the school. The Nova Scotia government has built a crafts centre on the school site which enables Gaelic College to carry on a year-round business in authentic tartans.
Date
August 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB67019
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175920
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Rev. A. W. R. Mackenzie, founder-director of Gaelic College, instructs a class of girls in the history and folklore of the clans in front of a cairn erected to the memory of the Rev. Norman McLeod, who first led a band of Scottish settlers to St. Ann in 1809.
Date
August 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB67025
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175921
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Scots, young and old, from all parts of Canada, spend their summers learning the lore of their ancestors at Gaelic College in St. Ann, in the heart of the Cape Breton Highlands. Founded in 1938 by a young Scottish minister, Rev. Agnus William Rugg Mackenzie, who saw a need for a Gaelic cultural centre in Canada, this unique summer camp, July 11 to Aug. 10, offers courses in bagpiping, Highland dancing, Gaelic language and Scottish folklore. The practice-chanter is the first step to the Girl's Pipe Band, considered one of the best in Canada, and which is constantly in demand.
Date
August 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB67026
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175922
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
With the traditional Scottish greeting, "One Hundred Thousand Welcomes", Gaelic College throws open its gates to students and visitors alike. Its highland setting, the skirling of the pipes and the colourful plaids and tartans of its students make it a truly Scottish institution.
Date
August 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB67032
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175923
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
When founder Angus Mackenzie came to Cape Breton, he found the islanders proud of their Highland ancestry but slipping away from their Scottish heritages. Half the island folk could speak Gaelic, but few could read it. Now adults and children are learning the tongue of their forefathers.
Date
August 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB67033
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175924
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #18: Gaelic College Opens
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board Photos by Chris Lund
Release Date
July 19, 1955
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
When founder Angus Mackenzie came to Cape Breton, he found the islanders proud of their Highland ancestry but slipping away from their Scottish heritages. Half the island folk could speak Gaelic, but few could read it. Now adults and children are learning the tongue of their forefathers.
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