Author: Saunders, Thomas
Title: A Proud Heritage: A History of The St. Andrew's Society of Winnipeg, 1871-1982
Description: Winnipeg: Peguis, 1982. Hard bound, first edition, blue cloth, quarto, illustrated with historical photographs, 145pp includes appendix. Very good, without dust jacket. 835 grams. Origins: The St. Andrew's society of Winnipeg, the oldest continually operating Scottish society in Western Canada, has, by Canadian standards, a long and illustrious history. Founded in 1871, the year after Manitoba became a province, its first president was Lord Strathcona, and it has the distinction of having been constituted by an acr of the provincial legislature. As of this date (February 2019) the Society is 149 years of age. From their Facebook page: The mission of the St, Andrews Society of Winnipeg is to help promote and preserve Scottish culture and tradition for the people of Manitoba and to create awareness of the Scots role in the development of our province.

Keywords: Proud Heritage Saint Andrews Winnipeg, History St. Andrews Society Winnipeg Manitoba 0919566901


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