"The Last Tram" This short film laments the demise of Glasgow's well-loved trams which were
operated by Glasgow Corporation from 1 July 1894 until 4 September 1962
Sir Sean Connery arriving at the first Rome Film Festival in 2006 to present "The Bowler and the Bunnet." This documentary, directed by Sir Sean, first aired on Scottish Television in 1967 at a time when 50,000 people were emigrating from Scotland each year.
It portrays attempts to halt the decline of the shipbuilding industry along the River Clyde in Glasgow, giving historic insight into the social and economic upheaval that failure of this crucial element of the Glasgow economy was having on its population.
The Scottish Studies Foundation is a Canadian charitable organization established to encourage research, both inside and outside universities, in Scottish culture -- history, literature, religion, art, law, and in Scottish migrations to North America; and to publish historical studies and documents relating to Scottish culture and migrations.
Our present emphasis is aimed at raising the awareness of the Scottish heritage in Canada through various levels of education including the funding of academic scholarships in Scottish Studies in Canada and Scotland.
The Foundation supports an office at the University of Guelph to handle enquiries regarding the University's Scottish Studies Program and is active in raising funds to obtain additional materials for the University's rare book and manuscript collection.
The Foundation also funds the publishing of "The International Journal of Scottish Studies" and financially supports Canadian and Scottish-related conferences.
In the summer of 2008, hundreds of talented singers auditioned to take part in the exciting Highland Heartbeat project. All this culminated in a spectacular show at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow, with a fantastic cast of singers, musicians, choir, pipers and dancers and all captured on film for international audiences and due to air on PBS soon. The group is planning a tour of Canada and the USA later this year. Click on the large arrow to learn more.
We are pleased to sponsor the East Side Players production of Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller (translation by Peter Oswald). You are invited to a special preview of this event on February 17, 2010. Click here for more information.
The Gaelic Society of Toronto and the University of Toronto Celtic Studies Program will be holding a day of Scottish Gaelic language and song on March 27, 2010.
