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The Bethune Legacy Across Scotland, France, and Canada

At Scotiana.com, we cherish the stories that bind Scotland, France, and Canada together across generations and few are as rich and symbolic as the legacy of Rev. John Bethune, Montreal’s first Presbyterian minister and great-grandfather of the internationally renowned Dr. Norman Bethune.

The Sound of Bagpipes in Montreal

Anglican Christ […]

Samuel de Champlain: The French Explorer with Scottish Ties

A Mystery in History

– Newspaper Clipping in French –

Last night, as I was browsing through my philatelic archives, I stumbled upon an old newspaper clipping with the intriguing title: “Un buste de Samuel de Champlain trône désormais sur la Place du Canada à Paris”.

The […]

The Merlin’s Trail: a new thematic Trail in Scotland…

Whether you are a great lover of nature, authors and books, films, castles, whiskies, historical subjects or whatever your tastes you can be sure to find in Scotland a thematic trail about your favourite author or subject. Of course you can create your own itinerary as we’ve done in our previous trips in Scotland, but […]

From Scotland to Aubigny-sur-Nère: A Postal Connection

Scottish Contribution

Recently, we at Scotiana had the pleasure of assisting Robert Hunt, a dedicated member of the Letter Box Study Group, who reached out to us with a request as he shared his working on an article that explores British post boxes in twin towns across France and Germany, focusing on how these iconic […]

“Star of Caledonia” ! A most emblematic name for Scotland!

A new star in the Scottish sky? Not exactly but the name of a monumental sculpture which might well shine like a star, in a near future, on the heights of Gretna Green, one of the most mythical places situated in the south of Scotland, near the border between England and Scotland.