by Camilla Hellman | Apr 25, 2021 | 2021 Magazine, ASF Magazine, Magazine
Autism Spectrum Disorder and how sport has changed my life by Cameron Steer With April being Autism Month our Sports Ambassador and Sports Reporter Cameron Steer reflects on his own experiences as a young Scot now living in the USA who was diagnosed at a young age...
by Camilla Hellman | Apr 24, 2021 | 2021 Magazine, ASF Magazine, Magazine
History in the Flesh – The Clydesdales of Lanarkshire By Pamela Palongue Janice Kirkpatrick jokes that her first memory was that of raging at her parents through the bars of her crib. Her second, was sitting atop a horse at Dumfries Show, a traditional agricultural...
by Camilla Hellman | Apr 21, 2021 | 2021 Magazine, Magazine
This week as we celebrate Earth Week, The American-Scottish Foundation® spotlights naturalist and conservationist, John Muir. Today, April 21 is John Muir’s birthday. Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland, in 1838, his family moving to the US when he was 11 years...
by Camilla Hellman | Apr 21, 2021 | 2021 Magazine, Magazine
Interview with Margaret Kelly. Margaret is a versatile performer who incorporates and celebrates her love for music in her performances. With influences ranging from pop, rock and Broadway, Margaret is a performer who truly captures the audience every time she...
by Camilla Hellman | Apr 5, 2021 | 2021 Magazine, ASF Magazine, Magazine
Binns Clock is a landmark within Edinburgh, United Kingdom and is very much more than just a Clock. Binns Clock sits high above the heads of passersby at the intersection of Prince and Hope Streets in Edinburgh Oh, if only it could talk – the stories it could...
by Camilla Hellman | Apr 1, 2021 | ASF Magazine, Magazine
April 1st is here – April Fools Day – Huntigowk Day In Scots, a ‘gowk’ is a ‘cuckoo.’ So in Scotland, April Fools Day was originally called Huntigowk Day, or ‘hunt the cuckoo.’ Somehow, it doesn’t roll off of the tongue quite as smoothly as ‘April...