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...
by Camilla Hellman | Mar 28, 2021 | 2021 Magazine, Magazine
Scottish Sport – Old Firm Review by ASF Sport Ambassador and Reporter Cameron Steer There was a strange feeling in the air coming into this Old Firm match up on the 21st of March 2021. Firstly, the absence of fans once more feels like a lot of the meaning of the...
by AmericanSF | Jan 19, 2021 | Magazine, Magazine News, Uncategorized
We share this image of a wonderful imposing painting (over 8ft x 6ft) of Robert Burns which the Detroit St Andrews now have hanging in Society’s home at the Kilgore Scottish Center, Troy, Michigan. This wonderful painting by celebrated Scottish painter Robert...