THE HIGHLAND
HERALD
St Andrew Society of Colorado
Volume 40, Issue 1 : January/February 2016
IT’S TIME! MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR
THE ANNUAL BURNS SUPPER
Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for over 200 years as a
means of commemorating our best-loved bard, Robert Burns. Close friends of
Burns started the ritual a few years after his death in 1796 as a tribute to his
memory.
Please join us for poetry, prose, and general gaiety from the opening Selkirk
Grace, Address to the Haggis, Lassies and Laddies, numerous toasts involving Scotch whisky and much fun! Tartan Award, Youth Achievement Award
presentations.
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Cocktails 5:00pm ~ Dinner 6:00pm
Denver Marriott Tech Center
4900 S. Syracuse Street
Denver, CO 80237– 303.779.1100
Early-bird: $65 members / $70 non-members
After Jan 8th: $70 members / $75 non-members
For ticket purchase check online at
coloradoscots.com/burns-supper
The Colorado Scottish Festival
The Games Committee has been working non-stop since August to produce
next summer's big event. We are integrating the Games into Snowmass Village itself with events, performances and competitions all through the Village.
Next year's heavy events may be the highest Scottish athletic competitions
ever held in the U.S. at the top of the Elk Camp ski lift at 9,900 ft.
And there is a neat twist coming! Our plan is to produce an event with no
admission fees for SASC members or the public! We will be using existing facilities in the Village to greatly reduce the cost of infrastructure. This will aid
in alleviating or eliminating some large costs that we have always borne in
the past such as fencing the entire festival, renting enormous tents, etc.
We will also have sources of income from competition fees, vendor and clan
fees and tent rentals, and, of course, from fundraising and sponsors.
Please put August 5-7, 2016 on your calendars now. We are back to the
first weekend in August again, same as last year! And as with last year, hotel
or condominium rates will be at greatly reduced rates when booked through
our Festival website. An updated website will be coming soon.
We are already receiving early commitments to attend from many pipers,
drummers, dancers, athletes, pipebands, vendors and clans.
The Committee will keep you fully informed as planning progresses. Meanwhile, you can do your part by becoming a sponsor. For more information on
how to become a sponsor, please contact Nancy Pallozzi at 720.353.3171
or [email protected], or Carl Andrews at 720. 635.1245 or
[email protected].
We hope your holidays were wonderful and that the New Year will be the best
one ever!
“O wad some Pow’r the
giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An’ foolish
notion: What airs in
dress an’ gait wad lea’e
us, And ev’n devotion!”
- Robert Burns, 1786
To a Louse, On Seeing One on a
Lady’s Bonnet at Church
In This Issue
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Burns Supper
Colorado Scottish
Festival
Member News
Chieftain’s Awards
Scholarship for Winter Storm Event
Denver & District
Pipe Band New President
Rocky Mountain
Highland Dancers
Colorado Scottish
Country Dancers
Flowers of the Forest
Scots in History
Calendar of Events
Final Note: Robert
Burns
Silent Auction
Donations Welcome
Please contact Janet Carroll
about donations for the silent
auction at the Burns Supper.
[email protected]
Or 303.204.2911
The SASC Chieftain and Council (Ceannard agus Còmhairle)
Chieftain’s Corner
ABOUT THE
COUNCIL
Fàilte! What an absolutely wonderful
array of activities for us all to enjoy!
The Gala was held at a new venue this
year and the Westminster Marriott was
most accommodating for all of our
unique needs. Our evening was
crowned with impressive performances
from the Chieftain’s Piper, Drummer
and Dancer. These young people all
demonstrated their talent for the audience receiving a well-deserved congratulatory round of applause. We truly are
Burns Supper, which never fails to be a
in good hands for the future.
great time for everyone. Please plan to
The attending members and guests of
attend. There are always surprises.
the Society were extended the privilege
The balance of 2016 holds many more
of spending an evening with “Mr. and
activities including the St. Patrick’s Day
Mrs. MacClause at the Holiday Ceilidh.
Parade and the Colorado Scottish FesThe MacClause’s arrived with bells ringtival. Watch the Highland Herald, our
ing and graced the children with a stirwebsite and Facebook for other events.
ring rendition of “Twas the Night Before
Let me wish all of the most blessed of
Christmas” followed by singing and
dancing and a very disappointing Scot- holidays and a very prosperous New
Year.
tish Trivia Quiz (your Chieftain didn’t
Slainte!
even make it into the final round!).
Don Lowe
Chieftain
January is fast approaching with The
SASC 2015-2016 Council
Don Lowe
Timm Herrod
Heather Cronkhite
Bonnie Warner
Bill Remy
Jean Hess
Janet Carroll
970.330.9603
720.219.2689
303.948.8869
303.795.9677
303.450.3290
720.323.4674
303.204.2911
Bill Lowe
303.404.2793
Associate Members
Cory Waggoner
Rocky Mntain Highland Dancers Cristy Jones
Scottish Country Dancers
Bob & Kathy Burnham
Membership Secretary
Team Burnham
Newsletter Editor
Heather Miller-Nugent
Stephanie Wiedmeyer
Games Marshal
Carl Andrews/
John Thornton
Colorado Tartan Day Council
303.642.0259
303.564-0031
303.431.6870
303.431.6870
303.941.5081
303.819.1922
303.740.5777
303.523.6469
Committee Members and Appointments
Newsletter Editor Emerita
Web Site Designer
Archivist
Heritage Fund Director
Stanzi Lucy
Timm Herrod
Vacant
Dave Cottrell
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St Andrew Society of Colorado
Ex-Officio Member
Immediate Past Chieftain
The Society Council meets
monthly to review and plan Society business. Location rotates
between council member
homes. Meetings are normally
held on the second Monday at
7:00pm. The 2015/2016 schedule is below. The AGM in October is generally on a Friday.
THE HIGHLAND HERALD
Elected Members
Chieftain
Vice Chieftain
Treasurer
Secretary
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
SASC Council Meetings
303.973.8169
720.219.2689
303.987.1649
For Council meeting times and locations, please call
The Highland Herald Editor at 303.941.5081
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The Highland Herald is
published for members of the
St. Andrew Society of Colorado
six times per year in
January, March, May, July,
September and November.
(Deadline is on the 10th of the
month before the issue,
by Noon MST)
~ 12/10, 2/10, 4/10 ~
~ 6/10, 8/10, 10/10 ~
For Advertising, Article
Submission or Information
contact:
Heather Miller-Nugent, Editor
1725 Hoyt St, Lakewood, CO
80215 303.941.5081
[email protected]
For Membership information
(including address changes)
contact: Bob & Kathy Burnham
Interim Membership Secretary
16357 W 76th Ave
Arvada, CO 80007-7117
303.431.6870 or
[email protected]
Members Page (Caraidean)
NEWS BITES: SINCE LAST ISSUE...
Ceud mile failte
(Key-ut Meeluh Fawl-chuh)
“100,000 Welcomes”
SASC MEMBER PUBLISHES
BOOK. JEAN GORDON’s talented
husband, ALVIN KITZMANN has
had a book published recently!!
It’s titled An Ancient Calling. Alvin’s book is available on
Smile.Amazon.com in paperback
form.
A hearty welcome to our new
members, who have recently joined
the St. Andrew Society of Colorado:
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Donald Draper Campbell
(Clan: Forbes) Greenwood Village, CO
Lisa Gromicko Boulder, CO
(Interests: traveling to Scotland)
Joe Johnson Frederick, CO
Kay Parker Aurora, CO
Bruce Porter Centennial, CO
Joshua Smith Parker, CO
Michael Togher Northglenn, CO
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8 new members
179 renewals year-to-date
189 Life Members
371 Currently Active
Scottish Armory and
Heraldry: A General
Overview
New SASC member, Donald
Draper Campbell has recently
moved to Colorado from Alexandria, Virginia. Donald has substantial interest and experience in the
intricate details, protocols and history of heraldry. He is a Delegate
for North America and Honorary
Member of The Heraldry Society of
Scotland.
Donald has spent many years writing and compiling a very comprehensive document on this topic.
Members who are also interested
in learning about heraldry and
finding out more about whether
they have their own Scottish Coat
of Arms or would like to learn
about obtaining them, may contact
Donald at [email protected].
Children present were mesmerized
by Santa MacClaus and everyone
enjoyed the rendition of The Night
Before Christmas as well as some
singing, Jingle Bells included!
DECEMBER SASC COUNCIL
MEETING was held in Highlands
Ranch at the home of LARRY HAY
and VAL CUNNINGHAM.
STEPHANIE WIEDMEYER has
offered to assist with compiling
the Highland Herald! Heather Miller-Nugent and Stephanie have
met and Stephanie has started
reviews and orientation with the
tools of the task! Can’t wait to see
her in action! Thank you, Stephanie!!
WEDDING BELLS FOR SHELBY
SHELBY AUSTIN wed STEVE LOE
on September 20, 2015. The ceremony was at Stonebrook Manor in
Thornton. Congratulations to the
happy couple!
On her sixteenth birthday, Marian
is given a letter from her deceased
father and a small, ancient box
that contains a set of earrings and
a knife—triggering her desire to
learn of her lineage. But when she
marries a man who is also of Scottish descent, their mutual past ties
them in unexpected ways as the
piece of jewelry cries out to be
discovered.
ST ANDREW SCOTTISH GALA
was well attended by 86 members
and we heard wonderful responses
to the theme of Scottish Inventions. Many appreciated the northern location in Westminster.
DECEMBER HOLIDAY CEILIDH
There were about 40 members
who attended the ceilidh. The
MacClauses were a fantastic hit!
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Chieftain Awards (Duaisean a’ Cheannard)
Chieftain Award recipients pictured with Whiskey Bearer, Rod Village (left) and Sword-Bearer, Larry Hay (right).
Meredith Wirth
Maggie Bishop
Kiki Neff
Chieftain’s Piper
Chieftain’s Drummer
Chieftain’s Dancer
This year’s Chieftain’s Piper
is Meredith Wirth. Meredith is 16
years old and started playing
chanter at 9 years of age.
She is a Junior attending Faith
Christian Academy and a member
of the National Honor Society.
Meredith has received awards as
an outstanding student in Honors
Chemistry and Analytical Geometry.
Presently, Meredith is a grade 2
solo player. She is the Pipe Major
for the Colorado Youth Pipe Band.
She also plays with Celtic Colorado
and the Denver Brass and has recently joined the Queen City Pipe
Band. She has received many
awards for piping including the
Scottish American Military Award,
Young Piper’s Award, Grade 3 aggregate piping and Kitchen Piping
Contests. Additionally, Meredith is
the Piper for the Scottish Fiddle
Club of Colorado.
Meredith’s essay earned her the
Scottish Literary Award from the
SASC.
Maggie Bishop is the Chieftain’s
Drummer for 2015.
Maggie has been playing snare
drum with the Colorado Youth Pipe
Band since 2011 and has been
CYPB’s drum sergeant for the past
two years. She was named Drummer of the Games by the Longs
Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival in 2014 and 2015, and she
took third place in Grade 3 snare
drumming at the prestigious Winter Storm competition in Kansas
City in January 2015.
This year, thanks to a promotion
by the Western United States Pipe
Band Association, she will compete
in Grade 2 drumming. Her teacher
is Darren Marshall.
Maggie also plays drum kit in rock
band through Global Sound Studio
in Broomfield and leads the percussion section in the Wayne Carle
Middle School band in Westminster. An eighth grader, Maggie’s
other interests include reading,
gaming, space science and her
beloved dogs.
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The Chieftain also has the pleasure of selecting Kiki (Kathleen) Neff as this year’s Chieftain’s Dancer.
Kiki has been dancing since she was 4 years
old with an accomplished dance career. She
attended the US National Highland Dance
Championship this year for the 6th year in a
row. In three of those years she represented
the Southwest Region as Champion in her
age group. She has also attended the BATD
North American Scholarship weekend for
2015 and 2014 (an event that recognizes
excellence in dance theory knowledge). Kiki
has been placing at high levels in highland
dance and choreography competitions –
sometimes among classes of nearly 70 dancers! She is a 5 year veteran of the Brass &
Bagpipes shows and this year will join the
RMHD board as a “Dancer-At-Large” bringing
the youth perspective to board activities and
helping to plan social events for the dancers.
A sophomore at Lakewood High School, Kiki
is a teaching assistant for Freshman English,
captain of the Varsity Gymnastics team and
maintains her USA Gymnastics eligibility for
the non-high school competitive season in
the spring.
Kiki dedicates many hours each week to all
of these activities while maintaining a high
GPA and status as an honors student. Kiki
has a great work ethic and demonstrates
dedication, in addition to being a delightful
young lady!
Society Finances (Airgead)
Special Message
to Members of the
St Andrew Society
of Colorado
You, Yes, YOU Can
Make an Immediate
Difference!
Dear Members, Auxiliary
Groups, and Clans:
The Colorado Scottish Festival continues to be our largest annual signature event.
Supporting and sponsoring
traditional Scottish Highland
Games is part of the Society
mission and requires financial
resources. Competitor registrations and fees from vendors and clans cover only a
portion of the expenses. In
order for this unique and important part of our activities
to survive, we must increase
our fundraising efforts.
Please consider donating to
this very worthy cause. A
recommended donation is
$100 per family or group but
any amount would help. All
donations at any time of year
are tax deductible.
Additionally, we ask that
Clans and Auxiliary groups
please share our request for
financial support with your
members.
It takes a village and you are
valued members of ours!
Donations can be made to:
Colorado Scottish Festival
c/o Heather Miller-Nugent
1725 Hoyt St
Lakewood, CO 80215-2969
Please make checks payable to:
Colorado Scottish Festival.
Sincerely,
Heather Miller-Nugent
Festival Treasurer
Winter Storm 2016 SASC
Scholarship Awarded to
Raymond Marshall
players total! I also love Scotland and
my heritage. Drumming has made me
feel closer to my old ancestors. I even
do not mind wearing a kilt.
Held annually in January in Kansas
City, the Winter Storm event is recognized as one of the finest piping and
drumming workshop weekends in the
world. SASC is pleased to provide a
scholarship to help offset the expenses of attending this world-class event.
This year’s award goes to Raymond
Marshall of Fort Collins, who plays
with the Colorado Youth Pipe Band.
Excerpts of Raymond’s letter to the
Council…
Mr. McWhirter, Raymond’s drumming
instructor, also submitted a letter of
recommendation stating “to say Raymond’s progress has been rapid
would be an understatement” and
that the scholarship would “not only
help to progress his playing but also
his enthusiasm which is extremely
important in one so young.”
Congratulations, Raymond!
My name is Raymond Marshall and I
am 10 years old. I have been playing
snare drum since January 2015. I am
hoping to get a scholarship to Winter
Storm. I went last year and it is what
got me really playing the drums.
My instructor is Steven McWhirter in
Scotland and I get lessons from him
on Skype. I practice every day and
have had a first good season soloing.
My biggest win was placing first in
Grade 4 snare in Pleasanton out of 14
New President for Denver & District Pipe Band
After several years of service by the indefatigable Dave Wallace, DDPB has a new president. I have assumed Dave’s role and certainly have big shoes to fill (literally -- Dave
is a big guy!), and we all owe him a huge vote of thanks for his long and dedicated
service.
Denver & District is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, and as such has legal obligations related to
the election of officers, prudent management of funds, and reporting to the IRS. Similar to the St. Andrew Society, we are dedicated to the preservation and development of
Celtic music, art and culture. As do other pipe bands, we raise funds through performances, winnings, dues and grants.
The money we raise goes to outfit pipers and drummers (it costs about $1,000 to put
each member in a uniform!) and toward the rent of a rehearsal hall, insurance, entry
fees and travel to competitions, the cost of workshops and education, and more.
We are a teaching Band, providing free lessons to interested musicians of all ages. As
such, the quality of our music and performances has been increasing steadily along
with our membership. We now field two Bands -- a Grade 3 and a Grade 4 Band, and
already have welcomed new musicians to our 2016 roster. This is a very exciting development, but one that adds to the “cost of doing business.”
We continue to budget for reserves to cover possible emergencies -- and more importantly, to budget for periodic replacement costs of equipment such as sporrans,
kilts, drums, etc. The Band is in an extremely good financial position and looks to continue its expansion as one of the preeminent Bands and Celtic organizations in the
Denver area.
We enjoy our years of partnership with the St Andrew Society and welcome any inquiries -- requests for performances -- and/or new learners of any age!
Dave Johnson
President, DDPB
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Highland and Country Dancing (Dannsa)
Rocky Mountain Highland Dancers
As always, the RMHD keeps busy with many performances the past two months including a multi-cultural night at Regis University, with the Tartan Terrors at Lone
Tree Performing Arts Center, our own SASC Scottish Gala, and the Georgetown
Christmas Festival. The newly elected board are already planning 2016 events watch for event dates in the new year on our web site at rmhd.org! You can expect
to enjoy the Premier dancers performing in the annual Brass & Bagpipes show,
"Celtic Tales of Love & War", the weekend of March 11-13. If you’ve never been to
this show, check it out! Dancers work for months on complicated choreographies and
perform alongside the Wick School of Irish Dance, the Colorado Celtic Pipes & Drums
and The Denver Brass. Tickets are available now at www.denverbrass.org. RMHD
wishes all of the members of SASC a great 2016 and we hope to see you in it! We’ll
be looking for all your smiling faces!
~ Kind regards, Cristy Jones, RMHD President
RMHD
members
hamming
it up at the
Tartan
Terrors
concert in
Lone Tree,
December
9, 2015.
Oh, what
FUN!
Thanks for
a great
year!
Colorado Scottish Country Dancers
Bob and Kathy Burnham update
us that the Denver CSCD group
has been invited to The Chalet
Dancers on 21-Jan-2016 and a
Blacktie Colorado fundraiser for
Children’s Hospital 22-Jan-2016!
Regional Dance Calendar
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January 16, 2016 2:00pm
Brookside Gardens Event Ctr
619 E Hwy 56, Berthoud, CO
The Chalet Dancers is a cultural
and performing arts company based
in Castle Rock, CO
www.chaletdancers.com/
2016 NSI Burns Night
Fri 22-Jan-2016 6pm-9pm
Wellshire Event Center
333 S Colorado Blvd, Denver CO
https://www.blacktie-colorado.com/
calendar/event-details.cfm?id=265259
4th Annual Burns Night and silent auction
will support research in the Neuroscience
Institute at Children’s Hospital
February 20, 2016 3:00pm
Parker Senior Center
FLOWERS OF
THE FOREST
It’s hard to lose our loved ones.
Sadly, the Society has learned of
the death of the following member:
Paul R Peak, Jr
(Mar 19, 1923-Oct 19, 2014, age 91)
SASC life member of 30 years
since 1979, Paul R. Peak Jr. served
in the Coast Guard for more than
three decades, including in the
Mediterranean during World War II
before retiring as a captain in
1974. Paul died at a military retirement residence in McLean, VA with
his beloved wife, Jane, by his side.
The cause was congestive heart
failure, said a daughter, Marty
Peak Helman.
A Denver native, Paul married Jane
Wood Worley on Jun 8, 1944 enjoying 70 years together. Capt.
Peak served on assignments in the
North Atlantic and the North Pacific, the Sea of Japan and the gulfs
of Alaska and Mexico. He belonged
to the Unitarian Universalist
Church of Arlington and held leadership positions with the group
now known as the Military Officers
Association of America and the
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the
Clan Ross Association and Palatines to America, both genealogical
and cultural heritage organizations.
Paul leaves three children: Roger
W. Peak (wife Leandra) of Arlington, VA, Lucy Nicol Peak Birch
(husband Cris) of Vienna, VA, and
Martha Peak Helman (husband
Frank) of Boothbay Harbor, ME;
three grandchildren and one greatgrandchild; plus three brothers
and their families.
A Celebration of Life was held at
Vinson Hall, 6251 Old Dominion
Dr, McLean, VA, on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Contributions may
be made to the UnitarianUniversalist Church of Arlington,
4444 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, VA
22204 or the Navy-Marine-Coast
Guard Residence Foundation, 6251
Old Dominion Dr, McLean, VA
22101.
10675 Longs Way, Parker, CO
~~ Heather & Thistle Ball ~~
March 19, 2016 7:00pm
Sodal Hall, The Avalon
6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, CO
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website: scdcolorado.org
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Scots in History (Eachdraidh)
SAVE THE DATE!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
___________ JANUARY ___________
Jan 9-24, 2016
110th National Western Stock Show
Denver & District Pipe Band for the
National Highland Cattle Association
Fri., Jan 22 7:30am—9:15am
National Highland Cattle Show
Stadium Arena
Sat., Jan 23 9:30am
National Highland Cattle Show
Beef Palace Auction Arena
ST ANDREW
SOCIETY
Burns Supper
Jan 23, 2016
Marriott Denver Tech Ctr
4900 S Syracuse St
Denver, CO 80237
Silent Auction
Donations Requested
coloradoscots.com/events
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Colorado Scottish
Festival &
Rocky Mountain
Highland Games
53rd Annual Games
Please Join Us!!
Where:
Snowmass Village, CO
When:
Fri-Sun, Aug 5-7, 2016
Follow on our website!
www.scottishgames.org
Sat., Jan 9 & 10, 2016 9:00am
14th Annual Colorado Fiddle
Championships
At the National Western Stock Show
Beef Palace Auction Arena
Mon., Jan 11, 2016 7:00pm
SASC Council Meeting
Janet Carroll’s home, Littleton, CO
Sat., Feb 13, 2016 1:00pm (tentative)
SWEETHEART HIGHLAND TEA
Fundraiser for Tartan Day
Check web: ColoradoTartanDay.com
Thu, Feb 25, 2016
MILE HIGH BONSPIEL
Denver Curling Club, Golden, CO
_____________ MARCH ____________
Sat/Sun, Mar 5 & 6, 2016
Colorado Celtic Indoor Highland Dance
Competition, Xx, CO
Thu-Sun, Mar 10-13, 2016
Durango Celtic Festival
Headliners: RUNA and DAIMH
Durango, CO
Sat., Mar 12, 2016
SASC at the Annual
DENVER ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
2016 Theme: Irish Stampede
Denver, CO
Fri, Jan 22, 2016
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Burns Night
March 11,12,13, 2016
(with Colorado Scottish Country Dancers)
Brass & Bagpipes: Celtic Tales of Love
Denver, CO
& War Newman Center for Perf. Arts,
2344 E Iliff, Denver
Sat., Jan 23, 2016 5:00pm
Tickets: $22-$44 denverbrass.org
SASC BURNS SUPPER
Denver Marriott Tech Center
Mon., Mar 14, 2016 7:00pm
4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO
SASC Council Meeting
___________ FEBRUARY __________
Please inquire for location
Mon., Feb 8, 2016 7:00pm
SASC Council Meeting
Heather Miller-Nugent’s home, Lakewood
Famous Scots
John Logie Baird FRSE
(13 Aug 1888 -14 Jun 1946)
was a Scottish engineer, innovator, one of the inventors of
the mechanical television and the inventor of the first publicly demonstrated colour television system; and the first purely electronic colour television picture tube. Baird's early
technological successes and his role in the practical introduction of broadcast television for home entertainment have
earned him a prominent place in television's history.
Baird was born in Helensburgh on the West coast of Scotland and studied at the University of Glasgow, though he
never graduated as his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. After
the war he started a business, but following a bout of ill health he moved to Hastings on England’s south coast in 1923. Baird rented a workshop and set about trying to televise an image
using mechanical scanning. His experiments were based on the work of a number of inventors
before him, including Arthur Korn and Paul Nipkow. Baird cobbled together his apparatus using hatboxes, scissors and knitting needles - and in 1924 was able to transmit a silhouetted
image a few feet. He moved to Soho, London to continue his work. His first demonstration of
true television took place on 27 January 1926 before an audience of 50 scientists at the Royal
Institution in London. By 1927 he had transmitted television over 700 km (435 miles) of telephone lines between London and Glasgow. By 1928 he had succeeded in demonstrating colour
television. Baird’s mechanical television system was employed by the BBC, though by the mid1930s it was outperformed by electronic systems developed in the USA. He continued his research on stereoscopic and large-screen television until his death on 14 June 1946 in Bexhillon-Sea, Sussex.
See more at: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/online_science/explore_our_collections/
people/baird_john_logie#sthash.jGIcH3Ay.dpuf
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A FINAL NOTE
Robert Burns
25 January 1755 – 1796 (261 years!)
Was a famous pet born in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. Some of his most
famous poems include To A Mouse, Auld Lang Syne, and Tam O’Shanter.
Burns is seen as the national poet of Scotland. Much of his work is written in
broad Scots, a version of English. His poem and song A Man’s a Man For A’
That was sung at the opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.
Burns died at a young age (37), and lies buried in the graveyard of St
Michael’s Church, Dumfries, Scotland.
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organization, events, and
membership.
The Highland Herald
St Andrew Society of Colorado
16235 E Summit Fox Ave
Parker, CO 80134-3189
For general information
about the St Andrew
Society of Colorado or the
Colorado Scottish Festival,
please call us at:
(303) 238-6524
[email protected]
Visit us on the web at
www.coloradoscots.org
Burns Cottage in Alloway where Robert Burns was born
WHERE THE SCOTS ARE A MILE HIGH!
Council meetings are
monthly on the second
Monday. All members are
welcome!