About the Highland Society
The Highland Society of New Brunswick at Miramichi is a volunteer, not-for-profit, charitable organization. Our purpose is to celebrate Scottish culture and provide an opportunity for education and growth of this diverse culture. The society became incorporated on April 11th, 1846. Read more »
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Historic St. Andrews Cemetery (Chatham)
Corner of Water St. & St. Andrew’s St.
Protestantism came to the Miramichi between 1765 and 1800 with the arrival of Scottish Immigrants. The first Presbyterian Church on the river was established at Wilson’s Point after 1792. The first Minister was the Rev. John Urquhart, who held services on alternate Sundays at Wilson’s Point and a second church at Moorfield. Rev. Urquhart drowned in 1814 while crossing the Miramichi River.
Miramichi Scottish Festival
August 16-18, 2024
Join the Clans to celebrate the Scottish culture on the Miramichi. Enjoy music, song, dance, competitions, demonstrations, exhibitions and much, much more. Entertainment will feature many talents.
MacDonald Farm Provincial Heritage Site
Opening for the season June 28, 2022 from Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
A Must-See cultural attraction located in Bartibog in a pastoral setting overlooking the Miramichi River. A tour of the restored property, in the company of costumed guides, will take you back to the 1820s when the family of Scottish settler, Alexander MacDonald, helped to develop the area. Visit the grand manor house made of Scottish stone, savour the smells of traditional foods, view embroidery and domestic crafts, and observe gardening and the daily care of farm animals.
Wilson's Point ~ At the Enclosure
Wilson's Point is a site with great significance to the history of Miramichi. Many of the earliest English speaking settlers lived and were buried in this area and it holds the history of our Scottish ancestors.
Open Seasonally June to October daily from 9:30 to 4:30
Recent updates ~ from facebook
We don’t quite understand how we got here so quickly but today is the final day the doors are open for tours.
What a year this has been. We still have two fabulous events left so we won’t be closing the shutters just yet.
Drop by today before 430 for one last chance to view the little church replica and check out our gift shoppe. Saltwinds coffee remains sale for 1/2 price, stock up before it’s all gone.
See you soon!
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A huge thank you to all the brave souls who entered our centuries old cemetery on a full moon to walk among the spirits tonight.
An even bigger thank you to Character Matters Miramichi and their amazing crew who were as ghostly and cold as the graveyard residents when they returned to the church after the tour. You folks are the very best!
That’s a wrap on our regular season events. We are already plotting and planning for next year. We hope you’ll all be daring enough to return for more fun under the pines.
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Lord Beaverbrook himself waits for you, on the other side of the gates, as you encounter An Autumn Haunting at Wilson's Point Historic Site, tomorrow night at 7:00. Hear of his efforts to save the point, and all of the wayward souls within.
A new journey begins every fifteen minutes from 7:00-9:30; tickets ($15) can be purchased prior to the tour, in the little church (8 Enclosure Rd).
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