Written by tanja-sdb on May 14, 2016
Scottish associational culture in Africa in the early 20th century
Research StoryIn Africa, like elsehwere around the globe, Scottish clubs and societies were a common development soon after the first foot fall of Scots on the continent. Contrary to popular assumption, and while there was a strong concentration, such associations were not restricted to southern Africa. By the early twentieth century we find societies in Salisbury
Written by tanja-sdb on March 2, 2015
Transnational Charity: The First World War and Beyond
Research StoryWith the commencement of the First World War a range of charitable initiatives developed that linked the Scots in Asia directly back to Scotland; many of these initiatives proved enduring long past the end of the war. In 1914, the Colombo St Andrew’s Day dinner organized by the Society was cancelled as a result of