The annual Tartan Day Parade in New York City will be held on April 8, 2017. Information from Frank Alguire, our Event Chair sent to each member by email: The Tartan Day Parade in NYC in April is one that we have done as a Society from time to time.…
Our Burns’ night celebration was an evening marked by readings and stories about the Bard accompanied by a tasty catered dinner. The Ode to the Haggis, toasts to Queen, the President, Lassies and Laddies, and our military veterans opened the activities. We enjoyed the hospitality and surroundings of the Albany…
The Society will gather on April 20 in the Rooms to receive the gift of a David Lithgow painting at 7:00 p.m. Guests of members are invited. See the March edition of the President’s Newsletter for complete details.
The Society’s celebration of St. Andrew’s Nicht on November 30 began with a gathering of members and guests at our building followed by a parade to the Fort Orange Club led by the pipes. The evening’s program included the naming of the Society’s library in honor of Norman S. Rice who…
The St. Andrew’s Society Of The City of Albany New York Founded 1803 Sends Greetings On St. Andrew’s Day 2016 Bruce Campbell Newell President 150 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12210 U.S.A.
The traditional observance of the Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan was held at Westminster Presbyterian Church on September 11. Our Society was represented with the presentation of the tartan and the Capital Region Celtic Pipe Bank under the direction of our Piper.
The Society welcomed 18 soldiers of the Royal Regiment of Scotland on Monday, September 5th, 2016. The canoeists arrived at the Corning Preserve’s Colonie Street boat and canoe launch about six in the afternoon, after padding down from Stillwater. They were piped ashore by our Society Piper who played the…
The Book Club will meet on August 28 at 4:00 p.m. in the Garden of the Rooms. Contact revshook@aol.com for details.
Malt Tasting, August 23, 7:00 p.m. in the Garden of the Rooms. Reservation are not needed.
We were saddened to learn of the death of Donald Stuart Macintyre, member of the St. Andrew’s Society since January 1993. Don was an active member of our Society and our Book Club. The following obituary was carried in the Times-Union newspaper. Donald Stuart Macintyre, DDS, LT, USN, in the…
