The Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew

Come join us for a delightful celebration of Scottish heritage at the Fredericton Motor Inn! This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to enjoy the music of the FSSA Pipe Band, along with Highland dancing by the Saorsa Studio Highland Dancers. Your ticket includes a buffet-style full course dinner, as well as yummy haggis, tatties and neeps! Mark your calendars and get ready for the Feast! Don't miss out on this near 200-year-old tradition in Fredericton - see you there!  Tickets can be purchased online at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/feast-of-st-andrew-2024-tickets-1071812914279?aff=oddtdtcreator

As the Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew is approaching its bicentennial in 2025, we are offering biographical articles featuring some of the more prominent persons who have been members of the FSSA. The previous article highlighted John Babbitt McNair, Premier of New Brunswick from 1940 to 1952. This article features Supreme Court Justice Oswald S. Crocket who was the first recipient of the FSSA scholarship.  Oswald Smith Crocket (1868 – 1945) Lawyer, Politician, Supreme Court Justice by Ian Andrews  In 1883 the Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew established a scholarship for a deserving student of demonstrated Scottish origin who was enrolled in the University of New Brunswick. The Society gave the University the sum of $1,000 that was to be invested with the yearly interest paid to the worthy recipient. The original scholarship was offered for a three year period, but this was subsequently changed to an annual stipend. This scholarship continues to this day, with bursar...

As the Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew is approaching its bicentennial in 2025, we are offering biographical articles featuring some of the more prominent persons who have been members of the FSSA. The previous article highlighted John Simpson, the first Mayor of Fredericton. This article features John B. McNair who served as Premier of New Brunswick from 1940 to 1952.  John Babbitt McNair (1889 – 1968) Scholar, Lawyer, Politician, Premier, Judge, Lieutenant-Governor by Ian Andrews  On Waterloo Row in Fredericton, across from the Saint John River, stands a well-appointed structure, built in the 19th century, and identified by a plaque on the front as the Quartermain House Bed & Breakfast. Since becoming a B&B over a decade ago, the Quartermain House has more than once received the designation as the #1 Bed & Breakfast in North America. This place previously served as the home of John Babbitt McNair, a convenient short walk from the Provincial Legislature where ...

Come show your Nippy Knees and Rosey Cheeks!  On Saturday January 27 the Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew and Fredericton Region Museum are honouring Robbie Burns Day by celebrating everything Scottish in Officers’ Square.  Come join in the fun of a Canadian tradition! Don your best tartan and come out for a free skate on the wonderful new skating surface at Officers’ Square.  Hot chocolate, shortbread cookies, and haggis burgers will also be waiting for you at the Fredericton Region Museum!  Register in advance here - and receive yours for free! 

The Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew scholarship was established in 1883 to be presented annually to a deserving student of Scottish birth or ancestry who is studying at the University of New Brunswick. We wish to thank Barb MacKinnon and Ian Andrews for their assistance in the selection process.  This year’s winner is Leah Morrison , a fifth-year mechanical engineering student at UNB, originally from Sydney on Cape Breton Island, whose family tree contains strong Scottish lineage on both sides.  Because her great grandparents spoke Gaelic, Leah decided to take Gaelic lessons in elementary school, as well as to attend Gaelic Immersion sessions at The Gaelic College  in St. Anns (Nova Scotia). To celebrate her Scottish heritage she has also attended many ceilidhs and taken seven years of fiddle lessons.  Leah has consistently performed at a high level in her studies at UNB and she currently possesses a 4.0 grade point average. Her transcript is filled with cou...

The Annual General Meeting of the Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew was held on October 3, 2023 at the City Club in Fredericton. It was nearly 200 years ago, on Saint Andrew’s Night, November 30, 1825 that the FSSA was founded. By an Act of the New Brunswick Assembly the Society was incorporated in 1845, over two decades before the Confederation of Canada. Planning has already begun to celebrate our bicentennial.  Before the culminating Celebration at the Feast of Saint Andrew in 2025, we hope to have several significant events designed to celebrate our Scottish heritage. From a whisky tasting evening under the direction of Frank Scott to a kilted skate on the new oval at Officers’ Square, the publication of a history of the FSSA and a special issue of Officers’ Quarters (the publication of the York-Sunbury Historical Society), featuring articles related to our organization – these are some of the ways in which we plan to celebrate... Read our newsletter.

Come one come all!  Join the Fredericton Society of St Andrew, FSSA Pipe Band, and the Nicole Odo School of Highland Dance for an evening of celebrating Scottish Culture. November 30, 2023 7 pm Picaroons Roundhouse Featuring Haggis and Neeps Tickets can be purchase online via   Eventbrite or Facebook