The Scots in 18th C. Colonial North Carolina (online seminar)

Halifax Historic Site (NC) staff Carl Burke and Frank McMahon co-host a seminar weekend focusing on Scots immigrants who came to the colony of North Carolina in the 18th century.

Speakers will include historians Frank McMahon, Dr. Kimberly Sherman, Mara Riley, Rebecca Olds, Michael Ramsey and others.
Topics will include: The Feb 1776 Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge (NC) and the Highlander prisoners who were jailed in Halifax afterwards; Plaid textiles imported to the colonies; The wearing of 'arisaids' in colonial America; The Inverness Museum's Isabella Fraser Gown (c. 1785); A discussion of clothing worn by Scots women in runaway advertisements and much more.

Join us as we explore and discuss these topics in the open forum ZOOM provides. (Many thanks to the generous sponsorship of Ruth Verbunt and Vicki Embrey, Co-Founders of The Heritage Sewing & Skill-Building Group.)

Rebecca will be speaking at 11.35am (Eastern Standard Time, USA) on Saturday, 20 March 2021.
The title of her talk is: Meanwhile back home in the Highlands: the Isabella MacTavish Fraser gown and what Scotswomen wore 1775-1785

Tickets: FREE but REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL as numbers are limited.

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