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The Society was established "for the benefit of ourselves and assistance of each other, who may be afflicted with disease or any other casualty or misfortune." Since 1768, the Society has continued to support the Scottish community in Nova Scotia.
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Schweizer, Paul D.William J. Weaver (ca. 1759-1817): Halifax Portraitist. Nova Scotia Historical Review. 1993. Vol. 13. No. 1, p. 83
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Annals, North British Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia : with portraits and biographical notes, 1768-1903 (1905)
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John Gillespie, 1st President of North British Society, buried at the
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The Society public activities include commissioning three works for
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in 1768, the oldest Scottish heritage society outside
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Old Burying Ground
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Great Britain
Great Pontack (Halifax)
Prince Edward
William J. Weaver
Province House (Nova Scotia)
St. Andrew's Day
Battle of the Nile
Victoria Park, Halifax
Robert Burns
Walter Scott
William Alexander
Robbie Burns by George A. Lawson (1919)
George A. Lawson
Sir Walter Scott by Sir Francis Chantrey (1932)
Walter Scott
Francis Chantrey
William Alexander Monument, built of stones from his Menstrie Castle (1957)
William Alexander Monument
Menstrie Castle
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn By William J. Weaver, Province House (Nova Scotia)
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
William J. Weaver
Province House (Nova Scotia)
William Annand
William Young (Nova Scotia politician)
George Henry Murray
Charles James MacDonald

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