Ailsa Craig Festival

A big “Thank You ” to Liz McHugh, Darren Thompson. Elise Baird, and Gail & Bob McNaughton for their contributions to our Family History Table at the Thistle Market last Saturday July 25th,

We had many visitors to our table, and met for the first time, some cousins who said they would attend our 100th anniversary reunion and promised to stay in touch. I have their email addresses and will create MyHeritage memberships for them, (a Guest Book is on the list for next year’s festival)

I had my tablet with the MyHeritage app running and was able to look up our “new” cousins and show them our family connections, (I thought of how pleased Margaret would have been to meet them)

The Market provided the participants with bagged lunches at a reasonable price and we decided that we should provide these lunches to our volunteers at our family history table, perhaps to encourage more of our clan to attend the festival, 

The purpose of our participation in this event was to promote our family heritage in the community and to decide if we should commit to our ongoing participation. We all had a good time visiting, sharing stories, meeting new cousins, wandering about meeting others, collecting souvenirs, etc.,

The answer was “YES”, we all had such a good time, the food, the entertainment, the camaraderie was all great and we want to do this again next year, 

I especially enjoyed the BBQ evening meal, cooked up by the New Moon Community Homestead, shared with Bob and Gail as the Mudmen started to play. It was a memorable evening, the food, the music, the company, the beer, it all fit …

(if you’ve never heard of Celtic Rock or ever wondered how a rock band and bagpipes would sound together, you should check these guys out, you can hear them on YouTube or go to their website (https://mudmen.ca/live-events) to see where they play next)

Greg McIntosh – Monday, July 27, 2026