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SUMMARY:November 15–16\, 2025: A Play -   June Journey / Turas an Ògmhìos\,
DESCRIPTION:A Local Revival\, Sparked at Tait’s Corners\nThe Glencoe & District Historical Society was honoured to sponsor and support June Journey / Turas an Ògmhìos\, a beautifully crafted Gaelic play written by Trevor Aitkens and hosted at the historic Tait’s Corners Schoolhouse. Three sold-out performances on November 15–16\, 2025\, audiences filled the lovingly restored 1910 one-room school to experience a deeply moving\, often humorous\, always heartfelt return to the early school days of our region.  \nThe extraordinary turnout for June Journey suggests a renewed interest in reclaiming this nearly lost heritage. Audience members ranged from elders who remembered hearing Gaelic in their childhood to teenagers hearing it for the first time. Many expressed a desire to learn the language themselves. \nAcross Canada\, the Scots Gaelic revival has gained momentum: \n\nIn Nova Scotia\, over 500 students now study the language each year through community programs and online learning.\n\nThe province’s Gaelic Affairs Office reports an annual rise in youth participation of 14%.\n\nLinguists now estimate that Canada has the world’s second-largest potential revival community—after Scotland itself—due to the number of descendants of Highland settlers.\n \nThe cast takes a bow. the students earned a certificate for their commitment to learning Gaelic and their lines.\n\nA Community That Came Together \nThis play could not have happened without the collaborative spirit of: \n\nThe Tait’s Corners Community\, who steward the schoolhouse as a living heritage centre\n\nThe Glencoe & District Historical Society\, which proudly sponsored and promoted the event\n\nDirector Antje Giles\, whose vision brought the cast together in joyful harmony\n\nThe dedicated volunteers who handled seating\, parking\, staging\, props\, Gaelic pronunciation guides\, and refreshments\nThe audience – a full house for three performances.  \n \nGaelic Play by Trevor Atkins. Directed by Antje Giles.\n\nThe Cast  \n\nNarrator – Alyssa Giles\n\nMr. Ingle – Nathan Reycraft\n\nMr. McLauchlin – Trevor Aitkens\n\nSeanaid – Sophia Rodgers\n\nSeasaidh – Alexandra Giles\n\nRut – P. Thelma Tangah\n\nRaonaid – Alyssa Vandepol\n\nMairead – Kaitlyn Heyda\n\nMairi – Jillian Heyda\n\nMiss McKellar – Amy Giles\n\nMr. MacKay – Jeff Giles\n\nMr. MacPhail – Ron Hills\n\nMrs. Fraser – Bertha Rose Park\n\nMr. Dewar – Colin McGugan\n\nMrs. Campbell – Marilyn Dolbear\n\nMr. McLean – Donald Neil Leitch\n\nMrs. MacAlpine – Mary Campbell\n\nTrevor Atkins\, the playwright\, plays role of teacher shown here with Nathan Reycraft\, actor.\nWritten  by Gaelic scholar Trevor Aitken.  \nAs a 6th generation descendant of original Scottish highlanders to the Talbot Settlement\, Trevor Aitken has had a lifelong interest in the Scots Gaelic language.  Trevor spent studied the Gaelic language for 26 years and wants to bring the Gaelic language back to the local community where it used to be spoken as a first language.  Like many cultures in many places\, we too have lost a language and the culture and knowledge that went with it.  \nThe latest Canadian census from 2021 points to a devastating fall in the number of people learning Scots Gaelic. It is hoped that through these local presentations that interest in learning it can be sparked among old and young alike. \nTrevor Aitken teaching Gaelic at the Tait’s Corners school house\nScottish Gaelic Alphabet
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LOCATION:Tait’s Corners Community Centre\, 21365 Taits Road\, Glencoe\, ON\, N0L 1M0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Nov 19 - Faith\, Family and Migration: The Old Colony Mennonite Experience
DESCRIPTION:By Marie Williams \nGlencoe – A crowd of over 30 was seated in the sanctuary of Glencoe Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening for a presentation led by Maria Moore\, who described the complex history of the Mennonite people. Herself a Dutch-Russian Mennonite with Mexican roots\, she explained that there is a stigma between Mennonite groups\, something that led to the title of her first book\, “Not My Kind of Mennonite.” Her great-grandparents came to Canada from Russia in 1875\, the family later moving to Mexico after the First World War\, part of the largest emigration from this country. \nIn later years\, her family travelled back and forth to Canada as migrant workers\, having experienced struggles adapting to life in Mexico. During their final visit to Canada\, her father was murdered which left she and her siblings in the foster system. She was eventually adopted and raised in Lambton County. After researching the history of Mennonites for many years\, Moore capably described the differences between the multiple Mennonite and Amish orders\, concluding that understanding diversity helps avoid stereotypes. There are 59\,000 Mennonites in Ontario with an Amish community growing in Wardsville. Most recently\, Moore has written a new book: “The Silenced Path – Resilience\, Identity\, and the History of Institutional Care in Ontario.” \n Copies of Not My Kind of Mennonite are available at the Glencoe library\, Middlesex County system. \n  \n\n  \n\nHer new book: “The Silenced Path – Resilience\, Identity\, and  the history of Institutional Care in Ontario” \nThe Silenced Path\, a powerful novel inspired by the true story of Getruda Peters—a young woman of Old Colony Mennonite heritage whose life was shaped by trauma\, institutional neglect\, and profound cultural dislocation in 1980s Ontario. \nThis book delves into the systemic issues that affected—and continue to affect—vulnerable individuals placed in care\, particularly those from culturally distinct communities such as the Mennonites. Gerda’s story highlights how institutional systems often failed to understand or accommodate cultural identity\, faith traditions\, and language—elements essential to personal resilience and belonging. \nSeparated from her siblings and removed from her traditional community after the traumatic loss of her parents\, Gerda is thrust into a world that neither recognizes nor respects her background. Instead of receiving the support she needs\, she encounters repeated episodes of abuse\, disbelief\, and isolation within the very systems intended to protect her. \nYet within this story of adversity lies a testament to human strength. Gerda’s journey offers vital lessons in resilience\, the quiet healing power of nature\, and the importance of restoring dignity to those whose voices have been silenced. \nMaria can be booked too talk about her new book which  will appeal to educators\, caregivers\, health and social service professionals\, and anyone interested in improving institutional care and cultural sensitivity. It’s also a call to reflect on how care systems can better honor and preserve faith\, language\, and cultural roots—particularly for those from minority or insular communities. \n  \n \nMaria Moore is a Canadian writer\, advocate\, and former registered nurse whose work explores themes of resilience\, identity\, generational trauma\, and the search for personal empowerment. Raised in an Old Colony Mennonite community in Mexico\, she later immigrated to Canada and spent over forty years working in healthcare\, including mental health support. Her debut memoir\, Not My Kind of Mennonite (FriesenPress\, 2023)\, traces her family’s journey across borders and generations\, shedding light on the silent struggles faced by many women and men in closed communities. Now living in southwestern Ontario with her husband and their dog\, Maria continues to give back through volunteer work\, board service\, and public speaking that champions the voices of those too often overlooked. \n \n\n\nGoodreads  \nhttps://www.notmykindofmennonite.com/ \n 
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/2930/
LOCATION:Glencoe Presbyterian Church\, 177 Main Street\, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex)\, Ontario\, N0L 1M0\, Canada
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