There were many information and resource exhibits at the Festival including two historic Scottish organizations and one representing the Isle of Man.
The Scottish Heritage Association of Northeast Ohio (SHANO) has been preserving and promoting Scottish Heritage & Traditions since 1885. They have a variety of activities and programs including an annual celebration of the birth of Robert Burns.
SHANO booth at Ohio Scottish Games
The Scottish Cultural Garden was at the Festival as well. The Scottish Cultural Garden Society, Inc. (SCGS) was formally organized in 2022 as an Ohio non-profit organization under the guidance of Bob and Sheila Crawford, both with an active history with the Cleveland Cultural Gardens and Cleveland’s wider ethnic heritage. Representatives are from the main Scottish heritage groups in North East Ohio, along with senior members of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Foundation. The group is working with landscape architect James McKnight to develop a garden plan that features plants native to Scotland.
Bob Crawford, Alex Murray, Bill Kennedy, Dave McLaughlin and others represented the Scottish Garden at the Festival.
Scottish Cultural Garden drawing
Bill Kennedy
Alex Murray and Bob Crawford
Scottish Cultural Garden plans
Alex Murray and Bob Crawford
Dave McLaughlin
Alex Murray, Bill Kennedy and Bob Crawford
Isle of Man exhibit
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