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The McCrimmon Hall (1902) in the community of McCrimmon, Ontario

The McCrimmon Hall (1902) in the community of McCrimmon, Ontario, Canada.

 

Originally known as the Sons of Scotland Hall, it was built around 1902. This is significant considering that the population of McCrimmon was 50 in 1905. It currently serves as an unofficial community hall.

 

The Sons of Scotland in Canada is an association that was established in Toronto in 1876 to provide insurance to its members, also including in its activities elements of sociability and the celebration of Scottish culture. Its original concept was to assist immigrants from Scotland, as well as their offspring, in establishing their new lives in Canada.

 

It eventually grew into a benevolent association, volunteering in local communities and raising funds to promote Scottish arts among youth.

 

The community (to dispersed to be termed a village) is named after the prominent McCrimmon family, which originally settled in the region during the early 1800s. Prior to March 1, 1877, it was called Kingsburg.

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