Father John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre

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Local archives, with material dating back to 1800s; C@P site (public access to Internet and e-mail); kitchen ceilidhs; Gaelic resource centre (children’s Gaelic workshops in summer, other workshops); weaving demonstrations; genealogy research. 

Annual Ceilidh Days first weekend of July; Celtic Colours venue each October.

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4248 Highway 105, Glendale, Nova Scotia

902-625-3441

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