A duplicate link from Nivard and more information re Robert Burns. ‘Tis the season for Burns and how I wish I could take advantage of the courses. I could count on my pinky how many born and bred Scots there are in this San Luis Obispo county, California. The county masonic lodge put on a Burns Night last year and this. The first year was outstanding with the traditional meal of roasted stirk, neeps, mashed potatoes and haggis, followed by a delicious trifle. Unfortunately the orators missed the boat and I was just longing to hear Address to a Haggis presented in the braid Ayrshire dialect of Burns’s time. An American accent doesn’t cut it, though they got an A for trying. This to say that for such a small country, Scotland has made more than a wee dent on the world scene. Glasgow, at the height of industrialisation, was famous for its engineering, shipyards and locomotive building, and before that cotton, linen and wool production. Some streets in Glasgow have iconic names such as Shuttle Street, Weaver Street and Virginia Street (from association with the tobacco business in Virginia, USA, until the American Revolution impacted this trade, as well as cotton imports). Because of such industrialisation, Glasgow had a distinct skilled working class, some of whom in shipbuilding morphed into what was called Red Clydeside. Again, FYI street names in Glasgow, many of which are no longer being victims of the ‘Demolition Boys.’ http://www.glasgowhistory.co.uk/StreetNames.htm Maisie From: Beverley Thomson Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 5:55 AM To: campsiehills@sbcglobal.net Subject: Free Online Course - Robert Burns FREE ONLINE COURSE – The Centre for Robert Burns Studies at Glasgow University #FLRobertBurns Starting 25 Jan 2016. In celebration of Burns Night 2016, the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow, in partnership with Futurelearn, will be launching the first Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) on Robert Burns. The course ‘Robert Burns: Poems, Songs, and Legacy’ is free and open to all. We’re aiming to attract newcomers as well as long-time fans of the poet, including those with an interest in Scottish history and culture, or just poetry, literature and song in general. This course will introduce learners to the life, works, and posthumous reputation of Burns. Over the course of three weeks, learners will explore three core questions: Who was Robert Burns? What made Robert Burns a poetic genius? What made Burns a worldwide icon? In the process, learners engage with diverse materials including poems, songs, music and video, as well as original publications and manuscripts by Burns and objects made to commemorate the poet. Registration for the course is now open at https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/robert-burns/1 To view the extended trailer for the course, visit http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/research/researchcentresandnetworks/robertburnsstudies/courses/headline_432009_en.html. Beverley Thomson Office Administrator The Robert Burns World Federation® Dean Castle Country Park Dower House Kilmarnock, KA3 1XB Telephone: 01563 572469 E-mail: bthomson@rbwf.org.uk

Hi Maisie Not sure what you mean by a duplicate link? But perhaps you misunderstood, the link I posted was for a free *online* course, open to all, you do not need to be resident in the UK I have done some other courses and would recommend them, no pressure, you can do them at any time and place The only cost would be a certificate if you wanted one but its not necessary Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 16/12/2015 22:39, Maisie Egger via wrote: > A duplicate link from Nivard and more information re Robert Burns. > ‘Tis the season for Burns and how I wish I could take advantage of > the courses. I could count on my pinky how many born and bred Scots > there are in this San Luis Obispo county, California. The county > masonic lodge put on a Burns Night last year and this. The first > year was outstanding with the traditional meal of roasted stirk, > neeps, mashed potatoes and haggis, followed by a delicious trifle. > Unfortunately the orators missed the boat and I was just longing to > hear Address to a Haggis presented in the braid Ayrshire dialect of > Burns’s time. An American accent doesn’t cut it, though they got an > A for trying. > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus