Historic Letters To Robert Burns Club Displayed In Scotland

Posted by admin on Nov 23, 2009

Thousands of letters hand written by people such as Charles Dickens, Sean Connery and Winston Churchill will go on display this week in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Some of the letters of acceptance of honorary membership of the Irvine Burns Club date back to 1828 and many have not been seen in public since.

The letters are being shown as part of Homecoming Scotland’s Finale Weekend.

It celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, widely regarded Scotland’s national poet.

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