‘Tattie Holiday’ – school absences for agricultural work
In rural communities, it was standard for the education authority be it the local School Board or later, the Education Committee, to allow students time away from school to undertake […]
Bound for Australia – Robert Dickson, John McPhee and John Mitchell, May 1913
These three boys were photographed with their wee dog just before they travelled to Liverpool to catch the TSS ‘Belgic’ to Australia and a new life. All three boys were […]
Highlights of our Police Collections
For October, our document of the month focuses on in fact many different documents relating to police forces in the area over the years are held at the Archives. These […]
Class photographs, 1960s – 1980s – Fallin, Fintry, Killin and Strathblane
Getting your photograph taken at school was always a memorable experience. You either loved it or hated it! We hold class photographs as part our school records collections. Unfortunately not […]
A Boy Convalescing – John Athol Bannatyne Murray McGregor’s letters to his father, Sir Evan McGregor, 1822
The McGregor family papers held at the Archives contain many letters written between family members; like many people in the early 19th century, they appear to have been keen correspondents. […]
School and youth groups at the Royal Visit to Stirling – May 1977
Our January 2018 document of the month featured pram races held at Annfield Stadium in 1977. This was part of the Queen’s visit to Stirling as part of the Silver […]
The Mystery of the Missing Volumes – Stirling Burgh Records, 1552
This month’s Document of the Month concerns a mystery relating to the Archives… At the back of the second volume of records for the Burgh of Stirling that we have […]
Postcards sent by Viola Stirling to her father, Gargunnock, 1913
The papers of the Stirling family of Gargunnock are held by the Council Archives and are a fabulously varied and fascinating set of records, full of interest for social and […]
Children’s Separate Registers – John Coltman, Gargunnock, 1862
The entry for John Coltman in the Gargunnock Parish register of the poor covering 1862 looks extremely sparse, with very little personal information about him. The record gives his age, […]
Children’s events at Drymen and Plean Libraries
Our next feature for #YOYP2018 highlights some of the fantastic children’s events held by the Library service over the past 40 years. These photographs were collected as part of our […]