Scrapbook of John Clink, Stirling Burgh Town Clerk
Our ‘Document of the Month’ for March is a fantastic recent donation to Stirling Council Archives. It is the scrapbook of John Clink, Stirling Town Clerk from 1938 – 1949. […]
Month: February 2017
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 1st September 1919
This diary entry for 1st September concentrates on birds and bats. Viola enjoyed communicating with the owls around Gargunnock House, as we shall see in later diary entries. In this […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 26 Aug 1919
The next entry in Viola’s nature journal continues her exploration of the land near Touch. We are introduced to Menzies, who we presume is a worker at the Gargunnock Estate, […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 24 Aug 1919
Viola Stirling, aged 12, began her nature diary early on a Sunday morning in Touch Glen. Her entries begin with her sighting of a roe deer. This seems to encourage […]
The Nature Notebook of Viola Stirling 1919 – 1928
Throughout 2017, we are going to be posting entries from the nature diary of Miss Viola Stirling of the Stirling family of Gargunnock. The Council Archives is fortunate to hold […]
ReCollections, Bridge of Allan Library, Tue 14 Feb
ReCollections Open Day, Bridge of Allan Library, Tue 14 Feb Would you like to help preserve the memories of your community? Do you enjoy local history and talking to people? […]
ReCollections, Killin Library, 7 Feb 2017
ReCollections Open Day, Killin Library, Tue 7 Feb Would you like to help preserve the memories of your community? Do you enjoy local history and talking to people? If you […]
Plans of Allan Park Church, Stirling, April 1866
These beautiful plans of this well-known Stirling Church have just been handed in to the Archives to join the written records of the Church that we already hold here. Allan […]