Thomas Graham’s Diary – 30th January 1939
In our next entry, news has come that preparations are being made for evacuees from Glasgow to stay at Rednock estate. We also see out first mention of Adolf Hitler […]
In our next entry, news has come that preparations are being made for evacuees from Glasgow to stay at Rednock estate. We also see out first mention of Adolf Hitler […]
After the previous day’s entry mentioning the likelyhood of a victory for General Franco in the Spanish Civil War, Thomas talks at greater length about the conflict here. He appears […]
Thomas records his enjoyment of taking part in a shooting party with friends. He was a keen shot and often met with friends and neighbours on his own land and […]
We begin the posts of Thomas’s diary with a triple entry to get us up to date. It is clear from the diaries that thoughts of war were very prevalent […]
Throughout 2019 we will be blogging the diary of a local landowner through the months that led up to the outbreak of war, 80 years ago in 1939. The author of […]
Our document of the month for January focuses on a small collection of records which became part of our holdings just before Christmas. These were particularly welcomed as they bolstered […]