Alien Registration Cards
Stirling Council Archives holds a collection of alien registration cards from Stirlingshire Constabulary, 1916 – 1952. Any individual who resided in the UK and did not meet the criteria to […]
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Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders – Recruitment and Service
The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (“Argylls”) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Stirling Castle was the home of the Argylls and was where new recruits received their training. […]
1841 Scotland Census & Stirling Surgeons
The first census in Scotland was carried out in 1801 and this only contained statistical information (occasionally some parishes listed names). The 1841 Census was the first time every parish […]
Emigration – The story of St Ninians Kirk Session and Whinwell Childrens Home
Emigration from Scotland boomed in the 19th Century with an estimated 2 million Scots leaving the country between 1821 and 1915. For many researching their family history, emigration can prove […]
Geology Wars – The debate of the North Highlands
Within the MacGregor of MacGregor collection are two papers of national significance by pioneering Geologist Sir Roderick Impey Murchison: ‘A Geological Sketch-Map of the North of Scotland, with Letter-Press Explanation’ […]
Homes fit for heroes – Raploch Housing plans, 1937
The design of this housing represents a huge improvement on the accommodation that many Stirling citizens lived in prior to this. Although these buildings appear old fashioned to us now, […]
Lawsuits and murder – the Protocol Book of James Darow 1469 – 1484
Stirling has the oldest Protocol Book in Scotland in its Archives, an unparalleled record of late mediaeval life in the central Scotland area. A Protocol Book is the record of […]
Callander and Oban Railway
The Callander and Oban Railway (C&OR) was the first railway through the west highlands of Scotland. It was built in stages (as much as finances allowed), starting in 1866 and […]
Killearn Hospital
Killearn Hospital was built alongside six other hospitals in Scotland as part of the Emergency Hospital Service (EHS). The EHS was born out of the anticipated need to cope with […]
The Strathblane Village Club Plans, 1911
The graceful Arts and Crafts style building of the Strathblane Village Club is situated on the Glasgow Road in Blanefield. The building of this community hall was funded by Sir […]