What We Are Fighting For – Collection of WWII War Poems
April’s document of the month is a unique volume of war poems (A1523) collected from fellow Prisoners of War by Private Alexander Donoghue of The 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders […]
Document of the Month
Capturing a glass plate image – Ramsay’s Studio, Bridge of Allan
Here at Stirling Archives we hold several glass plate negative collections. One of our most important collections comes from ‘Ramsay’s Studio’ who were based in Bridge of Allan. The studio […]
Document of the Month – Game book, Strathallan Castle, 1843
Our document of the month comes from the MacGregor of MacGregor collection (PD60-132). The record in question is simply titled ‘Game Book, Strathallan Castle’. It dates from 1843 and provides […]
Pram Race at Annfield Football Stadium during the Royal Visit for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, 18th May 1977
2018 is Scotland’s Year of Young People and we are going to celebrate this on our blog throughout the year by featuring records that give an insight into the lives […]
Dunblane Rovers F.C minute books, 1921-1934
Our document of the month for December focuses on Dunblane Rovers F.C. Dunblane had two main football teams in the early 20th Century: Dunblane F.C (also known as Dunblane Wanderers […]
Letter, Elizabeth Murray to her brother, Lieutenant Colonel John Murray, 1st – 8th November 1855
This letter is one of the many that members of the Murray family wrote to John when he was serving at Sevastopol in the Crimean War. It is held at […]
Government Evacuation Scheme, 1939 – 1945 – Western Stirlingshire
When Neville Chamberlain declared war with Germany on 3rd September 1939, Britain had been preparing for the largest migration of people the county had ever seen. In Scotland it was […]
‘Beware The Fly!’ Public Health Information Poster, Stirling Burgh, 1927
Our document of the month for September is a poster found in one of the Stirling Burgh Town Clerk’s files. This poster was issued by Stirling Burgh’s Sanitary Inspector in […]
Stirling County Council Library Service, 1939 – 1945
Our document of the month for August focuses on the Stirling County Council Library Service during World War Two. Two records highlight the successes and hardships they encountered during the […]
Will of Mrs Anna Wermelskirch (nee Lowis), 3 July 1874
Stirling Council Archives holds a small bundle (A0070) of 19th century records concerning Anna (or Anne) Wermelskirch (nee Lowis). Anne’s translated will from July 1874 is our Document of the […]