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 […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Sir Ian Bolton and his family lived at Duchray Castle and then West Plean House and were keen photographers. Their family album is a delightful record of upper class family […]
Schools in Scotland were regularly inspected by H.M. Inspectors of Schools and summaries of the reports received were often written up in the school log book by the Head Teacher. […]
A long standing summer tradition of many of the villages in Stirlingshire is to host their own gala day. Gala days were, and still are, popular events for many rural […]
The register of applications for poor relief in Fintry Parish indicates that William McGregor was first accepted on to the poor roll in 1861. That register gives very little detail […]
Our next feature for #YOYP2018 shows what a lot of children are doing right now on their summer holidays…enjoying the sun! Both of the pictures featured are from Bannockburn and […]
Recording attendance levels and the reasons for non-attendance of pupils was a very important element in the keeping of the school log book. After the Education Act of 1872, it […]