Stirling’s Agricultural Shows
Agricultural shows were formed throughout Scotland as a way to spread knowledge about new farming equipment and techniques, and Stirling was no different. Initially formed as societies to discuss technological […]
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Robert MacLuckie, Election Agent, 1880 – 1886
On his death in 1909, the Stirling Observer remarked that Robert MacLuckie was one Stirling’s ‘best known men’, ‘one of the most likeable of gentlemen’ and an ‘excellent type of […]
Jailbreak at the Tolbooth and the execution of John Campbell, 1824
On 5th April 1824, Stirling Town Council authorised its office-bearers to ‘examine the accounts relative to the escape of Campbell and other prisoners from the jail’. A reward was offered […]
Stirling 900 – The Trossachs Water Festival, 1974
On 16th January 1973, the Callander and District Tourist Association held a meeting in conjunction with the Scottish Tourist Board, Scottish Sports Council, Central Scotland Tourist Association and Forestry Commission. […]
“His Majesty’s most gracious Declaration”- Setting the Stage for the 1745 Uprising
By 1743, the exiled Prince Charles Edward and his father were working to gain widespread, international support for their claim to the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland. Our Document […]
The Radical Uprising – 6th April 1820
There are two letters dated 6th April in the Murray of Polmaise family papers. The first, is from Captain Peter Speirs to Major William Murray and is interesting because it […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 21st September 1939
Thomas begins this entry by writing that Neville Chamberlain gave a somber speech regarding events in Czechoslovakia and Poland. Hitler had not given any reference to the dead men and […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 5th & 6th September 1939
Continuing from his previous diary entry, Thomas starts to describe how A.R.P and billeting are being implemented at Rednock House. We already know from previous entries that Thomas is unhappy […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 9th & 10th April 1939
‘I simply could NOT read this book. It is like a peculiarly dull sermon’. In his next entry, Thomas spends his Easter weekend reading ‘Mein Kampf’. In 1925, Adolf Hitler […]