Thomas Graham’s Diary – 6th February 1939
In this diary entry, Thomas again refers to Mussolini, this time in the context of his attitude to France. The Fascist Grand Council is not a pejorative term, it is […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 3rd February 1939
As we enter February 1939, we the see the first appearance of another key figure of WW2. Thomas writes that a BBC report suggesting American President Franklin Roosevelt had been […]
Callander and Canadian Quintuplets, 1936-1938
On August 4th 1938, Provost Liles of Callander Burgh handed over five silver brooches to Mr William Baird, Passenger Traffic Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway outside the Dreadnought Hotel. […]
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 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 27th January 1939
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 Graham’s Diary – 26th January 1939
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 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 7th – 13th January 1939
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 […]
Thomas Winter Sheppard Graham’s Diary
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 […]
New additions to our collection – Buchanan and Drymen school records
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 […]
School Christmas Celebrations – changing attitudes, 1891 and 1952
It is not that long ago in Scotland when Christmas was not celebrated in the same way as it is today at all. The Church of Scotland discouraged lavish celebrations […]