Bridge of Allan Garden Diaries, 1862 – 1921
The recent good weather has seen everyone get out into their gardens and enjoy the sunshine so the ‘Document of the Month’ for June is two garden diaries that we […]
First Stirlingshire Scouts Photographs 1920s and 1930s
This week’s post for the Year of Young People 2018 focusses on the Scouting movement in Stirling. The Council Archives holds the records of the 1st Stirlingshire Scout troop dating […]
Robert Blair, Buchlyvie, from Schoolboy to Stationer, 1915 – 1925
This week’s post for the Year of Young People 2018 highlights the granting of apprecticeships to young people who were being cared for by the Scottish Poor Law system. This […]
School Celebrations – Coronations 1902 – 1953
In this week of the Royal Wedding, our blog post for the Year of Young People this week is looking at how other Royal events were celebrated in local schools. […]
St Ninians School football team, c. 1929
This photograph shows St Ninians Public School football team c. 1929. It is part of the Willie Jenkins collection (PD160) held here at Stirling Archives and is our next feature […]
A Royal Wedding – Doune Burgh Public Notices, 1893-1902
With the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taking place on 19th May, our document of the month focuses on another royal wedding that happened over 100 years ago. […]
Minnie and John Ferguson from Balquhidder, taken into ‘care’, 1889 – 1893
This week’s post for the ‘Year of Young People’ concerns two children who were taken away from their mother by the Parish authorities in 1889. The first surviving register of […]
Mr Railston’s Boarding School, London, 1819-1820
Our next feature for the Year of Young People 2018 focuses on a concerned grandfather sending his grandson to boarding school. Included within the McGregor of McGregor collection (PD60) are […]
Stirling Merchants’ Guild – Register of Guildry Scholars 1810 – 1888
The merchant’s guild of Stirling, known as the Stirling Guildry, was very active in supporting its membership, providing pensions for older members and assistance for the widows and orphans of […]
‘Loaded with ridicule’ – A plea from William Murray not to go to Cambridge University, April 1791
Our next feature for the year of young people focuses on William Murray of Polmaise. As summer of 1791 approached, William Murray was due to begin studying at university. The […]