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 […]
Easter cards made by Louisa Stirling for her mother Henrietta, 1885 and 1887.
The papers of the Stirling family of Gargunnock include many letters and cards between family members giving a wonderful record of upper class family relations between the 18th and 20th […]
‘An uncommon hydrocephalus’ – the case of a Stirling child, May – June 1738
The next post in our celebration of Scotland’s ‘Year of Young People’ concerns a medical case in which a tiny baby was operated on as an experiment by a Stirling […]
The Livingstone Children ‘On The Parish’, 1887
On the 20th December 1886, the four Livingstone children living in Balfron were made orphans when their mother died. Jane Livingstone was a single mum who was raising her children […]
School Log Books – What they tell us about children
Head Teachers of all schools were required to keep a record called a log book under the provisions of the 1872 Education (Scotland) Act. This front page from the first […]
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 […]
Gargunnock School evacuees, 1939-1945
In October 2017 we explored our Stirling County Council Government Evacuation Scheme records as part of our ‘document of the month’ feature. Click here to see this post. We mentioned […]
Cambusbarron Youth Hostel – 26 May 1934
On the 26th May 1934 a pioneering new educational scheme was launched in Cambusbarron. The first venture of its kind in Scotland, a new school hostel and camp was established […]
The Askew brothers – Whinwell Home, 1903
Whinwell was a Children’s Home run by Miss Annie Croall (1854-1927) and opened in the 1890s. The records of the home are held here at Stirling Council Archives. The collection […]
McLaren High School magazines, 1904-1985
Contained within the McLaren High School collection are magazines produced by the pupils (ED/CA2/10). The magazines serve as a great local and family history resource as they include a variety […]