Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 27 July 1921
It is important to remember that when Viola was writing her diary there was a completely different culture when it came to wildlife. Egg collecting, for example, was a common […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 24 July 1921
It’s late July now, but Viola is recalling some other nature sightings from the past couple of months which she forgot to note at the time. She recalls seeing the […]
Community Archives Conference, Stornoway, Jun 2017
Trainee Archivist, Jennifer Marshall, received a travel bursary from the Archives and Records Association (ARA) allowing her to attend the Scottish Council on Archives conference in Stornoway. ‘Community Archives: Opportunities […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 15th and 16th July 1921
Viola records in her diary that St Swithin’s day, the 15th of July, has been fine. She makes this note because of the belief connected with the name day of […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 15 Jul 1921
Black-headed gulls are one of the easiest gulls to identify. As Viola notes, their heads are not really black but are instead a ‘coffee colour’. This distinctive feature only occurs […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 6 Jul 1921
Viola continues her stay in the Highlands. She is exploring the pine woods between Rothiemurchus and Loch More when she spots red deer. Loch More is most likely today’s Lochan […]
Will of Mrs Anna Wermelskirch (nee Lowis), 3 July 1874
Stirling Council Archives holds a small bundle (A0070) of 19th century records concerning Anna (or Anne) Wermelskirch (nee Lowis). Anne’s translated will from July 1874 is our Document of the […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 2 Jul 1921
Viola is at Doune House, but she has not returned to the Stirling area. Doune House, is on the Rothiemurchus Estate in the Cairngorms National Park. It is a mansion […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – June 1921
In the aptly named ‘Deer Forest’, Viola has a close encounter with a stag. We are unsure of what type of deer it is, but we can probably presume it […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary – 06 June 1921
In her next diary entry Viola is still on holiday in the Cairngorms. She has travelled to the moors by Feshiebridge Road. This is located just south of Aviemore. The […]