Highland Games in the Central Scotland area
With the arrival of the month of June, summer is finally upon us. In Scotland, this means the beginning of Highland Games season. Many communities across the country will be […]
With the arrival of the month of June, summer is finally upon us. In Scotland, this means the beginning of Highland Games season. Many communities across the country will be […]
In the build-up to the coronation, our Document of the Month for May reflects upon the local coronation celebrations of the last 185 years. A selection of photographs, newspaper articles […]
In the aftermath of the 2023 Oscars season excitement, the Document of the Month for April shines a spotlight on the history of the silver screen here in Stirling. Monday […]
In the early hours of Tuesday 23rd August 1949, a fire broke out at the premises of Drummond & Sons Ltd, seed merchants at Murray Place, Stirling. The event was […]
Our Document of the Month for February features a fascinating list found in the estate papers of the Murray family of Polmaise, near Stirling. This list of fruit varieties sent […]
In 1632, George Drummond was born in Blair, Stormount, in Blairgowrie Parish. He was the sixth Laird of Blair and sold Blair in 1682. In 1684, he bought the lands […]
This month’s document of the month focusses on the additional records held for one of Stirling’s privately run children’s homes. Within the records of the Whinwell Children’s Home, Stirling held […]
In 1997, Port of Menteith celebrated the 300th anniversary of the founding of its local school, when Alexander Gairoch was appointed Schoolmaster on 15th November 1697. The appointment was largely […]
This year was the twentieth anniversary of the granting of City Status to Stirling in the year of the late Queen’s Golden Jubilee. The Document of the Month for October […]
We commemorate the death of John Baird and Andrew Hardie on this day in 1820. The two men were executed for treason on the 8th September 1820 for their part […]