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 […]
Callander
Document of the Month – August 2020
Flooding in the Central Scotland Area, 18th January 1909 August’s Document of the Month features more records held at the Archives relating to our relationship with local waterways. In this […]
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. […]
Rose Maria’s Party, Callander, 1957
These delightful photographs of a birthday party group are held at the Archives as part of the Archibald MacLaren photographic collection. It is not clear whether this photograph is of […]
Before penicillin – records of illness in school log books
Recording attendance levels and the reasons for non-attendance of pupils was a very important element in the keeping of the school log book. After the Education Act of 1872, it […]
James McLaren in Callander, an example of a comprehensive record, 1874 – 1891
The records of Callander Parochial Board give a remarkably complete history of the McLaren family who lived in Callander in the late 19th century. Isabella McLaren was a single mum […]
Explore Your Archives 2017 – What other school records might I find?
In our final blog post for Explore Your Archives 2017 we are going to highlight a selection of valuable records you might also find within our school collections. One of […]
Christmas Countdown: Curling in the Easter Meadows, Callander, c. 1895
They don’t do curling like this anymore! Our next Christmas Countdown record is a glass plate photograph of a game of Curling in the Easter Meadows, Callander, c. 1895, taken […]
A Single Mum in 1873 – the Callander Register of the Poor, 1845 – 1895
This register and others like it held at the Archives give some of the most detailed information that you can find about people living in the past. The Poor Law […]