Arts events in Stirling in the 1980s and 1990s
The Council has been responsible for organising some imaginative arts events over the years. The records of some of these have ended up in the Archives along with some wonderful […]
document of the month
‘A Milch Cow Seeking Lodgings In A Garret’ – 9th August 1855
Our document of the month for May is a light hearted affair. You may recall last year a cow in Stirling made the national news after it escaped from the […]
Civil Defence Services and the threat from the air in WW2
The document of the month for April looks at records from our Perth County Council collection which focus on the air threat posed to communities across the country during World […]
Armistice Day in Stirling, 11th November 1918
The armistice was signed at 5 o’clock on the morning of the 11th November 1918 and it was agreed that hostilities should cease at 11 o’clock the same morning. The […]
Highlights of our Police Collections
For October, our document of the month focuses on in fact many different documents relating to police forces in the area over the years are held at the Archives. These […]
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 […]
Pram Race at Annfield Football Stadium during the Royal Visit for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, 18th May 1977
2018 is Scotland’s Year of Young People and we are going to celebrate this on our blog throughout the year by featuring records that give an insight into the lives […]
Dunblane Rovers F.C minute books, 1921-1934
Our document of the month for December focuses on Dunblane Rovers F.C. Dunblane had two main football teams in the early 20th Century: Dunblane F.C (also known as Dunblane Wanderers […]
Letter, Elizabeth Murray to her brother, Lieutenant Colonel John Murray, 1st – 8th November 1855
This letter is one of the many that members of the Murray family wrote to John when he was serving at Sevastopol in the Crimean War. It is held at […]
‘Beware The Fly!’ Public Health Information Poster, Stirling Burgh, 1927
Our document of the month for September is a poster found in one of the Stirling Burgh Town Clerk’s files. This poster was issued by Stirling Burgh’s Sanitary Inspector in […]