Our document of the month for January focuses on a small collection of records which became part of our holdings just before Christmas. These were particularly welcomed as they bolstered […]
A long standing summer tradition of many of the villages in Stirlingshire is to host their own gala day. Gala days were, and still are, popular events for many rural […]
Our first feature for Explore Your Archives 2017 is a focus on school log books. A log book is an administrative record that schools were obliged to keep under the […]
When Neville Chamberlain declared war with Germany on 3rd September 1939, Britain had been preparing for the largest migration of people the county had ever seen. In Scotland it was […]
ReCollections Open Day, Drymen Library, Thur 2 Feb Would you like to help preserve the memories of your community? Do you enjoy local history and talking to people? If you […]
William Denny and Brothers were one of Scotland’s most successful shipbuilding companies. Based in Dumbarton on the River Clyde, they were renowned for their steamships and ferries. The company was […]
