Stirling’s Agricultural Shows
Agricultural shows were formed throughout Scotland as a way to spread knowledge about new farming equipment and techniques, and Stirling was no different. Initially formed as societies to discuss technological […]
Gargunnock
Stephen Maltman and the Fairy Folk – an accusation of witchcraft, March – April 1628
This post, another in our series to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Stories, concerns a man accused of witchcraft in the 1620s. Stephen Maltman was brought in front of the Stirling […]
Postcards sent by Viola Stirling to her father, Gargunnock, 1913
The papers of the Stirling family of Gargunnock are held by the Council Archives and are a fabulously varied and fascinating set of records, full of interest for social and […]
Children’s Separate Registers – John Coltman, Gargunnock, 1862
The entry for John Coltman in the Gargunnock Parish register of the poor covering 1862 looks extremely sparse, with very little personal information about him. The record gives his age, […]
Easter cards made by Louisa Stirling for her mother Henrietta, 1885 and 1887.
The papers of the Stirling family of Gargunnock include many letters and cards between family members giving a wonderful record of upper class family relations between the 18th and 20th […]
Gargunnock School evacuees, 1939-1945
In October 2017 we explored our Stirling County Council Government Evacuation Scheme records as part of our ‘document of the month’ feature. Click here to see this post. We mentioned […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 27th April 1928
This is the last entry in Viola’s diary and brings this feature on our blog to an end. Writing in April 1928, Viola talks about bird behaviour and tells a […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: List of birds seen on the Gargunnock Estate, 1922
At the end of her diary entries for 1922, Viola wrote a list of the birds that the Gargunnock Estate Gamekeeper and his son claimed to have seen on the […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 20th August – 21st September 1922
Viola is catching up with diary entries between August and September 1922. This coincides with the shooting season; there was evidently regular shooting on the Gargunnock Estate at this time. […]
Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 31st July 1922
It is the height of summer and Viola is taking advantage of the light nights, being out walking at 10.00 in the evening at Gartinstarry, quite a long way from […]