Christmas Lights Switch-on, Stirling District Council, 1988
The Document of the Month for December takes a look back to the festive celebrations of thirty-seven years ago. Stirling District Council held a celebration for the big lights switch […]
Stirling Council Archives
The papers of the Erskine Family of Cardross – Sir Arthur Erskine and the Coronation of King George VI 12th May 1937
Staff at the Council Archives were delighted to receive a wonderful deposit of records of the Erskine family of Cardross in the August of this year. Amongst those papers are […]
The Records of Stirling Rowing Club 1928 – 2006
For our Document of the Month this month we are focusing on the wonderful collection of records deposited recently with the Archives by Stirling Rowing Club. Founded in 1893, although […]
Militia and Volunteers Records
May’s Document of the Month looks at the records of local Volunteer Militias held at the Council Archives. The raising of a militia force in Scotland was outlawed by statute […]
Stirling 900 – The Dean of Guild Court and Building Regulations
For our final post to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Royal Burgh of Stirling, we are taking a look at the background to one of our most used, and […]
Stirling 900 – The Stirling Guildry and Incorporated Trades
The Stirling merchants’ guild, known as the Stirling Guildry, has very ancient origins. It is known to have been in existence in the early twelfth century, although it did not […]
Stirling 900 – Burgesses and Freemen
For this month’s ‘Document of the Month’ feature we are examining more about just what made a Royal Burgh special. The inhabitants were known as ‘Burgesses’ and there were rules […]
Robert Bruce Charter, 31st March 1327 – the earliest document held at the Council Archives
For July’s Document of the Month, and as part of our ongoing commemoration of the 900th anniversary of the Burgh of Stirling, a volunteer at the Council Archives on a […]
Stirling 900 – Walking the Marches – the Registers of the Perambulation Court
The Burgh Council, comprised of the Provost, Bailies and Councillors, has been responsible for the maintenance of the boundaries of the Burgh since its creation in the twelfth century. This […]
Stirling 900 – Ethel Moorhead, The Wallace Sword and the Chief Constable of Stirlingshire
For this month’s ‘Document of the Month’ feature, and in time for International Women’s Day in March, we are featuring a determined women, her protest and the subsequent impact that […]