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 […]
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 […]
These three boys were photographed with their wee dog just before they travelled to Liverpool to catch the TSS ‘Belgic’ to Australia and a new life. All three boys were […]
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 […]
Our January 2018 document of the month featured pram races held at Annfield Stadium in 1977. This was part of the Queen’s visit to Stirling as part of the Silver […]
July’s document of the month is a private deposit donated by John McLaren (known as Jack) in July 1989 which contained First World War ration books belonging to himself and […]
This week’s post for the Year of Young People 2018 focusses on the Scouting movement in Stirling. The Council Archives holds the records of the 1st Stirlingshire Scout troop dating […]
The merchant’s guild of Stirling, known as the Stirling Guildry, was very active in supporting its membership, providing pensions for older members and assistance for the widows and orphans of […]
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 […]
The next post in our celebration of Scotland’s ‘Year of Young People’ concerns a medical case in which a tiny baby was operated on as an experiment by a Stirling […]
Head Teachers of all schools were required to keep a record called a log book under the provisions of the 1872 Education (Scotland) Act. This front page from the first […]