Emigration from Scotland boomed in the 19th Century with an estimated 2 million Scots leaving the country between 1821 and 1915. For many researching their family history, emigration can prove […]
Within the MacGregor of MacGregor collection are two papers of national significance by pioneering Geologist Sir Roderick Impey Murchison: ‘A Geological Sketch-Map of the North of Scotland, with Letter-Press Explanation’ […]
The design of this housing represents a huge improvement on the accommodation that many Stirling citizens lived in prior to this. Although these buildings appear old fashioned to us now, […]
Stirling has the oldest Protocol Book in Scotland in its Archives, an unparalleled record of late mediaeval life in the central Scotland area. A Protocol Book is the record of […]
The Callander and Oban Railway (C&OR) was the first railway through the west highlands of Scotland. It was built in stages (as much as finances allowed), starting in 1866 and […]
Killearn Hospital was built alongside six other hospitals in Scotland as part of the Emergency Hospital Service (EHS). The EHS was born out of the anticipated need to cope with […]
The graceful Arts and Crafts style building of the Strathblane Village Club is situated on the Glasgow Road in Blanefield. The building of this community hall was funded by Sir […]
In early 1746, Charles Stuart, the ‘Bonnie Prince’ or Young Pretender, was on his way north after his decision to abandon his attempt to take the British throne. Charles was […]
The influence of Stirlingshire as a trading port is often forgotten. The region played a prominent role in developing the growth in trade of coal and tobacco in the 18th […]
A fascinating donation to Stirling Council Archives is our ‘Document of Month’ for July. It concerns a small private school just outside Killearn. This school was called Drumbeg School and […]
