Plan of the road from Polmaise House to St Ninians Kirk, 18th Century
Our Document of the Month for May focuses on an estate plan found in the Murray of Polmaise collection held here at Stirling Archives (PD189) The plans shows the road […]
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Mysetery brass band!
Our next picture for the Year of Young People is a bit of a mystery. It comes from the Willie Jenkins collection (PD166) held here at Stirling Archives. The picture […]
Robert White, 15, Van Driver for Cowborough & Mercer, Grocers, Port Street, Stirling, 1917
Although it was usual for boys to begin their working lives at 14 in the early 20th century, 15 would still have been considered young to take on the responsibility […]
Explore Your Archives 2017 – What other school records might I find?
In our final blog post for Explore Your Archives 2017 we are going to highlight a selection of valuable records you might also find within our school collections. One of […]
Explore Your Archives 2017 – School board and management committees
Today’s article for Explore Your Archive 2017 concerns school board and school management committee records. If you are interested in researching the history of local education in a particular area […]
ReCollections, St Ninians Library, Tue 10 Jan
ReCollections Open Day, St Ninians Library, Tue 10 Jan Would you like to help preserve the memories of your community? Do you enjoy local history and talking to people? If […]
Stirling Albion and St Ninian’s Thistle, Football Stadiums, 1909 – 1973
St Ninian’s had its own football team, St Ninian’s Thistle F.C., known in their time as ‘The Jags’ just as Partick are today. They were formed in 1897 and played […]
Christmas Countdown: St Ninians Primary School Christmas Treat, 1919
This entry from the St Ninans Weaver Row Primary School logbook from December 1919 gives details of the first time children at the school received anything special for Christmas. Prior […]
Cholera comes to Stirling – The epidemic of 1831-1832
The cholera epidemic of 1831-1832 hit the country hard. Arriving in North East Britain as part of a European pandemic, the outbreak would spread though Scottish towns and cities. The […]
Emigration – The story of St Ninians Kirk Session and Whinwell Childrens Home
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 […]