George Traine, from Stirling to Canada and the Great War, 1899 – 1920
Records held at the Archives give a very detailed picture of the life of George Traine and added detail has been given to us from her own research by one […]
Whinwell Children’s Home
Bound for Australia – Robert Dickson, John McPhee and John Mitchell, May 1913
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 […]
The Askew brothers – Whinwell Home, 1903
Whinwell was a Children’s Home run by Miss Annie Croall (1854-1927) and opened in the 1890s. The records of the home are held here at Stirling Council Archives. The collection […]
Christmas Countdown: Christmas Cards from the Front, 1915
In the records of the Whinwell Children’s Home, held at the Archives, there is an album of cards that the founder of the home, Miss Croall, compiled. In it are […]