Browse Items (259 total)
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Newspaper article – SSEB News October 1973, Walking Through Galloway History
By Mr Mike Ansell, Stations Engineer at Glenlee -
Stroanfreggan School Register
Personal details from 1922 onwards have been hidden for privacy reasons. Details available on request.Tags schools -
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1891 Agricultural Return
Carsphairn Parish
Occupiers who return their Schedules without a reminder from Officers - 35
Occupiers who return their Schedules after a reminder from Officers - 1
Number of Sheep of all kinds, One Year Old and above - 33013
Number of Lambs under One Year Old - 2319 -
Receipt for payment for droving tar to Dalmelingtoun, 13th October 1761
Ayr October 13th 1761
Received from Donald Chalmer in Dale of twintyNine shillings and twopence Sterling Mony for droving fortine Barals of tar to Dalmelingtoun twintyEaght for tacking of it to Dalmelingtoun and one shilling and twopence for Custom.
Seined By me thomas mortonTags sheep -
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Knockgray 16th May 1745, An Account of the Receivings of the Stock of Marbrack and Furmiston
From 1998 exhibitionTags sheep -
Extracts from Pocket Game Register
Belonging to Captain A W M Clark Kennedy, Knockgray -
The Raiders, S R Crockett
The Raiders, S R Crockett, inscribed Frank Hunter Blair
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Newspaper article - Hill ponies were indispensible for the 'herds.
Article by Dave McFadzean includes details of Backhill of Bush.Tags agriculture -
Papers relating to Ebenezer Shaw of Drumrash, Parton and Bardenoch, Carsphairn.
Copies of handwritten documents of various dates beginning 1770. -
The New Peep of Day, Ed. J E Hodder Williams - cover and inscription only
Glenkens Society
Presented to Mary Templeton as the II nd Prize for Junior Scripture in Stroanfeggan Public School Parish of Dalry, July 1920
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Poems, Local, Lyric and Miscellaneous by James S McCulloch, 1885.
Inscription: Gifted to Carsphairn Heritage Centre by Mrs Jean (Wilson) Stoddart, Dalbeattie and Mrs Betty (Wilson) Watson, Corsock, natives of Barbieston – but not in James McCulloch’s era ! (see page 159), October 2002Tags poetry -
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Specification for proposed garden wall at Knockgray from McCulloch & Sons, 1872
Garden Wall at Knockgray at 10/- per rood, all materials supplied, to be completed in a thoroughly tradesman-like manner. Hugh McCulloch & Sons 1872 -
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Certificate of Long Service awarded to John Seaton (1816-1916) of Cornharrow
Awarded by the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland in March 1914.Tags shepherd -
Letter from John Waugh, gamekeeper on Knockgray, The Ligget
Sir,
I beg to inform you that I have taken estimates for the Dyke at the Ligget James Guffie 7 shillings per rood, William McCulloch 7 shillings per rood, Thomas McCulloch and Andrew McCormick 6 shillings and ninepence per rood the most of the stones will be bad to get. I have put in the ball plants at the Ligget the high winds is very severe on them there has been a very severe frost and snow here and very stormy weather since the thaw. Mr Paterson of Muirdrochwood desired me to say the days corsing was to be as soon as the weather would answer if we would have the liberty of crosing your land as formerley
Your humble servant,
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Glenkens Gazette December/January 2017-18, page 3
Arts and Crafts at Carsphairn Heritage Centre including Duncan McNaught exhibition.Tags Heritage Centre -
Newspaper article - Duncan wins Photographer of the Year Award, Glenkens Gazette December/January 2017-18, front page
Duncan McNaught exhibition at Carsphairn Heritage Centre.Tags Heritage Centre -
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Chapbook - “History of Widow Gray and Her Family”
Inscribed to Robert McMillan, July 1845 -
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Scenes from the Life of St Paul and their religious lessons, The Very Rev J S Hoswon - cover and inscription only
Glenkens Society
Presented to John McKay as the best in the Senior Scripture History Class in the Parish of Carsphairn at the Competition 1873 -
Bible “James Wilson, The Shiel of Castlemaddie, 1st April 1862”
Plus bookmark. Cover and inscriptions only. -
The Home School by Norman MacLeod - cover and inscription only
Glenkens Society
Presented to Duncan McKay Best in Junior Writing, Carsphairn, 1857 -
Robin Hood - cover and inscription only
Glenkens Society
Presented to Lizzie Stewart for writing 11th July 1917
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The Romance of Missionary Heroism - cover and inscription only
Glenkens Society
Presented to Lizzie Stewart for Scripture Knowledge Carsphairn School, 14th July 1915. -
Life of Robert Moffat by Rev W Walters - cover and inscription only
Glenkens Society
Presented to Maggie DIckson Stroanfreggan 6 August 1907 -
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - cover and inscription only
Glenkens Society
Presented to Thomas Dickson for Arithmetic, Stroanfeggan 25 July 1906 -
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Selections from Robert Jamieson’s diary
Selections from Robert Jamieson’s diary when he returned to Scotland arriving in London in 1856. In 1855 he married Joanna Black of Stranraer and they returned to Australia in 1856. -
Selections from Robert Jamieson’s diary
Selections from Robert Jamieson’s diary when he returned to Scotland arriving in London in 1856. In 1855 he married Joanna Black of Stranraer and they returned to Australia in 1856.
"Friday, 23rd March 1855
Went up to Woodhead lead mines to see them smelting, got some of the lead gave them 1/-."Tags Woodhead lead mine -
Selections from Robert Jamieson’s diary
Selections from Robert Jamieson’s diary when he visited Scotland in 1873 and 1874 with his wife Joanna, son Robert and daughter Mary. Robert (the son) attended school in Edinburgh whilst the rest of the family toured Europe. -
Selections from Robert Jamieson’s diary
Selections from Robert Jamieson’s diary when he visited Scotland in 1873 and 1874 with his wife Joanna, son Robert and daughter Mary. Robert (the son) attended school in Edinburgh whilst the rest of the family toured Europe. -
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Newspaper clipping - A Tribute to Mr Samuel McCulloch
A tribute to Mr Samuel McCulloch (above), a teacher at Elmwood School, Hackbridge, who died last week can this week from staff at the school.
A spokesman for the school said on Tuesday: " He was an absolutely wonderful man and a great teacher. He could teach almost any subject and was a great favourite with all the children."
Mr McCullocu, who lived in Goldalming Avenue, Wallington, collapsed in a bus on his way to the school.
He was dead on arrival at St. Helier Hospital.
Although in his 80's, Mr McCulloch was still teaching on a part-time basis. -
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Newspaper clipping - 50 years since the closure of Ironmacannie School
50 YEARS AGO
• “It is a great pity to see these country schools being closed down when they are providing social amenities for the district” remarked Mr James Russell at the Stewartry Education meeting on Tuesday when a recommendation by the Glenkens Area Committee that steps by taken to dispose of Ironmacannie School and schoolhouse was considered.
• An acute controversial subject came before the annual meeting of the Castle Douglas branch of the British Legion, when the principle of allowing women to make use of the club as a social organisation of their own, without membership evoked a lively discussion.
• Today’s third round Scottish Cup tie between Queen of the South and Hearts could not have had a better advertisement than the league encounter at Palmerston Park on Saturday when a draw of one goal each just about summed up the relative merits of both elevens.Tags schools -
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Farm Diary
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Chapbook - “William the Sailor”
Inscribed to Agnes May Campbell, 1844 ... Jane McMillanTags childhood -
Chapbook - “Last Battle of Raiatea”
Presented by James Campbell to Robert McMillan, Carsphairn School August 1848 -
Chapbook - “The Boy of Spirit”
Inscribed:
John Campbell McMillan, Book 1862 -
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Newspaper Clipping – Correspondence about Carsphairn weather – 1915
A Carsphairn correspondent writes to point out that we did his parish some unintentional injustice in a note in this column last week, when we described Carsphairn as the rainiest district in the Stewartry. Our correspondent states that the rainfall record which is kept at the Shiel, and from which we took our information, hardly gives a just record for the whole parish, as it appears that hay-making is often going on in the valley of the Deugh while rain is falling at the Shiel, which is situated very high among the hills. We are pleased to hear this, but all the same the Shiel can afford to give away a good deal from its record, and we would not advise anyone to go to Carsphairn on holiday without a waterproof.Tags weather -
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Newspaper Clipping – Carsphairn, ?/1/36
Carphairn
Whist and Dance – A basket whist in aid of the Carpet Bowling Club was held in the Lagwyne Hall on New Year’s night when 20 tables were occupied. The Rev. W R Sievewright, president of the club, extended a welcome to all and at the close of play the prizes were handed over by Mrs Sievewright to the following – Ladies – 1, Mrs McCutheon; 2, Mrs Grierson; 3, Miss Helen Lawrence. Gentlemen – 1, Allan Hunter; 2, R McNaught; 3, J Brown; consolation, Jas. Stewart. A well attended dance followed, Mr T McKay acting as m.c.
Infirmary Effort – As a result of the Harvest Thanksgiving service conducted by the Rev. W R Sievewright in the Carsphairn Church and at Stroanfreggan School the Session Clerk has forwarded to Provost Courtenay, New Galloway the sum of £6 5/- in aid of the extension fund of the Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary. -
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Newspaper Clipping – Motorcyclist Injured – 1/6/35
Motor Cyclist Injured – A Carsphairn motor cyclist, Rowland Robertson, joiner, residing at Bardennoch, Carsphairn sustained injuries to the back of his head and suffered from concussion when he was thrown from his bicycle on Tuesday evening. It appears that at about 6.45pm Robertson who is employed by Mr A M Carmichael, contractor at Carsfad Dam, was proceeding along the road leading between Carsphairn and Dalry, when his machine struck a pot hole in the road causing it to wobble and Robertson was thrown off on to the grass verge at the side of the road, where he was found some time later by workmen passing along the same road. He was attended by Dr Carmichael, Dalry and afterwards removed to his home at Bardenoch. -
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Letter from Jamie Campbell to his parents on his docking at Newcastle, 1816
Envelope postmarked Newcastle 277, 28 SE ??16, Mr William Campbell, Carsphairn, Ayr -
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