On Friday 29th of August 1862, Jane Garven, who was married to Robert Fisher, gave birth to a baby boy in the mining village of...

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I love to visit Rozelle Estate and gardens in Alloway. Apart from the fact that it is practically on my doorstep and, importantly,...

Convict Records Australia I decided to climb back into my family tree to investigate my paternal grandmothers’ branch. I have found so...

Sundrum Castle is one of the oldest inhabited castles in Scotland. The barony of Sundrum was granted to Sir Duncan Wallace and his wife...

Battle of Loos, 1915 ‘A great deal of nonsense has been written about Loos. The real tragedy of that battle was its nearness to complete...

I am writing a novel set in Crosshouse during WW1 and WW2. While researching WW1 for the book, the Battle of Loos caught my attention. I...

While many of us may think lockdown and mask-wearing is an entirely new phenomenon, as is often the case, history begs to differ. The...

Intriguing, funny and completely absorbing. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2019 Verified Purchase Fascinating history of the...

My Mum passed away in November 2019. She died ‘peacefully’ in a nursing home after a long illness which left her unable to speak, eat or...

It is 1939. You know that war is imminent. You have had your gas mask since last year. You are scared. Life as you have known it is about...

On Tuesday 30th April 1901, The Dick Institute was opened by the wife of James Dick who had been born in Soulis Street, Kilmarnock in...

The 49ers were pioneers who made their way to Sutters Mill, California when gold was discovered there in 1848. The biggest influx began...

In 1839, the British government and Cunard developed a contract to deliver mail to and from America. Reliable, fast ships were necessary...

In March 1909, construction of RMS Titanic began in Queens Island, Belfast. The new ship was a design collaboration between Bruce Ismay’s...

North Berwick, Witches and water therapy! North Berwick had gained popularity as a holiday destination after the Prince of Wales paid a...

IMAGINING A DAY IN THE LIFE OF GREAT-GRANTA AND GRANNY HERON:- No matter what day of the week, hail, rain or shine, if I need to wash...

Archie McIndoe, the man who restored the minds and bodies of WW2 pilots. Archie McIndoe was born on the 4th of May 1900, in Dunedin New...

Extract from King Street to King’s Road. Papa’s cousin, Tammy, was a dairyman on a farm In Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire. I loved to visit the...

I have many happy memories of Craig House. My grandmother worked there as a seamstress in the 1960s and 70s when Craig House was used as...