Jacqueline Heron Wray
The boy from Crosshouse.
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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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Elizabeth The Great.
Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death on the 8th of September 2022. The scenes...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- May 27
- 3 min
Writer's Block, Painting and Crafting Oh My!
Two years ago, I received a kind invitation from Crosshouse Women’s guild. They asked me along to talk about my book, King Street, to...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Mar 3
- 5 min
The importance of being Hygge
The Cambridge dictionary says that hygge (pronounced hyoo.guh) is " A Danish word for a quality of cosiness (feeling warm, comfortable,...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Mar 1
- 5 min
This is not just a doll's house...
When I was a child, my favourite pastime was playing with my dolls house. It was made from white metal and had a lovely red roof. The...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
They did not have a choice
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Apr 3, 2021
- 5 min
Janet Gallacher. Sentenced to 7 years in New South Wales. Crime, theft of clothes.
Convict Records Australia I decided to climb back into my family tree to investigate my paternal grandmother’s branch. I have found so...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Mar 24, 2021
- 4 min
Sundrum and Barclaugh, Ayrshire.
Sundrum Castle is one of the oldest inhabited castles in Scotland. The barony of Sundrum was granted to Sir Duncan Wallace and his wife...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Mar 17, 2021
- 8 min
Battle of Loos 1915
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...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Mar 16, 2021
- 13 min
Loos 1915
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. A...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Jul 24, 2020
- 7 min
Love Living Lock down !?
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...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
King Street To King's Road Reviews
Intriguing, funny and completely absorbing. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2019 Verified Purchase Fascinating history of the...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
Let me introduce you to big Al!
My Mum passed away in November 2019. She died ‘peacefully’ in a nursing home after a lingering illness that left her unable to speak, eat...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Jun 6, 2019
- 3 min
'Advice to Animal Owners'
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...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Apr 27, 2019
- 1 min
Dick Institute
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...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Apr 13, 2019
- 4 min
The 49ers
The 49ers were pioneers who made their way to Sutters Mill, California, when gold was discovered there in 1848. The biggest influx began...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Apr 4, 2019
- 8 min
The Grey Ghost Ship, RMS Queen Mary.
In 1839, the British government and Cunard developed a contract to deliver mail to and from America. Reliable, fast ships were necessary...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Apr 1, 2019
- 4 min
Titanic!
In March 1909, construction of RMS Titanic began in Queens Island, Belfast. The new ship was a design collaboration between Bruce Ismay’s...
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Jacqueline Heron Wray
- Mar 29, 2019
- 5 min
North Berwick, Witches and Water therapy!
North Berwick, Witches, and water therapy! North Berwick had gained popularity as a holiday destination after the Prince of Wales paid a...
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