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. A...

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 lingering illness that left her unable to speak, eat...

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...

Coffins being prepared for Titanic victims In March 1909, construction of RMS Titanic began in Queens Island, Belfast. The new ship was...

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

No matter what day of the week, hail, rain, or shine, if I need to wash some clothes, it is a simple matter of going to the laundry...

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...

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

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...

An excerpt from "King Street To King's Road" ‘Although I remember Seafield as an imposing and intimidating building for sick children, I...

The photographs above were taken by Jacqueline Heron Wray 2021. Belleisle, Alloway, Ayr. Where Belleisle stands was once known as...

Famous people from Ayrshire! Part one Robert Bruce I, the Bruce, King of Scotland Robert was born in Turnberry Castle, Girvan in 1274. He...

As I watch the battle unfold before me, I am petrified and find myself momentarily frozen in time and place. I fleetingly recollect the...