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Displaying 211 - 220 of 236 items… Torc, suggesting that this was a traditional technology. Comparison of several different torcs showed how different … was also able to produce a very thin (0.1mm) but flexible coin-shaped disc, demonstrating how sheet gold could be …
Meeting: Mary Timney, The Road to the Gallows, the story of Scotland's last public execution of a woman
… floor. John Robson returned to Ann Hannah's house. When Ann died he arrested Mary, who was taken to the police house at … book, 'Mary Timney, The Road To The Gallows', which is recommended reading to anyone wishing to learn more of the details of this case, which has become embedded into local folklore. … Jayne Baldwin … Mary …
… that on 11th June 1754 such clay came into Leith. Lind died in 1754. Argyll lost interest. Stalemate ensued for the …
… painstakingly restored the castle, converting it into a comfortable home, while retaining many of the original … talk John Brennan answered a number of questions from the audience, and it is hoped that DGNHAS will be able to organise …
Biography: Dr John Bruce Irving
… and gardening. His interest in genealogy led to him becoming Chairman and Life Member of Dumfries and Galloway … The writer has very happy memories of a day in the company of Bruce Irving when we attended a follow up meeting … life was nearing its end. Just over a fortnight later he died at the age of 62. He left his wife Edith, two sons, two …
… day, a brother catgut gave me a charming Scots air of your composition.’ If you would like to hear more, the CD 'A' the … of local repertoire can be purchased from the bandcamp website. … Dr Jo Miller and Dr Stuart Eydmann … The hidden …
Meeting: Scotland's Earliest People
… it was an area of known prehistoric activity. Fieldwalking commenced in ploughed fields on Howburn Farm and the finds … that the excavation was stopped so that researchers in the future could come back and excavate. The finds included a huge range of …
… 10,000 massed at Maybole and 7,000 at Durisdeer. Charles II died in 1685. His Catholic brother James was tolerated until … had a son who became the heir to the British throne. The outcome of the so-called 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688–91 was …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series III, Volume 19
… Council, The 351 List of Members [As at 1933-35] who have Died Author: Council, The 353 List of Members [As at …
Meeting: Dumfries Soup Kitchens
… little more than a boiler, a heat source and basic ingredients. While most soup was taken away, some locations, such … end of the Second World War, soup kitchens had largely become obsolete. Mr Mackison concluded by reflecting that …