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Displaying 41 - 50 of 236 itemsWood Pigot personal list: Wood Personal, Dumfries & Maxwelltown, 1819
… whose memorial is recorded in Lochrutton Churchyard.: he died on 4th May 1836 in the 54th year of his age - his wife was Janet Fraser, she died 7th January 1837 aged 65 years [Lochrutton Memorials, … , Wm. Glasgow Street (Glasgow Street) Maxwelltown Goldie , Thos., Esqr Irish Street (Irish Street) Dumfries …
… The topic and the importance of the occasion drew a huge audience. The earliest event mentioned was the fact that the … Scottish scene (although there were also plenty of amateur companies performing locally in towns and villages). There … The vogue for Black and White Minstrels attracted big audiences. Thomas Carlyle was fond of such entertainment. …
Meeting: Archaeology of Beer and Brewing
… breakdown of the cellulose vitamins are produced. It is a dietary staple in places like the Northern Cameroons. … to make beer: Dr Patrick McGovern's archaeochemical studies found the earliest chemical pattern for beer on a shard … associated with Usher's brewery horses. Archaeobotanical studies into the Scottish Neolithic period have been conducted …
Biography: Robert Service
… Robb and Glover-Anderson he was appointed a member of the committee created 'to make the necessary arrangements for … 20th January 1911 he was appointed an honorary member. He died on 8th May 1911. Obituaries for Service, no doubt among … to record that he was a member, and in close touch with bodies such as the British Ornithological Union, the British …
… of the Scottish Castles Association, addressed a huge audience at the first February meeting of Dumfriesshire and … restoration project of their own in the region. The company was captivated from the very outset by her engaging … listed a number of buildings which might have a promising future. For example, Machermore near Newton Stewart, fairly …
… Baillie from Guard Archaeology Limited addressed a large audience on the subject of Dunragit, the Prehistoric Heart of … Warren presented a series of excellent slides to accompany a very informative talk, thus making it difficult, … all involved in the scheme. Previous archaeological site studies had been conducted by Manchester University using Royal …
… 35 projects in this area, of which the Can You Dig It? community archaeology project is one. The work involved has … of a final report which will be a vital resource for future interpretation. Partnership projects were also … people to add images or text to the HES’s ‘Canmore’ website. ‘Video log’ tours were produced covering the area’s …
Biography: A.E. Truckell, MBE, MA, FMA, FSA, FSA Scot
… there was a darker side: he had been allowed to develop a competency as a natural left-handed writer — but was … Leaving school he was employed for a short time with Dinwiddie’s printworks before joining the Town Clerk’s office as a … in his hand into his own pocket — for example, many of the coins in the teaching collections were funded by this route …
… on 19 May 1884, but a few weeks after they left, Johnson died from a fever and dysentery. Thomson decided, though he … square miles, territories which were subsequently to become Zimbabwe and Zambia. He made one final trip to Southern … in very poor health and, having returned to Scotland, he died on 2 August 1895 and was buried in Morton Cemetery. In …
… Fenton, a noted linguist, in the 1950s had the skills to compare how people lived and went about their daily lives in … countries. He was associated with thirteen volumes of studies from the School of Ethnology (to be found in the Ewart … of which is about to appear. A series of regional studies in Scotland, following his example, are planned. The …