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Displaying 91 - 100 of 236 items… Shackleton is buried at the cemetery in Grytviken, having died during a later expedition in 1922. Leaving South … is the fifth largest continent, the highest, coldest, windiest and perhaps unexpectedly, the driest of the …
… manse where he discovered a stone in the garden wall, commemorating Hutton's construction of the manse of 1708, … Birnie provided the means to educate Hutton, who studied 'physic' in Edinburgh, going on to acquire his MD in … library for the Presbytery of Dumfries. A bachelor, Hutton died in December 1712 and was buried in Somerset House …
… important area is now managed by the Castle Loch Lochmaben Community Trust. The speaker, Rhonda Graham, is responsible … and Rhonda has to spend a lot of time applying to funding bodies for grants. They have fortunately obtained grants from … lively talk, and provoked a number of questions from the audience. Clearly, the Loch is in good hands. … Rhonda …
Biography: Dr R.C. Reid
… My own memories date from 1948 and are concerned with medieval and Christian antiquities. At Whithorn, which first … so extensive a planned programme designed to illustrate comprehensively one whole field of regional study. I must be … however, kept informed of its progress and of plans for its future development. It is good to remember that he played a …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series II, Volume 7
… Church Author: Not declared 139 Field Meeting. Dalawoodie [Garden party] Author: Not declared 139 Field Meeting. … Council, The 144 Catalogue of Books (Presented by R.Dinwiddie, New York) Author: Council, The 145 Rules of the Society …
Biography: William Lennon (1818-1899)
… In the reconstituted Society he held office as a Member of Committee and was also a member of the committee appointed … Clarke — the daughter of James Clarke and Mary Wilson. She died on 21 July 1886, aged 50 years. Lennon's will and … He was one of a family of octogenarians. The oldest brother died some time ago at the age of 85. Mr John Lennon — one of …
Meeting: Fungi Folklore
… which may refer to the sensations of flying and buzzing commonly experienced on consumption of this fungus. … addressed the question of Fairy Rings, and warned his audience not to walk round a fairy ring anti-clockwise or one … people went to in order to avoid impressionable young ladies from seeing this fungi. There is more folklore …
… the Rising Tide Project set up in 2005 and the Royal Commission's aerial surveying, which brought to light the … flint from the East coast was present. Ingrid Mainland studied bone deposits found round Structure 10 in only 1 metre … investigation is costly, donations are welcomed via the website . Last summer the site had 7,500 visitors. In 2013 …
Biography: John Beattie Wilson
… medical officer at a hospital in Loughborough and met his future wife, Margaret, a theatre sister at the hospital. … the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. He was to become a very familiar figure in Lochmaben and engaged readily … Burgh of Lochmaben , first edition,published 1987, Dinwiddie Grieve Ltd, Dumfries. The Medical Men and Other …
… and his tonic/atonic theory of the cause of disease both died with him; Robert Whytt by observation and experiment … wide excision for cancer, a treatment that would later become widely accepted. His results for the management of head … a clear, pleasant voice, was greatly acclaimed by his audience. … Mr Iain Macintyre … Medicine and surgery in the …