Photocopied medical survey of Tiree and Coll dated 1850.
Survey of medical provision in the parish of Tiree and Coll dated December 1850.
Photocopied medical survey of Tiree and Coll dated 1850.
Survey of medical provision in the parish of Tiree and Coll dated December 1850.
Photocopied newspaper cutting about the seaweed industry.
Article about Edward Curtis Stanford (1837-1899) who managed the seaweed factory at Middleton for the North British Seaweed Co.
Newspaper cutting `The Quern-Dust Calendar` by Raghnall MacilleDhuibh.
Legend about John Brown who hid a ploughshare, died without revealing its whereabouts and thereafter his ghost haunted Dun Crosg in Glen Lochy.
Photocopied booklet `MacAidh Thiridhe` by elder Norman MacDonald
Book about United Free Church minister Donald MacKay who served Tiree for 29 years between 1882 and 1911. The church is now Kirkapol Guest House and the manse Taigh a` Ruadh.
Biographical account of John Black, Balephuil.
Biographical account of the birth and paternity of John Black, Balephuil, researched by his descendant Robert Black in Canada.
Business card for Samuel & George Pascoe.
Business card for Samuel & George Pascoe of South Shields who owned steam water boats, fire engines and slavage appliances.
Paperback book `Old Skye tales` by William MacKenzie.
William Mackenzie (1851-1935) records local legends, folklore and superstition, the changes he saw in agriculture, education, the Church and emigration and recounts the history of Skye`s leading families and also the lives and experiences of crofters for whose rights he actively campaigned in the 1880s.
Newspaper cutting `The Quern-Dust Calendar` by Raghnall MacIlleDhuibh.
The use of fairies as cover for some social issues that people are not willing to face, illustrated with examples from John Gregorson Campbell`s book `Superstitions of the Highland and Islands of Scotland`.
Newspaper cutting `The Quern-Dust Calendar` by Raghnall MacIlleDhuibh.
The use of fairies as an excuse for violence against people, illustrated with examples from John Gregorson Campbell`s book `Superstitions of the Highland and Islands of Scotland`.
Transcript of documents found in the Ontario Archives in 1958.
A number of accounts of families who settled in Ontario in the 19th century.