Large, leather-bound Brown’s Bible (1868) belonging to the Nisbet family of Heanish. Handwritten on the inside, on a Family Register page, are the names and dates of birth of the Nisbet children: Flora, Catherine, Joan, Allister and Robert.
Two black and white studio portrait photographs of an unidentified young boy and a baby, probably relatives of Robert Nisbet, Heanish. The photographs were found in his house when it changed ownership in 2019.
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Livestock herd record book belonging to Robert Nisbet, Heanish, 1953-54. A copy of Innes’s Attested Herd Record with entries listing the source, parents, breed, age, sex and mark of cattle belonging to Robert Nisbet.
Tiree Memories calendar 2018, produced by Alec Walker, Edinburgh. Photographs include the ‘Mary Stewart’ in Scarinish Harbour ca 1940, Cornaig Mill ca 1935, sheep shearing in Scarinish ca 1935, Balemartine from Cnoc Mor, Christina MacDonald (Curstaidh) at her spinning wheel, the Fever Hospital at Heanish ca 1945, MacDonald’s Store in Scarinish ca 1945, Scarinish from the air ca 1955, Ruaig hay stooks ca 1955, Mona MacDonald outside her shop in Scarinish, the Lodge Hotel ca 1955, Gott pier and ferry ca 1935, Duncan MacLean and his sisters outside The Shepherd’s Cottage in West Hynish ca 1900.
Emailed information about the possible location of the wreck of the Taeping tea clipper on Ladd Reef in the China Sea. The ship sank when it ran aground on its way to New York from China in 1871. The Taeping was previously commanded by Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, who won the Great China Tea Race of 1866.
Framed oil painting of the tea-clipper ‘Taeping’, which was commanded by Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, to victory in the Great China Tea Race of 1886. The painting was probably made in China.
Framed oil painting of the tea-clipper ‘Demerara’ captained by Colin MacKinnon, Heanish, brother of Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish. Probably painted in China in the 1880s, as the discoloured varnish includes ‘hidden’ Chinese characters.
Framed original newsprint poster commemorating the life of Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, 1887, from the estate of Robert Nisbet, Heanish.
Audio cassette tape of Iain Johnston (1942-2002), Heanish, singing in October 1976.
Red ‘Orfeo’ accordion belonging to Robert Nisbet, Heanish. Includes travel case.
