Handmade lavender bag
Cream silk, hand-sewn pouch containing dried lavender and tied with a handmade lace ribbon. Made by Catherine (Kate) MacKinnon of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol (sister of Rev Hector MacKinnon) at one of Lady Victoria`s sewing classes held at the farm in the 1910s.
Hand-embroidered linen bag, ca 1910
White linen bag hand-sewen and embroidered at one of Lady Victoria`s sewing classes held at Lodge Farm around the 1910s. Made by Catherine (Kate) MacKinnon (sister of Rev Hector MacKinnon) of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol.
Letter dated 3/5/1939 from Rev. M. Taylor, retired Baptist minister of Tiree.
Letter dated 3rd May 1939 from Rev. M. Taylor, retired Baptist minister of Tiree, to Katie MacKinnon of Lodge Farm whom he addresses as `dear sister`.
Black and white photograph of Duncan and Kate MacKinnon of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol with a teacher at Scarinish School.
Duncan and Kate MacKinnon of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol with a teacher at Scarinish School, probably taken in the 1930s. The Rev. Hector MacKinnon of Shettleston was Duncan and Kate`s brother.
Black and white photograph of Elsie MacKinnon, Lodge Farm.
Elsie MacKinnon as a young girl. She was adopted by Catherine MacKinnon of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol (see photos M6 and T88) in the 1920s where she remained fostering children and working the croft.
Black and white photograph of Catherine MacKinnon, Lodge Farm.
Catherine MacKinnon (1876-1950) of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol.
