Paper on ‘The Policy of Boarding Out Children in Scotland` from the mid 1800s to 1960s by Ruth Currie and Alastair Ramage at Glasgow Caledonian University, ca 1995.
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2011.18.3
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Dates: 1600s
2011.8.1
Email from Randolph Waugh, Canada, (2011) about his Tiree MacFadyen ancestors
Printed email dated 1/1/2011 from Randolph (Randaidh) Waugh, Canada, requesting information about his great-grandmother`s MacFadyen family who lived on Tiree for many generations, and Coll before that. With names and dates of birth & death of the MacFadyens in Scotland and Canada from 1660 to 1935.
2010.70.1
A historical account of Tiree and its churches
Typed account of some key events in Tiree’s history and its churches. Unknown author. May have been the notes for a public talk. Typed ca. 1960. Found by the Rev. Neil MacKinnon, Cumbernauld, during a clear out of his house in 2010.
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2009.84.2
Book “The History of the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland 1493-1625”
Softback book charting the turbulent and compelling past of Scotland`s west Highlands and Islands in the late medieval era, focussing on the failure of the MacDonald`s attempts to restore their dominance in the west, and the struggle to fill the resultant vacuum of power. The main text is a facsimile of the 1881 edition, with references to Tiree in the index.
2009.44.3
Book “Three Centuries of Scottish Post”
Book about the postal service in Scotland from 1603 to 1836. By ARB Haldane. Tiree included on pages 187-190.
2009.35.4
Letter and maps regarding past and future sea levels around Tiree from Pete Blackhall to John Holliday, 2008
Letter and two maps estimating sea levels around Tiree in 850 AD and 2100. From Pete Blackhall of Bilston and Tiree to John Holliday, Tiree.
2008.74.1
Hardback book `From Clan to Regiment – Six Hundred Years in the Hebrides 1400-2000` by Nicholas MacLean-Bristol.
A History of the MacLeans of Coll.
2008.3.1
Programme of events for A` Bhuain in May 2006.
Programmes of events at A` Bhuain 22-26 May 2006.
2006.56.9
Extract from book `The History of the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland 1493-1625` by Donald Gregory.
Extracts relating to Tiree: pp 14-17, 24-27, 110-111, 120-123, 132-133, 190-191, 234-235, 390-391.
2005.49.1
Mini-disk recording of a talk Rev. Bob Higham held in the Rural Centre on 31/3/2005.
Talk by the Rev. Robert Higham held in the Rural Centre on 30th March 2005 about Tiree’s Christian heritage from St. Columba to the present day.