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.
Tiree Memories 2014 calendar by Alec Walker
Collection of colour and black & white photographs of old Tiree made into a calendar for 2014. Images include scything at Kilmoluaig, Balemartine PO in the early 1900s, Island House in 1924, drawing of Tug o` War in the late 1800s, Malcolm MacArthur at the reins of his grocers cart, Scarinish harbour 1900, Tiree Pipe Band 1977, Tug o` War 1979, milk delivered in old whisky bottles, coal puffer at Scarinish harbour, thatched house 1921, plane Britee-Norman Trislander 1979, ferry `Columba` in 1970s.
Printed text and a family tree for the Barr family of Balephetrish in the 1800s, including Thomas Barr of Balephetrish Farm.
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Information about the Clark family of Tiree 1650-1976
Full version of `Tiree Heritage` by Donald Angus Clark (DAC) 1993 (see 2001.176.1), including family trees and a handrawn map of Tiree.
Drawing `Bunyan`s Dream` from the book `Turus a` Chriosduidh / Pilgrims Progress` by John Bunyan
Original drawing of `Bunyan`s Dream` from the book `Turus a` Chriosduidh / Pilgrims Progress` (2013.61.1), plus a photocopy of the same.
Book `Turus a` Chriosduidh` / ` Pilgrims progress` in Gaelic by John Bunyan, 1877.
Heavy, calf-skin bound, hardback book belonging to Lachlan MacKinnon, Hillcrest. On the inside cover is an ornately hand-drawn name plate `John McCallum` with the date cut from the top of a newspaper `Saturday, March 3, 1877`. John McCallum may have been the husband of Mrs McCallum (Monica Smith`s grandmother) that Lachlan MacKinnon drove to bible meetings. Includes a photocopy of a torn loose-leaf A3 drawing of `Bunyan`s Dream` that is stored separately in filing cabinet 9 drawer 4 (2013.61.2).
A history of Edward Curtis Standford on Tiree
Print-out of a talk about the history of chemist Edward Stanford and the kelp industry on Tiree in the late 1800s, presented at the 2013 Feis, plus accompanying lists, documents, papers, letters etc relevant to Stanford and seaweed processing industry in Scotland and Tiree.
Booklet “Islands Postal History Series No.9” by James A MacKay
Booklet about the history of postal services to the islands of Mull, Iona, Coll and Tiree during 1786 to 1974. (second copy held in archive 2000.124.1)
Booklet “Hugh MacKinnon 1879-1918” by Alasdair Sinclair/Mary Henderson
Typed and bound booklet about Private Hugh MacKinnon, Ruaig, by his nephew Alasdair Sinclair, Brock, and compiled by Alasdair`s niece Mary Henderson. Contains images of birth certificate, war letters, medals, cap badge and shoulder title for 7th Battalion Cameronians, locket, silver threepeny piece, christmas card, army tag, silver cigarette case, commemorative scroll, letters from the War Graves Commission, the Red Cross and Union Cold Storage Company, obituary.
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Two Communion tokens from the Free Church of Scotland
Two small, oval, lead tokens stamped with “Tiree Free Church” on one side and “Do this in rememberance of me” on the other, belonging to Lachlan and Joanne MacLean, Druimfraoich. Possession of a Communion Token authorised the bearer to take part in Holy Communion. They were widely used in Scotland from the time of the Reformation until the middle of the 19th (20th?) century.
In the weeks before the celebration of Communion the church`s elders (or a Catechist) would visit each member and examine his or her knowledge of the faith and purity of life. Those who met with the elders` approval were given a small lead token, which permitted them to receive Communion. This was to prevent exposing the Lord’s Table ‘to profanation by immoral and unfaithful people`. This example is from the Free Church of Scotland and was manufactured some time after 1843.
