Dates: 1900s

2004.206.5

Paperback book `The Soay of our Forefathers` by Laurance Reed.

Account of the island of Soay between the Starthaird peninsula and the Cuillins of Skye from the 13th century, when it came into the posession of chiefs of the clan MacLeod, to the evacuation of 1953 when the remaining inhabitants were re-housed in Mull.

2004.176.2.1

Composition `For My Family` by Anne Tomlin (nee Lorimer), about memories of Tiree, ca 1895

Extract from a privately published volume by Anne Tomlin (1874-1970) about a visit to the Lodge around 1895 where she witnessed the funeral of Donald MacKinnon of Lodge Farm, the father of Rev. Hector MacKinnon who attended the funeral; she also writes about ferry travel and the `Dunara Castle`. Includes a covering letter from her grand-nephew Patrick Lorimer, Millport House, Hynish, giving information about Anne Tomlin.