Information about SS Malve from www.wrecksite.eu
Printed internet information about the Finnish steamship SS Malve which ran aground in Balephetrish Bay in 1931.
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2012.99.2
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Dates: 1920s
2012.84.1
Plunger butterchurn
Vertical plunger churn or `lanaid` for buttermaking in the late 1860s to 1950s. Cylindrical and made of wood bound with metal hoops, with wooden plunger rod and lid. This design was used all over Tiree until the smaller glass churns of the 1950s took their place.
This butter churn belonged to John Brown of Balephuil before passing to the Findlater family. The plunger was repaired by Norman McIver.
2012.75.1
Printed memorial document to Charles Lamont MacDonald, Sackhill, Ruaig (1896-1941)
Page printed from the internet dedicated to Chief Officer Charles Lamont MacDonald (1896-1941) showing a photo of the Tower Hill War Memorial where he is remembered. He died aged 45 whislt serving in the Merchant Navy on the SS Derrynane during WWII. Included is a printed copy of a photo of the SS Derryane (R145) and an email from his great nephew Charles `Hillcrest` MacDonald MacKinnon.
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2012.74.23
Photograph of Murdoch Sinclair`s wife
Black & white photograph of Murdoch Sinclair`s wife in her wedding dress.
2012.71.1
Newspaper cutting about Lachlan MacDonald, Balemartine, 1927
Scanned copy of a newspaper article about the late Lachlan MacDonald of `Carrick Cottage`, Balemartine, who died on 5th March 1927. Lists his achievements and names members of his family.
2012.62.1
Silver jubilee of King George V commemorative mug, 1935
Small white pottery mug commemorating the silver jubilee of the coronation of King George V 1910-1935, with images of the King and Queen Mary.
2012.29.2
Book “Leabhraichean Sgoile Gaidhlig”
Hardback book of short stories in Gaelic used for reading practice by pupils at Cornaigmore Higher Grade School, which was established in 1936.
2012.26.1
Handwritten poem `The Fringe of the Sea`, 1970, about fishing amongst small islands
Handwritten poem on headed notepaper from the House of Commons, London 15/8/1970. The poem was originally composed by Jamaican poet A.L.Hendricks (1922-1992) and copied by Richard Buchanan, Labour MP for Glasgow, Springburn (1912-2003), who sent it to Will MacPhee, estate gamekeeper, Scarinish.
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2012.16.2
Photograph of Charles MacKinnon and Lachlan MacKinnon, both Vaul, ca. 1925
Black & white photograph of (L-R) Charles MacKinnon of Gunna View, Vaul, and Lachlan MacKinnon (1845-1935) of Dunmore, Vaul, standing with their pitchforks by a haystack around 1925. (original stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 4)
2012.16.3
Photograph of a group of adults in a barn (possibly a wedding party) around 1900
Black & white photograph of a group of 27 adults in formal dress, including a fiddler, in a barn around 1900. Possibly a wedding reception. Back row, from left: 4th Johnnie MacKinnon, 7th-10th Maggie MacKinnon, Charlie MacKinnon, Iain MacKinnon, Roderick MacDonald. Middle row, from left: 1st & 2nd Annie MacIntyre and Maggie MacKinnon, 4th Hugh MacIntyre. Front, from left: 1st fiddler, 3rd Hugh Lamont, 5th John MacKinnon. (original stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 4)
