Collection of 36 original colour photographs, including the Reading Room and first exhibitions, Whitehouse Cattle Show, houses Taigh a’ Bhochdainn and Lag nan Cruach before renovation, ploughing demonstration, Tiree district nurses, Tiree football team ca. 1999. Most are catalogued separately (see 2018.54.5 – 27).
Large colour brochure for the Tiree Lodge Hotel ca 1990, when it was owned by Ken & Irene Hutchinson and Elaine & Glyn Williams. Includes photographs.
Article titled ‘Bog Standards’ extracted from ‘New Scientist’ 28 June 2003 about the various traditional uses of bog cotton Eriophorum, e.g. a tablecloth.
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Information and photographs regarding the link between a painting by Mary Barnard, her husband Duncan MacGregor Whyte (see 2018.49.1), and the subsequent owners of the painting. Duncan MacGregor Whyte (Mary Barnard’s husband) was friends with Alexander Lang MacArthur, Oban, whose son George was born within days of Tearlach MacGregor Whyte (see 2018.49.2). The painting was passed down the MacArthur line to Iain Alexander Currie MacArthur, Oban, and passed on to An Iodhlann after he died in 2017.
Composition ‘Memories of 518 Squadron, Tiree’ by John Robertson 2018, based on personal accounts of crew members of RAF 518 Squadron Meteorological Observers during WWII. Originally compiled for the Highalnd Aviation Museum in Inverness.
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Softback book ‘Getting the most out of Roots Magic’, by Bruce Buzbee, 2003. Handbook to the genealogy software Roots Magic, by FormalSoft Inc., USA.
Booklet ‘The Scottish Genealogist’ – the quarterly journal of the Scottish Genealogy Society, Vol. LI No.2, June 2004. Includes articles on the Scottish Archive Network and Scottish Documents, Some Descendants of Robert the Bruce, East India Register and Directories 1768-1860, A Family Historian’s Alphabet [dictionary], sales catalogue of genealogical resources.
Softback book ‘Les Ecossais – The Pioneer Scots of Lower Canada, 1763-1855’, by LH Campey, 2006. Account of the migration of Highland and westcoast Scots to Lower Canada in the 18th century. Although Mull, Arran and Lewis are mentioned, Tiree is not. Includes details of ships transporting people from Scotland to Quebec and passenger lists for ships sailing from Fort William and Saltcoats.
Large, scale model of the thatched house at Sandaig that was once a museum. Made by Ron Stirrat and Edward Rose in 2004, and now on display at An Iodhlann. Perspex cover and rotating stand.
