Photograph of Willie and Agnes Adair, ca. 1995
Colour photograph of Willie Adair (1925-2010), Balevullin & Scarinish, and his second wife Agnes around 1995. Willie returned to Tiree from Greenock to spend his last days in the Eventide Home in Scarinish. (Original in filing cabinet 9 drawer 3)
Collection of photographs belonging to Willie Adair, Balevullin & Scarinish
Collection of 14 black & white and colour photographs belonging to Willie Adair (1925-2010), Balevullin & Scarinish. Willie was a foster child from Glasgow who came to live in the red-roof house in Balevullin. He was a great piper. Married first to Ina Lamont, Balemartine, then Agnes in Greenock. Returned to the Eventide Home in Scarinish for his last days. His niece `B` looked after Willie in Greenock and erected his headstone on Tiree. Seven photos of Willie accessioned separately Q113-Q119. Others are of his brother Tom, sister Jeannie and her daughter `B` and son `Little Jimmie` amongst others.
Information about JR Morrison, Headmaster of Cornaigmore School in 1933.
Letter to An Iodhlann containing biographical information about John Rae Morrison (1902-1986), Headmaster of Cornaigmore School in 1933. Dated 17 Oct. 2011 and containing a duplicate copy of a photograph of pupils and staff at Cornaigmore School in 1933 (Q63). [This is a more complete copy of photo Q63 and was used to replace the archive copy].
Information and photographs about the Canadian relatives of the MacKinnons of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol.
Information about the Canadian relatives of the MacKinnons of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol. Includes photocopies of sepia photos of the families of John MacKinnon & Mary MacPhail of Osprey Township, Grey County, Ontario; Donald & Margaret MacKinnon; Archibald MacPhail and Flora MacKinnon of Kincardine Township, Ontario; unknown couple. Colour photograph of the MacKinnon reunion of 23 June 2007 at Port Elgin, Ontario. Colour photo of Robert Hugh MacKinnon and son James Hugh MacKinnon 1982 at Goderich, Ontario, at the anchor of the schooner `Sephie` sailed by Robert`s grandfather Capt. Hugh MacKinnon.
Photographs of the Armstrong family of Manitoba, Canada – relatives of the MacKinnons of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol
Photocopies of 6 colour photographs of the Armstrong family of Manitoba, Canada, ca. 1970-2005. Hugh and Dorathy Armstrong were cousins of the MacKinnons of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol. Include Hugh and Dorathy, Hugh`s brother John Armstrong, sons of Hugh & Dorathy – mounties Foster and Grant, family wedding 5 July 1997, coffin of John Armstrong. Plus handwritten information.
Collection of documents, histories, drawings and photographs relating to the Galbraith/MacDonald family of Balevullin and Kilmoluaig
Copies of a collection of official documents, family tree, history, hand-drawings and photographs relating to the Galbraith family of Balevullin, and the MacDonald family of Kilmoluaig, 1821-2009. James Galbraith (1821-1903) was born in Gigha, and came to Tiree from Rothiemurchus, near Aviemore, with his wife and children in 1874 to take up the position of School Master of the Parochial School at Balevullin. The factor relocated the MacLeod family to Kilmoluaig to make way for him. His third daughter Janet Wotherspoon Galbraith (b. 1872) married Donald MacDonald of Kilmoluaig in 1905. She drowned at Loch Bhasapol aged 64. Items include: a short biography of Sarah Grant Galbraith m.Donald (1886-1917) by Erica McKellar, extracts of census/birth/marriage/death records for Sarah Galbraith (1868-), John MacDonald, Cornaigmore (1869-), Mary Galbraith, Balevullin (1869-), Donald MacDonald, Kilmoluaig (1865-), Janet Galbraith, Balevullin (1874-), Angus MacDonald, Kilmoluaig (1909-), Jessie Wotherspoon MacDonald, Balevullin (1898), Mary MacDonald, Heylipol (1882-), Mary Flora MacDonald, Kilmoluaig (1910-1969), James Galbraith MacDonald, Balevullin (1908-). Report from the Sheriff Court, Oban, and correspondence between Argyll Estate, Sarah Galbraith and her solicitors regarding the legal title to the Galbraith croft at Balevullin, 1903-1913. Rental receipts for the croft at Balevullin 1907-1909, family tree for the descendants of Janet Wotherspoon & James Galbraith, hand-drawings of headstones at Soroby Cemetry and the location of the wreck of the `Vivo` by James Galbraith, transcript of the headstone for Hector, Sarah and Malcolm Smith 1835-1900, telegraph message regarding the death of James Galbraith`s `Uncle Archie` 1907. Family tree and notes for the Wotherspoon family genealogy. Information for 19 photographs.
Academic papers about seaweed
Photocopies of 8 academic papers about seaweed with particular reference to ethnobotany, and a covering letter about the papers from Harry Powel to Nicola Pilkington 5/7/2011. (1) A study of certain British seaweed and their utilisation in the preparation of Agar. Marshall, Newton and Orr 1949; (2) Teachers` Notes – kelp burning. c. 1999; (3) The study of certain Red Seaweeds in relation to their use in Agar production. Newton 1947; (3b) A seaweed survey of Scotland – Fucaceae, 1945-1946. Walker 1947; (4) Distribution of Laminariaceae around Scotland. Walker 1954; (5) extract from Cast weed survey, Part 1. Survey of certain Orkney, Lewis, north Uist, Barra and Tiree beaches, 1945/1946. Scottish Seaweed Research Association 1947; (6) extract from Cast weed survey, Part 2. 1946-7. Walker 1948. (7) Seaweeds and rocky shores of the Outer Hebrides. Norton & Powell 1979.
Printed emails about military sites on Tiree, 2011, 2013 & 2016
Printed emails to An Iodhlann regarding military sites surveyed on Tiree by Martin Briscoe, Fort William, in September 2011, April 2013 and June 2016. Includes information on hitherto unmapped buildings and links to photo-sharing websites on which there are many photographs of ruins of military installations on Tiree in 2011.
Paper on mineral exploration in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, 1997
Photocopied extract about mineral exploration on Tiree, from a larger report on mineral exploration in Scotland.
Book `Island Heroes – the military history of the Hebrides`, 2010
Softback book about the military history of the Hebrides from 1750-1945, including a short section about RAF 518 Squadron based on Tiree during the second World War (see pages 131-132). Based on the proceedings of a three day conference held in Lewis in 2008.
