Hardback book, “The Making of MacBrayne – A Scottish Transport Monopoly Spanning Three Centuries” by Andrew Clark
Donated by John D Watson
2024.21.1
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2024.8.1
2024.6.2
Photograph of Chrissie Murray 1924-2023, from Point, Lewis who came to work at Tiree NAAFI
2023.14.4
A notebook of competition results, two photo albums and a scrap book relating to the Tiree SWI handicraft competitions, dinners and excursions during 2010-2021.
2023.17.1
Collection of items washed up on Tiree’s beaches for a mini exhibition titled ‘The Sea’s Harvest‘, held in An Iodhlann in 2022, including lids and labels from seafood companies in Norway and Ireland, fishbox packaging tape, plastic ice tea bottle from China, plastic fishing buoy from Spain, plastic Listerine bottle from Spain, plastic sea-sickness tablets container from Russia, wave-smoothed remnant of a Mortise-and-Tenon carpentry joint, plastic drinks cans holder.
2023.14.3
Six folders and notebooks of Minutes, newsletters, bank statements and accounts pertaining to the Tiree Scottish Women’s Institute. These date from c2010 to 2021, when the organisation ceased to operate in Tiree.
2023.14.2
Silver-plated quaich inscribed with words ‘Tiree SWRI’. There are no individual name inscriptions.
Jennie Niven, the donor, was the final organiser for the last 15 year’s of the SWI’s organisational history in Tiree.
2023.14.1
Pewter quaich inscribed with the names of former Tiree Scottish Women’s Institute members, from 2000 to 2005. the names inscribed are: Mrs W. MacFadyen (2000), Mrs A. MacDonald (2001), Mrs A. MacKinnon (2002), Mrs A MacIntyre (2003), Mrs A. MacKinnon (2004), Mrs M. MacIntyre (2005).
Jennie Niven, the donor, was the final organiser for the last 15 year’s of the SWI’s organisational history in Tiree.
2023.6.4
Information about The Jags Foundation and Thistle Pins which relates to the issue of a commerative badge depicting footballer Johnny MacKenzie (1925-2017), Caoles. Can be viewed alongside a colour photograph and an article written at the same time. Also, envelope with an address label which contains a small copy of the colour photograph of Johnny MacKenzie.
2023.6.3
Article in Gaelic and English about footballer ‘The Firhill Flyer’ Johnny MacKenzie (1925-2017), Caoles. Written by the Jags Foundation on the ocassion of the issue of a 2021 commerative pin badge depicting Johnny Mackenzie.
Click here to view: 2023.6.3