British Legion membership card, 1929, belonging to Archie MacLean, Scarinish.
Original membership card of the British Legion (Scotland) – Tiree branch, and subscription receipts (1930-1946), signed by Branch Secretaries Robert MacLeod (1930-1936) and Hector MacPhail (1937-1946).
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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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Poem `Eilean mo Chridh`
Handwritten poem in Gaelic entitled `Eilean mo Chridh / Island of my Heart’, possibly written by Nan Hunter in the 1960s. Original and photocopy. Donated by Nan MacLean, Kenovay.
Memoirs of nurse Bessie Barr who attended sailors of the wrecked HMS Sturdy during WWII
Photocopied pages from a notebook of memoirs of Glasgow nurse Bessie Barr recollecting her nursing days and Tiree colleague Katie MacArthur, and their efforts to help the crew of the stricken destroyer HMS Sturdy that ran aground at Sandaig during a storm in 1940.
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Men`s leather gaiters
Two pairs of men`s brown leather gaiters worn by crofters over their shins and calves. One long pair and one for just around the ankles. Worn by John Fletcher`s (Balemartine) father and found in the house that used to stand at Pairc na Coille, Balephuil. Manufactured by F.C. Chamberlain & Co., Wellingborough, in around 1910-1920, probably for WWI army uniform.
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.
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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Correspondence and photographs about HMS Tiree, 2012
Correspondence from Edward Fordrey of Wimbledon who served on HMS Tiree disposing of shipwrecks just after WWII. Includes descriptions of the dangerous work he carried out and reprints of six photographs. The ships bell and ensigns are on display at Tiree High School. Four photographs digitised and accessioned separately R120-R123.
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Genealogical records for Tom Barr, Balephetrish (1844-1918)
Print-outs of genealogical and census records for Thomas Barr, tenant of Balephetrish Farm 1864-1912, and his family.
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Extract from death register and information about Captain John Lamont, Ruaig (1804-1866)
Copy of the death register for Master Shipbuilder Captain John Lamont (Iain na Hongs), Ruaig, from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, and information about his family and activities in Hong Kong in the mid 1800s in an email from Kathleen Kennedy to John Holliday in Sept. 2011.
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