Roll of Honour 1914-1919
Original booklet “Roll of Honour 1914-1919” in memory of the Tiree men who fought and fell during the Great War.
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Photograph of a spinning wheel possibly made on Tiree
Colour photograph of a wooden spinning wheel, possibly hand-made on Tiree by Hugh MacInnes, probably around 1800.
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Photographs and information about a spinning wheel possibly made on Tiree
Photograph and information about a spinning wheel, hand-made by Hugh MacInnes, possibly Tiree. It was given to a young bride from Lochgilphead and passed down through the “Campbell women” to modern times, and now in the possession of Mrs Campbell, Dollar. Includes a letter regarding the spinning wheel from Rev. Ray Gaston, Dollar, to An Iodhlann, 2011, and a responding letter, and a letter from the owner Mrs Jennifer Campbell, Dollar, and responding letter, 2011. (See also photo P124)
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Information about Tiree Mariners during WWI
Printed emails from John C. MacLean to An Iodhlann about Tiree Mariners active during World War II.
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Book `Birds of Tiree and Coll`
Softback book `Birds of Tiree and Coll` detailing the past and present populations of birds recorded on Tiree and Coll. Includes sections on geography, birds & folklore and other wildlife.
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Family history of Archibald MacKinnon, Vaul (1844-1902)
Documents relating to Archibald MacKinnon (1844-1902) who was born in Vaul in 1844, emigrated to Australia aboard the `City of Grafton` in 1876, and died in Balmain in 1902 after falling at the Jubilee Docks where he was a shipwright. Includes family trees, will and transcripts from 3 newspaper articles about his death. Grandfather of Ailsa MacKinnon, Australia, and great-grandfather of Anthony MacKinnon, Australia, who carried out most of the family history research.
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Reel-to-reel tape recordings from Tiree around the 1960s
Two reel-to-reel audio tape recordings from Tiree. Recorded by Alasdair Sinclair, Brock, around the 1960s. Poor quality but decipherable. Content unknown.
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Print-out of the full text for `Lines Below the Waves`
Unbound print-out of the full text (no photos) for `Lines Below the Waves` – the history of fishing on Tiree, written by Dr John Holliday for the An Iodhlann summer exhibition in 2005.
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Wood cabinet containing a list of the crew of HMS Sturdy in 1940
Hand-made oak cabinet containing lists of the crew of the destroyer HMS Sturdy when is was wrecked on rocks at Sandaig in October 1940, and photographs of the grave stones of five members of the crew that were drowned. Brass plates on the lid are engraved with “HMS Sturdy” and “The Ships Company 1940”. Made by Lt. Cdr. Mike Gibson in 2011 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the disaster in Oct. 2010, and presented by Mrs Cooper and Mike Gibson to the people of Tiree in recognition of their assistance to the crew at the time.
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Book `Scotland’s Splendour`; photographic account of Scotland
Hardback book describing in text and colour photographs the landscape and history of Scotland. Contributions by various authors and photographers including George Blake, WH Murray, JS Grant, Seton Gordon, Tom Weir, John R Allan and Mory McLaren. Tiree on page 101.