Photograph of Grace Baxter’s wedding party leaving Cornaig Church in the 1940s.
Courtesy of Mrs Mairi Campbell
The wedding party of Grace Baxter on their way back to Corrairigh, after the marriage ceremony which was held at Cornaig Church. The party are being led by local piper Malcolm MacLean (Calum Salum). This picture was taken around 1943.
Black and white photograph of Grace Baxter`s wedding at Cornaig.
Grace Baxter`s wedding party on the way back from Cornaig church to Corrairigh, Cornaigbeg, with Malcolm MacLean (Calum Salum) piping, taken around 1943. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 Drawer 1)
Black and white photograph of Flora MacLachlan, head teacher of Cornaigmore Higher Grade School.
Flora MacLachlan, head teacher of Cornaigmore Higher Grade School, photographed in the 1940s out on a picnic. She married Archie MacDonald of Melness, Cornaigbeg.
Black and white photograph of Charlie MacLean in 1929.
Charlie MacLean (Curly) of Cornaigbeg photographed on 21/7/1929 at the wheel of a Morris Cowley in Caoles. (Original 2005.9.8 in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 3)
Audio cassette recording of Hugh Archie MacCallum interviewed by Maggie Campbell on 28/9/2002.
Hugh Archie MacCallum talks to Maggie Campbell in September 2002 about the Cornaigbeg crofts, the crofters’ names and patronymics; old and new methods of farming, seaweed and its uses, cattle shows; shebeens, shops, cobblers, the grocer’s horse-drawn van; the old schoolhouse at Cornaig and the United Free Church at Whitehouse; the evil eye; the shipwreck of the Malve during World War I. Eòghann Èairdsidh ’Ic Chaluim a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul anns an t-Sultain 2002 mu croitean Chòrnaig Bhige, ainmean agus sloinneadhan nan croitearan, dòighean sean agus ùr air croitearachd, feamainn, fèill cruidh, shebeens, bùthan, greasaichean, carbad bùtha air a tharraing le each, an t-seann sgoil Chòrnaig agus an Eaglais Shaor aig an Taigh Gheal, an droch shùil, am Malve a chaidh air na sgeirean aig àm a’ Cheud Chogadh.