Colour photograph of Iain MacDonald and Lachie MacFadyen in May 2003.
Iain MacDonald of Ruaig and Lachie MacFadyen of Caoles in Vaul at the start of their fund-raising row in the dinghy `Isabella` round the island in aid of the Tiree Mart in May 2003.
Colour group photograph at Clachan, Cornaig in May 2003.
The fund-raising row round the island by Iain MacDonald and Lachie MacFadyen in aid of the Tiree Mart in May 2003 stopped due to wind at Clachan, Cornaig. L-R: Jane, Jamie and Iain MacDonald of Ruaig, Kenneth, Niall and Mhairi MacKinnon of Hillcrest, Balephetrish and Lachie MacFadyen of Caoles.
Colour photograph of Joan Mackechnie and Tiree High School dux medallists in 1997.
President of the Tiree Association Joan MacKechnie who gave out the prizes at Tiree High School Awards Ceremony in 1997 with dux medallists (L-R) policeman`s son Craig Lapsley of Scarinish, headteacher`s son Duncan Hunter of Cornaigmore and Baptist minister`s son Ben Williams.
Agenda and financial report for the AGM of the Tiree Association held on 9/6/2004.
Agenda and financial report for the AGM of the Tiree Association held on 9/6/2004 with list of forthcoming events and letter from the president.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 320, 29/5/2004.
Local news and events including the American volunteers re-roofing the Baptist manse, the death by drowning of Anthony Pearce from Caoles, letter from Councillor Ian Gillies, the clean-up of Gott Bay and news from the Tiree Seedcorn Fund, the school, the youth club, the feis and Tiree Community Business.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 318, 1/5/2004.
Local news and events including the visit of the Waverley paddle steamer, the retirement of Morag MacLean from Taigh a` Rudha, letter from Councillor Iain Gillies, update from the Tiree Development Partnership, the Milton Fishermen`s Fund and news from the RSPB, the school and the WRI.
Paperback book `The Great Highland Famine` by T. M. Devine.
A detailed account of the clearances of the 19th century, landlordism, crofting life, emigration and migration.
Audio cassette recording of Margaret Green of Mannal talking to Maggie Campbell in 2000.
Margaret Green of Mannal talks to Maggie Campbell in 2000 about her childhood holidays in Mannal and playing with the other children on the shore, the people who lived in Mannal, the fishing boats and sharing the catch, fishing for sea-bream in June, her blind great-grandfather whose house was set on fire during the Clearances, a story about the curse put on the factor of the time, visiting relatives and friends, and returning to Glasgow laden with parcels of eggs, butter, cheese, potatoes and sometimes a chicken.
Black and white group photograph, possibly taken at a Tiree Association event.
Possibly a Tiree Association event in the 1940s or 50s. L-R: (back row) Piper Hugh Kennedy, Kilmoluaig; Alasdair MacFarlane, artist who painted ‘Taeping’; blacksmith Archie MacEachern, Cornaigbeg; policemen Neil MacLean, the Croft, Balevullin; unknown; boat pilot Donald Archie MacFarlane; Hugh Cameron, ‘Lochiel’, Cornaigmore; (front row, middle) Dr John Cameron, ‘Lochiel’, Cornaigmore.
Newsletter `Friends of the Tiree Chapels`, No 6, 26/3/2004.
The latest about the Tiree Heritage Society, `Nud`s Notebook`, interpretation boards for six sites, waymarks and logos for the pilgrimage route, a possible booklet about the religious history of Tiree and a change in subscriptions to the Society.
