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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Glasgow University Special Collections
After a rather unexpectedly eventful week, I am now back in the Tasglann office after being frozen fog bound in Glasgow. But every cloud has a silver lining and this delay enabled me to pay a visit to the Special … Continue reading
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Friday Christmas Card; Lord Leverhulme in 1920
Following on from last week’s post, here we have the card that Leverhulme sent out for the Christmas of 1920. On the cover there is a picture of him in May of the same year, about to embark on a … Continue reading
Friday Christmas Gift; Loose Leaves from the Lews
In the spirit of all things Yuletide we have forgone our Friday Photo and instead present the Christmas gift given to Lord Leverhulme from his son in 1918. This booklet contains a series of poems, photographs and sketches created both … Continue reading
Congratulations to Comunn Eachdraidh Nis!
Comunn Eachdraidh Nis is now an accredited museum. Accreditation is awarded to museums by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. In order to gain accreditation, stringent criteria need to be fulfilled with regard to the way applicants care for their collections and … Continue reading
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Friday photo; Bays of Harris
The weather has definitely taken a turn for the worse in the past few weeks, and it’s been all scarves, hats and gloves in the Tasglann office! So to remind ourselves of sunnier times I have dug out this picture … Continue reading
Museum nan Eilean online survey
Don’t miss your opportunity to contribute your views on a new museum and archive service for the Outer Hebrides. The proposals, which are being developed with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, would create a combined museum and archive service … Continue reading
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Chilly school days
With all of the cold weather and the snow we have been having, it can be a struggle getting about day to day but, at times, it is easy to forget how much more difficult our ancestors lives were. Here … Continue reading
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