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- On Saturday forenoon we had a meeting of the teachers of Story Parish to consider the S. Bd’s [School Board’s] offer of £400 towards a bonus. Resolved to decline bonus & to ask again for Craik Scale. It was also agreed that in the event of refusal Headquarters be asked to offer the resignations of the Nicolson Institute staff! … Stornoway 10th Mar. 1919
- Lord Leverhulme comes tonight … The town is being swept up today and the mud carted away … Stornoway 6th Mar. 1919
- … we discussed educational and Lewisian problems … The Story. Bd. had offered £400 of a bonus. The teachers’ committee had recommended its apportionment as salary … But Mr. Maciver, Tong, was not satisfied with the amt. … and made a most convincing exhibition at the meeting of how far we are from being a profession yet … Stornoway 2nd Mar. 1919
- Mr. Rennie was in on Saturday afternoon for a bit … Did I tell you that his second daughter went to Canada with the emigrants … Stornoway 15th May 1923
- Telegram recd to-day that the “Metagama” had arrived at noon on Wednesday at St. Johns, New Brunswick. She had been diverted from her course as there was too much ice in the St. Lawrence … Stornoway 3rd May 1923
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Ties over the Atlantic event
On Monday 16th May at 7.30pm in the Council Chambers, Sandwick Road, Stornoway, Tasglann nan Eilean Siar will be hosting an event focussing on the ties Lewis holds with the city of Detroit. The evening will be chaired by Councillor … Continue reading
Lewis Society of Detroit
Recently, I have been looking into the records of the Lewis Society of Detroit. Founded in approimately 1918/1919, the Society was formed to enable those with Isle of Lewis connections, living in the city, to meet and organise social evenings … Continue reading
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