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- One day last week Papa had six teachers off sick. Flu is bad in Sy. again and there have been several deaths. Poor little Jack Ross is very ill indeed, and he has such a narrow margin of strength… Stornoway Feb. 20th 1919
- On Friday afternoon we went for a walk as far as the Market Hill to see the new sanatorium. It is being put up in the new method – the roof first on a wooden frame, then the wall built up double of thin concrete slabs set on edge… Stornoway 16th Feb. 1919
- Mamma is re-reading “The Little Minister.” Her previous book was Gissing’s “The New Grub Street.” I have been re-reading “Coriolanus” and “Hamlet” and marvelling anew at the greatness of the latter. Have you yet fallen under the fascination of Shakespeare?…Stornoway 13th Feb. 1919
- I heard some time ago that the ex munition girls get 25/- a week for 13 weeks and think of me offering Maggie 30/- a month. I blush for my folly. Perhaps when the 3 m[on]ths are over she may come after all if I let her know. Should I? … Stornoway 9th Feb. 1919
- The jury enquiry into the loss of the “Iolaire”, which has been ordered, opens on Monday. The Crown is sending down a special law agent, and the Sheriff Principal is to preside… Stornoway 6th Feb. 1919
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Tag Archives: James Shaw Grant
Friday photo; Kenneth Mackenzie Mill
The photo above, taken from the James Shaw Grant collection, shows a man working at the Kenneth Mackenzie mill in Stornoway. A fantastic image that shows the depth of work that goes into creating the famous Clo Mor.
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Friday photo; Bridge to Nowhere
The above photo is taken from the James Shaw Grant collection, and shows Tolsta’s famous Bridge to Nowhere, built by Lord Leverhulme in an attempt to create a road link between Tolsta and Ness. The bridge became somewhat of a … Continue reading
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Friday photo; For peat’s sake!
After slogging away at the project for several months, Donna has now completed her catalogue of the James Shaw Grant collection. David is still to check over the final version, but it will soon be available for researchers, and should … Continue reading
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An Archive Tour of Stornoway
On Monday night I presented a paper entitled An Archive Tour of Stornoway to Stornoway Historical Society in the Council Chambers at Sandwick Road to around 50 people. The talk took the form of a wander around the streets of Stornoway, stopping off … Continue reading
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Friday photo; Cum oiribh a’ danns’!
Stornoway Big Band are holding workshops to teach people dances such as the Jive and Charleston, so get your dancing shoes on! Workshops are to be held between January and March in Stornoway and Benbecula, see this week’s Stornoway Gazette for … Continue reading
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A collection within a collection!
It isn’t often we find a collection within a collection here at Tasglann nan Eilean Siar but that is exactly what has happened with James Shaw Grant and the MacAulay (Rhodesia) Fund. The Fund was set up after the death of Ness … Continue reading
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Friday photo; James Shaw Grant
The above postcard of school boys (and two cheeky girls) is from the collection of James Shaw Grant which Donna is currently cataloguing at the moment. The vast collection encompasses everything from the Crofting Commission to his research for his … Continue reading
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