Dear blog reader This is the ninth part in a series of Shandon hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I always find such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Shandon-based research. (Glossary: inst/instant means of the presentContinue reading “Hatches Matches and Dispatches part 9”
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Hatches Matches and Dispatches Part 8
Dear blog reader This is the eighth part in a series of Shandon hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I always find such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Shandon-based research. (Glossary: inst/instant means of the presentContinue reading “Hatches Matches and Dispatches Part 8”
Hatches, Matches and Dispatches part 7
Dear blog reader This is the seventh part in a series of Shandon hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I always find such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Shandon-based research. (Glossary: inst/instant means of the presentContinue reading “Hatches, Matches and Dispatches part 7”
Shandon Church Re-opening
HELENSBURGH NEWS – THURSDAY 14TH AUGUST 1884 SHANDON: FREE CHURCH This Church was re-opened on Sunday, after having undergone a complete renovation. The Church has been completely altered, and presents the appearance of quite a new building. The collection amounted to £30 7s 1d. On Monday evening a soiree in connection with the re-opening tookContinue reading “Shandon Church Re-opening”
Lady Nairne and a Children’s Treat
THE HELENSBURGH NEWS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1892. SHANDON LADY NAIRNE AND HER SONGS A lecture was delivered on Thursday evening last by the Rev. Mr Miller, the subject being ‘Lady Nairne and her Songs’. The lecture was made very interesting by vocal illustrations of the songs by a choir under the conductorship of Mr DContinue reading “Lady Nairne and a Children’s Treat”
Shandon Proposals
THE GLASGOW DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1871 SHANDON FREE GARDENERS On Wednesday evening a meeting was held at Shandon – Mr Alexander McCallum presiding – to consider the propriety of forming a Lodge of Free Gardeners for Helensburgh, Row, Shandon, and Garelochhead. Resolutions favourable to this object were agreed to, and it was resolvedContinue reading “Shandon Proposals”
Hatches Matches and Dispatches part 4
Dear blog reader This is the fourth part in a series of Shandon hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I always find such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Shandon-based research. (Glossary: inst/instant means of the presentContinue reading “Hatches Matches and Dispatches part 4”
Ordination At Shandon
GLASGOW MORNING JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1862 ORDINATION AT SHANDON On Thursday last the Free Presbytery of Dumbarton met in the Church, at Shandon, for the purpose of ordaining the Rev A Murray McCallum, who had been the unanimous choice of the people, as pastor of that Church. The Rev Mr Tait, of Dumbarton, moderatorContinue reading “Ordination At Shandon”
Shandon People and History 