Chalking up a Century! - Strathblane Heritage Society

Website Quiz Winners

The winners of our Website Prize Quiz were announced at or AGM on Monday 19th March. Congratulations are due to all those who completed the quiz. We hope you enjoyed exploring the website to find the answers. Three people tied for first place, each with a magnificent...

The Edmonstones of Duntreath

February’s talk by Eddie Edmonstone, son of Sir Archibald, was about his long family history and the Duntreath Estate. He explained that the Edmonstones were thought to be Flemish immigrants, arriving in Scotland in the 11C, three years before William the Conqueror...

Website Prize Quiz

The quiz was launched at our meeting on Monday 19th February. There are 20 questions in the quiz. Find all the answers somewhere on our website: www.strathblaneheritage.org Return your sheets with your answers to Strathblane Library by 5pm on Friday 1 March. A list of...

First Edition of Guthrie Smith’s Book Donated to Strathblane Heritage

We are delighted to announce that a rare first edition copy of The History of the Parish of Strathblane by John Guthrie Smith has been donated to Strathblane Heritage. Though published in 1886, it remains the go-to source for local historians. The initial print run...

Dumbrock Works

Members of the Muir family in their garden at 27 Glasgow Road, showing the chimney and part of the Dumbrock works in the background. The illustrated essay Dumbrock Mills and Bleachfields has been extended to include the Dumbrock Works. Dumbrock Mills and Bleachfields

Summer Knickers – A New Addition to the Website

Memoir Summer Knickers – a Scottish Wartime Childhood by Sarah Paton Wiseman A chance conversation at a party in January 2024 was behind the latest great addition to the Reminiscences section of Strathblane Heritage. That’s how co-chair Anne Balfour heard about an...

Village Joiner Andrew Scott’s family – did you know them?

Thanks to the people who responded, we've been able to send Fiona more information about her ancestor. We have received this enquiry on the website. My great uncle was Andrew Scott, a joiner with a workshop in Strathblane. He was born 1881 and married Anne Death in...

New Talk Added for our February Meeting

Fig 19. The keep at Duntreath dates from the 15th century Due to a change of programme our meeting on 19th February will be "The History of Duntreath Castle and Estate" More information here :Events

Water of Life – 160 Years of Water to Glasgow

Katy Lamb and Roger Doubal - 20 November 2023 The Victorian engineering marvel that is the Loch Katrine water supply system for Glasgow was unfolded at our last meeting on November 20. Katy Lamb and Roger Doubal made the trip over from Kinlochard Local History Group...

Fundraising Success

The draw for the framed £100 note took place at the Village Club on Monday 20th November at the end of a packed-out meeting. David and Mary Frood, who donated the £100 note helped to draw the winning number tiles. The winer of the framed £100 note held the number 76....

Explore the Website at the Library

Strathblane Heritage and the Thomas Graham Library jointly invite you to a free session to explore this Strathblane Heritage website The Thomas Graham Library Saturday 4th November 10am - 12noon Come along to the library at 10am for a short presentation on how...

Prize Draw for £100 note

To enter our prize draw come along to one of our meetings, or contact us through this website, and buy one or more of 100 numbered squares for £5 a square. The star prize is the £100 note and there will be another £100 worth of other prizes. Jim Neill has been having...

Auld Wives Lifts – feature in Stirling Observer

The Stirling Observer 07-07-2023 https://www.pressreader.com/uk/stirling-observer/20230707 IN DAYS OF OLD - Vintage Film from 1958 Made to commemorate the 50th Jubilee of the Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club, the film shows a reconstruction of women climbers from 1908...

Visit of Derwyn and Andrew Crozier-Smith to Strathblane

May 19-22 2023 Back in the summer of 2022 we received an email, out of the blue, from Derwyn in the Canadian town of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, asking for help in arranging a research visit to Strathblane to study the history and heritage of his great-great-uncle – the...

New website

Derek Townsend from Webreturn has worked with Strathblane Heritage Society to build this new website. The website is designed to be updatable without extensive technical skills, and works on mobile devices such as phones and tablets, as well as laptops and desktops....