No. 48, Autumn 2014
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Six Ayrshire Agricultural Medals by Valerie Stewart and G. Michael Hitchon
Seeing the Light: Illuminating Saints at Crossraguel Abbey by James Brown
Alexander Sloan MP, My Great-Grandfather by Esther Clark
More Important than Life and Death by Neil Dickson
Rob's Book Club
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No. 47, Spring 2014
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Kilmarnock War Memorial by Ola Smith
The Sad Case of Hugh Ross, Vintner in Ballantrae by Jane Jamieson
From Dalry to the Faeroes: William Gibson Sloan by Óli Jacobsen
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies Notices
Another Millport/Great Barrier Reef Expedition (1928-1929) Link by Geoff Moore
Rob's Book Club
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No. 46, Autumn 2013
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Largs to Brisbane: Tragic Voyage of the Southern Cross by David Hutchison
Loch Doon Seaplane Base
The Montgreenan Milestones by David Courtney McClure
Notes and Queries
Rob's Book Club
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No. 45, Spring 2013
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Ayrshire Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography by Neil Dickson
Lord Rothschild at Millport (1937-1957), memories and legacies by Geoff Moore
Gladys Bastin (1894-1960): The Ayrshire connections of a noted English female golfer by Graham Lomas
William Peebles, William McGill, and Robert Burns by Ralph Stewart
G. B. & K. by David L Smith
Book Reviews
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No. 44, Autumn 2012
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Captain James Little of Saltcoats: On Saving Lives & a Life Fully Lived
The Mystery of "Peter Whannell alias Buchanan"
Newton upon Ayr: An Effective Democracy
Six Ayrshire Agricultural Medals
The Glasgow Ayrshire Society
Rob's Book Club
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No. 43, Spring 2012
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The Tradition of Collecting Eggs from the Whitelee Gulls' Hags in the 20th Century
A Distinguished Son of Ayrshire: John W. Mackail (1859-1945)
Major Alexander Martin and Lieutenant John Leavach: nineteenth-century military heroism and Clyde marine natural history
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No. 42, Autumn 2011
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A Charter of Keres
We're all doomed: A contemporary dystopic view of the industrial revolution
The Story of "Braidley Eminent"
The Finnie Kettle
Rob's Book Club
Book Reviews |
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No. 41, Spring 2011
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Janet Little and the Burns Connection
Archibald Finnie and Sons, of Kilmarnock, Coalmasters
Ayrshire Cattle Overseas
A Nineteenth Century Ayr Character
Negro Mauled by a Lion
Rob's Book Club |
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No. 40, Autumn 2010
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Jean Kennedy 1934-2010
Notes on a Journey from Irvine to Bath in 1789
Conservation of the VIC 32 Boiler at the Scottish Maritime Museum
The Birmingham Affair of 1883
Alex Frew - Kilmarnock's Springbok Captain
Robert Thom 1774-1847
Rob's Book Club: an occasional series
Ayrshire Archives Burns Monument Centre, Kilmarnock
Over fork over
New Project digs around Kilmarnock's exciting past
Black Willie
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies |
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No. 39, Spring 2010
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John Johnstone: The 'Harry Patch' of Trafalgar
'Lord Nelson': a poem by John Johnston
Ayrshire Archives Branches Out
Black Friday: the east coast fishing disaster of 1881
Lilias Hamilton, 1858-1925
Edinburgh Gazette
Rob's Book Club: an occasional series
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies
Robert Bryden Exhibition |
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No. 38, Autumn 2009
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Ayrshire Placenames: a rich seam still to mine
Old Fingerposts in Ayrshire
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies
Rob's book Club: am occasional series
Etymology of Parish Names in the OSA |
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No. 37, Spring 2009
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Old Rome: Hiding Burns to Hidden Hamlet
William Hamilton of Ladyland: Captain in the Scottish Navy
Gordon Killicoat 1921-2008
The Poor Harvest of 1782 as reported in the OSA
Kilmarnock and District Choral Union
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies
A Burns Supper in Kilbirnie 1906
Rob's Book Club: an occasional series
Collection of Medallions by Robert Bryden
Preserving Scotland's Rich Milestone heritage |
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No. 36, Autumn 2008
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John Houston (1913-1985) - cover illustration, note, and illustration on contents page
The Girvan Clique: Ayrshire golf in 1751
School Inspection Records
Memories of the War Years
General George Smith Patton III (1885-1945)
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies (notices)
Diary of Meetings of Historical Societies
Rob's Book Club: an occasional series |
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No. 35, Spring 2008
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'Two Bottles of Guffs Fly and Scab Oil': Some Nineteenth Century Letters from Demerara to Mauchline
Adam Brown Todd (1822-1915)
John Baird's Garden Plan of 1881
Civic Society Rexcues Antiquarian Library Books
Audio Trail of Largs
Call for Information: Lord Howard de Walden
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies (notices)
Diary of Meetings of Historical Societies March to May 2008 |
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No. 34, Autumn 2007
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The 1832 Cholera Epidemic in Ayr
Dumfries House Saved at the 11th Hour
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies (notices)
Diary of Meetings of Historical Societies September 2007 to May 2008 |
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No. 33, Spring 2007
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A Family of Photographers
James McAdam and the Loss of Waterhead
A Letter from Auchinleck to Canada
For Services Rendered
The Carrick Shore Land
The Story of the Development of an Arran Village
Short Notices (Scottish Collieries; www.futuremuseum.co.uk)
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies (notices)
Diary of Meetings of Historical Societies April to June 2007 |
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No. 32, Autumn 2006
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Baltersan and Killochan: a glance at architectural quirks
Rev. Robert Jaffray (1747-1814), Minister of Gallows Knowe Church, Kilmarnock
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Real Ayr Connection
Fergushill Tileworks - a short-lived industrial concern on the Eglinton Estate
Short Notices: Edmonston CDs, Annals of Alloway, Servants in Ayrshire
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies [notices]
Diary of Meetings of Historical Societies September 2006 to June 2007 |
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No. 31, Spring 2006
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James McAdam: Waterhead to Whitefoord
The Baron of Buchlyvie
Social Mobility in Victorian Scotland
Dalrymple scouts
'Some Entries in a Farmer's Book about the Close of Last Century'
Cyclists' Touring Club 'Danger Boards'
Book Notes
What the Postman Saw
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies [notices]
Diary of Meetings of Historical Societies April to May 2006 |
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No. 30, Autumn 2005
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The passing of the Handloom Weaver: Memories of Bygone Days in Ayrshire
Lord Justice Sir Anthony McCowan (1928-2003)
Index to Ayrshire Notes 1 to 30 |
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No. 29, Spring 2005
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The story of Adam Reid recounted through letters and diaries
This moving account of the short life of the devout Adam Reid is the sole article in this issue. |
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No. 28, Winter 2004
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Ayrshire Stallion Leaders
Deerness Covenanter Memorial
Drowned while hunting with his otter-hounds
Scotland's Churches Scheme
Norris McWhirter
Historic Milestones |
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No. 27, Spring 2004
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Monkton and Prestwick Parish Church: building specification and correspondence concerning the building of this church, which commenced in October 1834.
Quintin McAdam's Dalmellington Bypass and Bryce Macquiston's Map
The Covenanter's Prophet (Alexander Peden)
'There's credit here for ev'ry soul (a poem by John Lapraik concerning a modern problem)
Book Notices |
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No. 26, Winter 2003
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This special edition of Ayrshire Notes is devoted to a long article on the history of this'venerable and estimable' local newspaper, with 16 illustrations. |
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The Bequest of Captain John Smith
J & A Taylor, Engineers, Ayr
The Mercury Safety Air Gas Company Ltd
Reminiscences of Kildonan House, Barrhill
Alexander Waters, mason and builder, Sundrum
William Murdoch - The Man Who Lit the World
National Monuments Record of Scotland - Mapped and Online
Hunky Dory
Book Reviews
David R Boswell, My Very Dearest Sweetheart - Boswell before Boswell - Letters of The Lady Elizabeth Boswell (1704 to 1711, and 1733)
Frank Beattie, Kilmarnock Memories
Martin Bellamy, Millport and the Cumbraes
Andrew Strathern and Pamela J Stewart, Minorities and Memories: Survivals and Extinctions in Scotland and Western Europe
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies - Notices
Diary of Meetings of Societies September 2003 - May 2004
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Old Kilwinning Town and the biography of Robert Morrison
Thomas Duncan, Electrical Engineer - a pioneer inventor
'Our Iron King' - James Baird of Cambusdoon
Book Reviews
Michael Moss, The 'Magnificent Castle' of Culzean and the Kennedy Family
Jean F Stoddart, Barbieston: The Story of an Ayrshire Hamlet
Diary of meetings of Historical Societies April to May 2003
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Finlayson Arms, Coylton
"She weeps o'er the trinkets he gave her"
Sawney Bean: Myth or Myth
The Auld Kirk, Beith
Hugh Miller, 1802-1856, Geologist and Writer: His Links with 19th Century Girvan
Lieutenant Robert Shankland: Ayr's Supreme Hero
Book Review: Ronald Brash, Ayr St Columba: The Church on Midton Road 1902-2002
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Richard Oswald of Auchincruive
"our friend poor Oswald is no more" George Oswald, younger son of Richard Oswald of Auchincruive, died of consumption in Toulouse in March 1763. The writer Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) was with him at the end, and recorded his passing in letters to Richard Oswald and his business partner, John Mill.
Hugh Pollock: The First Mr Enid Blyton - An Update
Sawney Bean, Scotland's Cannibal King
The Kilmarnock Junior Flute Band
Book Review: Jean Aitchison, Servants in Ayrshire. Review by Rob Urquhart.
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The Cumnock Poaching Riot of 1833
Robert Stirling's Air Engine
Stinchar Bridge, Colmonell
Hugh Pollock: The First Mr Enid Blyton
Book Notes:
Hugh Douglas, Jacobite Spy Wars: Moles, Rogues and Treachery
Rob Close, The Street Names of Ayr. Review by David B. Smith.
Hugh Douglas and Michael J. Stead, The Flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies: notices.
Diary of Meetings of Historical Societies September 2001 to May 2002.
Have you Scanned yet? About the SCAN website, www.scan.org.uk
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A Tour of Irvine old Parish Kirkyard
An Eighteenth Century Tearaway
The Mysterious Death of Sir Alexander Boswell
A Kilmarnock 'Soiled Dove'
Scotland's Churches Scheme
Book Notes (Rev. Robert Stirling DD, Whispers of Horse Island, Beith Supplement and Advertiser, Burns Country, Clyde Coast Picture Palaces)
Ras al Kaimah
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Kilkerran Pyroligneous Acid Works 1845 to 1945
The King of Fanning Island (additional information following earlier article in Ayrshire Notes No. 18)
Annbank in 1863
Eglinton Tournament
War Memorials
The Dalmellington Volunteers
Sea-Bathing at Ardrossan
Limekiln at Kersepark
Auchinleck House
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Auchinleck House
A Millennium Story: The King of Fanning Island
Mill Street, Ayr
Old Fingerposts in Ayrshire
A Traveller's View of the Ayrshire Coast in 1758
Kilmarnock Gas Works
Short Notices
Kilmarnock: Aspects of Local History 2
Galston Parish Church; An Historical Synopsis
Kirkmichael Churchyard - Monumental Inscriptions
Straiton Churchyard - Monumental Inscriptions
Diary of Meetings March - May 2000
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W G Walker & Co. (Ayr): A Company History to 1945
A Newmilns poisoning case
Growth and Grace
The riot at Deans Mill: A disturbance in Maybole, 1831
An 18th-Century Inventory of Kilhenzie Castle
Sweet Bargany House
Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies
Swap Shop
Conference 2000
Barbara Graham
Diary of Meetings of Historical Societies in Ayrshire 1999-2000
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Marion Paul Aird revisited
McClymont and Dunlop: Water-powered sawmills on the Girvan
Sail gives way to steam
Alexander Smith: A forgotten poet
Alexander Jack and Sons, Maybole
Rival gasworks in Newmilns
Jim Moffat (1918-1998)
Book Review: Robert Burns The Tinder Heart, by Hugh Douglas
Notes and Queries
An Admiralty Court in Ayr
Ayr street names
Kilmarnock Gas Works
Early stone drain in a Monkton garden
Diary of Meetings March - April 1999
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Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies
Ayrshire Archives
Suffragettes 'carry the torch' in Ayr and Prestwick
James Boswell's Address to the King
Two extant bridges of John and James Rutherford
A customs raid on Arran distillers
Ayr Horse Market
Belfast excursionists visit Ayr
Publications of Largs and District Historical Society
Out of the blue: McAdam's house in Penrith
Book Reviews
Historic Ayr: A Guide for Visitors
The Encyclopædia of Scottish Executions 1750 to 1963
The Hearth Tax for Ayrshire 1691
Ayrshire Archives: Accessions 1997-7
Diary of Meetings 1998-9
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How the carpenters of Saltcoats and West Kilbride gave the press-gang the slip
Marion Paul Aird, authoress, 1815-1888
Rebels on Ailsa Craig, 1746
John Barr, Ardrossan, 1798-1884: The Late Provost Barr
Seaweed processing in the West of Scotland
Pigot's Directory and Captain Armstrong's Map of Ayrshire
Minute Books of the Ayrshire Commissioners of Supply
Two Mock Doors in Portico: The sequestration in 1821 of James McCall & Co,. contractors for the County Buildings, Ayr
The Hearth Tax of Ayrshire, 1691: a new publication
Ayrshire Sound Archive
Proposed Stirlingshire Federation
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Three letters of the Rev. John Barclay
The AANHS: Reflections on its past and future
John Strawhorn (obituary)
Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean
A father of the Ayrshire iron industry
Tobacco pipe manufacture in 1858
The National Burials Indexing Project
New books about Ayrshire:
Margaret H. B. Sanderson, Ayrshire and the Reformation: People and Change, 1490-1600, (Tuckwell Press 1997).
Kenneth Simpson ed., Love and Liberty: Robert Burns A Bicentenary Conference (Tuckwell Press 1997)
Ayr Auld Kirk: Monumental Inscriptions (Troon and District FHS 1997).
Rhona Wilson, Old Catrine and Sorn (Stenlake Publishing 1997)
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The disputed location of Muirkirk Toll
A different kind of sportsman
To attendance and bleeding
Nether Catrine house
New books about Ayrshire
John E. Dolan and Miles K. Oglethorpe, Explosives in the Service of Man (RCAHMS, 1996).
Reflections of Beith and District: "On the Wings of Time" (Beith High Church Youth Group, 1996).
Guthrie Hutton, Mining - Ayrshire's Lost Industry (Stenlake Publishing, 1996).
Muirkirk, Ayrshire: An Industrial Landscape (RCAHMS).
Alexander McRobbie, A Priviliged Boyhood (Stenlake Publishing, 1996)
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Child of the sun [concerning the slave Scipio Kennedy at Culzean]
Principal Officers of Ayrshire Commissioners of Supply
Gas works in Ayrshire
Finding out about Ayrshire. 10: "The Collections"
A walk to Ayr, 1792
New books about Ayrshire
John Smith of Dalry Part 2 [see AANHS Ayrshire Monographs]
Old Girvan: A Pictorial History (9 videotapes).
The Parish Church of Stewarton 1696-1966
Scottish Archives Vol. 1 (Scottish Records Association, 1995)
Irene Hughson, The Auchenharvie Colliery: An Early History (Stenlake Publishing, 1995)
David Pettigrew, Old Muirkirk and Glenbuck (Stenlake Publishing, 1996)
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