We have been contacted by Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, who are cataloguing their collection of Dr Werner Kissling photographs. They are keen to identify the person in the photograph who may be part of the Edgar family [.....]
What's going on here? Thanks again to Liz Anderson for sharing her collection of old, local photos for us al the enjoy! This one simply captioned "Every picture tells a story" Does anyone know the people involved here? [.....]
Some familiar scenes, thanks to Liz Anderson for sharing them with us all! "Shorepark Granny and Irene" "Post card - Glencaple View - Photo M. Mabbott" "Wellington Street Early 1962" Main image shows "Early 1960s Wellington Street" [Glencaple]
With thanks to Liz Anderson for sharing these photos from her collection. "The Cowal August 1958" "Going up the Nith at Glencaple" Main image shows "Roy and Tommy Brown"!
An old photo resurrected on our Facebook Page (sent in by Liz Anderson a long time ago) has prompted the old memory issues into action with some more of the photos she shared with us to share with [.....]
If you have passed by the Caerlaverock War Memorial recently, you may have notice that it looks better - a lot better! This is how it used to look: We undertook several rounds of improvements, starting with the [.....]
Pamela Wright has shared this fantastic old photo of this ship at Glencaple Quay with us! "Been going through some old boxes this week and found this photo in an album belonging to my Great Uncle Robbie ( [.....]
Tom Brown has raided his archives again, and has sent in this school pic to share. Tom says "I'm back row 2nd left next to Mr Dawson, Headmaster. His wife Anne Dawson is at other end." Can you [.....]
With thanks to Nicola Welch, who got in touch with us a wee while ago, via our Facebook Page. Can you help her with a photo of Jeannie? "Hello, I am hoping that someone in your community might [.....]
***UPDATED*** Margaret Ellerby (née Macgeorge) sent us a photo of a family history book written over 100 years ago. "I wondered if there was any information about William McIor, the minister of Caerlaverock in 1615! I live in [.....]
Does anyone know anything that might be useful to John? My name is John Adamson. I live in Sydney, Australia. I have been tracing my progenitors for some time, and have come to your site through a reference [.....]
We've had a wee message from our favourite irrepressible rogue Gerry Donnelly: "I am planning to write a book on the history of Glencaple. I first visited the village 35 years ago and it would be fair to [.....]
Mark Carswell has been in touch with some interesting information which may well be of interest. Mark was researching 14 years ago and "kinda came to a dead end till now when I found your page. Thanks for [.....]
We had a lovely hand posted letter (those were the days), summarised below, from Julie McFarlane who lives near Penrith – can anyone help? 'I am enquiring after an elderly but now deceased resident of Glencaple and it [.....]
Earlier this year, Liz Anderson gave us a large swathe of old photos to share with you. What with the days being shorter now and less to do, why not curl up in front of a cosy computer [.....]
Gerry (of Vintage on The Nith) showed us a fabulously twee postcard from yesteryear, which we promptly scanned to show you here. Might be fun to work out what the date might have been, from the configuration of the [.....]
Jim and Ann McLatchie passed us a copy of Scots Magazine from May 1973 with a super Haaf Netting article, and we're sharing it with you here. (and it wont cost you 12½p to read it!)
We're spending a Sunday afternoon sifting through a lot of photos and information we've been sent recently (and not so recently) that we're only just getting around to sharing! To start it off, here is another pic from [.....]
We've been given a school photo from 1927/28, which may have a lot of familiar names on it - see if you can spot any. One name in particular, is Catherine McDill, which the eagle eyed may have [.....]
Margaret Hamilton lives in North Ayrshire, but has strong ties to the Dumfries area through her mother’s folks. She has been in touch, with this insight into the Edgars of Glenhowan: "Today I came across your website and [.....]
