Local history

Now available online:

• Maughan: Rosneath Past and Present, 1893
• Maughan: Annals of Garelochside, 1897

Both works held by University of California Libraries were digitised for Microsoft by the Internet Archive.

28th November 2007

Some of what you will find in the local history section ...

• bibliography of material related to local area of particular interest to genealogy and local history researchers
• view historic accounts of the local area from the Statistical Accounts for Scotland for 1791-99 and 1845
• Alistair McIntyre presents an interesting distillation of local history in his Historical Overview
• The historic postcards collection Wish you were here provides an interesting angle on local history
• George Bain's reminiscences provide an idiosyncratic retrospective view written in 1906.
• Moving nearer to our own time, war and defence activities have played a significant role in local life. Under this topic you will find Dennis Royal's authoritative overview of the remarkable history of Rosneath Naval Base.
• For reference, there is the glossary of local place names
• You can take a mouse tour of historic locations via the Interactive Map.

Have you written or researched some aspect of local history? Or do you have a story to tell about the area in times gone by? Please contact us if you'd like to publish a piece in the history section.