Still immersed in Blantyre during the 1890’s, I found the following extracts from the Hamilton Herald Newspaper. A good little summary of what was going on in mid July 1893. “The finishing touch is now being given to the stalk of the new chimney , which rises to 130 foot at the new colliery, near […]
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Some time ago, I was contacted by Betty McLean of Oakville, Canada who asked ,“I wonder if you know that there is a book called Collier’s Row written by a Blantyre lady called Jan Webster? I have the book Colliers Row but somewhere in a box I will try to look for it and let […]
Stephen Kelly shared this with Blantyre Project. Pictured is his Great Grandfather’s George Gillian’s Co-Operative book. The book dates from 1956-1971, showing all the dividend transactions George made. Along with his 4 digit co number on the front. Has anybody else kept their Co book?
Ancestry Website ‘MyHeritage’ has announced the release of two new AI features which it promises will ‘revolutionise genealogy’ in the same way Chat GPT revolutionised searching the internet. AI Record Finder™ is an interactive, intelligent, free-text chat to help family historians locate relevant historical records about a person of interest in MyHeritage’s database of 20 billion […]
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Exciting update for all Blantyre history enthusiasts! You’re all used to seeing 1 or 2 articles a day. Well, throughout October and November, there’s going to be MANY more articles coming! There’s currently about 200 new posts already scheduled here for those 2 months alone! I’ve been working very hard during evenings and weekends the […]