Always nice to keep receiving old Blantyre photos. Like this lovely photo of an early Elm Street in Blantyre. Two wee lassies with their bikes in the post WW2 years. This is likely taken in 1948. On the left, in white is Eleanor Rodgers. Does anybody know who her friend is or able to tell […]
There is an unproven rumour that “during the 1960’s, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, former American First Lady and wife of US President Franklin D Roosevelt visited Scotland and stayed as a guest at Crossbasket Castle.” Seeking to find if this was true, I searched for the record. She certainly had visited Scotland before. Once in 1905 […]