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Researching family tree
I am writing to you from Australia and am researching my family tree with difficulty.
I know that my great grandfather James Aitken and his wife Emily lived at Burtonhill (or Burton Hill, I'm not sure which) in Helensburgh and I would be very interested to know whether the house still stands or anything about either it or the family.
Last Updated ( Friday, 27 August 2010 12:47 )
Read more...Wartime whale at Cardross?
DOES anyone remember a whale beaching at Cardross around the time of the Clydebank Blitz?
I was reading the archive section of a national newspaper where it was reported that 100 years ago a small whale had beached at Dunoon.
Last Updated ( Friday, 27 August 2010 11:56 )
Read more...Search for victory parade photo
JUNE 8 1946, may be a date that does not ring bells for many readers, but it was the day the end of World War Two was celebrated by military parades in many cities and towns.
One was Glasgow and another was Helensburgh, where I was very proud to be marching in the Royal Navy squad which had come over the water from the Combined Operations base at Roseneath.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 July 2010 18:27 )
Read more...Jardine family details quest
WE are planning a visit to Helensburgh from Dayton, Ohio USA. From what I can find out about my maternal family — many generations — they were from Helensburgh.
They included Robert Jardine and Graham Jardine. Do you know of anyone I could contact who could help me with my research, particularly address or employment information, dating 1770's-1900's?
Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 August 2010 17:50 )
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First winter talk
David Norman will speak about Glen Fruin's Little Secret, the Admiralty Hydro Ballistic Research Establishment, on Wednesday September 29 at 7.30pm at Helensburgh Tennis Club, Suffolk Street.
Winter Talks
- Wednesday September 29 2010 — David Norman: Glen Fruin's Little Secret — A History of AH-BRE.
- Wednesday October 27 — AGM at 7pm; Stewart Noble: The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire.
- Wednesday November 24— Fiona Jackson and Sue Furness: The Excavations at High Morlaggan, Arrochar.
- Wednesday January 26 2011 — David Harvie: Diamonds in the Deli — J.B.Hannay.
- Wednesday February 23 — Tony Dance: Restoration of the Victoria Hall.
- Wednesday March 30 — Dr Martin MacGregor: The Battle of Glen Fruin — A MacGregor Perspective.
All meetings held in the upstairs meeting room at Helensburgh Lawn Tennis Club, Suffolk Street,
at 7.30pm
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