Cultural Glenkens Oral Histories and Digital Archive Project

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Description

Cultural Glenkens is CatStrand’s place-based, people-led project fostering engagement and understanding of the Glenkens Culture Landscape and Heritage.

This project was made possible with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to The National Lottery Players.

Contributor

National Lottery Heritage Fund

Collection Items

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heritage people

Show Day by Avril Bridgeman

Avril Bridgeman from New Galloway reads her article from the Glenkens Gazette about her excitement as a young girl in the 1950s when the yearly Show Day was held in New Galloway.
heritage people

New Galloway Doctor and Nurse on their rounds

Doc Cowan and Nurse McDougal on horse back on their rounds in the snow New Galloway High Street1947
heritage

The Balmaclellan Blacksmith late 1890's

A black and white photo of the Blacksmith at Balmaclellan
heritage

New Galloway Doctors Services

An account of New Galloway Doctor Lindsay Carmichael charges
heritage

Cost of Tractor 1967

Account from West Cumberland Farming Trading Society for purchase of Tractor by J D Edgar, Dalry
heritage

Cost of Car 1942

Alexanders of Edinburgh Account and photo of car sold to James Edgar of Dalry
heritage

Thomas Crozier Tailor Cost of Suit

Account from Thomas Crozier and image of suits in 1924
heritage

Balmaclellan Road

Black & white photograph of the back road to Balmaclellan
heritage

Balmaclellan towards Kirk Hill

Black and white photo of Balmaclellan looking towards Kirk Hill

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