Again, great photo's Tom. Thanks for posting them. In the first it looks like there was a large railway? building near the turn table at the Mongomerie Street bridge - the bridge they intend demolishing. Top right in the same photo is the old gasworks and next to it the large chimmney would be the ...

I have been reading some back issues of The Scottish Banner,April 1989. Under the heading of This month in Scottish History, Item 29 it says Vapour Baths are being offered at Saltcoats as the town joined the currant craze for hydropathic Hotels 1892. Anybody know what this craze was all about and wh...

We'll be in Scotland later in August for a family wedding and then some touring till late September with another couple from Stevenston who are neighbours of ours here in Australia. Just thought it would be a wee bit rude of me not to suggest a meeting with a few of the local contributers to our fo...

Does Tigger count. I think it should Catherine, cause I met Homer Simpson last week.... Sarah Hi Sarah, you`ll remember this, I met Aker Bilk once, Him and his Jazz Band were playing at the Castlecraigs, and as was the fashion then the band stopped half way through the evening for a break. This was...

I met the Queen and Prince Philip way back in 1968? when they visited Mt Isa in north west queesland. A display unit had been set up in front of the power station, The Queen and philip, had to walk in one end of the display unit, have a look at the mining process, then exit at the other end. This is...

Hi everyone, I have the Scottish census for 1841 through 1901 if anyone needs help. I'll do my best to help. Ann Thank you Ann for all that information you sent me, overnight my Family Tree grew at least six foot taller and branched out conciderably. I don`t know how you do it but you did a brillia...

Who remembers the Dog Track in Stevenston? I can remember it from the late sixties though it was maybe out of use at that time - not sure. Anyone have any details of when it opened/closed, or any photographs? Hi Mitchy still haveing Pint in the Tap shop, say hello from me if you see Jim Brekenbridg...

Hi everyone, I have the Scottish census for 1841 through 1901 if anyone needs help. I'll do my best to help. Ann Hi Ann i have been trying to find my g,g,grandfather. his name was George Fleming he married Janet Brown, his father was James Fleming no mothers name given, George was born about 1818 a...

Hi All I have a copy of the 1881 Scottish Census if anybody would like a look up :D Hi Susie, just been browsing through the web site and your 1881 cencus caught my eye. I wonder if you could find my great grandfather James Fleming he married Catherine Cook, His father was George Fleming married to...

My great,great,great grand-father married Janet brown 1842-1845. The story passed on down through the family is that one of our ancesters was an Artist and designed the coat of Arms for Glasgow. I looked up the Glasgow Coat of arms, and it said designed by J Brown, But thats all i can find on this l...

On this month in 1823 Charles MacKintosh papented the waterproof cloth he was useing to make raincoats. This reminded me of the oil skin factory in Ardrossan, It was situated i think on harbour street, and the smell if the wind was from the west reached up as far as Princess street. Anyone remember ...

Hi Hugh, I remember nights like that, could have been the same night, the Hill was covered with kids on nights like that, I remember a wee hump at the bottom of the run and on good nights you would shoot right over it and land in a heap of arms and legs. we never seemed to feel the cold untill we we...