Browse Collections (33 total)
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Aircrash sites
View the items in Aircrash sitesThe hills around Carsphairn have sadly been the site of several air crashes, including Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, Benniner and near Brockloch. We have…
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Church Documents
View the items in Church DocumentsDocuments relating to Carsphairn Church, the United Presbyterian Church and Lamloch Church.
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Carsphairn Pastoral and Horticultural Society Show
The Show has been held since 1876 and is the busiest day in the year of the upland community, It has been held every year except for the war years,…
View the items in Carsphairn Pastoral and Horticultural Society ShowContributors: CHG
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Cornerstones of Carsphairn
Drawing and maps used in the 1996 exhibition.
View the items in Cornerstones of CarsphairnContributors: CHG
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Spitfire AD540 Blue Peter - documents and photos
During the second world war, ordinary people were encouraged to fundraise to provide Spitfires to the war effort. The people of Haymarket raised the…
View the items in Spitfire AD540 Blue Peter - documents and photosContributors: CHG
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Lt. Colonel A. John Clark Kennedy - documents and photos
Our 2012 exhibition is a celebration of the life of a highly respected and much loved Carsphairn inhabitant, Lt. Colonel John Clark Kennedy, MC, of…
View the items in Lt. Colonel A. John Clark Kennedy - documents and photosContributors: CHG
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Exhibition Content
Drawings created for exhibitions by Heritage members.
View the items in Exhibition ContentContributors: CA
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The May Sloan Collection
Photos from talk given to the Group by Mr Archie Thom about the photographic collection of his mother, May Sloan.
His mother had a great love for…View the items in The May Sloan CollectionContributors: ATh
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Galloway Hydroelectric Power Scheme
View the items in Galloway Hydroelectric Power SchemeCarsphairn Parish is home to several key elements of the Galloway Hydroelectric Power Scheme, which runs from Loch Doon in the north down the sea at…
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The Diana Lawrence Collection
Diana Lawrence, or Di to her friends was born in Glasgow in 1911. She lived most of her life in Carsphairn; attended the village school and later,…
View the items in The Diana Lawrence CollectionContributors: LA
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Carsphairn Heritage Group Documents
View the items in Carsphairn Heritage Group DocumentsVarious documents relating to CHG.
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Valuation Rolls and Censuses
View the items in Valuation Rolls and CensusesBelow is table of previous property names often used in the Cenuses.
Known as in 1896
Called in 1996
4 Greenhead Mains The…
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Exhibition Leaflets
View the items in Exhibition LeafletsA collection of the leaflets the Heritage Group produced to promote our yearly exhibitions.
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Miscellaneous Documents
View the items in Miscellaneous DocumentsOur collection of documents ranging from poetry and newspaper clippings to order books and receipts.
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Photographs - Farming
View the items in Photographs - FarmingFarming has been the main industry in the Carsphairn area for centuries.
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Memorials & Inscriptions
View the items in Memorials & InscriptionsMemorials found in and around Carsphairn. Locations include Carsphairn Kirkyard and the War Memorial at the Liggate.
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Photographs - People
View the items in Photographs - PeopleThe people and families who have lived and worked in the area. Persons have been named where their identities are known.
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Postcards
View the items in PostcardsCollection of postcards showing Carsphairn through the ages. Some have been annotated by their original owners to show changes to the area.
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Family Histories
View the items in Family HistoriesThe complied histories, including family trees, of some of our local families.
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Artefacts
View the items in ArtefactsWe hold a large collection of artefacts donated by local people. Themes include: household, wartime, lighting, sport & leisure, tools and school.