Monthly Archives: April 2011

Taking tea with Miss Maxton

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Jenny

Finding out how we came to have our collections can be as interesting as the collections themselves.  This week I spoke to Malcolm Wright, East Renfrewshire’s Events and Projects Manager, and previous member of staff at Barrhead Library, about how … Continue reading →

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Conservation, or how to deal with manky and weird stuff

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Jenny

The Heritage Service has some close links with a variety of other departments, not least with the Council’s Records Manager and Archivist, Craig Geddes.  Craig maintains the collection of council records and archives, as well as a number of private archives, … Continue reading →

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Now with added pictures

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Jenny

I finally got around to uploading a variety of photos that relate to our HLF work.  Some are of recent events and a few are of objects from the collections.  You can browse them in the East Renfrewshire Council photostream … Continue reading →

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