Author Archives: Jenny

Exploring Maxton in the media with Woodfarm HS

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jenny

At the end of February, Mr. McDonald’s Higher History class from Woodfarm High School visited the Heritage Centre in two groups to look at our Maxton collection.  The pupils had learned about Red Clydeside as part of their study of … Continue reading →

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Eaglesham Library … and art gallery?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Jenny

Two weeks ago I was delighted to see four paintings by John E. Maguire finally go on permanent display in Eaglesham Library.  This was the culmination of a good five months’ work: sourcing quotes for the restoration and framing; liaising … Continue reading →

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NLS Roadshow photos

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Jenny

Thanks to everyone who visited the National Library of Scotland Roadshow at Eastwood Park on Sunday, we had a great day and I hope you enjoyed the various events on offer.  Thanks also to all the project volunteers who turned … Continue reading →

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NLS Roadshow in East Renfrewshire

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jenny

The Heritage Service is delighted to announce that the National Library of Scotland is bringing its roadshow to East Renfrewshire on Sunday 11 March.  There will be a range of talks, stalls and drop-in workshops, all on the theme of … Continue reading →

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Hands on with the Gibson Collection and Carlibar PS

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jenny

Class 3/4 at Carlibar Primary recently visited Barrhead Library to learn about what it was like to go to school in Barrhead in the 1920s and 1930s.  The pupils got to handle, view and discuss items from the Gibson collection … Continue reading →

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Maxton at the Mitchell

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Jenny

A group of our volunteers recently enjoyed a visit to Archives and Special Collections at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, to view items from the James Maxton collection.  Senior Archivist Dr. Irene O’Brien told us all about the archive and … Continue reading →

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Celebrating our volunteers … with added cake

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Jenny

I made mention in a previous post in October on volunteering that we were working towards the Volunteer Friendly Award, which recognises and celebrates the work that organisations do with volunteers.  It is a straightforward quality standard, which assesses you … Continue reading →

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Some quick catch-ups

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Jenny

The end of the HLF Museum Artefacts project is only a few weeks away, so the next series of entries will attempt to catch up with events from the last couple of months.  As we focus on trying to get … Continue reading →

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Renfrewshire Local History Forum workshops

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Jenny

One of the aims of our project, and indeed of the Heritage Lottery Fund generally,  is to provide volunteers with new or improved skills.  So far, most of the training has been one-to-one, in order to enable folks to carry out a … Continue reading →

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A Maxton jigsaw puzzle

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Jenny

There are several things that I had begun to think might not happen before our project ends in March (like writing another blog post…), but I am glad to see one of them get off the ground at last.  Part … Continue reading →

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