This Virtual Heritage walk will take you through the growth of the Ferguslie Cotton Thread Mills of J & P Coats. Ferguslie Mills are said to have been the largest thread mill site in the world, while today only a few buildings survive. … More Virtual Heritage Walk – Ferguslie Mills of J & P Coats
Our next online history cafe is looking at Genealogical resources for Renfrewshire, with a focus on Paisley . This event will take place on Zoom on Wednesday 5th August at 7.30pm. We will be looking at all of the Renfrewshrie Parishes, Paisley Graveyards and Online research materials that can aid your own research. To register… More Paisley & Renfrewshire Genealogy – Online History Cafe – 5 August 2020 7.30pm
A new Online Heritage Walk Friday 24th July at 7.30pm on Zoom This walk will take you from the foot of Calside Road/ Neilston Road, down Causeyside Street, all the way to Paisley Abbey exploring the town as it was in the late 1800’s comapring it today through the use of photographs. Unlike our Online… More Paisley: Now and Then
We have a full schedule of Online History Cafes running from the 22nd of July through to the 5th August… More Online History Cafes
Improvements around Abbey Close, 1860 – 1933 is a short book talking about the removal of post reformation housing around Paisley Abbey and is accompanied by many before and after pictures. This volume (aIT-RH3) is currently out of print, and has been made available for consultation for a few weeks. If you download please make… More Improvements around Abbey Close, Paisley
Areas of Paisley during the 16th & 17th Century Using a map of Paisley, this online history cafe session will explore the landscape of Paisley from the 1500s through to around 1685. where was Gast Law, Murrais Malying or Kelso Land? We will look at these and much more. This Online Session will be held… More Online History Cafe 7 July 1pm / 8th July 7.30pm
Education in Paisley before 1800 This History Cafe Session will look at the pre 1800 schools in Paisley from ones organised by the Monastery of Paisley, to charity and sunday schools. The session will be held on Zoom, and can be booked by emailing info@theurbanhistorian.co.uk quoting “Schools History Cafe” by Thursday 2nd July at 5pm.… More Online History Cafe – 3rd July 2pm
The Paisley Rentals of 1605 & 1685. Recently published these rentals are a resource for any genealogist looking at Paisley Ancestors or the Paisley landscape. To request an invitation please use our Contact Form saying ‘History Cafe 2’ and provide your name and email. This History Cafe session will look at the people and areas… More Online History Cafe 2 – 26 June 2020: Paisley Rentals 1605 & 1685
Paisley’s Textile Heritage Through Maps. This 40 minute session will explore a few of the key areas of Paisley’s textile industries, followed by a question and answer/ discussion session. The session will be held on Zoom. To participate please register using our contact form An invitation to the zoom session will be emailed to you… More Online History Cafe 19 June 2pm
This new volume is a transcription of 4 rentals published by the Rev W. M Metcalfe in 1902 from original documents. Throughout the document, original language and spelling has been retained.… More 17th Century Rentals of the Burgh of Paisley
