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Paisley to Sarasota, Florida: The Browning’s – Part 1
It’s late November 1885, around one 100 Scots are gathering at the docks in Glasgow to board Anchor Lines SS Furnessia with the intention of forming a new Scots Colony in Sarasota, Florida. Amongst the 100 are two Paisley families the Lawrie’s and the Browning’s who have sold their possessions at auction and are heading…
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Year of Stories – blog 1
Today, 10th January 2022, I should have been delivering a zoom talk to the Ontario Genealogical Societies Scottish Interest Group on Paisley Weavers. Unfortunately, I have had no voice for the last 5 days and the talk has been rescheduled for late February. Hopefully the voice returns soon, but it hasn’t stopped me reading or…
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17th Century Rentals for the Burgh of Paisley
17th Century Rentals for the Burgh of Paisley By Stephen Clancy This volume is split into four sections, the first two deal with rentals dated between 1605 and 1619 while the final two are dated 1685. Between them they cover those paying duties or rental to the Burgh of Paisley. In general, they contain the…
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Gordons’ Loan
Gordons’ Loan is now know as the area around Gordon Street – essentially the junction of Causeyside, Gordon Street, and Canal Street. In earlier days the residents of the area considered themselves as being out with the Burgh of Paisley.This book by David is Gilmour is about the area as he remembers it, with stories…
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Taits Directory of Renfrewshire 1783
Taits Directory of Renfrewshire 1783 Tait’s Directory of Renfrewshire was originally published in 1783 by John Tait, Stationer in the High Street of Glasgow. This was the very first directory for Paisley and parts of Renfrewshire containing names and places of work of the gentry, clergy, merchants, mechanics and many others. It was reprinted in…
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Guide to Paisley (1896)
Guide to Paisley: with views By J R Parlane This book was first published in May 1896 by local publisher J & R Parlane. In their introduction they ask – ”Have you got a Guide To Paisley?” This was and is a question that has often been asked by visitors to our good town. This…
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2022 – January to February Heritage Walks
Advance warning of our heritage walks for the first quarter of 2022. Booking for these walks will be available from Monday 29th November 2021.
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New for 2022
Launching in late 2022 we have our first in person course since early 2020. We will be using a new venue – Paisley St George’s church on Causeyside Street in Paisley which is close to bus roots and has a car park at its rear. The first course will start on Monday 24th January at…
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Monastic Landscape of Paisley Abbey Walk – Sat 11 Dec 1-3pm
This Monastic Landscape of Paisley Abbey Walk will explore areas of Paisley that were once owned by the Abbey – from the Monastic site of the Abbey to its orchard, deer park and more. We will look at what survives of the monastic complex, what has been lost and what may survive beneath our feet.…
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Ferguslie Mills Heritage Walk – 4th Dec -. POSTPONED
Join us as we explore the remains of the former Fergulsie mills, and other buildings connected to the Coats family in the west end of Paisley. Several mill buildings survive along with examples of mill housing and the some buildings connected to the Coats family themselves. We start the walk at the gates into Ferguslie…