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Lockdown January
Lockdown January For the remainder of January all of our Saturday Virtual Walks are now £5 Saturday 16th January we have ‘The Threads of Paisley‘ 3pm on Zoom Saturday 23rd January we have ‘Fergulsie Mills‘ 3pm on Zoom. See Heritage Walks for full details.
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Virtual Walk Preparation
Out walking and photographing for a virtual heritage walk that’s coming up in February… Paisley Churches. Here we have the former Castlehead Parish Church previously known as the West Relief Church. Now under conversion to flats.
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January Update – 4th Jan 4.15pm
January Update – 4th Jan 4.15pm Following the announcement today that Scotland will return to a full lockdown from midnight on the 4th January, I have decided to maintain the series of Walking Tours as Virtual Walking Tours until at least mid February. Hopefully the situation will resolve itself and real heritage walks can begin…
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Christmas Shopping
Looking for something different for Christmas presents? We have a small selection of gifts available on our website just now, that can be delivered in Paisley (Contactless available) over the next few weeks. We have a limited edition Old Paisley Mug, a framed print of Paisley around 1720 and a Framed plan of Paisley in…
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Genealogy History Cafe Sessions
We will be holding a one hour session each week where you can join us via Zoom and ask anything about genealogy and you research within the Paisley and Renfrewshire area. Although these are free sessions it is essentail to register in advance. The Sessions will restart early in January 2021 If your attending one…
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Paisley Canal Disaster 1810, list of those who died & survived
Paisley Canal Disaster 1810, list of those who died & survived On the 10th November 1810, 10 days afte the canal opened, the duchess of Eglington, skippered by Thomas Rhodes was returning from Johnstone with an excursion. _____ Awaiting the arrival of the boat from Johnstone, there was, in the forenoon, a large assemblage of…
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Dark Events at Bargarran in 1676
Dark Events at Bargarran in 1676 Today when the name Bargarran is mentioned, we always turn our mind to 1696 and the last mass witch hunt in Scotland that led to the execution of 7 people in Paisley on the 10th October 1697. But the events that unfolded there in 1696 were preceded by a…
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New Genealogy Resource
While consulting the 1885 Trade Directory for Paisley, I came upon a directory of the streets contained within each ecclesiastical parish of Paisley. The list of streets within the parish is useful when seeking to locate ancestors. Please see the full article to explore the eight Ecclesiastical Parishes of Paisley of the Church of Scotland…
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New Online Genealogy Courses
Starting in October we have two new online genealogy courses. Both courses will be taught on the Zoom platform and will focus on Searching for Renfrewshire Ancestors. We always focus on the Old County of Renfrew, so the courses will cover present day Councils of East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire. The first course will concentrate…
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Paisley Poorlaw Records Special Offer
Good news! Paisley Heritage Centre reopens late next week (17th Sept). A booking system will be in place, but I’m now in a position to accept client work for researching the Paisley Poor Law records (or anything else) held in the Centre As a special offer, I can visit the centre, view and transcribe the…
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