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…
Genealogy History Cafe Sessions
Please note: the session on the 24th Nov has been cancelled due to broadband issues. We hope to have the problem sorted this week. Next weeks session should go ahead…
The Legacy of Christian Shaw – Thurs 17 Dec 7.30pm
Christian Shaw, better known for her part in the Bargarran Witch hunt of 1696/7, is less well known as the lady who introduced fine linen thread manufacturing into Scotland in…
Paisley Abbey – An Introduction – Thurs 10 Dec 7.30pm
Join us as we explore the early history of Paisley Abbey. Why did the monks choose the site? Who were the founders and why did they play an important part…
Paisley’s Textile Heritage through Maps – Thursday 3rd Dec 7.30pm
Paisley’s Textile Heritage through Maps – Thursday 3rd Dec 7.30pm Our second History talk of winter 2020/21 is looking at Paisley’s Textile Heritage looking at Paisley Town Plans. Since i…
Kilmacolm: Prehistory to the 1800s Monday 21 December 7.30pm
In this talk we are focusing on the village of Kilmacolm, a victorian commutor village folowing the opeing of the railway line through the village. But its history goes back…
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…
Paisley Now & Then 2 – 19 Dec 1pm
Quantity of Tickets Required 1 Ticket £7.00 GBP 2 Ticket £14.00 GBP 3 Ticket £21.00 GBP 4 ticket £28.00 GBP Paisley Now & Then 2 is a heritage walk where…
Anchor Thread Mills Heritage Walk 12 Dec 1pm
Quantity of Tickets Required 1 Ticket £7.00 GBP 2 Ticket £14.00 GBP 3 Ticket £21.00 GBP 4 ticket £28.00 GBP The Anchor Mills of the Clark Family have been part…
Johnstone Virtual Textile Heritage Walk 5 Dec 1pm
Due to local restrictions this walk will now be run as an Online Event via Zoom. Johnstone is a planned village set out in the later 18th Century. It has…
Monastery of Paisley Heritage Walk 28 Nov at 1pm
Due to local restrictions this walk will be run as an Online Event via Zoom. Today Paisley Abbey is the last remaining building of the former Monastery of Paisley. The…
Kilbarchan Heritage Walk 21 Nov 1pm
Due to local restrictions this walk will now be run as an Online Event via Zoom.
Kilbarchan, a small village close to…
Online History Cafe – Paisley Genealogy Resources
Are you searching for Paisley ancestors and not getting very far? This history cafe session is designed to introduce you to pre 1855 records relating to the town & County…
Halloween History Cafe 31 Oct 2-3pm
Halloween is looking like a wet day here in Paisley this year. Why not join us for a free Online History Cafe session at 2pm to hear about the dark…
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…
October is Witches month!
Image taken by Stephen Clancy Throughout October 2020 our Online History Cafe Sessions will be looking at Witchhunts in Renfrewshire. We kick off on Thursday 1st October at 7.30pm with…
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…
Views in Renfrewshire – Online History Cafe
Thursday 24 Spetember 2020 7.30 – 8.30pm OHC – Views in Renfrewshire – A look at the Renfrewshire landscape through the eyes of Philip A Ramsay and engravings by W.…