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  • 18 Dec

    A Traveller’s Dreams, June Carey

    The June Carey exhibition continues at the Stirling Smith until 10 January.  Born, raised and still resident in Stirling, June Carey is a Scottish artist

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  • 10 Dec

    Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Stirling Railway Station

    The railway came to Stirling through an Act of Parliament of 1845, bringing trade and tourism in a big way, and altering Stirling’s outlook and

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  • 10 Dec

    Hairdressing in Stirling

    Today’s story shows a Stirling Hairdresser of an earlier era.  The salon of Archibald A. Ross was at 12A Upper Craigs (at present, The Trophy

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  • 10 Dec

    Carbeth Hutters

    The story of the Carbeth Hutters is a special one in Stirling district, and unique in Britain.  It started as one of the activities of

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  • 10 Dec

    William Ramsay of Barnton (1809-1850)

    This is a print of an engraving made by Thomas Lupton in 1845 showing the dashing figure of William Ramsay of Barnton MP, skilled horseman,

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  • 14 Nov

    Private William Rourke

    Since the peace treaty was signed on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918 we have remembered the dead of the Great War, 1914-1919, every November since.

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  • 06 Nov

    Body snatcher William Burke’s Cap and Skin

    Last week, Stirling Ghost Walk man David Kinnaird introduced Hallowe’en visitors to the more gruesome aspects of the Stirling Smith’s collection.   These include the

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  • 30 Oct
    Blog Post

    Sailor’s Valentine, Black History Month

    This is a very good example of a sailor’s valentine of the 1850s in the Stirling Smith collections. It is currently one of the objects

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  • 23 Oct
    Collections

    Annie Croall, Founder of the Stirling’s Children’s Home

    Founder of the Stirling’s Children’s Home, Annie Knight Croall (1854-1927) is one of the unsung heroines of Scottish history.  She was the daughter of the

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