by Bob Cowan The mid 1800s to the early twentieth century was the era of the 'dime novel' in the USA. These were printed on cheap ...

David B Smith writes: The Kilmarnock Standard of April 23, 1892, printed a long account of a dinner held in the town to celebrate the J...

Written by Bob Cowan This photo of eight upstanding young curlers - all members of Carmunnock and Rutherglen CC - comes from the late 19...

by David B Smith This article has been prompted by my finding in my repositories (great word!) a small parcel wrapped in crinkly, grease...

The photo above is of Abington station in South Lanarkshire. It was taken by John Robin in 1965. It probably looked much the same fifty-si...

Playing for Scotland: The Making of Modern Sport is an exhibition in Gallery 10 on the second floor of the recently refurbished National Po...

The imminent opening of East Lothian Archive Centre in John Gray House, Haddington, has spurred on David Affleck, East Linton CC, keen curli...