Robert Burns was born on January 25, 1759. This may have been his curling stone ... but probably not. It certainly dates from the eighteen...

Over the years David Smith wrote many articles about curling history. Many of these appeared in printed publications, predating the Web. I...

by Bob Cowan I have this little book in my curling library. 'Robbie of the Kirkhaven Team' was written by Florence Wightman Row...

The British Newspaper Archive is the project to digitise some 40 million pages from the British Library's large collection of newspaper...

by Bob Cowan In the centre of the photo above is Fingask Castle, near Rait in Perthshire. The castle dates from 1594. It remains a famil...

David B Smith, my friend and mentor, died on November 30, 2015, at a nursing home in Ayr. He had many interests in life, but I got to know h...

Review by Bob Cowan Ethnology is 'The study of the characteristics of different peoples and the differences and relationships betwee...