Thursday, December 21, 2017
Christmas Day in China, 1913
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I was searching in the British Newspaper Archive last week for articles about curling on Christmas Day in times past, and my search took ...
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Friday, December 01, 2017
The Third Grand Match
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Driving today into Lochwinnoch from the south, you pass between two large expanses of water, the Barr Loch, and Castle Semple Loch, both now...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
A look back at the European Championships 1997
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The European Championships twenty years ago were held in Fussen, Germany, December 6-13, 1997. That's the winners, above. The women...
Wednesday, November 08, 2017
In search of the red stones
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Not all old curling stones are made from Ailsa Craig granite. When David Smith wrote 'Some facts about old stones' back in 2008, see...
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Friday, October 06, 2017
The Women on Rothie Pond
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I've written already about some of the pioneering women who took to the curling ice at the end of the nineteenth, and beginning of th...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
The Scottish Ice Rink at Crossmyloof
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The Scottish Ice Rink at Crossmyloof, Glasgow, opened for business on Tuesday, October 1, 1907. This image, from the Royal Caledonian Curl...
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