9 January 2014 Pam McNicol - The work of the archives
Thu, Jan 9th 2014 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Pam McNicol, Archivist with Stirling Council, gave a talk on her work and the wealth of information held in the Archives.
The speaker at the first meeting following the festive break was Pam McNicol.
Pam graduated in Mediaeval History at St Andrews University, completed her post graduate qualification in Archive Administration at the University of North Wales, Bangor then worked at Tyne and Wear, Edinburgh and Renfrewshire before taking up her current post as Archivist with Stirling Council, based at Borrowmeadow Road in Springkerse.
Pam revealed there was a huge resource of information held in the archives, in controlled conditions, which are available for public inspection. These cover such areas as education records, local crime information, property transactions, maps, estate records and newspapers.
The archives are extensively used for researching local and family history and can offer a fascinating insight into community life going back to the 19th century. The oldest document held is a Charter dating back to the 14th century
Pam is anticipating a very busy period in 2014 with the 100th anniversary of the Great War and the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn.
Stuart Brown gave Pam the club's thanks for a very interesting and informative talk.
In other news, Lawrie Orr reported there were 5 teams entered for the Primary School Quiz to be held on Friday 7 February at the Chalmers Hall in Bridge of Allan.
Stuart Brown advised that the popular Casino Evening was returning this year and the event, with an Italian theme, would be on 22 February at the Victoria Halls, Dunblane; tickets priced at £17.50 include an initial £10 stake and food. There will be a pay bar available.
