by Gary Lawrie | 07 Jan, 2023 | #52Ancestors, Uncategorized
TOWNHOUSE, CULROSS So many times in researching my family tree I have visited the places where they lived, worked and died. In many instances, you can get a sense of how they would have lived but many of the places bear no resemblance to what our ancestors would have...
by Gary Lawrie | 28 Mar, 2021 | Uncategorized
Scotland this week adopted another forward-looking health policy when the law around organ donation was changed. From 26 March 2021, we moved from an opt-in system – carrying an organ donor card approach – to an opt-out system. The new system will mean that anyone...
by Gary Lawrie | 08 Mar, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today is International Woman’s Day, the day we celebrate the contribution that women have made to our lives. For me there is better was to celebrate than telling the tale of two inspiring women from my own family tree – one from my paternal side and the...
by Gary Lawrie | 09 Nov, 2018 | Uncategorized
THE GRAVE OF PRIVATE ARCHIBALD GRAHAM, GORDON HIGHLANDERS Over the coming weekend across the country and the wider world, we will be commemorating 100 years since the end of World War One. I have always been interested in the war since my days in History classes at...
by Gary Lawrie | 21 Aug, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today, the 21st of August marks 100 years since the death of an incredible young man, Captain George Ainslie, MC of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Of course, over the past four years, we have found ourselves commemorating the lives and loss of so many incredibly...
by Gary Lawrie | 12 Apr, 2018 | Uncategorized
FREDERICK BRUCE (1897-1918) Almost every family in Scotland has someone, either a direct ancestor or more distant relative, who was lost during the Great War of 1914-1919. For many, it may be a great-grandfather, a great uncle or a distant cousin. This is the name...
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