History & Heritage ArticlesOver the years, feature articles have been written by East Renfrewshire council's PR Office. The focus of these articles are local history and heritage. They cover many aspects of life and culture in East Renfrewshire.
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All Cisterns Go (pdf, 820KB) - Jim Buchan reviews two recently printed books that chart the history of East Renfrewshire's only town.- - Genealogy (pdf, 49kb)- Jim Buchan digs deep in Barrhead to find his family roots in the fertile fields of rural Angus.
- Historic Barrhead book launch (pdf, 820kb) - The history of Barrhead is uncovered in a new book launched under the shadow of an ancient Celtic cross in the town.
- Jim Explores Local Haunts (pdf, 2.1mb)- Jim Buchan goes around East Renfrewshire in search of a spook scoop!
- Mud, sweat and tears (pdf,1.92mb) - A former Army driver steers back to Rouken Glen to share his wartime memories with Jim Buchan.
- Neilston's Norse Saga (pdf, 948kb)- Jim Buchan delves into a village's forgotten secret to reveal how 500 Scandinavians were rescued to live locally. There is also an audio recording of a talk in Neilston library and pictures over at the libraries website.
- Netherlee's time travels to the 1930s (735kb) - Netherlee Primary school celebrates its 75th birthday.
- Rouken Glen (744kb) - Jim Buchan focuses on the first 100 years of this magnificent visitor attraction.
- Tales of the Covenantors (960kb) - Religious persecution, torture, executions, battles for the future of a country are brought to life from a memorial near Mearnskirk and your local library....writes Jim Buchan.
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