East Renfrewshire Council Local History WebsitesEast Renfrewshire Council has several local history and heritage mini-websites that have a wealth of interesting facts about the areas making up East Renfrewshire and the people of the community, past and present. Please have a look at the links below.
A selection of photographs, information and personal memories about the village of Busby collected by the Busby Local History Group. |
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Each of Barrhead Heritage Trail’s 25 sites has circular commemorative blue plaques giving a brief description of each location. This website compliments the trail with a map, photographs and historical detail of each of the sites. |
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A community driven web site initiative that involves local schools, community groups and citizens alike. Contains local history information including searchable databases of the 1841 Census of Neilston, the 1851 Census of Neilston and Barrhead and men from the Levern Valley area who fell in the First World War. |
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East Renfrewshire Council's Holocaust Website has information about the Holocaust, in particular, how it impacted on all of the people of East Renfrewshire, home to Scotland’s largest Jewish community. The website contains oral and written testimonies from survivors in the community. |
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A website aimed at children to commemorate the centenary of Neilston railway station 1903 - 2003, including video, audio and images. |
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Barrhead People’s Story Group present their oral reminiscences of the local way of life from the 1920s to the 1950s in this website. |  |
