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From this page you can browse and search the records in Hebridean Connections. Note that while 'Information Obtained From' links enable you to navigate from other records (e.g. People records) to Resources records, the often very lengthy lists of reverse links are not displayed when viewing the Resources records themselves.
| Title | Description | Images | Id |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annals of Garelochside | Subtitle: being an account historical and topographical of the parishes of Row, Rosneath and Cardross By William Charles Maughan, and illustrated by Alexander McGibbon. Paisley: Alexander Gardner, 1897. A digitised copy... | 118505 | |
| The darkest dawn: the story of the Iolaire tragedy | Written by Malcolm Macdonald and Donald John Macleod. Published by Acair, 2018 ISBN 978-78907-024-8 Copies are held by Western Isles Libraries and by Tasglann nan Eilean. | 118507 | |
| Royal Naval Reserve service records 1860-1955 | This is an online selection of service records of ratings who served in the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) between 1860 and 1955, held by The National Archive. There are over 148,000 records for this period; they... | 118509 | |
| Loyal Lewis: Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Edited by William Grant (1873-1932). Second edition (Stornoway, 1920). Physical description: pages xiv, 343; illustrations (including facsimiles, photographs, portraits); 19 x 26cm. A copy (accession number 1990.2.2)... | 118515 | |
| Old history and crofting of Gress | Published by Comann Eachdraidh Sgìre a’ Bhac (Back Historical Society), [1995]; [57 pp]. Copies can be downloaded from the Society's website, and copies are also held by Western Isles Libraries. | 119015 | |
| Bun Sgoil Chnoc Shanndabhaig: Sandwickhill School 1880-2012 | History of the Sandwickhill primary school, published with funding from Bord na Gaidhlig and Sandwick Community Council to mark the school's closure. Copyright 2012 Sandwick Community Council and Stornoway Historical... | 119101 | |
| Canmore : National Record of the Historic Environment | Canmore is an online database of information on archaeological sites, monuments, and buildings in Scotland, as well as marine monuments and designated official wreck sites. Canmore was begun by the Royal Commission on... | 119157 | |
| National Heritage List for England | The National Heritage List for England is compiled by the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England and comprises a register of nationally protected historic buildings and sites. | 119224 | |
| Gazetteer for Scotland | The Gazetteer for Scotland is an online geographical encyclopaedia covering the whole of Scotland. In addition to geographical sites it includes biographical and historical information. Entries are interlinked and the... | 119230 | |
| Am Baile | Am Baile, or The Village, is a bilingual (Scottish Gaelic and English) website founded in 2003 by a consortium led by the Highland Council and funded by the New Opportunities Fund. The website provides a digital archive... | 119314 | |
| Croft history : Isle of Lewis, volume 8 | Lawson, Bill, for Am Braighe Heritage GroupNorthton, Isle of Harris : Bill Lawson Publications, 2002 153 pages; illustrations ISBN: 9781872598390 This volume of croft histories was compiled by Bill Lawson for Am Braighe... | 119372 | |
| Calbost croft genealogy | Compiled by Comunn Eachdraidh na Pàirc. Habost : Comunn Eachdraidh na Pàirc, 2006 (no ISBN). 36 pages : portraits. Based on material collected by Angus Macleod and now preserved in the Angus Macleod Archive, and from... | 119407 | |
| A brief history of Gravir | Compiled by Comunn Eachdraidh na Pàirc. Lochs : Comunn Eachdraidh na Pàirc, 2009. No ISBN. 28 pages. : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits. Informed by the memories and oral traditions of the Gravir area. | 119410 | |
| Croft history : Isle of Lewis, volume 1 | Lawson, Bill Northton, Isle of Harris : Bill Lawson Publications, 1989 87 pages; illustrations ISBN: 9781872598000 This volume of croft histories was compiled by Bill Lawson, with a foreward by Donald Whyte. It covers... | 119413 | |
| Croft history : Isle of Lewis, volume 3 | Lawson, Bill, for Comann Eachdraidh Nis Northton, Isle of Harris : Bill Lawson Publications, 1993 136 pages; illustrations ISBN: 9781872598161 This volume of croft histories was compiled by Bill Lawson for Comann... | 119414 | |
| The Scottish Emigration Database | The Scottish Emigration Database is an online resource containing information from the passenger manifests of the Board of Trade's Statistical Department held at The National Archives. The database is hosted by the Arts... | 119593 | |
| British Army medal index cards 1914-1920 | These records are index cards created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim, and are... | 119612 | |
| ScotlandsPlaces | ScotlandsPlaces is an free online portal hosting content from Historic Environment Scotland, National Records of Scotland, and the National Library of Scotland. Records on Scottish places include: Maps, surveys and... | 119620 | |
| Lemreway School Pictures | Pairc Historical Society has a number of school pictures from Lemreway School; click on the thumbnails below to view the pictures and in most cases, identification lists. | Yes | 46080 |
| Register of Emigrant Families from the Western Isles | The full title of this publication is: A Register of Emigrant Families from the Western Isles of Scotland to Ontario, Canada: Part 1 Bruce, Grey & Huron Counties etc. Compiled by Bill Lawson and available to... | 104216 | |
| Carmina Gadelica | The six volumes of Carmina Gadelica comprise Gaelic material gathered by folklorist Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912) between 1860 and 1909. The first two volumes were published in 1900, and re-published in 1928.... | 109723 |