Battle of Bonnymuir 1820 memorial unveiled

If your ancestors were handloom weavers in Scotland, you may be interested to learn that a memorial has been unveiled to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bonnymuir, which was actually last year, but for which Covid restrictions prevented a ceremony.  For further details, see https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-56649785; for the battle itself, see the National Library of Scotland's page at https://digital.nls.uk/scotlandspages/timeline/1820.html.

The Battle of Bonnymuir was an action that took place during the Radical War in 1820, in which reform was demanded by many in the artisan sector, including weavers and others within the crafts sector. You can read more about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_War.

Chris

Just out, Sharing Your Family History Online is on sale at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry website

This is a website that I have not come across - www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk - concerning the history of the Scottish brick and tile manufacturing industry.

It's a real labour of love put together by Mark Cranston, from Jedburgh, who won a Scottish Heritage Angel Award for his endeavour in 2016 (see www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk/scottish-heritage-angel-awards-2016/), and carries sections detailing different manufactured bricks from across the country, as well as various articles on the history of the industry and those who worked in it (see www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk/scottish-uncategorised-information/ for a list iof brickmakers).

If your ancestors were brickmakers, builders, or if you just fancy a read through some fascinating related subjects, it's well worth a vist!

(With thanks to @Dave_Lifelines and @oldscotbooks via Twitter)

Chris

My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course starts August 31st - see https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is now out, also available are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.