William WDC Local History & Archives

Lead Officer for Local History and Archives @WDCouncil. Definitely follow @WDCHeritage.

Views my own and not representative of my employer.

[WDC Arts & Heritage @WDCHeritage]

Are you interested in tracing your family history? Why not come along to our back to back FREE presentations for beginners and intermediates? Full details in the poster below.

[WDC Arts & Heritage @WDCHeritage]

Are you interested in tracing your family history but are unsure where to start? Have you already started but run into difficulty?

Our next Family History for Beginners presentation is on Wednesday 30th October from 6.30-7.30pm. It's free, no need to book and all are welcome.

[William WDC Local History & Archives @WdcLocal]

Aurora over Old Kilpatrick church tonight.

[William WDC Local History & Archives @WdcLocal]

@Wolf_Q4 @mackintoshclub @MackQueensCross @crmsociety @hunterian @ScottishGraves @MortePhoto @SSAHistory @TheGlasgowStyle @hellohistoria @TheGravestoneP Similar one by CRM in Dumbarton cemetery for Talwin Morris.

[Scotland's People @ScotlandsPeople]

Looking to learn more about someone?

If you know where they lived and when, they might appear in our church records.

Investigate Kirk Session records free to find minutes of church organisations, communion rolls, seat rents and more.

Find out how 👇

https://t.co/YifSyx1NVK

[mgonne @maudegonne]

https://t.co/30SjyfoENh

[WDC Arts & Heritage @WDCHeritage]

We have another great outreach event planned with the @Scotmaritime in our Heritage Centre in Dumbarton Library. Thursday 29th August, 10.30am - 12pm. Full details below, no need to book, just drop in.

[WDC Arts & Heritage @WDCHeritage]

A reminder of our Blitz talk for 8-12s next Tuesday:

Looking for something interesting and educational to do with your 8-12 year old during the summer holiday? Join us at Clydebank Library on the 6th of August at 2pm to learn about the Clydebank Blitz.

Full details below.

[Friends of Leven River Valley @FoLRV]

Today we cleared the area below the walkway beside Lidl’s car park and picked along the unfinished path towards the Rock.
We were joined by a couple of new members who were welcomed with open bin bags!

[William WDC Local History & Archives @WdcLocal]

Pipe band championships at Levengrove today. Great day out.

[WDC Arts & Heritage @WDCHeritage]

Are you looking for something interesting and educational to do with your 8-12 year old during the summer holidays? Join us at Clydebank Library on the 6th of August at 2pm to learn about the Clydebank Blitz.

Full details below, all welcome, no booking necessary.

[William WDC Local History & Archives @WdcLocal]

@captainhut @WDCHeritage Great stuff. Looking forward to welcoming you to the centre.

[William WDC Local History & Archives @WdcLocal]

@captainhut @WDCHeritage No bother at all, you’re very welcome. It’s staffed 9.30-4.30 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 1-4.30 on Tuesday.

We always appreciate an appointment which you can arrange by emailing [email protected].

[William WDC Local History & Archives @WdcLocal]

@captainhut @WDCHeritage Hi Robert, sorry for the delay. The Clydebank Post microfiche is available to browse at Dumbarton Library in the heritage centre.

https://t.co/nJKd8DV1Ft

[William WDC Local History & Archives @WdcLocal]

Lovely day at the Scotland’s Gardens open day at Ross Priory. The young plunter (plant hunter) enjoyed himself.

[mgonne @maudegonne]

After years of collecting stories about women -I've put some of them into a book-first volume covering the period 1870-1920. Launch on the 28th May at Dumbarton Library -Tickets here
https://t.co/3ti0NcibWV

[The Watt Institution @WattInstitution]

We welcome you to join us in the Watt Hall, 10.30am - 3.30pm on Saturday 18th May for a well rounded look at Inverclyde’s heritage!
A varied selection of Heritage projects, groups and individuals will be here to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for Heritage in Inverclyde.

[WDC Arts & Heritage @WDCHeritage]

Come and join the team from the Scottish Maritime Museum in the Heritage Centre at Dumbarton Library. Share your memories of Dumbarton and reminisce on times gone by.

No need to book, free to attend and refreshments provided. 16th May, 10.30-12 noon.

[Scottish Maritime Museum @Scotmaritime]

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 @ 𝗗𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
Drop into our FREE session, sharing stories of Dumbarton’s past over the years. Come along, meet some new people and grab yourself a cuppa and a biscuit.

#SMMcommunities #ScotMaritime #DennyTank @wdclibraries

[Tony McK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ||*|| @oakroyd]

Shipbuilders, John Brown's Shipyard, #Glasgow by Tony Williams. 🎨