The Mount Stewart Murder of 1866, Scotland’s oldest official cold case with Chris Paton – Recording Available Posted 17 May 2023 by Julie GoucherIn March 1866, a Perthshire farmer returned to his farmhouse from a weekly market to discover that his sister had been brutally murdered whilst he was away. An investigation over the following year eventually led to a suspect charged and tried, only for the case against him found to be non-proven in Scots Law. The [Click to continue…]
Spotlight on the Aitchinson One-Name Study – Webinar available Posted 7 May 2023 by Julie GoucherThe April 2023 webinar was from Diana Aitchison who shone the spotlight on her study. The photograph shown here is of Diana’s Great Grandparents and their children, and who were the catalyst for the study. Summary of the webinar Diana shared how she started the study, her methodology, graveyard research and a few interesting people [Click to continue…]