Anyone with an interest in Stirling's past will have come across the Proceedings of the Stirling Field and Archaeological Society, covering the years 1878-1939. After dithering over it for many years, I have finally put together an outline history, looking at the membership, activities, aims and achievements of the society, using the Proceedings themselves but also the manuscript minutes and some more general sources. The paper has now been published in Forth Naturalist and Historian, volume 42, page 100-117 [note that due to an error in putting the journal together, the references are paginated 'out of sequence' as pages 117/1 - to 117/4].
I think the article gives a fair overview and raises quite a few interesting points about the group as well as highlighting some of the people involved (some very distinquished people) and the overall significance of what was published.
The paper joins the Contents and Index of the Proceedings, which have been available online on the Forth Naturalist and Historian website at www.fnh.stir.ac.uk/ for some time.
Also relevant is the Recollections of Dr Galbraith, an active member and contributor to the Proceedings, which can be found on the Stirling Local History Society website.
I think the article gives a fair overview and raises quite a few interesting points about the group as well as highlighting some of the people involved (some very distinquished people) and the overall significance of what was published.
The paper joins the Contents and Index of the Proceedings, which have been available online on the Forth Naturalist and Historian website at www.fnh.stir.ac.uk/ for some time.
Also relevant is the Recollections of Dr Galbraith, an active member and contributor to the Proceedings, which can be found on the Stirling Local History Society website.
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