Very many thanks for advising me, Jim. The elderly become rather confused when faced with such messages and can't always differentiate between sheep and goats,...
No, this is definitely not a hoax, and it has absolutely nothing to do with Dundee, I'm referring to right wing people in London mostly. I'm not i the habit...
Is this ALL another hoax or is some part of it of genuine concern to Alastair? These "hoax" intimations seem to be a monthly activity, as far as this group is...
Hello, I need some public message board post deleted, I didn't realize they were publicly searchable. I usually wouldn't mind, but being quite political in...
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Thanks to Robin and Ken - I'm clearer now about gait/gate meanings. P "Here39;s tae us! Wha's like us? Damn few! - an' they're a' deid!" Old Scots Toast Check...
This is not a particularly Dundee thing. The words gate and gait occur all over eastern Britain (e.g. Bishopsgate and Moorgate in London) and are words for...
Over the years, I have seen various explanations of the gate/gait street naming in Dundee and recently came across it again. This one suggests that 'gate'...
Hi Everybody I would just like to announce the launch of my latest book: 'A Sink of Atrocity' published by Black and White Publishers of Edinburgh. The subject...
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Well, David Rollo, solicitor became Rollo Steven & Bond. Ian Rollo Steven, solicitor of that firm, was a fit young man in my Barnhill youth so ought to be in...
... Hi everyone - Just a chip of info for you - The Municipal history of Dundee published by winter, Duncan & Co in 1878, has a couple of refs to the name...
I can't offer much on this question but there was a John Rollo, who was some sort of merchant, around the second half of the 18th century. Just perhaps, this...
This is a question for Michael Bolik. A small group of us have regular email communications about various historical Dundee topics. Usually, with the help of...
I posted these some years ago, but figured it was time to have another go at them! The first two photos in the album below are of my three-greats grandmother,...
Very interesting, Michael. I'm not sure of the exact date of the photograph but the tramcar stair was open? Happy Christmas to all members. Edmund Raphael...
Hi Group members might be interested in our new blog entry about G L Wilson's store "The Corner": http://www.archives-records-artefacts.com/ At the bottom of...