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The Hogg’s of Renfrew

Spread the history around you…Part 1 This blog relates to the The Hogg’s of Renfrew. On the 1st May 1831 we’re told that John Hogg had attended the last session meeting, admitting to having married Elizabeth Stewart iregulary in 1821, and had two children with her. When Elizabeth died he then married Mary Balfour in…
The Glen Cinema

Spread the history around you…Paisley’s Black Hogmanay On the 31st December 1929 everything was as it should have been in Paisley until the afternoon matinee at the Glen Cinema on the corner of High Street and Gilmour Street. It is estimated that around 700 children had paid to see the aftertnoon matinee “The Crowd”. Each…
Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal

Spread the history around you…The 31st October 2025 marks the 215th anniversary of the opening of the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal. The initial stretch opened was between Paisley and Johnstone; with the length between Paisley and Port Eglinton in Glasgow was completed and opened the opening the following year. Why was the canal needed…

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