Personal Stories
On this page you can find personal memories which people have kindly contributed. All links will open in a new window.
If you have any memories to share please do get in touch.
Pre 1940
Dougie Maclean very kindly told the story of his search for his great-great-grandmother and below you will find his story and also a link to copies of the documents he used.
View the documents that go with his story
1940s-50s onwards
Chrissie MacDonald has very kindly recorded some of her story in Gaelic:
Magaret Mackinnon's memory of childhood
Angus & Ann MacColl of Culinish - Croft 2 Fanmore
1960s
Audio of a story told to Betsy Ingram
1970s
Chris and Bert Leitch's memoir of Lagganulva
Meg Douglass's memories of teaching at Ulva School
1980s
1990s
2000s Onward
Don Lambert has kindly allowed us to include a summary extract about his late wife Alice. This is taken from the endpiece (written by her son Richard MacKay) to her book 'My Fight Against Cancer'. You can read the extract here.