Telling the story of Lance Corporal Morrison
When it comes to curating exhibitions we traditionally try to take a step back. Curators aim to describe a setting, tell a story using interesting
February 22, 2017
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The Marriage Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel James Stewart to Williamina Kerr
A favourite painting of the Museum staff is the Marriage Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel James Stewart to Williamina Kerr 1803 by James Giles (b.1801-d.1870), as
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A Pipe Major, Delville Wood and The Black Watch
The South African troops that relieved the 8th Battalion The Black Watch at the battle of Longueval pushed in to Delville Wood the next day.
July 19, 2016
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A Fife Footballers Great War Story
Pat Savage: Footballer & Soldier A Fife Footballers Great War Story Pat Savage was born at the Little Raith Colliery just on the South
February 25, 2015
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Life in the trenches
Life in the trenches Luckily, troops were not expected to serve entirely on the front line. The above diagram states that on average a solider
February 17, 2015
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Love poem from a First World War Soldier
The First World War archive at The Black Watch Castle and Museum holds a notebook that belonged to Private Ed Hall of The Black Watch, who
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