Bygone Bungo, from TheGlasgowStory.com
Ever wondered about the history of the area where you live, or who lived in your house before you?
We are looking to collect together all those interested in local history, to compile a more complete record of the history and development of Strathbungo and the surrounding area.
If you are interested in contributing, please get in touch. We are looking for those with suggestions for research, or wanting help with their own projects, those with stories to tell, with old deeds to local properties, or those willing to help transcribe old records.
As a starter, we are compiling a database of local properties, who built them, when, and who lived there subsequently. We already know of Greek Thomson, Rennie Mackintosh, other architects, miltary men & footballers (one who was all three), ministers, doctors, and a secret service agent. We would be particularly interested in those who still have the deeds for their properties, who know of notable former residents, or have any old photos of the area. We hope to make the database available on the Society website in due course.
If you have anything to offer, wish to get involved, or have any other queries related to local history, please get in touch.
Andrew Downie
52 Marywood Square
adownie@doctors.org.uk
So glad this project is getting going. I really hope you get lots of willing helpers and not just piles of deeds to sift through!
I have transribed a lot of census info for a genealogy project, if that is of any interest.