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W. Hamish Fraser

The Chartist Movement in Dumfries and Galloway

Recent, History, Co-operative Movement

TDGNHAS Series III, 91 (2017), 105(4.71 MB)

Abstract

Dumfries and Galloway was caught up in the struggle for political reform that became focused on the ‘People’s Charter’ in the 1830s and 1840s. The most significant mobilisation of working people in the nineteenth century attracted skilled craftsmen whose earnings and status were being diminished by industrial change. They saw it not simply as a campaign for political rights, but as a means of transforming social as well as economic relationships largely through their own combined efforts. Although none of the Dumfries leaders came to national prominence, the town was a regular venue for Chartist lecturers. Almost all commented that they found a stable and committed group of activists there, who established a very successful reading room and co-operative society and who continued the struggle for the cause despite internal divisions and external hostility.

Alex Anderson

The 'Classified Summary' of the Minutes of the Road Trustees of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

Recent, Industrial Archaeology, History

TDGNHAS Series III, 80 (2006), 168(3.8 MB)

Abstract

The purpose of this addendum is to make it known that copies of the above summary have been deposited for reference in the Ewart Library and the Archive Centre, Dumfries and the Stewartry Museum. It may be used to locate references to roads, bridges and