The day a wealthy merchant strode down the Hilltown…and a mob of ‘thousands’ chased him out
The trolls of Victorian Scotland did not have the internet but they did have an almost telepathic means of communication.
The day the hangman was denied his grisly moment in Dundee
Calcraft was one deflated hangman when he scowled his way out of Dundee in April 1873.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: When William McGonagall vowed to quit Dundee for a fairer city
William McGonagall may have been Dundee’s most infamous poet but in the late 1800s he hatched a plan to defect to Perth.
PICTURES: Power of soul on show in Perth as Lionel Richie gets fans dancing all night long
A huge crowd packed McDiarmid Park for last night’s Lionel Richie concert.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Fair City residents were unwilling to give German gypsy visitors a fair go
United Free minister JW Slater occupies just a footnote in our archives but he was an unsung hero who prevented bloodshed or even the loss of life in Scone.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Wily urban rogues led ploughmen up the garden path
Ploughmen occupied a special place in rural Scotland before the dawn of the tractor. Their skills set them apart from orramen and many guarded their trade knowledge in a secret society. While they held elevated status in the rural hierarchy, that counted for nothing in the cities.
Victorian Perth…Where missionaries fought for others’ souls and their own lives
A spirit of lawless disobedience greeted missionaries from Dundee who dared to preach the Gospel in Perth.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Ridding the railway line of a monstrous phantom
The life of a ghost in Victorian Scotland was not an easy calling.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Young vandal soon learned “A taxi driver can spank well”
One of Dundee’s early taxi drivers finally snapped when he caught a boy dragging his tackety boots down his polished paintwork.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tragedy of a child’s death was no obstacle to wicked Dundee criminals
Possessed by unbridled avarice and wicked indifference, John Kirkcaldy and Alexander Hay prowled Dundee hunting for easy prey and money.