Appin of Yesteryear, Joint Winner of the Best Heritage Website Award in the ForArgyll Awards 2008 has some new features and material.

Stuart Carmichael has added a Forum for the website, its up and running and, although it’s early days there are already some contributions to it.

Up to now, Stuart has  answered a number of queries direct by email, he’s hoping to receive and respond to queries through the Forum – a process which allows others to contribute information, helping to build a bigger picture.

He has also done some research into the history of Appin School and added this to the Archive section. Stuart describes this work as ‘quite satisfying and enjoyable to do, especially as far as I am aware, this has not been done before. The fact that the Mistress of the Junior department resigned in the late 1800’s as she was having a relationship with the Headmaster, all adds to interesting research!’

Please now form an orderly queue in the rush to the Appin of Yesteryear site.

The photograph on the left is one on which Stuart is currently working. It’s of the 1920 Appin School cohort. If you recognise anyone, contact Stuart through the Appin of Yesteryear website. He’ll be glad either to have confirmation or new information.