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C0581 · Corporate body · fl 1845 - 1909

Rules of the Thornhill Total Abstinence Society

I
That this Society shall be designated The Thornhill Total Abstinence Society, and its sole object shall be to prevent drunkenness and reclaim the intemperate by inculcating Abstinence from all intoxicating liquors.

II
That the Society shall consist of all who agree to the following pledge: “I hereby promise to abstain from Ale, Porter, Cyder, Shrub, Wine, Ginger Cordial & all other Intoxicating Liquors except as a Medicine, or in a Religious Ordinance, that I will neither give nor offer them to others and that I will discontinue all the Causes and Practices of Intemperance.”

III
That no sectarian peculiarities in religion, or party opinions in politics, shall be introduced into tracts, or by speakers at the Society’s meetings.

IV
That the affairs of this Society shall be conducted by a President, Vice President, Treasurer, or Secretary, and a Committee of not less than twenty four Members, or less if found convenient, who shall remain in office for one year.

V
That the Annual Meeting of the Society shall be held in January, when a Report of the Committees transactions shall be laid before the Meeting.

Thornhill Primary School
C0076 · Corporate body · c.1850 -

Thornhill School was built c.1850. A new school was built on the site in the 1960s.

Thornhill Mortcloth Society
C0440 · Corporate body · 19th - 20th century

When a person died it was common for relatives of the deceased to hire a mortcloth from the church to cover the body or coffin during the funeral. The proceeds that the church received from these charges were often put towards providing poor relief. Thornhill Mortcloth Society was a society founded to provide funds for the upkeep of the cloths. The Society was also concerned with granting the transfer of lairs, the digging of graves and the upkeep of the cemetery in general. In 1923 the Society's two mortcloths were examined and ordered to be buried as they were no longer used for covering coffins as had been the custom

P0073 · Person · d. 1788

Minister of Gargunnock. Presented by Sir John Stewart of Allenbank in 1766 as minister of St Ninians Church. Admitted after 8 year fight in 1773. Opponents formed the Relief Church of St Ninians. Died in 1788.

Thomas Bryson
GB224/PD212 · Person · c.1895 - c.1970

Dates of birth and death not known. Born c.1895. Lived at 113 Stirling Street, Denny during the time of the First World War. Married Margaret Harkness June 1918. Brothers John, Joseph and Lewis. The papers held relating to him at the Council Archives appear to have been in his possession even though some of them do not relate to the Bryson family, it may be assumed that they concern wider family members. The correspondence in the collection is largely written to Thomas from family members and friends. It is significant because two of his brothers were on active service in the First World War, and wrote to Thomas from where they trained and where they were posted. Thomas worked as a miner throughout the First World War as his was the equivalent of a ‘reserved occupation’ – coal was required for the war effort. Thomas’ Father was also Thomas, we know this as Thomas is addressed as ‘Thomas junior’ on some of the envelopes in the collection. His grandfather was William Bryson. Thomas had three brothers. His brother Joseph appears to have been living locally and working through the war. Brother John enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He sustained an injury to his arm whilst on active service in May 1915, and convalesced after this until he was sent to serve in Northern Ireland in March 1916. Brother Lewis enlisted in the Royal Navy and trained at Portsmouth. He was killed on HMS Paxton when the vessel was torpedoed by a German U-boat in May 1917. Thomas had a fiancée, Maggie Harkness, and married in June 1918. The papers found their way to the Archives after they were handed in to the shop next to the Miners’ memorial in Fallin.

Thistle Angling Club
C0165 · Corporate body · 1949 - 1990

The thistle angling club was formed in Stirling in 1949. It was a small club, at first limited to 30 members, and its original aims were to promote and organise fishing outings and to secure a stretch of water for the use of the club.

The University of Stirling
C0168 · Corporate body · 1967 -

The University of Stirling was founded by royal charter in 1967 on a purpose built campus situated on the site of the historic Airthrey estate, which includes the Robert Adam-designed 18th century Airthrey Castle, close to the Bridge of Allan in the foothills of the Ochil hills. It aims to provide students with flexible and high quality programmes and has offered modular degree programmes from its inception. In 1968, economist Lord Robbins was appointed as the university's first chancellor. Robbins was focused on education with purpose and declared that university places should be available to all who were qualified for them by ability and attainment.

Stirling was the first new university to be established in Scotland for nearly 400 years and has since undergone a great deal of development. In 1967, a house for the University Principal Tom Cottrell was completed, it was designed by architects Morris and Steedman and was later listed as category A building in 2009. Later, in 1971, the University library, atrium and the MacRobert centre were added to the campus. Stirling was also the first UK university to divide the academic year into two semesters rather than three terms

On 18 September 1967, 164 undergraduate students and 31 postgraduates began their courses at the new Pathfoot Building. Since then, the university's student population has grown to over 14,000 students from over 120 nationalities with over 92,000 alumni in 170 countries.

Today, the university is organised into five faculties, faculty of arts and humanities; faculty of health sciences and sport; faculty of natural sciences; faculty of social sciences; and Stirling management school. The university is the sports university of the year and has a number of famous alumni including Scottish author Iain Banks (also known as Iain M Banks).

The Lilias Graham Trust
C0484 · Corporate body · 2006 -

The Lilias Graham Trust as it now stands was founded in 2006. Lilias Graham, for whom the charity is named after, devoted her whole life to working with those struggling to cope with troubled and poverty-stricken circumstances. For 20 years, her flat in the Gorbals district of Glasgow was a meeting point for local people seeking advice, groups for women, children playing, volunteers and trainee social workers on placements from the London School of Economics.

In 1972, Graham moved to Braendam House after she inherited it from her Aunt. From here, she welcomed families from Glasgow and all over the country for holidays. Braendam House later became the main facility for the charity. Graham also set up the Braendam Link group, which provided a meeting point in Glasgow for families between visits to the house. As retirement approached, Graham entrusted the house and grounds to ATD Fourth World (UK), an international charity committed to ‘putting an end to poverty and social exclusion’.

In May 2006, the company changed its name from Braendam Family House to The Lilias Graham Trust. The charity now provides modern and professional parenting capacity assessments for families, whilst staying true to Lilias Graham's legacy by assisting families who are affected by disruptive relationships, social exclusion and poverty.

P0014 · Person · 1784 – 1865

Lord Palmerston, in full Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, of Palmerston in the County of Dublin, Baron Temple, of Mount Temple in the County of Sligo, byname Pam, (born October 20, 1784, Broadlands, Hampshire, England—died October 18, 1865, Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire), English Whig-Liberal statesman whose long career, including many years as British foreign secretary (1830–34, 1835–41, and 1846–51) and prime minister (1855–58 and 1859–65), made him a symbol of British nationalism.