T H E C O V E N A N T E R
now live at Low Parks Museum, Hamilton!
Allan Johnstone (Lanarkshire Family History The story Jordan 1957, Oman 1958 and the
Society co-ordinator) Band and regimental music can be seen
Alan Coltart on the unit that also houses the Digital
Margaret McKenzie Collections gallery. If you've not seen the
Irene Garry Storyboards yet, it's well worth a visit.
Marie Cullen You can follow the story of the operation
Ian Wilson written by one who took part, illustrated by
Charlie Bennett photographs, many from private collections.
Ian McCoslin There's Regimental music to accompany the
start of each Storyboard.
We also wish to thank past team members
whose new work commitments have obliged SCRAN
them to withdraw from direct transcription This is not food or eatables, but the acronym
work with the teams but whose contribution for Scottish Cultural Resources Access
is gratefully acknowledged. Network. It began as a millennium project
Terry F Mackenzie acts as project manager with the objective of creating an enormous
for South Lanarkshire Council. database of all museum collections in
Scotland. Over the last 18 months or so,
Volunteers South Lanarkshire Council museums took
Two new volunteers have joined us in part in a total of 6 projects, three of which
2003, Joanne McPhie MA (Hons) MPhil, featured objects from the collection of
started early in the year and has made an The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). In the
invaluable contribution in improving our Health project we offered many sketches
digital imaging, accessioning new objects, illustrating the health hazards of Army
assisting with the Medals Exhibition and service abroad in the Zulu War 1879 with
in researching Cameronian enquires. the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry. Henry
Katie Barclay MA (Hons) has joined us Hope Crealock (1831-1891) had a project all
in November and has been involved in to himself as we featured 28 sketches and
researching enquiries and in accessioning. watercolours from his Crimean War album.
The five striking and unique Lanarkshire
Student Placements Covenanter banners were featured for the
We have had three students on placement in first time in a new project.
2003. They have been involved in researching What's special about all this? Simply this
enquiries and drafting replies for the public. - anyone anywhere in the world with access
Virginie Tricot from France, in addition to the Internet can see these objects from
helped with the Cameronians in Camera the collection of The Cameronians (Scottish
exhibition and the Medals Exhibition. Rifles) together with a brief description of
In a new partnership with Strathclyde them. Those with full access, mainly in
University and South Lanarkshire Council education (in Scotland, that means every
called Roots, we provided placements for 2 school pupil) can see in addition to a full
mature students returning to working life. screen image of the object, 120 words of
Their role was to help with family history description of the significance of the object
enquires about The Cameronians (Scottish with full references to every associated
Rifles). person or place.
Digital Collection Gallery How to find it: HYPERLINK http://www.
Although the Cameronians in Camera scran.ac.uk www.scran.ac.uk
exhibition was taken down in April 2003, In the homepage you'll find a window:
you can still browse and order copy prints "Free scran search service" type in what you
of almost 200 images of The Cameronians want to look for e.g. "cameronians" and the
(Scottish Rifles) serving abroad between system will find all the records with any
1918 and 1968. The Digital Collection reference to The Cameronians (Scottish
Gallery unit is installed on the Mezzanine Rifles). Good hunting!
Floor at Low Parks Museum.
Enquiries
Storyboards As ever, the public enquiry service continues
to be an important part of our work. Each
The first three Cameronians Storyboards are year, we receive about 400 enquiries that

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