Comments on: Famous Airdrie Folk

By: jean

jean — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:50:59 +0000

do any folk remember the richmond twins who did swimming

By: Alice Allan

Alice Allan — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:21:18 +0000

Hi to Cathie Summers
Please read comment No.59 about your Mother Mollie Lucas

By: DAVE ADDIE

DAVE ADDIE — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:33:26 +0000

I remember Duncy Donaldsons brother bobby, he was a gem of a block and use to be the janitor in the old insurance office next to the park. I use to help him after school to do the cleaning, that was my first work experience and it set me up in life to do a lot of grafting on Weirs building sites as a spark. I,m retired now but still enjoying life in Argyll.

By: Anne Mc Brier

Anne Mc Brier — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:13:53 +0000

Hi to Nancy, i hope that you recieve this message in king regard. i am now 40 and used to live below your mum Nancy in Coatbridge. I still own one of your mums Patsy Cline albums and have fond memories singing with your mum. Think i was actualy trying to be spiderwowan, climing on the close walls the last time we met!! i Love to sing and was very impressed the last time i heard you sing.Your mum was a good friend to my mum Ellen, and vise versa.xxx

By: Alice Allan

Alice Allan — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:45:12 +0000

Hi Cathie, I am your second cousin My Mother Mgt. McHugh Nee McAuley is your Mother’s cousin. They were born in the same year and grew up together and stayed in the same house, and slept in the same bed til your Mum married and moved to America. I didnt come accross this site til last. As you can imagine Mum is in Her eighties now so I asked Her today if she would like to be involved which she is quite happy to do She has a lot of info for you and I will be glad to be the go-between as Mum doesnt have a computer

By: Drew Nicholls

Drew Nicholls — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:06:23 +0000

I am glad i found this site brings back loads of memories. I stayed in Thrashbush road since I was three but live in Birmingham now. I went to St Serfs and St Margarets. All the names above jolt memories. Wee terry 2 locks used tae carry ma maws bags up thrashbush road for her. Big Duncu was also a janitor at St Mags for a while. I also went to Clarkson boxing club just next to central park with kid stewart and his brother, think it was Alec?. Wullie Booth came in there regularly. Recently i came home and held a 50th birthday party in Dellets Bar on 31/12/09 GREAT NIGHT with all my family. Anyone know me gees a reply.

By: Betty Spence

Betty Spence — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:22:19 +0000

Good to hear from you. I received information on “Friends Reunited” and went to Airdrie Academy. Pressed the key for photos and who popped up but a picture of my dad taken in 1940. It was sent in by James Bell. Tommy Bell the science teacher at the Academy son. I marreid a Canadian (farmer) and hav e two sons and three grandsons. We live about 27 miles from Niagara Falls. I knew that it was you as I can remember you your Mum and Dad and brother going to the Hebron Hall.
It was by accident that I found this website, but so glad I did, Bye for now, Betty Spence

By: peter Dickson

peter Dickson — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:01:56 +0000

Hi Betty,–I am the P.D. from Chapelside & Mack St.,& I remember you –Your DaD was “The Janny @ the Sup” & Jean your sister. Last week I met Ben Bianchi in the Sup/Mkt his wife is recovering from a stroke–same day I met Albert Dalzell he is happily married for a second time both seem to have good health.Tom Durham,Scott Carruthers, Bobby Patrick all died young—dont know about Bill Collins,He was a top manager in Watsons Garage High St but now most of High St is a supermarket. Good to hear from you Betty hope you enjoy good health.
I married in 1956 to Jessie Brown from Greengairs –we have a daughter & 2 sons & we live in Cairnhill—Happy & Healthy Will write again PmD

By: Betty Spence

Betty Spence — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:26:50 +0000

No.35: This entry interests me as a Peter
dickson went to Chapelsde Public School many years ago.Albert Dalzell,
Billy Collins, Ben Bianchi, Robert Patrick were some of the boys in the class. I left Airdrie in 1953 to come to Canada, but have come home many times. The last time was April 2009 when I attended my nieces wedding at Castle Culzean. My son and I were only in Scotland for a week, but we managed to visit Airdrie. Hope to make another trip there again this year, but time will tell.

By: peter Dickson

peter Dickson — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:03:13 +0000

No.35—-Is this the same T Carbarns who worked in the Gas Works at one time. The Christians from the Hebron Hall (at top cross) used to hold an open air Gospel preaching meeting at The Rialto on a Sat. night
(over 40 years ago this was). I remember many times Mr Joe Muirhead of Manor Drive(a good Christian gentleman) push Harry Roys barrow up South Bridge St. hill. Harry would say “Thank You Brother OUR LORD is Good”