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Johnstone History Museum
Johnstone History Society • Scotland
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Welcome in!
The Museum is open Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 1030am till 4pm. Welcome!
Johnstone History Museum is in Johnstone, Scotland. It contains local industrial and social artefacts and memorabilia. For opening times and directions follow the Schedule and Direction buttons on this page. [Overview]
From our members...Members may contribute and comment throughout the site.
 Karen Worrall 19-Jul-2025 I needed to add there is family lore that they worked around the castle camp and the airfield. If there are any members who can help with my research it would be greatly appreciated - many thanks. Nancy Margaret Lafortune 03-Jan-2025 Visiting in May from California related to John Houston and Janet Millar and Stevenson left for PEI hoping to get a guide to share the area history  Rees Clark 02-Feb-2024 We've made it easier to donate to the museum. Both financial and volunteer support are very much appreciated. Just follow the helping hand. Or click LINK at the end of this post. johnstonehistory.org Tom Stout 13-Oct-2023 Tom Stout 1946-2019. Tom was an industrial arts teacher in California. His maternal grandparents left Johnstone for the USA in 1882 with their two daughters. In 2013 he visited the Museum and later... Research Preview
Principal Collections
Weblog Preview2025-2026 syllabus
Tuesday 9th September - The History of Formakin Estate by Fiona Sinclair. Tuesday 14th October - The History and Roll of Burgesses in the City of Glasgow by Craig Bryce. Tuesday 11th November - Scotland Beneath the Surface by Bruce Keith. Tuesday December 9th - Johnstone and the Clyde by Iain Murray. Tuesday 13th January - Glasgow,... Continues... Johnstone History Society Talk
The first meeting of the 2025-26 session for Johnstone History Society will take place on Tuesday 9th September at the Masonic Hall in Collier Street Johnstone. 7:15 for 7:30pm start. Fiona Sinclair will deliver a talk on "The History of Formakin Estate" All welcome. Members free, Visitors £2. The full syllabus for... Continues... With the 80th anniversary of VE day fast approaching I though this would be a good time to highlight an excellent article by Angela Gillespie which describes the celebrations that took place in Johnstone 80 years ago. You can access the original article from the research tab but I have taken the liberty of reprinting the text below.
VE Day The war in... Continues... After what seems like years, the lifts are operational. So you can park in the Collier Street car park and come down in the lift to see us. They just need to get the automatic doors working and that will improve the temperature in the Museum no end. Come on Morrisons, do your stuff.
Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming Mary & Dick Kelly to the museum. Mary’s great-great grandparents Robert and Margaret Cumnock had lived and worked in Johnstone at one of the cotton mills before emigrating to America. The 1841 Census shows Robert as a cotton spinner with an address listed as Hagg in Johnstone.
The family arrived in Boston in... Continues...  The town... Continues... Other Johnstone history friends have also created a Facebook page with running commentaries and personal stories. | |||||||
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