The Museum has had to close once More. Keep watching for a reopening date.
REMINDER: CALENDARS SOLD OUT! Thanks to all those who bought our 2021 Calendar.
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The Museum has had to close once More. Keep watching for a reopening date. REMINDER: CALENDARS SOLD OUT! Thanks to all those who bought our 2021 Calendar. 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]
Coming EventsWelcome our Newest MemberAkash Kumar (22 Dec) From our members...![]() Iain Murray 13-Nov-2020 Our Johnstone 2021 Calendar is selling well. Thanks for all those that have bought them so far. Your's is waiting for you. ![]() Rees Clark 23-Mar-2020 Report from the COVID-19 front line, with historic perspective. (Could not resist; apologies to the serious-minded.)
![]() ![]() administrator 21-Feb-2019 We've added a Donate button to the home page. Your gift helps support this site and the museum. Join to post your own updates and comments. Principal Collections
Weblog PreviewA local Facebook group, Kukscinema Scotland, has produced a memorable flyover video of Johnstone. Click the headline above to view within the JHS site, or follow the link to YouTube.
Thanks to all those who bought one of our 2021 Calendars both at the Museum and on line. Sorry if you missed out. We are delighted that they have all sold, as we have covered our costs. Our margins are small and ordering more at this point in time would have resulted in us selling them at a loss. Something we didn't wish to do.
The end of the Napoleonic wars in 1815 brought economic depression and social unrest. In 1816 some 40,000 people attending a meeting in Glasgow Green to demand more representative government and an end to the Corn Laws which kept food prices high. The Industrial Revolution had affected hand-loom weavers who saw their wages slashed. Artisan workers... Continues...
As is well known the Brig O’ Johnstone is shown on Blaeu’s map of the County of Renfrew, published in Amsterdam in 1654, the name being shown as “Ihonstoun,” this map surveyed by Timothy Pont about 1590.
Angela Gillespie has studied the events of the time. Follow the link for the exciting details. Search Our SiteOther Johnstone history friends have also created a Facebook page with running commentaries and personal stories. | ||||||
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