See our shop for online sales.
We are delighted that we have Sponsors again for this year's Calendar in the form of Johnstone businesses Framing Art and SK Jewellers located at 60 and 64 High Street, Johnstone.
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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.
 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... Administrator 08-Sep-2023 We've made a few style changes and added a video page that is still under development. Member feedback is appreciated. If you're not yet a member, this would be a good time to join. Fiona Speirs 07-Feb-2022 Johnstone Research Preview
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Weblog PreviewSee our shop for online sales. We are delighted that we have Sponsors again for this year's Calendar in the form of Johnstone businesses Framing Art and SK Jewellers located at 60 and 64 High Street, Johnstone. Johnstone History Society
The 2024/25 session of Johnstone History Society talks start on Tuesday September 10th when Liz MacIntyre Allan will present "Isobel Whylie Hutchison - Scotland's Greatest Female Explorer. Venue is the Masonic Hall in Collier Street Johnstone. The hall opens at 7:15 with the talk starting at 7:30. Members Expected. 2024/5... Continues... 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... Great news for the Museum is that a work team has arrived to repair the two lifts at the bridge end of the store. According to the new Manager they should be in operation by early September.
After about eighteen months it will be great to get them back in operstion.  The town... Continues...  Other Johnstone history friends have also created a Facebook page with running commentaries and personal stories. | |||||||
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