Johnstone History Museum
Johnstone History Society • Scotland

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About the Museum

Michael McCallum: A visit to Johnstone History Museum
27-Jan-2023
By Michael McCallum, videographer, editor
 
 

Geography & Local Tours

Coach trip Johnstone to Howwood Circa 1955
In the first part of the video a coach leaves from outside the Cecil chippy (Sandros) then makes its way up the high street, MacDowall Street and on to Howwood. The second part shows a tour of Johnstone. Sadly not great quality.
NLS video of Renfrewshire Foxhunt pre WW2
This video from the National Library of Scotland Screen Archive shows a selection of local foxhunt meetings throughout Renfrewshire. The date is not stated but is certainly pre WW2. You can see Johnstone Castle in the background in some of the scenes.
McCrimmon Family from Johnstone
The McCrimmon films of Johnstone were left by the family at Paisley Museum and were recently digitised following efforts by the Paisley Camcorder Club to preserve local film history. It depicts many aspects of local life.
History of Johnstone Castle
YouTube Video of the History of Johnstone Castle by Roger Griffith.
Festival of Johnstone
A short video from the 1950's of the Johnstone Festival passing down the High Street en route to Shanks Park.
Around the Town in 2021
A short drone video of Johnstone by Kukscinema Scotland. This video of what is normally a busy town was taken during the lockdown.
Scenes from Renfrewshire
Family film of the Ritchie family from around 1930.
Johnstone Castle in the Snow
No harbinger of a glacial epoch, but a definite change of scene.

Transportation

Johnstone Trams
From 1904 to 1932 Glasgow, Johnstone and Kilbarchan were but a few pence apart.

Serendipity

Johnstone Street Names : Volume 1
19-Nov-2021
By Graham Rooney
This video explains historic and modern street names in Johnstone.
Johnstone Journey : A genealogical quest
08-Apr-2022
By Rod McDuff
A personal church and graveyard tour.
 
 
 
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