James Kennedy
James Kennedy lives in Kinlochard and has a professional background in nursing and health care management. James has had a longstanding interest in local history. He helped to establish the Loch Ard Local History Group in 1999 and was it’s first Chairman. Since retiring James has researched local history and contributed material to Strathard Life, the Journal of the Scottish Local History Forum and the Strathard Heritage web site. He is a Trustee of the Scottish Local History Forum and editor of the Forum’s bimonthly newsletter Clish Clash.
All archive items by James Kennedy:
Wartime Ammunition Dumps in Doune and Strathard.
During the Second World War, large quantities of munitions were produced and had to be…
Aberfoyle Memorial Hall
An introduction to a booklet which offered a sketch, plans and description of the proposed…
The Landells Archive
Bill Landells contacted Loch Ard Local History Group (LALHG) in June 2022 . He…
IN A FOX’S DEN—the story of the rescue of much-loved dogs.
Dan McCann and the terriers. Some stories from Strathard remain very local and get conveyed…
The Postcards of William Watt.
STRATHARD A CENTURY AGO 1922 by James Kennedy.
Do you ever wonder what was happening in Strathard in early 1922? The columns of…