If you would like to see the original versions of any of our documents, please ask RuskieRural@gmail.com

IMAGES FROM OUR ARCHIVE

Ruskie (without our hall!) c 1890

Photo of Ruskie School Pupils with Teacher Mrs Fisher

Back Row - Betty Kerr, Sheena Burnett (Lower Tarr Farm), Douglas McWhirter (West Borland Farm), Ruby Kerr, John Muirhead, Elleanora Muirhead (Auchensalt Farm), James Napier

Front Row - Alastair Beaton, Donald Beaton (W Mosside Farm), David Muirhead (Auchensalt Farm), Margaret Fotheringham (E Mosside Farm), Helen Wyllie, Edward Burnett (Lower Tarr Farm), Helen Kerr (Kerr sisters from cottages near Easter Tarr)

Ruskie School Pupils with Teacher - Mrs Monk from Benbecula

Back Row - James Napier (Cassafuir Farm), Margaret Fotheringham (E Mosside Farm), Agnes Philip (Blairhoyle), Alastair Monk (School House)

Front Row - Edward Burnett (Lower Tarr Farm), Sandy Fotheringham (East Mosside Farm), Malcolm Napier, Cassafuir Farm), Murdoch Monk (School House)

Ruskie School girls

Anna Burnett, our Honorary member is to the left of Elizabeth Morrison. Elizabeth celebrated her 90th birthday 5 January 2019 — Elizabeth Morrison.

Members - 1994

1957 Ruskie Outing to Dobbies

Melville Castle

Jean Goodwin, now Mrs Cant

and Margaret Anderson

Pupils playing at Ruskie School

Pupils at the Front Door of Ruskie Schoolhouse 1921

The Burnett Brothers - Jimmy (7 years old), Wullie (sitting), Andrew (standing at back), photo donated by Keith (Jimmy's son).

Anna Burnett kindly annoted some of our archive images to identify the people photographed. We will update the gallery with names over time, but for the moment you can download the index here.

RUSKIE DOCUMENTS

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RURAL BADGES OVER THE YEARS

A selection of badges (and earrings!) gifted to Ruskie by Anne Davidson