The British Library's Endangered Archives Blog has an article about a new online collection.
This Hume family arrived in Argentina in the late 19th century and founded the engineering firm ‘Hume Brothers’ in 1880; their main work building roads, quarries, bridges, railways, stations, factories not just in Argentina but in Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, too.
Disappointingly, the blog doesn't mention the founders names, dates of birth or birthplace.
Some Humes are mentioned in the folders, including Albert Stewart Hume, 1873- c1965, Mariana Hume, 1928-, Diana Hume, 1930-, Anne Elizabeth Hume, 1925-.
66 Squadron's sad account of Sidney Stewart Hume, born in Buenos Aires on 1 September 1885, mentions that his father was Alexander Hume, who was a partner in Hume Brothers.
See the Index to the Hume Family Collection.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Berwick Films to be Shown at Bygone Borderlands
The Berwick films being shown on 2 and 3 May (see the Bygone Borderlands talks programme) are:
- Berwick Horse Procession and May Fair, 1911.
- Berwick Infirmary Cup and May Fair 1929
- Visit of the Coldstream Guards to Berwick on their Tercentenary, 1950
- Fred Stott’s amateur cine taken in the 1950s (including the Queens Visit in 1956)
Jail Your Kids and Uncover Berwick's Horrible History at Bygone Borderlands, Berwick-upon-Tweed, This Weekend
Take them to Berwick Jail this weekend and
- Uncover the mystery of the Scottish spies.
- Make a puppet of a historic Berwick character.
- Find out about Tudor (1485 to 1603) Berwick.
It's part of the popular annual Bygone Borderlands event at Berwick Guildhall and it's this weekend; from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, 2 May and Sunday, 3 May.
Would you have liked to have been a medieval knight ?
If you dare, boys (and girls), try on the replica armour at Berwick Museum and Art Gallery at the Barracks.
See more of Berwick's Horrible History in the exhibition.
It's open from 11am to 4pm on Saturday 2 May; Sunday 3 May and Monday 4 May.
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