Lecture

Ted Powell Memorial Lecture - Visitors to Innerpeffray with Isla Macfarlane

23 October 2024
19:00
£10

To close the 2024 season, PhD researcher Isla Macfarlane tells us about her research into Innerpeffray's Visitor Books.

To close the 2024 season, PhD researcher Isla Macfarlane tells us about her research into Innerpeffray's Visitor Books in what is sure to be a fascinating and entertaining exploration of this aspect of the Library's history.

In the mid-19th century, the nearby town of Crieff became a popular tourist destination, bringing an influx of visitors to the area. In the 1860s, the Keeper at Innerpeffray began keeping a record of those who came to visit and use the Library, but who did not borrow books. A huge range of visitors is represented in this record – which has been kept ever since – both local residents and folk from further afield. Some well-known names are dotted among the lists of visitors: J.M. Barrie, George Bernard Shaw, Beatrix Potter’s parents to name a few.

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