In this episode I talk with Olive Brown of Tobermory.
Originally from Dundee, Olive met her late husband, Alasdair, whilst a student at St Andrews, and, after some time down south came to Tobermory to run Alasdair’s family’s shop – the iconic Brown’s on the main street.
We talk about her life growing up in Dundee, her student years in St Andrews, the shop, Mull Museum, publishing and the Rural.
Links for this episode:
Dundee High School - https://www.highschoolofdundee.org.uk/
Tommy Steele - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele
St Andrews University - https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/
St Andrews Golf Course - https://www.standrews.com/
Building of Iraqi Railways - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Republic_Railways
Iraq revolution of 1958 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_July_Revolution
Archibald Brown and Son - http://www.brownstobermory.co.uk/
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse - http://ardnamurchanlighthouse.com/
https://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Ardnamurchan/
Barrahead Lighthouse - https://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Barra-Head/
Whitaker and Brown Publishers - http://www.brown-whittaker.co.uk/
Walking in North Mull - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walking-North-Mull-Olive-Brown/dp/1904353096/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545258263&sr=8-1&keywords=walking+in+north+mull
Mull Museum - http://www.mullmuseum.org.uk/
Isabella Bird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Bird
A lady’s life in the Rocky Mountains - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ladys-Life-Rocky-Mountains-Adventure/dp/0857068415/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545258087&sr=8-1&keywords=A+ladies+life+in+the+Rocky+Mountains
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unbeaten-Tracks-Japan-Including-Aborigines/dp/1540873323/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1545258132&sr=1-2&keywords=unbeaten+tracks+in+japan
Keonori Kanasaka
Twin Time Travel - https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/isabella-bird
A lecture by Keonori Kanasaka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOrK2_9fTA
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/12/09/books/book-reviews/off-beaten-track-isabella-bird/#.XBrDvSeYRhA
Sir Harry Aubrey de Vere Maclean - The Kaid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Aubrey_de_Vere_Maclean
http://lafayette.org.uk/mac2702.html
https://en.yabiladi.com/articles/details/64272/kaid-maclean-adventurous-account-scottish.html
Tobermory Clock - https://canmore.org.uk/site/157772/mull-tobermory-main-street-clock-tower
The Scottish Women’s Rural Institute
https://www.theswi.org.uk/
Volendam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volendam
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