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By Roz, on August 9th, 2010% 
Inglis Memorial Hall
It has recently been brought to my attention that the Inglis Memorial Library in Edzell has been closed by the local council and replaced by a 2-hour weekly mobile library service. The Library, as well as 5000 books (for what point is a library without books!), was gifted to the village of Edzell (in Angus, Scotland) in 1898 by Sir Robert William Inglis in memory of his parents and uncle. The gift was supported by a trust fund, and the opening ceremony was a . . . → Read More: The Inglis Memorial Library: CLOSED
By John, on March 30th, 2008% As mentioned in the last post there was two circular letters published in Oor Ain Folk. The second is transcribed below. From pages 266 to 270.
The next was written a full decade after the foregoing, and the observant reader will see that in the interim death had been busy, and that our hitherto happy and united family was beginning to feel the common fate of all merely earthly associations and institutions.
1st January 1884, Warepa, Otago, N.Z.
My Dear Mamma, and all the Members of the Family, big and little,—
. . . → Read More: Oor Ain Folk: Circular Letter from 1884
By John, on February 25th, 2008% In Oor Ain Folk James Inglis prints two examples of the type of circular letter that his family used to send:
I hope that the reader may make some allowances as he runs his eye through what was certainly never intended for publication of this sort; my only excuse for now reprinting these old circular letters it the belief that others may perhaps be fired to follow our example; and if the pleasure given to some loved ones be even measurably near to what our random letters gave, I will not have given the hint for naught.
At the . . . → Read More: Oor Ain Folk: Circular Letter from 1874
By John, on January 16th, 2008%  The following article contains an extract from Oor Ain Folk by James Inglis regarding his brother Lt. Col. Sir Robert William Inglis V.D. (to give him his full title).
Robert, it could be argued, was the most successful of the children of the Reverend Robert Inglis. That is, if you measure success in titles and money. He donated quite a lot and especially buildings. He had The Inglis Memorial Hall in Edzell built in 1898 to honour his . . . → Read More: Oor Ain Folk: Robert William Inglis (1843-1923)
By John, on January 12th, 2008%  The following article contains an extract from Oor Ain Folk by James Inglis regarding his grandfather Rev. David Inglis.
To the left is a ‘photograph’ we obtained from the Angus Archives last year. It is one of a series of photographs of some of the Inglis family that were featured in the book commemorating the opening of The Inglis Memorial Hall on Friday 22nd July 1898. For more information see here. We read through this book when we visited in November . . . → Read More: Oor Ain Folk: Reverend David Inglis (1771-1837)
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