Welcome to Mearns History Group
The parish of Mearns is located seven miles south of Glasgow in East Renfrewshire. Mearns History Group was founded in October 1999 to record information about Mearns and to promote our history and heritage in the community. This website has been developed to share the wealth of information which has been collected about Mearns and as new information is received, the collection will be updated.
The Group welcomes contributions from anyone who has an interest in Mearns or particular memories or information about the area. If you have additional material which you could share with us or if you notice any errors in the existing content please contact us.
Monthly meetings are held from September to April on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm in Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB. Guest speakers give illustrated talks on a wide range of subjects and we arrange outings to places of interest, sometimes associated with the talks. There is ample parking in the adjacent shopping centre car park and visitors are always welcome. The subscription is £10 for annual membership and £2 for visitors.
World Wars 1 & 2
Find out about the Mearns men who fell in World Wars 1 and 2. We have added names and background information on the men who were killed during both wars.
LEARN MORESyllabus 2020-21
In early March 2020 we had arranged a full programme of talks and films for 20/21. Unfortunately the arrangements put in place to fight the virus required us to cancel all planned events.
LEARN MOREFeatured Collections
Old Village
Mearns and Slavery
Mearns History on YouTube
The Mearns History Group YouTube Channel has been created to complement our website. Initially it will contain segments of our copyright videos, school and other group photos and landscape images accompanied by music.
The Channel will develop based on contributions from anyone who has an interest in Mearns or particular memories or information about the area. If you have additional material which you could share with us or if you notice any errors in the existing content please contact us
Next Meeting
As of 18th March 2020 all meetings have been cancelled until further notice.
For more details go to: https://mearnshistory.org.uk/index.php/meetings/next-meeting
Membership
Monthly meetings are held from September to April on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm in Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB. Guest speakers give illustrated talks on a wide range of subjects and we arrange outings to places of interest, sometimes associated with the talks.
The subscription is £10 for annual membership. Before completing the membership form please read the Privacy Notice for Mearns History Group.
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Please print, complete and send this form with your subscription of £10 and a stamped self-addressed envelope to the Group Treasurer: Mr D. Wilcock, 6 Castleton Avenue, Newton Mearns, G77 5NF.. Cheques should be made payable to Mearns History Group.
An e-mail address is of particular value, saving time and postal expenses.