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@mcsharky1 Here's the late David Smith (and others) playing a game with a selection of old stones back in 1968! Pic from an old Scottish Curler magazine. #CurlingHistory

A selection of early curling stones being cooled for use in a tv documentary to be aired before the Beijing Olympics ! Should make for an interesting game 😊 #curling #oldschool

@FionaSkillen @NL_Heritage @nlcpeople @Arts_NL @NLCommunities @My_Airdrie @acadvertiser @culture_nl @GoIndustScot @scottishcurling @SummerLee I agree, Fiona. Read more about the painting and the artist's sad story here: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-cu…

@NL_Heritage @nlcpeople @Arts_NL @NLCommunities @My_Airdrie @acadvertiser @culture_nl @GoIndustScot @CurlingHistory @scottishcurling Love this, saw it at @Summerlee earlier this week. A really impressive piece to see in person. #sportHistory #SportHeritage

This week's #OnlineArtExchange is all about #sport, a great excuse to show off one of our favourite paintings, 'The Curlers at Rawyards' nr #Airdrie by John Levack, 1857 artuk.org/discover/artwo… Note the coal mine in the background, one of many that brought new wealth to the area

RIP HRH The Prince Philip. Here he is, in the summer of 1964, having just been elected President of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, presenting the TB Murray Trophy to skip Bill Horton, at Falkirk Ice Rink.

@NL_Heritage @scottishcurling @culture_nl @DigitalNL @nlcpeople @acadvertiser @NatMiningMuseum @GoIndustScot @worldcurling @curling And here's more about one of the curlers depicted in the big painting: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2019/02/peter-…

@CurlingHistory @scottishcurling @culture_nl @DigitalNL @nlcpeople @acadvertiser @NatMiningMuseum @GoIndustScot @worldcurling @curling This is wonderful, thank you!

This week's #OnlineArtExchange is all about historical events. This large-scale painting by John Levack shows a gathering of the New Monkland Curling Club at #Rawyards near #Airdrie for a #curling match in 1857. Spot the coal mine in the background artuk.org/discover/artwo…

@scottishcurling @NL_Heritage @culture_nl @DigitalNL @nlcpeople @acadvertiser @NatMiningMuseum @GoIndustScot @worldcurling @curling Here's my article about the Rawyards painting and the artist, John Levack. A sad story. curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-cu…

@NL_Heritage @culture_nl @DigitalNL @nlcpeople @acadvertiser @NatMiningMuseum @GoIndustScot @CurlingHistory @worldcurling @curling Just fantastic. Wonder if we have any of the stones painted here in our extensive collection? Or indeed, if any of the individuals are distant relatives of present day Monkland Curling Club members..? Thank you for posting 🥌😊

This illustration, by Colin Hunter McQueen, appeared on the front cover of the autumn 2006 issue of the Burns Chronicle, which contained an article with the evidence that Rabbie Burns WAS a curler. More about Burns and curling here: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2016/01/robert… #CurlingHistory

Here's an article for real fans of Men With Brooms: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-cu… #CurlingHistory

This Royal Caledonian Curling Club Local Medal was awarded to the Moscow CC, and played for in 1888. It is probably the only remaining artefact of curling in Russia pre-revolution. More about Local Medals here: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2021/01/local-… #CurlingHistory

This image is from the Illustrated London News of January 7, 1854. It shows Fingask curlers playing 'Points'. More about 'Points' play here: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-po… #CurlingHistory #ThePointsGame

@GagneRenaud I've not seen a full video of the 1981 Brier, although there is a clip of the final stone here: youtube.com/watch?v=svDsqg…

@CurlingHistory Hello, I have been enjoying your blog. Do you have or have you ever posted or could you get a copy of the 1981 Brier final?

Could this be a reproduction of part of a lost 1912 Olympic Gold medal painting by Carlo Pellegrini? Story of the search is here: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2020/07/did-ca… #CarloPellegrini #StockholmOlympics1912 #OlympicArtCompetitions #CurlingHistory

And here's my take on the new project and map: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2020/07/curlin… #CurlingHistory

Burnock Waters, Crawfordjohns, Carsphairn Reds and Tinkernhills were types of curling stone you could buy in 1890. Where did these come from? See: sites.google.com/view/historica…

@TheNYClipper I'm not any sort of expert on present day Canadian curling, but I thought Curling Quebec was very much still in business, certainly if we believe wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c… Lots of clubs in Quebec city now. Did there used to be a 'Quebec CC'?

This group of curlers, from Wanlockhead, had a successful season in 1911-12, see here: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-succ… #CurlingHistory #WanlockCurlingClub #GrandMatch

The 1969 Air Canada Silver Broom World Curling Championships. Canada, Ron Northcott, with Dave Gerlach, Bernie Sparkes and Fred Storey, came out on top. The picture, by Michael Burns, shows the team with Air Canada's Yves Pratte. More: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-si…

Some thoughts on collecting old curling event programmes: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2020/05/collec… #CurlingHistory

There are not many reports of women's curling in Victorian times, but the Dumfries and Galloway Standard has a fascinating article of a woman skip who broke her arm, but continued to play, in 1879 at Cargen, near Dumfries, see here: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-wo…

The curling and skating rink at Crossmyloof opened in 1907, and hosted the first indoor Grand Match in April 1908. The story is here: curlinghistory.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-fi… #CurlingHistory #IndoorGrandMatch

@garnetmontana @curlinggeek @bwcurlingTSN Let's get this straight. The use of 'the hammer' to indicate the last stone is NOT of Scottish origin. I first came across it being in common use in Wisconsin curling clubs in the early 1970s. When I left Madison, the members of that club gave me a real hammer to take home.

Excellent question! Anyone know? @CurlingHistory @bwcurlingTSN