Stories
Stories connected to the family.
Preston House - The Munro family homestead in Pinetown and its history.
The Munros of Pinetown - A Settler's Story - - the family homestead in Pinetown. A visual journey through the history of Preston House, once a cherished family home that stood as a quiet witness to nearly a century of Munro family life.
Wreck at Sea - Drummond Castle - - A summary of the tragic events of 18 June 1896, in which the Drummond Casle was lost and the effect on the Peacheys, a Tongaat family.
Duncan Barrett - Final Flight
Transcribed from The Aviation Safety Network
Mikes Trout Reels - A Collection of Mike's Trout Reels
Frank Leslie Crookes - of the Natal South Coast, who died of his wounds while serving with the 1st Natal Mounted Rifles at El Alamein during the Second World War.
Munros of Saltburn and their Descendants - The Story of George Munro and Margaret Ross of Saltburn, their children and their families. We follow them through their lives from Scotland to England, Wales and Africa.
George Munro - Daily News Obituary 1923
- published on 13 March 1923 in The Natal Daily News.
The Natal Daily News
George Munro - An Adventurous Life.
- The Obituary of George Munro, as published in The Natal Mercury of 14th March 1923.
The Natal Mercury
The Glaeser Story
- – a family history, in four parts. Originally published by eGGSA in 2008 and 2009. Reproduced here with permission.
eGGSA
The Glaeser Story
- – a family history, in four parts. Originally published by eGGSA in 2008 and 2009. Reproduced here with permission. (Part 2)
eGGSA
The Glaeser Story
- – a family history, in four parts. Originally published by eGGSA in 2008 and 2009. Reproduced here with permission. (Part 3)
eGGSA
The Glaeser Story
- – a family history, in four parts. Originally published by eGGSA in 2008 and 2009. Reproduced here with permission. (Part 4)
eGGSA
Doctor held prisoner of war - A doctor is captured by the Gemans in World War II, and held as a prisoner of war - Arthur Raymond Dearlove.
Melancholy Accident
- - An article published in a supplement to The Natal Witness edition of 18 May 1877, covering the fatal accident to Alice Munro (nee Thring).
The Natal Witness
The Munros of Pinetown 1898 - The Entire Family in another photo in 1898.
If Stones Could Talk
- - An extract from KEMNAY NEWSLETTER Issue 443 April 2017.
Duncan Downie - Kemnay Historian
Thorpeville
- - A Description of Alexander Diack's life in Kemnay from Duncan Downie. From:- Kirkstyle - History of the village of Kemnay.
Duncan Downie. Kirkstyle.