Strabane in Lockdown
April 18, 2020 Gallery, News 0
News
Events Suspended
Owing to the coronavirus Strabane History Society has suspended all meetings until further notice.
Annie Scott Dill Maunder 1868-1947
October 28, 2016 Hidden Gems, News 4
By Michael Kennedy, Strabane History Society Did you know that there is a crater on the surface of the moon named after a Strabane lady from the Derry Road? On 14th April 1868, a baby girl was born into the…
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The Life & Times of ‘Half-Hanged’ MacNaghten 1724-1761
May 2, 2016 Hidden Gems, News 10
Article Author: Michael Kennedy When John MacNaghten shot Mary Anne Knox in the coach at Cloghcor near Strabane on 10th November 1761, accidently or otherwise, he was hunted down by Captain Caldwell and his men as a brigand and a scoundrel….
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Recruits & Families
Strabane History Society has been researching local newspapers of 1914/1915; Strabane Weekly News and Strabane Chronicle. We have recorded entries found in these newspapers of those who were involved in WW1 for the period from approximately August 1914 to December…
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