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Famous Scots Exhibition, Gallery

This page contains a gallery of images from the 2009 Famous Scots Exhibition. You can navigate through the 'slideshow' by either clicking the thumbnail images (the smaller pictures arranged along the top, or by clicking on the arrows at the bottom right.

The slideshow commences with photographs taken at the most recent exhibition, dedicated to Sir Jackie Stewart.

Reproduced with kind permission of the photographer, Rob McDougall.

Sir Jackie Stewart inspecting photographs mounted for his exhibition.

Sir Jackie examines memorabilia in one of the exhibition displays.

Sir Jackie signs the visitor book. Behind (L-R) are Dee Williams and
Audrey Wyper (GROS), Elizabeth Roads (CLL), David Brownlee and Tristram Clarke (NAS), Raymond Evans and Denise Cowan (GROS).

Sir Jackie and David Brownlee (NAS, Deputy Keeper).

Tristram Clarke (NAS) welcomes the Stewart family party to the exhibition.

David Brownlee (NAS) and Sir Jackie and grandchildren inspect archive material.

A family portrait. Sir Jackie with his wife Helen, Lady Stewart, their sons Paul and Mark, and grandchildren.

Sir Jackie and Lady Stewart are welcomed to the offices of the Court of the Lord Lyon.

The Stewart family party get to grips with the ScotlandsPeople software.

Sir Jackie studies the Stewart coat-of-arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon.

Sir Jackie lets the grandchildren take the controls for some online searching.

Tristram Clarke (NAS) with Sir James Black, Lady Black, and grandson Euan.

Sir James is introduced to W. David H. Sellar, Lord Lyon King of Arms.

Sir James signs the visitors book, flanked by Tristram Clarke (NAS) and Paul Parr (GROS).

Sir James meets David Brownlee (NAS), Assistant Keeper.

Sir James and Tristram Clarke beside a display case.

Paul Parr (GROS), Deputy Registrar General, shows a record to Sir James.

Billy Connolly and Sir James, respectively the first and second of our featured Famous Scots.

Billy Connolly poses beside his portrait in the exhibition hall.

Billy Connolly shares a joke with his daughter Cara and Raymond Evans (GROS).

Billy Connolly and Pete Wadley (NAS), Search Room Archivist.

Shirley Manson at the opening of her Famous Scots Exhibition, 25 May 2009.

Shirley inspects the displays with Pete Wadley (NAS), George MacKenzie (NAS, the Keeper of the Records of Scotland), and Paul Parr (GROS, Deputy Registrar General).

Pete Wadley (NAS) explains some of the ancestry details to Shirley.

Pete Wadley (NAS) shows Shirley the service records of her grandfather, William Manson, from his days as a wireless operator in the Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force, 1917-1919.

Shirley and George MacKenzie (NAS) next to photographs of Shirley in action.

Shirley by a portrait of herself singing with Garbage; the rock band have sold 17 million albums worldwide.

Shirley and her father, John, enjoying the exhibition.

Brian Cox at the Famous Scots Exhibition on 13 August 2009.

Tristram Clarke (NAS) reviewing family memorabilia with Brian and his son Alan.

Brian lightens the mood beside his more serious portrait.

Brian against the backdrop of the New Register House Dome, with its five tiers of historic records.

Brian at the display plinth outside the Famous Scots Exhibition.

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