Famous People

Frank Gilruth was born in Gartley, Aberdeenshire in 1853. Frank moved to Dumfries in 1882 when he was appointed as the writing and commercial teacher at Dumfries Academy. He was an enthusiast of Scottish music and literature until his death on the 1st of December 1915. The Frank Gilruth collection took the beauty of the picture postcards and added to it the beauty of music. Dumfries Museum acquired the collection of 900 postcards in 2010. On the back of the postcards his collection, there are a few bars of music, composed by a variety of authors. These postcards have been catalogued by a museum volunteer, and divided into two themes, Famous People and Iconic Scotland.   The postcards selected for these exhibitions were chosen by Kate Vallely (Museum Intern 2016), a Canadian student, who completed her Museum and Gallery Studies degree with us.  
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was born 15th of August 1769, he was christened Napoleone di Buonaparte. He was a French mi
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Johannes Mozart
Mozart was born 27th of January 1756, he was baptised Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mo
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King Edward VII
King Edward VII was born 9th of November 1841 as Albert Edward, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and
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Robert Burns
Robert Burns was born 25th of January 1759 in Alloway. He was eldest of the seven children of Willia
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King George IV
  King George IV, born George Augustus Frederick on 12th of August 1762. Before he was crowned kin
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Her Grace The Duchess of Sutherland
Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland believed to be Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair- Erskine was born
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Prince George V
The Prince of Wales, George V, born George Frederick Ernest Albert was born on the 3rd of June 1865.
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Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Prince Charlie, born Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart on 31st Dece
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Rob Roy
Rob Roy was baptised 7th of March 1671. He is a Scottish outlaw, a folk hero and is sometimes called
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The Duchess of Hamilton
The Duchess of Hamilton, believed to be Nina Mary Benita Douglas- Hamilton, was born 13th of May, 18
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James Scott Skinner
  James Scott Skinner was born 5th of August 1843, in Arbeadie Village. He started to learn to pla
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Queen Victoria
Victoria was born 24th of May in 1819. When her uncle died, leaving no children Victoria was crowned
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Sir William Wallace
William Wallace was born in 1270 near Paisley. In 1296 King Edward I of England deposed and imprison
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Robert the Bruce
  Robert the Bruce was born 11 July 1274. His grandfather was a claimant to the Scottish throne du
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Sir Hector A. MacDonald
Sir Hector Archibald Macdonald was a British solider in the late 19th century. He was born 4th March
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Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots was born December 1542 at Linithgow Palace. She was the daughter of James V of S
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The Grace The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry
  Her Grace the Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry is believed to be Lady Lousia Jane Hamilton,
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