13 Olive Brown

In this episode I talk with Olive Brown of Tobermory. Originally from Dundee, Olive met her late husband, Alasdair, whilst a student at St Andrews, and, after some time down south came to Tobermory to run Alasdair’s family’s shop – the iconic Brown’s on the main street. We talk about her life growing up in Dundee, her student years in St Andrews, the shop, Mull Museum, publishing and the Rural. Links for this episode: Dundee High School - https://www.highschoolofdundee.org.uk/ Tommy Steele - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele St Andrews University - https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ St Andrews Golf Course - https://www.standrews.com/ Building of Iraqi Railways - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Republic_Railways Iraq revolution of 1958 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_July_Revolution Archibald Brown and Son - http://www.brownstobermory.co.uk/ Ardnamurchan Lighthouse - http://ardnamurchanlighthouse.com/ https://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Ardnamurchan/ Barrahead Lighthouse - https://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Barra-Head/ Whitaker and Brown Publishers - http://www.brown-whittaker.co.uk/ Walking in North Mull - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walking-North-Mull-Olive-Brown/dp/1904353096/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545258263&sr=8-1&keywords=walking+in+north+mull Mull Museum - http://www.mullmuseum.org.uk/ Isabella Bird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Bird A lady’s life in the Rocky Mountains - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ladys-Life-Rocky-Mountains-Adventure/dp/0857068415/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545258087&sr=8-1&keywords=A+ladies+life+in+the+Rocky+Mountains Unbeaten Tracks in Japan - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unbeaten-Tracks-Japan-Including-Aborigines/dp/1540873323/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1545258132&sr=1-2&keywords=unbeaten+tracks+in+japan Keonori Kanasaka Twin Time Travel - https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/isabella-bird A lecture by Keonori Kanasaka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOrK2_9fTA https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/12/09/books/book-reviews/off-beaten-track-isabella-bird/#.XBrDvSeYRhA Sir Harry Aubrey de Vere Maclean - The Kaid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Aubrey_de_Vere_Maclean http://lafayette.org.uk/mac2702.html https://en.yabiladi.com/articles/details/64272/kaid-maclean-adventurous-account-scottish.html Tobermory Clock - https://canmore.org.uk/site/157772/mull-tobermory-main-street-clock-tower The Scottish Women’s Rural Institute https://www.theswi.org.uk/ Volendam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volendam We can be found on whatwedointhewinter.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Thanks for listening!