About us

The group was formed in 2012.  The first major project “Inchinnan Farmlands to Erskine Community” was completed in 2014 and can be viewed on the group’s YouTube page Inchinnan Historical Interest Group (click videos), historypin.org and in the projects section of this website.

Other projects such as Inchinnan’s First World War memorial have also been completed.

As documented on this site, our largest project to date ‘597AD St Conval to All Hallows -1420 Years and counting in Inchinnan’ commenced in 2017.  We completed an archaeological dig at the former site of Inchinnan Church involving hundreds of members of the local community.  We are making plans to revisit this in the near future.

A warm welcome is extended to everybody with an interest in local history and meeting with like minded people. We hope to increase our membership this year building on our successes.

In this section

Invaluable volunteers!

Meetings schedule 2025/2026

Date Title Speaker
September 25th Early Medieval Renfrewshire and the Elderslie Cross Dr Archie Henderson,

Social Historian, Paisley Museum
October 30th Sir William Arrol Prof Gordon Masterton – Professor of Future Infrastructure at the University of Edinburgh
November 27th The History of Fairfields Ian Johnston – Clydeside Shipbuilding Historian and Author
January 29th Paisley at the Pictures Brian Hannan – Local author and manager of Abbey Books
February 26th AGM and The Church and the Graveyard of All Hallows IHIG
March 26th Glasgow’s Lock Hospital Anna Forrest – Archivist and Glasgow Historian
April 30th Park Church, Inchinnan Margaret McLeod
May 28th Annual Outing IHIG

Meetings

Held at 7.30pm in Inchinnan Parish Church on the last Thursday of each month unless specified. There are no meetings in December, July or August.

£3 per meeting plus a donation for refreshments of tea and coffee.

Patrons are kindly asked to register for any planned excursions to assist organising.

Committee members:

Role Member
Chairperson Petrina Cairns
Treasurer Margaret McLeod
Secretary To be filled
Publicity, website and Social Media Lynne Black
Committee Members Bill McCallum, June Morrison, Ann McGinnigle, Petrina Cairns, Tom McConnell, Len Seath, Jamie MacNee.