THREE different systems of identifying newsletters has been used:
1. Until June 2008, each newsletter had a volume and issue number and a date; thus 5/2 10/00 is volume 5, issue 2, October 2000.
2. Starting in September 2008 a consecutive numbering was added, starting with no. 44; thus12/1 02/09 46 is volume 12, issue 1, February 2009, number 46.
3. After August 2012 the volume and issue numbers were dropped; thus 03/13 56 is March 2013, number 56.
Articles taken from other publications are omitted.
Volume 1, issue 1 - 4th June, 1996. The beginnings of the town.
Volume 1, issue 2 - September 1996. The Battle of Garelochhead (first Sunday steamer). Hermitage Park. History of Schools.
Volume 1, issue 3 - December 1996. History of Schools (Part 2). Stone cat on the municipal buildings. Geology.
Volume 1, issue 4 - March 1997. Steamer explosion at Helensburgh. The Burgh boundary at Craigendoran Avenue. Geology.
Volume 2, issue 1 - June 1997. Second World War. Geology.
Volume 2, issue 2 - October 1997. Battle of Glen Fruin monument. Second World War. Stone cat on the municipal buildings. Geology. Kilcreggan Pier centenary.
Volume 2, issue 3 - December 1997. Electoral corruption in 1880. Second World War. Flights from Helensburgh.
Volume 2, issue 4 - March 1998. A feu from 1858. Origins of names. Rhu and Shandon Parish Church - 350 years. Renovation of the Comet replica.
Volume 3, issue 1 - June 1998. William Leiper (architect). Geology. Hermitage Australian flag. Quarry. Yair (tidal fish trap).
Volume 3, issue 2 - October 1998. History of Schools. Attitudes to railways in the 19th century.
Volume 3, issue 3 - December 1998. West Highland Railway blizzard 1984. William Leiper (architect).
Volume 3, issue 4 - March 1999. History of Schools. William Leiper (architect).
Volume 4, issue 1 - June 1999. Early maps. Reverend John Baird.
Volume 4, issue 2 - September 1999. John Logie Baird and his son Malcolm at Larchfield School. Second World War.
Volume 4, issue 3 - December 1999. Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (Second World War). Geology.
Volume 4, issue 4 - March 2000. Outdoor swimming pool. Geology. Faslane (Second World War).
Volume 5, issue 1 - July 2000. The lifeboat in Helensburgh.
Volume 5, issue 2 - October 2000. Stained-glass windows from St Bride's Church. The lifeboat in Helensburgh. Second World War. Reverend John Baird. Geology.
Volume 5, issue 3 - December 2000. Burgh boundary - beating the bounds. Proposal for a bazaar at the Pier 1865. Early car crash. Helensburgh 1888. Geology.
Volume 5, issue 4 - March 2001. Stained-glass windows from St Bride's Church. Helensburgh in Australia (two articles). Helensburgh 1935.
Volume 6, issue 1 - July 2001. Jimmy Logan - obituary. Helensburgh 1915-42. King Robert the Bruce and Cardross.
Volume 6, issue 2 - October 2001. Performances of the Past (How we travelled). Helensburgh 1918-1939.
Volume 6, issue 2 (printed as issue 2, should be issue 3) - December 2001. No historic items.
Volume 6, issue 4 - April 2002. Norman Glen - Obituary. Helensburgh 1918-1939.
Volume 7, issue 1 - June 2002. Helensburgh 1918-1939.
Volume 7, issue 2 - September 2002. Bicentenary poem by Eric Thompson. Flood 1987.
Volume 7, issue 3 - January 2003. Stained-glass hospital door panel.
Volume 7, issue 4 (wrongly numbered issue 1) - May 2003. Second World War - prisoners of war in Helensburgh. Burgh boundary stones.
Volume 8, issue 1 - August 2003. Pilgrim's route. Second World War - prisoners of war in Helensburgh. Battle of Glen Fruin - sword.
Volume 8, issue 2 - December 2003. Sports men and women. Second World War - prisoners of war in Helensburgh. Pilgrim's route.
Volume 8, issue 3 - March 2004. Jack Buchanan - first performance. Skating pond - History. Pilgrim's route.
Volume 8, issue 4 - September 2004. West Highland Railway - opening 1894. Kirkmichael - History.
Volume 9, issue 1 - December 2004. Skating pond - History. The Galbraiths of Culcreuch. Kirkmichael - History.
Volume 9, issue 2 - March 2005. The Maclachlan silverware. Robert Napier of Shandon (shipbuilder). Margaret Fay Shaw (Gaelic language and music expert).
Volume 9, issue 3 - June 2005. Bicentenary monument. Shops. Malcolm Baird - a recollection.
Volume 9, issue 4 - September 2005. Rhu 1799. Oscar Wilde in Helensburgh 1885. Hermitage Academy - historic artifacts.
Volume 10, issue 1 - March 2006 - 1802 properties. John Logie Baird - communicating with the occult.
Volume 10, issue 2 - August 2006. First World War - spy.
Volume 10, issue 3 - January 2007. The Maclachlan silverware. Sport - Football in Helensburgh before 1886.
Volume 10, issue 4 - July 2007. Colgrain rubbish dump. Schools - Hermitage Academy history.
Volume 11, issue 1 - September 2007. Colgrain rubbish dump.
Volume 11, issue 2 - March 2008. Henry Bell's wife. Cove Pier.
Volume 11, issue 3 - June, 2008. Street layout. Dr Anne Gray - obituary.
Volume 11, issue 4 - September 2008 - number 44. Transport - 1879 railway timetable. Brian Osborne - obituary. Helensburgh - as seen from outside.
Volume 11, issue 5 - December 2008 - number 45. Location of first railway station. Transport - 1879 steamer timetable.
Volume 12, issue 1 - February 2009 - number 46. Transport - the Lucy Ashton and her jet engines. The Sheep's Heid Building.
Volume 12, issue 2 - August 2009 - number 47. Transport - railway yard at Havelock Place. The Barracks (a group of houses). Heritage Trust website statistics. Housing rents.
Volume 12, issue 3 - February 2010 - number 48. Luss Heritage. Building of the Victoria Hall.
Volume 12, issue 4 - June 2010 - number 49. Reminiscences - landing craft excursion.
Volume 12, issue 5 - November 2010 - number 50. Steamships before the Comet. Failed Streets of Helensburgh.
Volume 13, issue 1 - April 2011 - number 51. Naming of Duchess Woods. Victoria Hall Mason's Mark. Helensburgh Pier in poor condition 1851.
Volume 13, issue 2 - October 2011 - number 52. Naming of Whistlefield.
Volume 13, issue 3 - April 2012 - number 53. Geilston Gardens at Cardross.
Volume 13, issue 4 - August 2012 - number 54. Opening of Heritage Centre in Library. Comet Bicentenary. 'Saga of Henry Bell' poem by Eric Thompson.
Volume 13, issue 5 - November 2012 - number 55. Madeleine Smith and a chemist's bottle; Population growth and the railways.
March 2013 - number 56. Heritage Centre in Library - an update. John Johnston - a tribute. An Archaeological Group.
August 2013 - number 57. Telegraphs - early local history.
October 2013 - number 58. The Great Tapestry of Scotland (including links to Helensburgh).
February 2014 - number 59. Daniel Craig (wood turner); Colquhoun Square changes; War trophies.
September 2014 - number 60. The Scots Dominie Revisited, Recent books of local interest.
May 2015 - number 61. Colquhoun Square changes; John Muir Way (opening of); “Eternal Combustion Engine” (early local motor vehicles).
October 2015 - number 62. John Logie Baird: his mother's wedding dress; his notebooks etc. saved for the nation
March 2016 - number 63. Glen Fruin - The Glenfinlas Raid of 1602
June 2017 - Unveiling of obelisk at Kidston Park for RAF Helensburgh (Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment).
September 2017 - Purchase by Heritage Trust of letter signed by John Logie Baird.
May 2018 -Link to online map comparing present day Helensburgh with Helensburgh in the mid 1890s.
September 2018 - Burgh charter (final portion) translated from Latin into English.
April 2019 - Pier closed to marine traffic.
January 2020 - K13 memorial in Colquhoun Square. Town Centre Conservation Area designated.
July 2020 - Battle of Glen Fruin commemorated in US golf club competition. Poem about the “Battle of Garelochhead” (first steamer excursion on a Sunday).
November 2020 - War Memorial Families Project. British Army troop locations in Scotland 1745-56. John Logie Baird coin. Wreck of Henry Bell's Comet. Poor condition of replica Comet. Comet centenary supplement purchased. The Greenock and Helensburgh Steamboat Company. Battle of Glen Fruin commemorated in US golf club competition – part 2. St Peter's Seminary and the Kilmahew Education Trust. Reminiscence – Health and Safety before the First World War.
June 2021. Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (RAF Helensburgh) explanatory board at Kidston Park. New plans for St Peter’s Seminary and the Kilmahew Estate.. Letters signed by future Prime Ministers found in Heritage Trust store. Stone owl on municipal buildings. An umbrella for stargazers. Location of Helensburgh’s 1st railway station. Animated portraits of Lady Helen Colquhoun and Henry Bell. Helensburgh Town Council visitors’ book. Memories of Hermitage School.
September 2021. Helensburgh Town Council visitors’ book. Centenary of the invention of Television by John Logie Baird – SCIO established.
January 2022. Working replicas of John Logie Baird equipment donated to the Heritage Trust. Book on the First World War deaths on the Helensburgh war memorial donated to the Heritage Trust. Top-secret letter sent five months before the outbreak of the Second World War. Town Council visitors book queries. History of Helensburgh Pier. Rhu Church video. John Logie Baird drama. Latest exhibit in Outdoor Museum. Memory of the old telephone exchange. How to bring your sailing dinghy to Helensburgh. Wartime postcard.
September 2022. Acquisitions: A model of the paddle steamer Waverley; two parts from the paddle steamer Lucy Ashton; a travelling escritoire (a portable writing desk); a china model of a First World War Red Cross van, bearing the Helensburgh coat of arms. Original bulb for the Baird televisor in the Library. Death of Billy Petrie. Death of Tam Ward. Death of Frank Meehan. Destination Helensburgh and the "Discover Helensburgh" app.
May 2023. Heritage Trust buying Baird Type A Receiver. Town Council Visitors Book – some updates. Mackintosh Club and closure of M&Co shop. Bust of Bonar Law. Liz Trueman's reminiscences. Helensburgh Football Club's unsavoury reputation.
September 2023. New book by Viki McDonnell entitled "Snatched from Satan" on the training ships Cumberland and Empress. 1919 Peace Day Celebrations medal. Wreck of Henry Bell's Comet now a scheduled monument. Demolition of Comet replica in Port Glasgow. "Villaville" (or "As We Used to See Ourselves?")
May 2024. Wreck of the “Sugar Boat” / “Captayannis”
September 2024. Wreck of HMS Hawke and the Helensburgh Connection (Dr Digby Watson). John Logie Baird and Hydroelectricty.
June 2025. trove.scot – a new website from Historic Environment Scotland. Wartime Craigendoran Pier – a painting. 50 mile walk from Killin to Helensburgh in 1964. Fines for councillors failing to attend church. Poem on Obedience by Dr Watts – to be learnt by schoolchildren.
September 2025. Outdoor Museum competition. New replica of Henry Bell’s “Comet” to be built. Second plaque on John Logie Baird’s birthplace. Centenary of the invention of Television by John Logie Baird. Local Place Plan. World War 2 – party invitation to a degaussing range officer from 2 “Wrens”.
March 2026. Baird TV Centenary (“JLB TV 100”). Centenary of John Logie Baird’s birth – reminiscences from Rev David Clark.