The Moonlighter
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A few years ago we located at Cathcart cemetery the plots of a number of Rangers greats,among others they included from the 1877 team William Dunlop and James Watson, players AB and Dugald McKenzie,our first manager William Wilton and Chairman William Craig. Unfortunately due to the passage of time a number of them are starting to disappear behind trees,bushes and weeds.
This where you can help.
We need a few Bears with gardening equipment to cut everything back to save them from disappearing completely.We got a brilliant response from you guys a few weeks ago and hope you can help again.
We’ll be meeting at the Brenfield Road entrance to Cathcart Cemetery at 12pm on Saturday 24th October. Once the work is complete we’ll take everyone on a tour of the other Rangers plots at Cathcart and then retire to the Bank Bar for a couple of socially distanced cold drinks.
If you can help us please send an email to thefounderstrail@gmail.com or phone 0790 2855536.
Iain and Gordon.
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And the winner of the bottle of whisky is Claire Mcintyre who has been notified.
Congratulations Claire!
An incredible £953 was raised via the raffle £130 of which will go to the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow( as per the previous winners wishes) £823 will go to the Restoration of Rangers Graves project.This will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated ?
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Last chance to get your name into tomorrow morning's draw.
PAYPAL LINK. - https://www.paypal.com/sendmoney
***Follow the link and add following email address along with donation – sonsofstruth@aol.co.uk
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During the course of my family research at the Mitchell Library I came across this wonderful photograph from the front page of the Sunday Post from February 1949.
It’s my Mum Emma( winking at the photographer ?) and her two cousins Emma and Sadie at a Scottish Cup Tie at Motherwell.
The three of them have hand knitted Rangers scarves, my mum’s showing the names of Brown, Young and Shaw.
Sadly none of them are with us today but they will be cheering us on.
Rangers won the match 3-0 with goals from George Young, Willie Paton and Willie Thornton.
Let’s hope for a similar result today.
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We presented the winner Ronnie Whitten with the bottle of whisky but he has asked that it’s re-raffled which is a fantastic gesture so here goes!
This 21 year old whisky which was very kindly donated by the John Greig Loyal Rangers Supporters Club retails at an incredible £150! and is for export only.
To be in with a chance of winning the bottle of whisky just donate £5 to the Restoration of Graves Project via this link.The more donations you make the more chance you have of winning.
PAYPAL LINK. - https://www.paypal.com/sendmoney
***Follow the link and add following email address along with donation – sonsofstruth@aol.co.ukThe winning name will be drawn Wednesday 30th September.
Good luck again everyone.
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We sincerely thank the Dunoon Rangers Supporters Club who have sent a cheque for £800 to cover the cost of the plaques that were recently placed at the final resting place of John Wallace McKay and Archibald Harkness in Dunoon and Kilmun.
The Rangers family continues to astound us.
We have a lot of restorations to attend to over the coming weeks so every single penny counts.
Thank you.
If you’d like to donate to the Restoration Project please do so using this link.
https://www.paypal.com/sendmoney
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And the winner of the bottle of whisky is Ronnie Whitten who has been notified.
Congratulations Ronnie!
An incredible £585 was raised via the raffle every penny of which will go to the Restoration of Rangers Graves project.This will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated
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There's still time to get yourself into tomorrow's draw.
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Many thanks to those who have already purchased their tickets for Fridays draw.
An incredible £380 has already been raised for the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project.0 -
A couple of years ago the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project received a call from the Elgin RSC informing us that Rangers great RC Hamilton( 367 appearances 312 goals) was resting in an unmarked grave in a cemetery in Elgin.
I asked if they could do some background work on this and get back to me but unfortunately we never heard from them again.
Can you help?
Are you a member of this supporters club or do you know someone who is? If so please call us on 0790 2855536 or email thefounderstrail@gmail.com as we’d like to start the ball rolling to locate the plot and rectify this.
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Many thanks to those who have already purchased their tickets for Fridays draw.
An incredible £190 has already been raised for the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project.
To be in with a chance of winning the bottle of whisky just donate £5 to the Restoration of Graves Project via this link.The more donations you make the more chance you have of winning.
PAYPAL LINK. - https://www.paypal.com/sendmoney
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This 21 year old whisky which was very kindly donated by the John Greig Loyal Rangers Supporters Club retails at an incredible £150! and is for export only.
To be in with a chance of winning the bottle of whisky just donate £5 to the Restoration of Graves Project via this link.The more donations you make the more chance you have of winning.
PAYPAL LINK. - https://www.paypal.com/sendmoney
***Follow the link and add following email address along with donation – sonsofstruth@aol.co.ukThe winning name will be drawn on Friday 25th September.
Good luck everyone.
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John Wallace McKay was Match Secretary of Rangers Football Club from 1882-1883.
Earlier this afternoon his stone at Dunoon cemetery was cleaned and a memorial plaque placed.
Archibald Harkness was President of Rangers in 1881 and was a huge influence during his tenure at the Club.Tragically after contracting typhoid he passed at only 26 years of age.
Unfortunately due to the condition of the stone we were unable to bring it up as much as we’d wished but a memorial plaque was laid at his final resting place in Kilmun.
If you’d like to donate to the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project please do so here
PAYPAL LINK. - https://www.paypal.com/sendmoney
***Follow the link and add following email address along with donation – sonsofstruth@aol.co.uk
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This afternoon at Ibrox i had the pleasure of meeting Fred Kennedy from the John Greig Loyal Rangers Supporters Club.
I was absolutely delighted to receive a bottle of 21 year old Royal Salute whisky to raffle and £150 in cash,all in aid of The Restoration of Rangers Project.
We’d like to thank Fred and the John Greig Loyal for their overwhelming generosity which will help to ensure that the Restoration Project will continue with pace.
Watch out for the raffle for the bottle of whisky next week.
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Join us and follow follow in the footsteps of our Founders, it's only 7.2 miles.
Please send an email to thefounderstrail@gmail.com and we’ll send you a sponsorship form.0 -
Purchase your book here on our website and we’ll post your copy out within 24 hours.
https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop
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We’d like to sincerely thank the Roberts family from Colorado who have sent an extremely generous donation to cover the cost of the plaque that will be placed at the final resting place of Rangers player John Barker at Craigton cemetery in Glasgow.
The Rangers family never fails to astound us.
Thank you.
Update to follow.
If you’d like to donate to the Restoration Project please do so using this link.
https://www.paypal.com/sendmoney
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Join us on the 11th October and follow follow in the footsteps of our Founders.
Please send an email to thefounderstrail@gmail.com and we’ll send you a sponsorship form.
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Back in 2018 we managed to locate the final resting place at Craigton Cemetery of Rangers trainer John Taylor. Sadly it was an unmarked grave.
Today the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project placed a stone befitting of the man.
John Taylor was born in 1852 but tragically,at the age of only 45, passed in May 1897 after a bout of pneumonia.
He was a Govan man from Merryland Street,a much loved and respected individual.
He was trainer at Rangers from 1885-1897 during which time the Club moved from Kinning Park to our new home at Ibrox.
Rangers won the League for the first time in 1890 and the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1894 after beating Celtic 3-1 at Hampden, it was John Taylor who trained and coached the players, he’s pictured standing at the back with our victorious players.
We would also win four Glasgow Cups and one Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup during his tenure at the Club.
‘’Johnny’’ as he was affectionately known was a sprinter in his younger days and twice received gallantry awards for saving people from drowning.
These men gave us everything and this is today’s generation of Rangers supporters giving them back some dignity and respect.
If you’d like to donate to the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project please do so using this link.https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/the-restoration-of-range…
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And the winner of the signed match day programme is Graham Cadger who has been notified.
Congratulations Graham!
An incredible £310 was raised via the raffle, every penny of which will go to the Restoration of Rangers Graves project.This will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated.
YOU are the people.
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The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project. Remembering the 66-John Jeffrey.
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John Jeffrey was only 16 years of age when he didn’t return home from Ibrox on the 2nd January 1971.
John’s cousin Andy recently made contact with us with a view to having a memorial plaque in his name placed at Clydebank Crematorium.
The memorial plaque to John Jeffrey was placed today.
Remembered always by the worldwide Rangers support.