A Tale of Two Shopkeepers — and their families

Ross Couper

followed by festive mulled wine and mince pies

Victoria Hall, Cromarty

Walter Johnstone was the Chemist and Bookseller from 1864. J.M. Couper was a baker in 1897 then a general dealer in Cromarty. They both served in the Cromarty Artillery Volunteers, on Cromarty Burgh Council and as Elders of the Kirk. They were both keen sportsmen. The speaker will talk about their achievements.

Ross Couper retired to Cromarty after 12 years in heavy industry, a steel foundry and a lead smelter on Tyneside. For 20 years he was a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Northumbria University, then spent 3 years at Seoul Polytechnic in South Korea.

Cromarty History Society now meets on the third Tuesday of each month, September‐April and occasionally during the summer