LANARK LANIMER DAY
An ancient celebration held within the Royal Burgh of Lanark on the Thursday between the Sixth and Twelfth days of June annually since the year 1140.
 

A Lanimer Medal

About 6 years ago, a gentleman came into the Village Store in New Lanark. "Are you Marjorie?" "Guilty" says I. "The man at the reception desk sent me across to show you this penny" and produced a 1898 Lanimer Medal. He had been renovating an old house in Glasgow and discovered this medal in the rubble. I thanked him and took his name and address. When it came near the Lanimers we sent him a Brochure and a thank you letter.

We thought we would give the medal to the museum, but they already had one. So it was put into my workbox and it was forgotten about.

Then a letter was sent from Canada asking the Lanimer Committee to find out about Tomasina Rennie, Lanimer Queen in 1898. Her descendants wanted to know if a medal existed. Of course I couldn't remember where I had put the medal but eventually found it. (I hadn't been in my workbox for ages).

I got the name and address of Isobel McWatt in Ontario from Secretary, Leslie Reid. Wrote a wee note telling her how I came to have the medal parcelled it up and sent it off. Two weeks later a phone call came from Canada and a Scottish voice spoke. This was Isobel McWatt thanking me for sending the medal. Then she said to me "You don't know who your speaking to?" "No, I replied". "Well this is Isobel Nelson from Forth". Well I can tell you, I nearly collapsed because she was brought up near where I lived in Forth.

Isobel's cousins, daughter Marjorie and my niece, Moira, are great friends and she keeps Isobel up to date with all the news of Lanimers.

So it just shows what a chance find can bring.

Marjorie Romer