That's the crystallised message of Celia Craig's book inspired by her long-standing passion for celebrating the history of Gourdon through collated interviews, photographs and poetry.

 

In her latest publication, Celia, who comes from a fishing family, focuses on the areas of baiting, sheeling, working in the fish houses, barrelling herring, and officiating at the Lifeboat Galas - where the women of the village have long played a central role. Featuring a strong photographic element and accompanying detailed social commentary, the tribute fondly narrates the stories of a collection of hard-working women, whose everyday lives will seem extraordinary to younger readers.

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Copies of "A Tribute to the Women of Gourdon 1837-1986" are available from the Maggie Law Maritime Museum, and from Giulianotti's in Stonehaven. The electronic version of the complete text can be read online below.

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Celia Craig
November  2015