John Stevenson chats to members of the historical society.
Arran Historical Society’s speaker for their July meeting was John Stevenson from Carluke who told the story of how the Dick Brothers from Ayrshire made their fortune from the natural latex gutta- percha, writes Norma Davidson.
John is from a farming family, and is a keen member of the East Ayrshire Family History Society. He kindly stepped in when the arranged speaker had to cancel due to a family bereavement.