The Millennium Project started at the beginning of 1999, with a group of people who were interested in Stichill and were looking for a way to mark the Millennium.
Starting with monthly meetings throughout 2000, it was decided that the best thing the group could do was to try to record and preserve the local history, as so much of it disappears when those who hold it leave the area or pass away. Once gone it can never be recovered.
Working throughout 2000, with the final meeting in November 2000, the group have produced a total of 23 booklets, recording items of particular interest to members of the Group. These booklets were published as a package. (Some of these booklets are, at present being amended for use on this web site.)
The list of booklets below is copied from the ex-Bordernet website. The Bordernet website did not contain all of the booklets listed – and we don’t know if they were all completed. If anyone has the booklets, or knows where they are, and wishes to share them, we can add them to this site.
1. Renovating of Stichel Parish Church in 1906
2. Elders of Stichel, Hume and Nenthorn Parish Church 1834 - 2000
3. Queen Mary's Royal Horse Farm 1561 - 1567
About the Queen's return to Scotland from France and her horses. Story comes to light because of the 'Depo' family
4. Opening of the Telegraph Office, Post Office and Row of Cottages - Photographs of the opening etc
5. Two pre-Christian Cists (graves) found in 1894 - Map and Description of the two cists found
6. Stichill Parish Church Communion Tokens 1777
Pictures of Communion tokens used in the area and also a description and explanation of the Stichill token of 1777
7. The Stichill Collar and Armlets - Found while digging a well in 1747, there is a picture of the collar and armlet along with a description
8. Lillie Langtry 1853 – 1929 - A story of her life as it intermingled with George Baird of Stichill House
9. Cairns Memorial Church, Stichill 1733 - 2001
10. Names of the male heads of family who took part in Communion in 1834
A booklet listing the names of the heads of families who took part in Communion at Stichel Parish Church in the year 1834
11. A Walk in the Past - A map of the old Stichill House estate and distances for you to walk around and see the ruins of what once was!
12. Property and People of Stichill in the Year 2000 - A map and list of houses and the families at the start of the year 2000
13. Stichill School - Excerpts from the school log a) 1875 - 1900 and b) 1900 - 1921)
14. Life on the Farm - An account of life on Baillieknowe and Newtonlees Farms 1966 - 1969
15. Memories of John Hardie - Johnny tells stories of his time at Stichill
16. Stichill School - Excerpts from the school log 1922 - 1937 and 1938 - 1951
17. Fact or Fiction? - (Work out for yourself if these old stories, collected locally, are fact or fiction)
18. Fact or Fiction - Stories from Stichill
19. Stories from the Mansion House - Told by people who lived and worked in the house
20. The Police and the Police Station at Stichill - An account of the time when Stichill had its own Police Officer
21. Property and People of Stichill in the year 1980 - A map and list of houses and the families who lived there in 1980
22. Stichill - a History in the Making (How these booklets were compiled, and a list of further reading)
23. Stichill School - the final years