10 years ago we launched the Galloway Raiders to commemorate the centenary of Crockett's death. Basic arithmetic thus confirms that today is 110th anniversary of Crockett's passing.  If you're in Galloway today, why not pop up to the memorial at Laurieston or the graveside at Balmaghie to pay your respects. 

Many obituaries were published after Crockett's death. Most of them have factual errors and inaccuracies replaced by some of the 'myths' which came with the cult of celebrity - however, I think they remind us of how significant Crockett's writing was in his own day.  And certainly he's given me over a quarter of a century of pleasure in reading matter. 

To mark the 110th anniversary of his passing, I recently recorded 'The Bookman' obituary. It was probably written by William Robertson Nicoll, an early Crockett Champion. 

​You can listen to it in MP3 format by clicking the link below (8 minutes) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MZOQBI4PxzXk_jX73EnU5zjE_4WBuyI9/view?usp=drive_link