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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Class of Pupils at Cowgate Half Time School, c. 1890s GD/X264/1

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Alison Spring @acspring.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you're a family history society or heritage group looking for speakers, take a look at my list of topics at tinyurl.com/scotstalks and get in touch!

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Archives Portal Europe @archivesportal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#WomenFarmers in the archives today with photographs from the Γενικά Αρχεία του Κράτους - Ροδόπης ; below the everyday life surface, they were probably used as promotional material by the Colonels' regime - you can read the story here www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...

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Women Farmers in the archives

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Many think that AI is safe to use for simple tasks that require no 'research'. Here's an example. A black-and-white photo. AI was asked to colour it. What can go wrong, right?

A black-and-white family photo. A Christmas scene, the family gathered, all generations, next to the tree.

A screenshot of the command. Ai was asked "recolour this image"

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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Interested in tracing your Scottish family history? Online Scottish Indexes conference Saturday 19th September. Time-zone friendly - each talk shown twice. Live 7am to 11pm UK. Q&A sessions. Free to register. www.scottishindexes.com/conference.a... #genealogy #Scotland #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory

Purple banner advertising the Scottish Indexes Conference on Saturday 19 September 2026.

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Alison Spring @acspring.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you're in the Glasgow area, I'll be speaking next Wednesday evening at Eastwood House about the 3 main record categories used to begin Scottish ancestry research. It's a "pay what you can" event, details here: www.enjoyeastren.org/events/three... #GenHour #FamilyHistory

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Three Essentials of Scottish Research: Church, Civil and Census Records

Unlock your family history with professional genealogist Alison Spring

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 13/09/2026

📣 Important PSA! 📽️ I'll be screening and talking about the wonderful 1951 short film "The Singing Street" on next 2 weekends. 📅 19th & 20th, 10AM, Abbeyhill School with Colony of Artists 📆 26th, 12 Noon, Norton Park Centre with Doors Open Day 🎫 Free, unticketed, arrive early to avoid disappointment

A little poster for the event with some stills from the film and the dates and places. "“A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF EDINBURGH – as true perhaps as has ever been put on the screen” The Scotsman"

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Let me tell you a story about how top-end menswear retail transformed over the last hundred years. 🧵

Fiorinamarietta on Threads writes: "The death of department stores as an EXPERIENCE needs to be studied. You used to be able to buy a dress, have lunch, get your hair done, smell every perfume in existence and leave carrying beautifully wrapped boxes. Shopping used to be an event."

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Simon Jones @simonjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Causes of mental illness in men in the first years’ admissions to Colney Hatch Asylum. ‘Over-excitement at the Great Exhibition’ dates it to 1851.

Table of causes and numbers. Source: Hunter & Macalpine, Psychiatry for the Poor (1974).

MORAL.

Domestic Grief, Affliction, and Disappointment

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Unfaithfulness, Unkindness, or Intemperance of Wife

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Bad Company

Loss of Situation and Dread of Poverty

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Want of Employment, and sufferings therefrom

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Reverse of Fortune, Loss of Property, &c.

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Loss of Wife or Children

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Disappointed Affection

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Unhappiness at Home

Erysipelas

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Erroneous Views in Religion

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Sudden Shocks, Fright, &c.

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Jealousy

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Pride

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1

Responsibility and over-anxiety.

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Sudden Loss of Several Cows

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Regret for a Theft

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Suicide of a Brother

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Over - excitement at the Great Exhibition

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Intemperance

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bauchery

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Masturbation

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Fatigue and Over-exertion..

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Over-study

6

Injury to Head

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Disease of Brain

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Delirium Tremens

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Fever Typhus

Yellow

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Small-pox

Epilepsy

14

Paralysis

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Chorea.

Injury to Retina.

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Non-success in Business

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Disease of Lungs

Liver

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Old Age

Congenital Deficiency

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Having the #BayeuxTapestry in the UK just now is exciting but DID YOU KNOW that in the #Orkney Archive we have our very own tapestry which tells the story of St Magnus? It's not as old/long/historically significant as the Bayeux Tapestry but it's still well worth a visit. 🪡

Shelves of books in the Orkney Room of Orkney Archives. The framed St Magnus Tapestry hangs on the wall above the books.

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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Rest in peace to the inimitable Wendell Berry

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Steve @stevoe5.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A borage flower and a bee.

A sprig of borage with three bristly, oval seed heads on slender stems to the left and a pale blue five-pointed star-shaped flower at the top. A bee crouches upside down directly below the flower

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Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies @strathgenealogy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

NEW MRes in History with Genealogical Studies! A distinctive, online research-focused postgraduate degree designed around your interests, your goals and your research. Learn more > www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post... #Genealogy #History #PostgraduateStudy #MRes

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Can you help us save #Dundee’s Mercat Cross unicorn? The Abertay Historical Society is today launching a Crowdfunder page at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-dunde... We’re also going to be gathering at the Mercat Cross at 1pm today to spread the word. Please come along to join us if you can

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Save Dundee’s Mercat Cross Unicorn

Help us restore Dundee's mercat cross unicorn

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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum @okeeffemuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Georgia O’Keeffe enjoyed gathering natural objects, such as shells, that she brought back to her studio as inspiration for her paintings. Taken in 1937, this photograph shows the objects that surrounded O’Keeffe in her New York apartment and connected her daily life to her artistic practice.

Black-and-white photograph of Georgia O'Keeffe standing in front of a shelf in her high-rise apartment in New York City. On the shelf rest a collection of seashells, stones, and pieces of wood. Also resting on the shelf is a large painting of a group of three seashells in the light of the window.

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Dunkeld Community Archive and Chapter House Museum Trust @historicdunkeld.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Charlie is casting lead musket balls, the fire has to reach 600 degrees Celsius in order to melt the lead! Join Charlie and the Erskine Regiment in Stanley hill Park as part of our Jacobite weekend! #history #regimental #reenactment #jacobite #17thcentury

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Alison Spring @acspring.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm very glad to be able to share the programme of talks for @bifhsgo.bsky.social 's conference this autumn, when I'll be speaking about researching your Scots urban ancestors #GenHour #FamilyHistory

17 & 18 October 2026 BIFHSGO's Virtual Annual Conference
Flittin' Day: Forces That Moved Our Scottish Ancestors
8 presentations, 1 Expert Connect
2 days of family history explorations
Speakers include:
Sir Tom Devine, Chris Fleet, Marjorie Harper, Laura House, Graeme Morton, Morag Peers, Alison Spring, and Frances Wilkins.
BIFHSGO Conference website: bifhsgo.ca/2026-conference
$40 for BIFHSGO members; $60 for Non-members
Registration opens 1 September 2026.

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Festival of Europe Scotland @festivalofeurope.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Save the dates! Beyond Borders International Festival takes place on the weekend of 29 - 30 August. Panel discussions, debates alongside music, arts, films, walks and more .... 50% off for under 25s and students! bbintfest.com

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Beyond Borders Festival - The Platform for International Dialogue and Cultural Exchange

Beyond Borders Scotland is a not-for profit organisation, dedicated to facilitating dialogue and international cultural exchange.

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 10/08/2026

⏳ Just 2 weeks left to apply! The Migration Museum is looking for 10 Community Curators across the UK to co-curate displays exploring local migration stories. 💷 Paid (£20/hr) 🗓️ Sept 2026–May 2027 📍 Apply here: www.migrationmuseum.org/join-the-mig... Help shape the UK’s Missing Museum!

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Join the Migration Museum’s Community Curators Programme

Find out more about the Migration Museum’s UK-wide Community Curators Programme, in partnership with five museums and galleries across the UK and how to apply. Application deadline: 23 August 2026.

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Peter Mandler @petermandler.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Going through some of my father's papers I came across - what in my professional life I'd tout as a great archival discovery - a letter from the (unrelated, and I think not Jewish) Mandlers who sponsored my father's and his family's visas to the US in 1939, out of the goodness of their hearts. (1/3)

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Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society @anesfhs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This issue includes the story of Cutty Sark designer Hercules Linton, practical tips for getting more from Family Tree Analyzer, advice on visiting the Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives, plus Society news and much more. #Aberdeen #Aberdeenshire #Scotland #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Graphic advertising the August issue of the Society's Journal. Articles include:

Hercules Linton: Designer, Shipbuilder and Antiquarian
The Flashlight Concert Party
George Mathieson M.A., God’s CHREST-I-AN
Finding Patrick Cushnie
Family Tree Analyzer: Finding Hidden Depths in Family Trees
In(s)ching back to my Roots
Hawkers and Harlers, Part 2: The Harler Succession
An Extraordinary Coincidence: Disney Alexander and Family
Taking on a Legend: the Alexanders versus Ned Kelly
Visiting Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives

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Edinburgh Libraries @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This year's Edinburgh Local Heritage Network Fair will be held at Central Library on Thursday 17 September from 10am to 4pm. Drop in to find out about community heritage groups and how you can get involved!

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

In case any Edinburgh social history people are interested: I have an MSc student looking at bath- and wash-house usage statistics, and he's turned up a Carnegie report from 1918 with these photos of the Simon Square wash-house.

A large group of women and children ourside a door labelled "Public Washhouses".

Interior shot of women standing around with washing equipment.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Archive but it's a videogame from 1998.

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David Booth @caleydave.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Vent: Let's talk about why this is a one-way ticket to the Buildings At-Risk register. That is not a natural hill they are digging into, that is a thin layer of top soil on top of Shale brought in from West Lothian which was used to cover a concrete building built on the floor of a Quarry. 🧵

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Great news. A new series of A House Through Time is back with David Olusoga on BBC2 at 9pm on Thursday 13th August featuring a property in Edinburgh.

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Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies @strathgenealogy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🍂Tartan and Stars programme autumn line-up! ✨Scots in North America. Online Course - 17 & 24 September, 1 October. ✨Using DNA testing to explore your early Scottish ancestry. Online Talk - 29 September. 🎟️👉https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/centreforlifelonglearning/genealogy/tartanandstars/

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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

There will be Free UK Shipping from Friday 31st July until midnight Sunday 2nd August. No code needed. All profits go to Northern Picts research

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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes @mininglandscapes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Looking for something free and different to do with the kids/grandkids there are still places left at #MiningLandscapes Coalscapes event, be a plant detective, a geology session with the rock doctor and an art work shop. Info and booking nip to www.mining-landscapes.org/news/coalsca...

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Vivienne Dunstan @vivdunstan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The July issue of Scottish Maps Forum twice yearly newsletter Cairt is newly out from the National Library of Scotland. I got my copy in the post the other day, but it's also available in PDF format online. Well worth a read for anyone interested in Scottish history and/or maps. maps.nls.uk/cairt/

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Today is #WorldEmojiDay 📅 (based on the way the calendar emoji is shown on most digital platforms) - a global celebration of the emoji characters so here's a picture of Dunblane Museum made entirely of emoji characters - just zoom in 🔍 to see them all #WorldEmojiDay2026

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 14/07/2026

Would anyone like to see the inside of a 1320’s Decorated Gothic spire atop a 1280’s tower silly question, here you go

View of the tower and spire of St Mary’s the Virgin in Oxford, from the Radcliffe lawn

View up into the point if the spire with thin metal cross pins

View of a window, unglazed with wood tracery

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Stromness Museum @stromnessmuseum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Stromness Shopping Week is almost here! To celebrate we’re having a nature memory book competition. 🖌️ Record nature or wildlife you see during shopping week. 🪶 Our natural history display is great place to start. Enter by 3pm Sat 25 July for a chance to win 1 year’s family museum membership!

Poster: Stromness Shopping Week is almost here! To celebrate we’re having a nature memory book competition. 🖌️ Simply get an A4 piece of paper, fold it in any way you wish, and make a record of any nature or wildlife you see during shopping week. 🪶 The natural history display would be a great place to start. You can draw or write. If you fancy picking up a template piece of paper, head to the museum to get one. Each age category winner gets a year’s free family membership!
🎨8 and under
🎨12 and under
🎨13+
🗓️ Get your entries to the museum by 3pm on Saturday 25th July.

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Morag @glasgowgenealogy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Let the National Records of Scotland what you think of their frankly outrageous proposal to hike the price of accessing a single records on Scotland's People from £1.50 to £2.50. consult.gov.scot/national-rec... #genealogy

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Registration services: Fees review - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space

Find and participate in consultations run by The Scottish Government

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Kristin @curlyreader.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Oh no. Shingles are horrible. Hopefully the antivirals will get to work quickly and you will feel better soon.

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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

July exhibition “1776 - A year that changed the world” in Dunblane Museum & Leighton Library - linking American Revolution & Scottish Enlightenment Dunblane Museum open Mon-Sat 10.30am.4.30pm (last admission 4pm) Leighton Library open Mon-Sat 11am-4pm Free admission

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Stromness Museum @stromnessmuseum.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We recently welcomed David Stirrup, Prof. of American Lit. & Indigenous Studies of York.ac.uk and Metis scholar Chris Andersen of UAlberta.ca with the project team of 'Metis: A Global Indigenous People'. Our Honorary Curator Janette Park and Elsa Cox of Arctic.scot gave the group a guided tour...

Landscape photo of a large group of people standing before the front door of Stromness Museum, all looking directly towards the camera.

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Old Edinburgh Club @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Lots going on around Scotland for the Jacobite Festival in August, especially talks and tours at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. Check out the website for further details. #jacobitesinedinburgh #edinburghhistory buff.ly/9EB3PSH

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 26/06/2026

This is my next book restoration project: a c.1910 revised edition of Mrs Beeton’s Household management. Of no great financial value even in immaculate condition, but of sentimental value to me, binding falling apart so badly that it can barely be handled.

The very poor and torn spine and binding of a big fat hardcover book.

Binding is essentially held together by a few remaining threads.

Inside the rear endpapers, which are some delightful old adverts.

Inside of the book is in decent condition with colour plates still intact.

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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

More great records highlighted by @glamarchives.bsky.social ! Scroll down their thread for information about the Crew List Index Project, capturing information about seafarers and ships into British ports in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 19/06/2026

⚽The world's oldest football, held at the The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum starts its journey to the United States today as part of World Cup celebrations. The museum hosted a public farewell event to celebrate the start of the football's journey to Miami. 🔗Find out more: buff.ly/cKD1dKf

A group of school children wearing red tops are sitting on a set of steps. In the middle are two adults who are holding an old leather football and wearing protective white gloves.

A person with light skin tone and short grey hair and a person with medium skin tone and short grey hair are standing next to eachother and smiling. The person on the right is holding an old leather football and wearing protective white gloves.

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I was born and grew up in South Shields in the ‘80s and ‘90s. My paternal grandfather was a miner. I never met him though. He died when my dad was 12 from Black Lung, unable to breathe from hardened, blackened lungs filled with coal dust. My grandma got £12 life insurance. 1/

Post from alcarns:
LABOUR
WAS CHISELLED OUT OF THE MINES
HAMMERED OUT OF THE SHIPYARDS
FORGED IN THE FACTORIES
THAT IS THE TRADITION I SERVE

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James Calbraith @jamescalbraith.co.uk · 15/06/2026

2026 Edinburgh Floral Clock

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

TIL that Scotland, more specifically Caithness, is the successor state to the Kingdom of Cat (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom...), and I feel we should do more to encourage Cat People to visit their ancestral home.

"Seated cat": pencil sketch by William Bell Scott, via National Galleries of Scotland. It show a seated cat looking very pleased with itself (because it is a cat).

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 10/06/2026

Stirling’s map offers 6 literary routes tracing the steps of Scotland’s great writers & the sites that inspired them, from the Golden Lion Hotel, where Robert Burns etched his “Stirling Lines” on a window, to the Trossachs of Walter Scott’s “The Lady of the Lake” www.stirling.gov.uk/news/step-in...

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Step into Stirling’s story as new literary walking map launched

A literary history map of Stirling has been launched to celebrate the city’s wealth of mythical legends and contemporary writing greats.

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