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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 8m

Apparently adding sweary word achieves the same result. Much more cathartic.

lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 21h

Ah that's reasonable. Though they do cover more subjects like social history and house history now as well, which is why I considered it.

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 21h

How about the Strathclyde Genealogy masters? History adjacent and modular studies.

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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · 23h

Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens will explore how photography has shaped and recorded the urban architectural heritage of Scotland.

Find out more and book your space here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shifting-p...

Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens

The conference will explore how photography has shaped and recorded the urban architectural heritage of Scotland.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 1d

We're heading to Aberdeen! 🗺️🎞️

National Library Live, on 8 November, is a free day of talks, stories & activities. Discover maps, film, treasures & more with us and Aberdeen City Libraries.

#NationalLibraryLive #Aberdeen #NLS100

A collage of square cutouts from maps of Scotland.

A Library-themed 'Snakes and Ladders' game, with two giant dice on top.

A bunch of cards for a Library 'size matching' game, laid out on a table with a measuring tape.

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 2d

If you're ever stuck looking for genealogical info, I volunteer with a family history society and have access to multiple databases. Happy to try and help.

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 2d

Silver. Gold is for Fellows.

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 2d

Fantastic open day at Polmadie depot for #Polmadie150, part of #Railway200. Lots of memories also from when my train driver dad was based there.

Newly named locomotive train Polmadie 150 in blue Caledonian Sleeper branding

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Radical Online Archives @radonlinearchives.bsky.social · 3d

Hello BlueSky! Starting this account to showcase the ever growing list of radical online archives and collections. Nearly 1000 collections from the around the world are listed at the link below.

Please follow for updates and collection highlights!

hatfulofhistory.com/radical-onli...

radical online collections and archives

I am very interested in the growing amount of radical literature from around the world that is being scanned and digitised. As there are so many and from many different places, I thought it would b…

hatfulofhistory.com

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Glasgow Times @glasgowtimes.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know this?

A 'remarkable' Victorian prison lies beneath this town hall in Ayrshire

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 3d

OK, how did I not know this. It is a 'spoons mind, but there's a Peter Cushing pub in Whitstable. Next year's Waverley trip is BOOKED!

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 3d

And for anyone who wants to watch the Glasgow 1980 documentary on town planning from 1971 (director Oscar Marzaroli and edited by Bill Forsyth), it's here on YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ahn...

Glasgow 1980 (made in 1971)

YouTube video by Johnny Cassettes

m.youtube.com

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 3d

Looking to the future from the past today at #Railway200 inspiration train at Glasgow Central and #Glasgow850 Alexander Thomson talk based on Glasgow 1980 film at Mitchell Library.

Red Train museum locomotive at Glasgow Central

lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 4d

Phone call left me way behind but a suitably gothic film See you next time. #TheFilmCrowd

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 4d

Hi there #TheFilmCrowd

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 5d

This might be of interest to some Edinburgh / Industrial history folks www.digitscotland.com/events/hear-...

Hear About...Baltic Street Gasworks - Dig It!

Dig into free (or low-cost) Scottish archaeology events that are open to everyone – no experience required.

www.digitscotland.com

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 5d

Even now a crack team of Scottish culinary scientists are racing against time to discover a way to deep fry it.

juux @juux.com · 5d

omg part deux

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 6d

Edinburgh is the #histSTM place to be next summer. Between this and the ESHS/HSS extravaganza in July will be a workshop on practices and material cultures of metrology and accounting, plus the Medical School & Hutton's 300th, + Dolly 🐑 30th, and more!

Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 7d

Save the date:The next biennial Society for the Study of Measurement (SSM) conference will be held at the University of Edinburgh June 22-25, 2026.
Calls for conference papers, posters, & workshops will be posted soon ⤵️
measurementsociety.org
#HPS #STS #metrology #statistics #data #science #philsci

The Society for the Study of Measurement

measurementsociety.org

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 6d

Ooh, this is added to my must-see list.

Helen Grant @helengrantsays.bsky.social · 6d

"Bow your head for you enter sacred and magical lands" - trip today to see the Library in the Woods on Arran.

Small black and white dog going under a tree trunk across a path with a carved wooden notice on it.

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Helen Grant @helengrantsays.bsky.social · 6d

"Bow your head for you enter sacred and magical lands" - trip today to see the Library in the Woods on Arran.

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 6d

Ooh, this is added to my must-see list.

Helen Grant @helengrantsays.bsky.social · 6d

"Bow your head for you enter sacred and magical lands" - trip today to see the Library in the Woods on Arran.

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 6d

Farewell Thunderchild.

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany @ejbotany.bsky.social · 7d

Marking 125 years of #EJBotany #OpenAccess and its forerunner, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, we are delighted to announce that ALL content is now freely available at journals.rbge.org.uk/notes and journals.rbge.org.uk/ejb

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lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 7d

Hmmm. Boiling a frog comes to mind.

lynncorrigan.bsky.social @lynncorrigan.bsky.social · 7d

Woo hoo! Got tickets for the Polmadie depot open day #Railway200