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lynncorrigan.bsky.social
@lynncorrigan.bsky.social
Clyde-built. Recovered shambrarian, monger of metadata and fettler of systems. Genealogy/Local history. Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.
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"Time capsule found in rubble of church destroyed by fire"

Members of the demolition crew removing the fire-ravaged remains of the B-listed St Mungo's Church in Cumbernauld discovered the metal canister beneath the foundation stone.

Full story here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Huge M1 pot hole discovered.
Cannabis farm found in drainage culvert beneath the M1
December 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Please read the whole thread. Thank you kindly.
Due South reboot. Drawn by Dave McKean.

Ray travels to Canada to help a young Mountie (and an elderly deaf wolf) solve the murder of her father, his best friend.

In doing so, Ray finds himself trying to convince her of the one thing his old partner cared about more than anything:

Kindness matters
Okay, you get to write ONE dream comic mini-series, featuring characters you did not create.

What character would you pick, and who would draw it?
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Christmas presents for bibliophiles sorted.
Glasgow library carpet fans! You might like these new badges. Why not get a wee voucher for a 2026 @radicalglasgowtour.bsky.social tour while you're at it? All voucher sales go to support the vital work of Glasgow City Mission and Gaza Soup Kitchen radicalglasgowtours.bigcartel.com/product/mitc...
Mitchell Library carpet badges
Set of four 38mm badges celebrating the iconic Mitchell Library carpets. These legendary carpets were commissioned in 1978 from the firm Hugh...
radicalglasgowtours.bigcartel.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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The 'Holy Grail' of Xmas pics - an undated close-up of the model train set that used to run around the base of the Christmas tree in Glasgow's Central Station.

Pic: Michael Meighan
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Dreamer of Peace in Saughton Park is weel happit.
December 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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What looks like an alien starship visiting a small country estate in eighteenth-century Germany is in fact, *checks notes* a giant pomelo. So nothing to see here, #skystorians
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Behold! The famous Orkney Library & Archive knitted #Christmas tree begins another season of festive cheer in the library! 🎄🧶❤️
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Been a busy week incl several 14-hr shifts working on this wee gig. It's been amazing to get my teeth into something after being out of the picture for 5yrs. Great wee launch last night. It's on Mon-Fri, 12-5pm til 6 Feb. I'll be there on Thursdays 2-4pm if you want a guided tour
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Did it lads, I found Edinburgh's daftest floorplan
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I feel this could be mine.
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
That was sudden! Until next time. #TheFilmCrowd
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Molendinar at Drygate, #Glasgow 1960s. (HES)
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Just heading home from the launch of this lovely wee exhibition. Well worth making time for.
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Is Bob Servant involved in this?
Plans for a mobile sauna to be placed on land in Fife have been approved despite concerns that it would result in 'scantily-clad' people wandering local streets
Mobile sauna plans apporved despite fears of 'scantily-clad people wandering streets'
www.thenational.scot
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Edith Maud Drummond Hay from Perthshire.
I've just been researching a nurse who served in France in ww1
She did lovely little sketches and drawings in a sketchbook/Diary including these #Christmas ones!

museumandarchives.redcross.org.uk/objects/7536
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Last night I learned about Violet Club, the UK's "Megaton" (more like 400 KT) FISSION (not thermonuclear) bomb.

HFS guys, this thing was the worst idea ever.

I can't believe I didn't know about it, and now I'm SO curious about it....
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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About 1,700 historic military drawings have been destroyed after a van was stolen and set alight. Drawings worth an est. £500,000 from the Royal Engineers Museum were inside when the Ford Transit was taken in Livingston, West Lothian on 19 November. 🗃️ #history #archives
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drawings worth £500,000 destroyed when van stolen and torched
About 1,700 military drawings from the Royal Engineers Museum were destroyed in the theft last month.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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It really is baffling how little attention has been paid to the British Library., even within the academic and research communities. More attention by far was paid to Trump's removal of the Librarian of Congress than a crippling cyberattack on our own National Library!
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🕺 The Glasgow Culture Wrap: 02 - 09 December 2025
Funding woes for GFT, Skipinnish drop frontman, tributes to Pam Hogg, heritage music trail, campaign to save BBC Radio Scotland shows, is this it for STV? + more...
theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Our longest yearly book list ever! Thirty six books by contingent historians for you to read, gift, and request for purchase at your library!
2025 Contingent Book List
When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
contingentmagazine.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Who knew what the chances of anything coming from mars were. See you next time! #TheFilmCrowd
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM