The Scottish section of @ARAUK_IE. Comann na Tasglannan is Clàraidhean na h-Alba.
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Join us for a great event to meet other ARA members and see the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow collections.
Thurs 24 Sept 2:00-4:30
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow, 232-242 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5RJ
eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-scotl…
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Men and women working in a field probably somewhere near #Invergordon*, late-19th/early-20th century
*The photographer has embossed the name Invergordon on the mount of the photograph
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/2/7]
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The view up Loch Long from #Dornie, 1920s. The dilapidated building in the foreground had been a convent. Next to it is St Duthac's Roman Catholic Church; built in 1860-61 to a design by Joseph Hansom. In the 1830s, he produced the designed patent for the Hansom Cab
[photo: Duncan Macpherson; source: Skye & #Lochalsh Archive Centre]
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This the rear of the 3 storey tenement which sat on the corner of Hawkhill and 2 Small's Wynd. A back court entrance divides the two buildings and runs the length of the rear of the buildings to Wallace's Pend.
Date: August 1928
Reference: GD/MUS230/5/7
#Dundee #Archives
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We’re working with @RegistersOfScot to improve how customers access Sasine deeds.
Registers of Scotland are the primary providers of access to the Register of Sasines. From 17 November, requests for sasine deeds after 1869 should be directed to Registers of Scotland.
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Struggling to find someone’s birth details?
Check our census records after 1851. The census often records where a person was born.
ALT A closeup on a census book. A list of names of people living at particular addresses, noting their ages and their relationship to the head of the household, amongst other details.
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The final #mysteryphoto of August (and no. 432 overall) features a signal box photographed in the early-1950s. If you recognise the location, please get in touch. Thank you!
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The suspension bridge over the River Ness on 31 August 1959, the last day it was open to traffic prior to its demolition and replacement with the bridge that spans the river today. On the left is the temporary bridge which was built in 1939, the year the suspension bridge was due to be replaced, before the outbreak of #WWII brought things to a halt
[photo: Dr William James Bethune]
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#WaybackWednesday The original main University College, #Dundee buildings on the Nethergate as they looked in 1903. This is now the site of the Tower Building #Archives #DundeeUniCulture
ALT Black and white photograph of a row of 2-3 storey houses joined together. There is a large conservatory in the centre right. There is a grassy area with some trees in front of them.
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A Class 37 locomotive pulling a charter train, 'The Royal Scotsman', approaching #Attadale in August 1997. Loch Carron is in the background
[source: North by Northwest Collection; National Railway Museum, York]
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Birth entry of author Alistair MacLean, known for his wartime thrillers Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone and Ice Station Zebra.
MacLean served in the Royal Navy during World War II. He’s one of the all-time top-selling authors.
ALT Birth entry of Alistair Stuart MacLean, born 21 April 1922 at the Manse of Shettleston, Mount Veronon. The son of of church minister Alexander MacLean and Mary Margaret MacFarlane MacLean.
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We were pleased to welcome Craig Pake of the Northern Lighthouse Board to see our new exhibition, For The Safety Of All.
The NLB's records are at the heart of our displays. View more of these records on request in our Historical Search Room 👉 bit.ly/SearchRoomNRS
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#ThrowbackThursday A c 1960 shot of the #Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Company's vessel London in Victoria Dock, Dundee #Archives #DundeeUniCulture
ALT Black and white photograph taken in a dock. A small ship with London Dundee written on its stern can be seen with the bow of a larger vessel on the right. There are sheds to the left.
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Spelling in our older records is surprisingly varied and creative. For example: the name “Elizabeth” could be recorded as Elspaithe, Elezebeth, or Elizabeyth.
Combine wildcard searches with fuzzy matching to cast a wider net.
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On Loch Duich, August 1967
[photo: Ken MacKenzie / Highland Council]
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The down platform at #Evanton Station, 20 August 1949
[photo from the Highland Railway Society's collections]
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Visit our Historical & Digital Archive search rooms to access our collections. Our archives cover centuries of Scottish history.
View government, church and court records, as well as private records of families, businesses and other organisations 👉bit.ly/SearchRoomAccess
ALT Two women looking at a book in the NRS Historical Search Room.
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