Our next evening lecture takes place tomorrow evening with Dr Bess Rhodes giving a talk entitled "Middle Ground: The Interface of Town & Country in the Tay Valley 1400-1800". More details can be found at tinyurl.com/AHSNov25

Our latest evening lecture takes place on Wednesday 12 November with Dr Bess Rhodes giving a talk entitled "Middle Ground: The Interface of Town & Country in the Tay Valley 1400-1800". More details at tinyurl.com/AHSNov25

Street of the Week: Blackscroft The area around this street was feued to a Mr Paton Black in 1540. By 1581 the area was known as Blackscroft. Paton Black was a wright, and did work on St Mary’s Parish Church in the 1550s.

Our latest evening lecture takes place on Wednesday 12 November with Dr Bess Rhodes giving a talk entitled "Middle Ground: The Interface of Town & Country in the Tay Valley 1400-1800". More details at tinyurl.com/AHSNov25

Our special #BlackHistoryMonth talk Black Performers on the #Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s by Matthew Jarron can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=k75b...

Our October talk, part of #Railway200, Making Tracks to #Dundee: 200 years of local #railway history by Dr Kenneth Baxter can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=N75J...

Our first 3 talks of our 2025-26 can now be viewed on YouTube. Our September talk The #Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879 - talk by Richard Miller can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVhA...

A reminder that we have an extra event tomorrow as part of #BlackHistoryMonth when Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the #Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25

On Wednesday (15th) at 6.30 we have a special event for #BlackHistoryMonth as part of our Woven Together Dundee project & which will be hosted by Lifelong Learning Dundee. Our own Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the #Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25

Next Wednesday (15th) at 6.30 we have a special event for #BlackHistoryMonth as part of our Woven Together Dundee project & which will be hosted by Lifelong Learning Dundee. Our own Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25

As part of #Railway200 our 8th October evening lecture will see Dr Kenneth Baxter give a talk entitled "Making Tracks to #Dundee - 200 years of local railway history" - more details at tinyurl.com/DRail200

200 years ago a woman named Margaret McDonald was transported to Australia for using and passing on forged bank notes. We found her in some rare documents in the archives. This is her story. #Dundee #Archives

NEW BLOG POST Temporary homes are often associated with the post-World War Two period, but did you know that Dundee built temporary homes after World War One too. Read all about them in our latest blog post: dundeecityarchives.w.... #Dundee #Archives

#Railway200 An image that will appear in our October evening lecture - a London and North Western Railway Postcard of the West Coast Corridor Express at #Dundee c 1904 hauled by a Caledonian Railway 4-6-0

A #ThrowbackThursday post to a view from 50 years of Brown Constable Street from Dura Street. #Dundee #Archives

Members of the Dundee Roads Cycling Club, c. 1950s Ref: GD/X1308

All of the streets on the estate were named after hills and places in the Sidlaws. For more images of the Industrial Estate, please see this album on our Flickr Page:

Street of the Week: Dunsinane Avenue Dunsinane Avenue runs between Coupar Angus Road and Kings Cross Road. The name of this street was chosen by the Council's Works Committee on 6th January 1947, along with the other streets of the Dundee Industrial Estate.

This photograph was taken on the B953 between Abernyte and Balbeggie. It was taken during a military exercise on 5th-6th April 1913. This is presumably some senior officers watching the action. The car has the London registration LE 8817. Ref: GD/X255 #TransportTuesday

This photograph is currently listed as an "unknown location". Can anyone help us identify where this may have been? I suspect that these buildings may no longer exist. This was probably taken in the early 1960s. #WhereisitWednesday #Dundee #Archives

At TAFAC Conference 2025, we'll have Tertia Barnett from PKHT speaking about 'The Lost Stones of Strath Tay: community excavation of prehistoric rock art'

Anne Marot will be speaking at the TAFAC 2025 Conference on 1 Nov, in Glenrothes, on 'The Mystery of St Monan’s Church: post-medieval burials in Inverarity, Angus'

Book tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...

'Grain of Truth': at TAFAC's 2025 Conference, 1 Nov, Glenrothes: Cathy MacIver will be speaking about excavations at Loak Farm, Bankfoot. Some great late medieval corn-drying kilns!

As part of #Railway200 our 8th October evening lecture will see Dr Kenneth Baxter give a talk entitled "Making Tracks to #Dundee - 200 years of local railway history" - more details at tinyurl.com/DRail200

A reminder that our first event of our 2025-26 session of #LocalHistory evening lectures takes place tomorrow when Richard Miller will speak on "The #Dundee Clowns #Cricket Match of 1879" More info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dundee...

We’re pleased to announce our programme of talks for the 2025-26 season, which as usual will be on the second Wednesday of the month. We start on 10th September with The Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879 given by our very own Richard Miller www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dundee...

We’re pleased to announce our programme of talks for the 2025-26 season, which as usual will be on the second Wednesday of the month. We start on 10th September with The Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879 given by our very own Richard Miller www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dundee...

A few things to see in this #TransportTuesday image. The 850cc Austin Mini was first registered on 14 July 1965. But there is also a bus on the left, which was owned by Cunninghams of Paisley. Date: c.1967 Ref: DCC-BW113-19

Blackness Road. This photograph was taken c.1954. The car in the middle of the photo is a grey Morris Oxford saloon and was registered on 30 April 1953. Ref: TC/Ph10/14/20/1

Large and ancient farmers' hall unearthed in Carnoustie, Angus www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An excellent photograph of buses lined up at Shore Terrace with the Royal Exchange building in the background (better known to many as Winters the Printers). No date is recorded for this image. Ref: TC/EN/105/28 #TransportTuesday

Now this one might seem easy but take a closer look. Its another image from our Engineers negatives from the 1920s and 1930s. It may look like the Victoria Dock but we aren't too sure. The shape of the dock isn't quite right. Is this even Dundee? #WhereisitWednesday

Its the last day of term for Dundee Schools. To celebrate, here is a photograph of the teaching staff at the Dens Road Primary School, c. 1911 - just a year or so after it opened. Ref: S29/5/1/3/1

View of the Railyards at Seabraes looking towards Perth Road and the Nethergate. The University of Dundee Tower Building and the Queens Hotel can be seen in the background. Ref: DCC-SA2406 #Dundee #Archives #ThrowbackThursday

Another mystery #WhereisitWednesday picture for you all. Taken probably in the 1920s, this seems to be a road in Broughty Ferry, or possibly towards Monifieth. But aren't sure where it is. Do you have any ideas?

The next FDCA lunchtime talk will take place on Thursday 3rd July all about the Wright Family of Dundee. Come along and find out about this interesting family and Dundee in the 18th century. Get your tickets now: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

This photograph was taken c.1940 and shows the tenements on the west side of Strathmartine Road looking towards Clepington Road. Ref: TC/En/105/34

Here is a photograph of an unusual bicycle. I'm afraid we don't know who this man is or when it was taken. Ref: TC/Ph39/4 #TransportTuesday

Another Engineer's image from the 1920s. Is this possibly the construction of the Kingsway or Greendykes Road? What is the building in the background? Can you help us out? #WhereisitWednesday #Dundee #Archives

Today's #ThrowbackThursday post takes us back 150 years to the rules on the use of Barrack Park. The council minutes do not detail the events taking place, but the newspapers show 19th June was to be the Dundee Highland Games. 1/2

Houses on Bellfield Street. On the right is the Whitehall Theatre. Date: c.1970 Ref: DCC-BW048-02

Street of the Week: Kidd Street Built c.1869 between North William Street and Hillbank Road. The name probably comes from a Mr J Kidd who owned properties on the street in 1870, and may have even developed the street. 1/2

Behind the scenes with Dundee restoration team fighting to save RRS Discovery

#ThrowbackThursday 50 years to Bank Street in April 1975 Ref: GD/X1384 Dundee Centre & North Tray 1 #Dundee #Archives

Would you like to Adopt a book at risk in Dunblane's historic Leighton Library? Find out more about how to adopt a book by clicking on the following link: www.leightonlibrary.org.uk/adopt-a-book...

Another mystery photograph from a collection of Engineers photos from the 1920s or 1930s. We think this could be Arbroath Road. Just past the college and Monymusk Park. The house on the left could be Dunglass (284 Arbroath Road). What do you think? #WhereisitWednesday #Dundee

Murraygate, looking towards the Wellgate. No date. In the photograph is an Invacar, short for "invalid carriage". A motorised trike with a fibreglass shell. In 2003, they were banned from the roads because of safety concerns. Ref: TC/Ph/50 #TransportTuesday

For this week's #SundayReading we take a look at document which has a tale tell and not just in the words written it. This tells the story of how the War of the Three Kingdoms came to Dundee and the effect it had on the town. dundeecityarchives.w...#SundayReading#Dundee #Archives