From @chrismpaton.bsky.social Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly. Extremely alarming legal saga involving US genealogy company Ancestry and National Records of Scotland re core Scottish genealogy and family history records. scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/ance...

There were hutments in Edinburgh on undeveloped ground at Iona Street and Meadowbank. They soon became deeply unpopular, totally inadequate as anything other than short-term emergency housing, but also remained in demand as frequently there was little better, affordable alternatives for people

ESPC unexpected and unexplained suburban bungalow megaroom of the day

ESPC unexpected and unexplained suburban bungalow megaroom of the day

Look what we have here then.

The sculpture of "Homeless Jesus"'outside St Mary's Cathedral on Picardy Place is a well positioned reminder of the Beatitudes and a highlighting of our responsibilities to our neighbours

Well this is interesting. www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/apple-news-f... #genealogy

Astley Ainslie Oral History Exhibition October 11 -24 @ Eric Liddell Centre October 25 - November 14 @ Morningside Library #Edinburgh

Buses will be the big attraction on Doors Open Day Lothian's Doors Open Day takes place on Saturday 27 September 2025, and for the second year in a row it will be held at the company’s Marine depot at 18 Seafield Road East, EH15 1EB. Running from 11.00am – 3.00pm, visitors can see behind the…

A serene Duddingston Loch in the autumn sunshine. The land above the shoreline was bare when I was a boy. All of these trees have grown up since. #Edinburgh #ScottishEnvironment 🌱

A very subdued monument to Robert Louis Stevenson in West Princes Street Gardens. RLS

Please report technical faults to a council that hasn't existed for 29 years on a phone number that hasn't existed for 30 years.

📢PSA. Those noise cancelling, full-ear headphones really aren't great for your zoom calls in the office guys.

Hey look @dreadships.bsky.social you can get a Great Panjandrum transporter for model railways

Five of the funniest sentences ever strung together in a letter to the Scotsman.

Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Reading her "Gems, Principally from the Antique"; Along came a big spider, Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away, but not before she slammed the cover of the book shut 📖🕷️📘

William Playfair was the brother of architect James and minister and mathematician John. His nephew William Henry Playfair is renowned as the architect of Edinburgh's 3rd New Town and more than a few neoclassical landmarks in the city.

Coming up next weekend, Edinburgh Doors Open Days. We will be manning a stall at Augustine United Church on George IV Bridge. Come along and see us on Saturday 27th Sept 10.00 till 4.00 p.m. #edinburghlocalhistory #localheritage #joinourclub #walksandtalks bit.ly/46NBF9a

It is with a heavy heart that I have to report to you that your Dad has found a ladder that's about 4 inches taller and has been out in the night again 💔

Support your local shops or they disappear. Good luck trying to get the internet to fix a broken gear system or a punctured tyre.

Northfield and Willowbrae Community Council's plans to provide an information board to commemorate the former Piershill Cavalry Barracks, funded by a Jean Guild Grant from the OEC. #cavalrybarracks #armymuseums #ebenezermacrae #armyregiments #scotsgreys #royalartillery #piershill bit.ly/4gzy0iE

c.1985 ScotRail map/diagram folder that looks strangely sparse until you remember that Glasgow/SPTE suburban services were on a separate diagram. Various bus/ferry connections shown - a rather spindly affair with Larbert as one of the 'hubs' of the network! #railways #scotland ↘️ flic.kr/p/2ruhtTu

Saughton Park bandstand. #Edinburgh

ESPC mid-century living museum of the day (🏠for full listing - espc.com/property/1a-...)

ESPC mid-century living museum of the day (🏠for full listing - espc.com/property/1a-...)

I can always get Potassium first time (one tie, two socks. Thanks Mrs Robertson) but never paralell. Or priveledge. Or asocciate. And especially not reccommend.

🗓️ Seeing as we're into the local history societies' talks season, I blew the dust off the Threadinburgh dot Scot events calendar to put my various offerings there. 🤦‍♂️Somehow I've managed a complete diary car crash of 3 talks in 10 days at the end of this month! threadinburgh.scot/events-calen...

Anyone in Edinburgh, or visiting, highly recommend the Modern 2 exhibition on Protest Photography from 1903-2003 by Steve McQueen. Learnt a lot. Eg did we know that the first use of surveillance photography in Britain was against the suffragettes?

And on the subject of old bus garages - Leith Garage of Edinburgh City Transport/Lothian Region Transport prior to closure. It was a good crowd who worked out of here, especially on the 16, & the canteen was a real hub! @threadinburgh.scot #edinburgh #transport #leith flic.kr/p/68mtjH

Want to find out how to start your family tree? Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library on Thursday 25 September at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources. Book your place by emailing [email protected]

For those of you with a burning desire to know precisely the routes of Lothian Region Transport in Edinburgh in 1978 @threadinburgh.scot : The "Know Your Routes" booklet produced for drivers & "others who require to have a knowledge"... Whole booklet ↘️ flic.kr/p/2rtpntX

Well, as they say, the nights are fairly drawing in & if you want something to do and are interested in Edinburgh History, why not join the Old Edinburgh Club? Alternatively, you can now give a Gift Membership to someone else. All details are on our website.

Maps for family and local history. Free online event from @natlibscot.bsky.social 1 Oct 2025, 3.00-4.00pm. Map collection all UK and beyond. #maps #FamilyHistory #genealogy #LocalHistory #Ancestry 📚🗃️ www.nls.uk/whats-on/map...

Seeing as nuns occupying their convent against the wishes of the Church is in the news, may I plug my thread about the Poor Clares of Mount Alvernia in Edinburgh who did something very similar in the 1930s (holding out for 20+ yrs) and again in death in the 1990s threadinburgh.scot/2025/08/18/t...

Make a band singular: And You Will Know Us By The Dead Body

Odd. I thought cows would have preferred Moo Balance

The thread about Causewayside School, at the epicentre of a very Edinburgh and very sectarian scandal The fourth chapter of our series looking at the "Lost Board Schools of Edinburgh" covers a truly lost candidate; the long-demolished Causewayside School. Apart from its brief stint as a central…

Proposal to demolish two Edinburgh multi-storey blocks Two Edinburgh multi-storey council housing blocks are being considered for demolition after costs for a planned refit have increased dramatically, according to city officers. According to a report to be noted by councillors next week,…

In the our latest blog post, Central Library colleagues give an update on their project to reorganise the closed access Reference Library books stored on the gallery shelves and reveal the 'secret doorways' to this upper shelving level... zurl.co/dBOhZ

View from Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, c.1960s - Braemar Films Postcard https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/view-from-edinburgh-castle-midlothian-c-1960s-braemar-films-postcard-223219929.htm #edinburgh #edinburghcastle

Sensational. #taobhnapairce #tinderbox #gaidhlig #gaeilge #edinburgh www.youtube.com/watch?v=whwQ...

Veterans Housing Scotland: Celebrating 110 Years. A project to research and produce a booklet on the provision of affordable homes and support for disabled veterans living in Edinburgh. Funded with a Jean Guild Grant from the OEC. #salvesenveteranshomes bit.ly/46pSwhc

I've just been prodded to post about a wee bit of writing I did for the EIBF's Words from the Wards programme last year, efi.ed.ac.uk/creative-wor...

The thread about Causewayside School, at the epicentre of a very Edinburgh and very sectarian scandal The fourth chapter of our series looking at the "Lost Board Schools of Edinburgh" covers a truly lost candidate; the long-demolished Causewayside School. Apart from its brief stint as a central…

Its niche -but here's my article on William Cartwright of Shrewsbury -last (almost) of the nonjuring Bishops. Son-in-law of Thomas Deacon he started as a Jacobite and ended with his family as the only members of his congregation. #nonjuring #jacobite shropshirearchaeologyhistory.org/wp-content/u...

ESPC uncomfortable tower house bathtub of the day

ESPC uncomfortable tower house bathtub of the day

For this week's #WindowsonWednesday post, here's the remarkable stained glass windows designed by Edinburgh artist Sir Eduardo Paolozzi in the Resurrection Chapel of our #ScottishChurchoftheWeek, St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh. (1/3)

if you've seen me posting about film making in Edinburgh and fancy dipping your toes in, there is another 48 Hour Film event happening soon and ecvs is putting a team in www.48hourfilm.com/glasgow