Postie’s been. Thanks tae @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social

Bidh an t-oileanach PhD againn Ceit Langhorne a' bruidhinn aig an Leabharlann Nàiseanta a-màireach. Our PhD student Ceit Langhorne is speaking at @natlibscot.bsky.social tomorrow. 'Sgeulachdan Ghaisgeil: Scottish Gaelic heroic stories in the Scottish landscape'. https://nls.pulse.ly/qdusiaygei

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📸 Fab pic posted by The Caithness Broch Project yesterday on FB: www.facebook.com/share/14Jhb5... 🤞🏻Hopefully they’ll join us over here soon 🦋 #scotland #caithness #internationalcatday #history #standingstone #archaeology #blackcat 🗃️🏺

Finally @johnswinney.bsky.social has called it for the genocide that it is. Well done to SPSC for their tireless campaigning ✊🏾 Surely now John, you justifiably have an opinion on Disturbed's Hydro gig in October? This is their singer signing IDF bombs. Make it clear; they are not welcome.

I have (eventually) updated my website with details of upcoming history talks in Glasgow over the next few months. All dates, times, locations, & links to booking info can be found here: archivisthistoryblog.wordpress.com/history-talks/ Looking forward to seeing some of you! #Skystorians #history

🔥 Happy Lùnastal &/or Lammas to those celebrating! 🌾 🗓 The night before 1st August is the modern fixed date for the start of the Scottish Gaelic fire festival of Lùnastal & the Scots festival of Lammas, associated with the first harvests of the year ☀️ theaddersden.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/c...

Scotland the Brave! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ✊

This is Rebecca, a 1990s horror fan from Fife, whose dream of starring in a real film has become a reality thanks to the the Make-A-Wish Foundation 🎬

🗓 Yesterday, 18th July, was the Feast Day of Glasgow’s St Thenue/Enoch so I thought I’d do a re-share 🐟 1/3 #scotland #glasgow #Saints #miracles #folklore #saints #patronsaint #holywell #witchcraft #spirituality #christianity #WomensHistory 📸 Photo Credit: Pexel

Time to stand up and speak out... www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

What do you think of the new tartan?

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Normal weather has resumed... Pic: Postcard, 1905

With fellows of the @socantscot.bsky.social, we started the "Hidden Voices" project of which I am very proud! We work to enhance the biographies and contributions of women archaeologists to the field. Check out our new website and drop us a line if you'd be interested in joinning us!

🧵🪧 Some great footage from Paisley’s Historic Sma’ Shot Day Festival 🔥⬇️ 📺 www.facebook.com/share/r/1E25...? ⬅️ ℹ️ Read more details here: ichscotland.org/wiki/sma-sho... - just as they stood up to injustice back then may we continue to do so now ⚖️ #scotland #workingclasshistory #paisley 🗃️

Exclusively available at @govanstones.bsky.social !

🐶 🦴 "I thought these were the Govan Bones!" Olive visited today to see the early medieval dog on the Govan Sarcophagus, which we've highlighted digitally here.

✨ Fab article with photos giving a good selection of various Scottish folk charms, amulets etc from @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social: www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat... ⬅️ #scotland #folkmagic #folkmedicine #history #archaeology #folktraditions 🗃️🏺

⭐ Sharing here for those who might be interested- the Glencoe Folk Museum are taking donations to adopt ‘The Ballachulish Goddess’, a reconstruction of an ancient figure believed to have represented a pre-Christian Goddess or ancestral figure: www.justgiving.com/campaign/bal... #scotland 🏺 🗃️

"Good Law Project is aware of one case, some days after the For Women Scotland case, where a woman was told by her employer that she needed to start using the men’s toilets and she went home and attempted to take her own life."

📖 An important read ⬇️

📣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💬 Some brilliant news - the Scottish Languages Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament ☺️! This recognises both Scots & Scottish Gaelic as official languages in Scotland alongside English. Of course, being indigenous languages to Scotland… 🧵

🗓️ June is GRT History month, so here is a chilling story from the brilliant Jess Smith (certainly an inspirational figure who fits in well with this year’s theme) 💕 📺 m.youtube.com/watch?v=e5LW... ⬅️ ℹ️ For more info on GRT history month see: www.gypsy-traveller.org/grthm/ 🛞 #scotland #GRTHM

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Helen Craik (1751–1825), Gothic novelist & friend of Robert Burns, died 200 years ago #OTD, 11 June. Craik published 5 novels but no poetry. In 1919, excerpts of her poems appeared in a newspaper, but the source – a notebook Craik presented to a family friend – disappeared… #C18th #romanticism 1/6

💧Love this fascinating figure ⬇️ www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat... #scotland #history #archaeology #prechristian 🗃️🏺

🗓️ #OTD “This five persons with(?) John Lindsay in Barloch and Margaret Fulton in Kilpatrick were burnt at Paisley the 10th June 1697.” - John Shaw of Bargarran, accuser Christian Shaw’s father, writes in his account of the 1697 Paisley Witch Trials… 1/2 #scotland #history #witch #witchtrial

Today is International Archives Day which marks the beginning of International Archives Week! This is an opportunity to promote the important role that archives and records play in society. This year’s theme is #ArchivesAreAccessible. Find out more about #IAW2025 via: www.ica.org/internationa...

📜 www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/article/tale... is a brilliant, thorough article that outlines the history, judicial process, expenses etc really well. The case they highlight is a typical one too… 1/3 #scotland #history #witchcraft #witch #witchtrial #injustice 🗃️

✨ @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social shared a fab article today on Scots language and folk beliefs - “Scots words and superstitions in household objects”: www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat... ⬅️ #folkmagic #scotslanguage #history #linguistics 🏺🗃️

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Walk with us from busy Sauchiehall Street through Garnethill’s quieter backstreets to uncover the extraordinary history of this area & the legacy of women’s contributions to Glasgow’s City Centre community. Find out more & book your free ticket here: womenslibrary.org.uk/event/garnet...

Some people think this kind of thing only happens in the US, but that’s certainly not the case…

Robert Louis Stevenson & Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne married #OTD, 19 May, 1880. In this article, Prof @penfielding.bsky.social explores the dangerous collaboration between RLS & his wife: granting female agency on the page & in life #C19 #literature 1/3 dangerouswomenproject.org/2017/01/06/a...

😂 Credit: Pictish Memes on FB (hopefully they’ll join us here at some point): www.facebook.com/share/p/18zT...? #scotland #picts #history #archaeology #religion #stcolumba #prechristian #pagan #humour 🏺 🗃️

🗓️ Today is International Day of the Midwife, so I thought I’d share a couple of quotes from Margaret Bennett’s fantastic Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave: theaddersden.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/%... 📖 #scotland #midwife #folklore #history #women #childbirth #pregnancy 🗃️

The remains of three Ainu indigenous people, which had been kept at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, have been returned to Japan's Ainu Association of Hokkaido and will arrive back in Japan on Saturday.

🗓️ Latha Buidhe Bealltainn Sona Dhuibh/Happy Yellow Day of Beltane🔥 💛 Why “yellow”? Read here for that plus some Scottish Gaelic plant & animal lore: scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2022/05/03/y... 🩸 Also, some sinister seasonal Scots folklore: theaddersden.wordpress.com/2021/06/27/y... 🏺 🗃️

🔥 Oidhche Bhealltainn Sona Dhuibh/Happy May Eve! 🔥 (🐍 A couple of previous posts on the history, folklore etc for those interested: theaddersden.wordpress.com/2023/04/30/%... theaddersden.wordpress.com/2022/05/01/%... 💛) #scotland #folklore #folkfestival #bealltainn #beltane 🏺 🗃️

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇵 As they should be. Hopefully the Natural History Museum in London will follow the University of Edinburgh’s lead 👀⬇️ www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04... #scotland #japan #history #archaeology #ainu #colonialism #imperialism #repatriation #humanremains 🗃️🏺

🧶✨ #scotland #history #archaeology #scottishhistory #scottisharchaeology #textile #fabric #dresshistory #FashionHistory #crannog #ancient 🗃️🏺

#OtD 19 Apr 1882 hundreds of women, men and children fought police on the mountainous Isle of Skye in northwest Scotland. It was the start of what would become a widespread land revolt that required a military invasion to restore order stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9059...

1/5 At Engender it will take us time to fully assess the implications of the lengthy and complex judgment released today by the Supreme Court. We will share further reflections in due course.

Join us this Thursday evening to celebrate the opening of For Peace! which brings together archives from GWL & MayDay Rooms to revisit the peace movement’s material history & better understand the diversity of tactics & intersecting movements that have shaped it. womenslibrary.org.uk/event/for-pe...

On my wander home last night, I saw someone burning the midnight oil beneath their mansard/gambrel roof; I so hope it was an artist, poet, or writer. 'And some sit late filling books with tall words until the birds whistle, Trying to see what we are and what we wanted to be.' - Alasdair Gray

A gentle reminder to all friends around the world. Scotland is open for business! Come for your holidays! We'd love to see you! #VisitScotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

🚌 How much do you love this amazing City Sightseeing #Glasgow bus wrap?! We're on the all-new Stop 14 on the Yellow Route, and are open every day, 11am-4pm. 🎟 It's always free to enter the Govan Stones museum at Govan Old, as it is with our surrounding 1,500-year-old graveyard!