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When living in Dundee, Mary Shelley also spent time visiting Perthshire. Perth is mentioned in Frankenstein a couple of times but her book The Last Man is largely set in Perthshire.

Does Mary count as a one of our #PerthWomenOnWikipedia?

Mary Shelley illustration, by Steven Learmonth

Mary Shelley's time living near Dundee on the "blank and dreary northern shores of the Tay" fired her imagination 💭

It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.

I'm saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Elspeth King, the legendary curator of the People's Palace, and a fierce advocate for Glasgow and its history.

This was fascinating on the release of the film adaptation of Alasdair Gray's "Poor Things".

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Legacies in Stone wins funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund   - Edinburgh World Heritage This Halloween, Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) is excited to announce that it has successfully secured funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for Legacies in Stone: Connecting Communities wit...

Legacies in Stone will create many opportunities for people to get involved in local historic #graveyards. #LocalHistory #genealogy #Edinburgh #31DaysOfGraves
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Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1776 edition of "Sylva: a discourse of forest-trees together with a historical account of the sacredness & use of standing groves" by English writer, gardener & diarist John Evelyn, born #OnThisDay 31 Oct 1620. Evelyn's diaries…/👇

The front cover of a Penguin edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow showing the headless horseman on the cover

Tomorrow is #Halloween which is a great time to read a spooky story. One of our favourite spooky stories is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irvine. First published in 1820 it tells the story of a terrifying headless horseman, but that's not why we like it. 🎃

This weekend the clocks fall back, and we all get an extra hour of sleep, so we’re taking a look at some of the clocks which can be seen on buildings in Stirling City Centre.

Perhaps the most striking and colourful clock can be seen on the Tolbooth tower.

☕ It’s today! Please support Dunblane Museum Coffee Morning - home-baking, tombola, book stall, & gift items from Dunblane Museum shop – bring your friends for a good chat over coffee or tea

📍Dunblane Cathedral Hall
🗓️ Saturday 25 October
🕙10am-12 noon

I was intrigued to see which two of the Vatican’s ten Raphael tapestries were chosen for today’s unprecedented service in the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries are very rarely shown - was Pope Leo XIV conveying any message in the choice?
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YouTube video by Bayeux Museum Extraction de la TAPISSERIE DE BAYEUX - 18 09 2025

Here's a video of the Bayeux Tapestry being carefully removed from its case and packed away. I had my heart in my mouth while watching. And yes, I do have nightmares about it crossing the channel! I had my heart in my mouth just watching this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ys...

Edinburgh castle pictured from Princes Street in Spring. Looking up at a rugged stone castle on a rocky volcanic plug. The slopes are grassy green, with trees and a patch of acid yellow daffodils. The sky is blue with some clouds.

Passionate about history and want a career in the historic environment? Wondering what the next step might be?
Heritage careers fair at Edinburgh Castle, Monday 27 October, 6-7pm. #JobFairy
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For the school holiday, if you've got young children then visit Dunblane Museum to complete knitted mice characters trail taking you round the museum. There’s also a quiz trail. When you've completed that, have a go at "Find Robert Leighton Quest" which also takes you into…/👇

Vertical canvas with center stylized grey tree - limbs and trunk spreading out and upwards into reddish, grey and some greenish blended color of arching planes.

During the early 1920s, O'Keeffe spent many autumn months in Lake George, New York, painting the vibrant trees of the Adirondack mountains. This maple tree was a particularly favorite subject of O’Keeffe’s.

Family History Fair 2025 Join us for a Family History Fair at Central Library on Friday 24 October 2025, between 10am and 4pm. We're delighted to be hosting this family history information day where there will be stalls representing many of the key genealogical organisations in Edinburgh. Come along to talk to experts from various organisations who will be…

Have you heard that we're hosting a #FamilyHistory Fair on Friday 24 October at Central Library?
Find full details of the programme of talks and organisations taking part on the day in our latest blog post.
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This is #BookyMcBookface sailing back from Rousay this afternoon. 💨🌊 #Orkney

We've joined the blue sky! Just as the skies darken for winter too

Please let your followers know that the Scottish History Society has arrived!

Find out more about memberships, the society, and events at our website: scottishhistorysociety.com

Making archival boxes:
Human🤝Machine

If you don't fancy watching a box being made for 90 seconds, I would look away now.

Our conservation team, and their big scary machine, make around 2000 boxes every year. They can be made to almost any size and dimension, and can be completely customised.

Sitting by the seaside, listening to the waves lapping beneath my feet. Listening to the seagulls screech, the boats creak and tinkle on the rocking waves. People pass by talking about their dogs and relationships, the smell of salt and vinegar is in the air. #cornwall #cornwallart #seasidesketcher

More on the legal proceedings by Ancestry against the National Records of Scotland From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

More on the legal proceedings by Ancestry against the National Records of Scotland scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/more... #genealogy

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

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Historic Environment Scotland launches ‘Talking About Heritage’ People across Scotland invited to take part in national conversation about heritage

People across Scotland are being invited to take part in a national conversation about heritage, encouraging them to share their perspectives and help shape how it is recognised and looked after. www.historicenvironment.scot/about-us/new...

My book, Ponies at the Edge of the World, tells the story of Shetland ponies and the people who love them. Based on my PhD research, and my journey to live in Shetland, it reflects on how relationships with landscape and animals can create a sense of place and belonging #Shetland

Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

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...

The Huts: Dundee’s Temporary Houses We take a look at a temporary solution to Dundee’s housing crisis after WW1 – The Timber Huts.

Gillian Molloy, a volunteer @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social , has written an in-depth post about Dundee's timber huts built to meet the housing crisis after WW1. 🗃️📚 #LocalHistory #Dundee #housing
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A flyer for the Waldy and Bendy podcast; a cartoon drawing showing two people in headphones, sitting beside a microphone.

The world's most indispensable arts podcast is back, with a new episode out now on all your usual platforms. Another episode out tomorrow, then weekly.

Time to talk about one of my favourite Oxford buildings, 26-27-28 Cornmarket!!

Popularly known as The Old Pret

PHOTO OF THE DAY: The 2 people used in American Gothic by Grant Wood stand next to the iconic painting. They were Wood’s sister, Nan Graham, and his dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby (1942). 📷 Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Archives

Sunflower with yellow petals and a dark centre with a Red Admiral butterfly on the top edge.

In the wildflower garden. #sunflower #wildflowers #butterfly

A large lump of sandstone with a smiling cartoonish face carved into it.

In Perth last week, I went to the museum @perthmuseum.bsky.social to say hello to my favourite smiley Pictish stone. It features four faces and was found near Abernethy. #ReliefWednesday

I’ll be digging in Cowane’s House, Stirling all next week… 22nd to 27th September 10-3. The house will be open to visitors! Come for a nosy. We’re also doing a late night Thursday opening for those who work during the day!