Have 3-day research trip to Edin soon - expect similar challenges
Awards for IASSL members: @murrayp.bsky.social (@glasgow.ac.uk) has been awarded the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow’s Glasgow Medal and the honorary degree of D.Litt. from @robertgordonuni.bsky.social in Aberdeen.
Photo: Prof. Pat Monaghan presents the Glasgow Medal
Well The CLC will be in this mill’s library this weekend! (But OH has ordered it and will get to read first!)
Bookshop in a mill there - perfect!
I retired 28 Jan after a career in reliability engineering - so assessing and predicting life of systems and equipment should be behind me! (More time for SIHS and SVBWG stuff now!)
Expected life of a dvd player (average use) was 5-10 years. So, it didn’t fail, but yes, end of life.
We’re pleased to publish the 1st in our new online heritage series. This article explores Lt-Col Alexander Seton of Mounie and the 1852 sinking of HMS Birkenhead - origin of “Women and Children First”. Written by MBHS committee member Deborah A. O’Neil OBE, FRSE
meldrumheritage.org/alexande-set...
Are they the last of Barrett’s privateers? 😀
I live in a converted mill not far from there so quite interested in what they’re doing
There is a flood risk there, but was previously a country furniture making workshop before a fire gutted it.
I was at the automill garage next door looking over the wall - garage said the person or couple that bought it were largely doing it themselves (caravan in yard). But not 100% sure.
Was it the pickled silver darlings that first drew you to Sverige? 🐟
Did a Scottish Diaspora module at UoA which included some of the stories and oral histories - fascinating stuff
Thanks @britbob1.bsky.social - my late uncle (and others who had done national service, he said) was a given a rifle to help surround the aircraft. I never see any colour picture from this incident. Were there any?
Here’s another 'Coolman' Antarctic carpenter. My uncle, Allan Green (centre), a BAS carpenter during rebuilds at Signy mid-1960s. He also worked on Deception Island, and was in the Falklands with BAS when the hijacked Aerolíneas Argentinas aircraft landed during Operation Condor in 1966 @bas.ac.uk
Dove with an olive leaf?
And if all else fails, I’ll read the instructions
Or roll them together as Millwrights
Will do! Mechanical, civil and carpentry skills please!
Son was 18 last summer, but he’s now studying in Edinburgh - so back to Pittodrie on my own - but will manage to get a couple of pints before/after now! 🍺
Went to Prague with son in December actually. Got lots to do here - working on my old mill here (wheel and machinery refurb). We have horses/stables and all that goes with that to look after - so busy. A few geeky projects thrown in too.
In Aberdeen City, Miss Elspeth Roee, here in Aberdeenshire, Miss Elspeth Buttery..
I’m same age as you Colin - so I’m auld as well. 1979 was the year I started apprenticeship - but I go into work tomorrow for the very last time.
I wager it’s high stakes though, I know ‘gatekeepers’ at the Sir Duncan Rice Special Collections Library are not to be trifled with.
Idea for a novel? Starting with: It was a very cold day when the bike finally decided it had had enough…
Thank you for the kind words! Here's the link to the wee YouTube video I did about Hugh Mercer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_UY...
Hugh Mercer — Jacobite and physician — was born just a few miles from here at Pitsligo in Aberdeenshire. This plaque commemorating him is at Marischal College (University of Aberdeen), literally a stone’s throw from my office window. The real expert around here is @maggiecraig.bsky.social
Prague booked! Just need a couple of match tickets now!
#COYR 🇦🇹 ⚽️
Glad to see the old mill at Lethenty being saved. Located between Meldrum Inverurie.
Calling heritage and local history societies!
What platforms do you use to share your digital collections & photo archives online? Our society's old system is now defunct, so we’re looking for a good replacement.
Any recommendations appreciated!
#DigitalHeritage #DigitalPreservation
