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@lynncorrigan

Clyde-built. Recovered shambrarian, monger of metadata and fettler of systems. Genealogy/Local history. Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.

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Looks like it, and extension of the Japanese personal seals. Apparently each pin is individual to the owner.

11.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Round flower badges in gold and silver denoting Administrative Scrivener (Cosmos) Attorney (Sunflower) Judicial Scrivener (Paulownia)

Round flower badges in gold and silver denoting Administrative Scrivener (Cosmos) Attorney (Sunflower) Judicial Scrivener (Paulownia)

One for legal nerds. Japanese lawyers have gorgeous badges denoting their specialty. Don't know if it's the translation, but nice to see the Scriveners amongst them.

11.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Scrolling by and thought they'd announced new trains for the subway again. Hilhead Express anyone?

11.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a picture of the book with the words NOW AVAILABLE

a picture of the book with the words NOW AVAILABLE

"PARTIALLY DEVOURED: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life & Changed the World" is OUT NOW!

The wildest movie deep dive you've ever read
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a memoir of how the film changed my life (and how *any* art can change yours).

45 years in the making!

πŸ©·πŸ§Ÿβ€β™€οΈπŸ©·πŸ§Ÿβ€β™€οΈπŸ©·

www.danielkraus.com/books/partia...

10.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 17

Schwebebahn! Schwebebahn.
Does everything a Bennie railplane can.

10.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LHR Index Indexes to the Bulletin of the Society for the Study of Labour History (1960-1989) and to Labour History Review (1990-date).

An index for Labour History Review vol 90 (2025) is now on our website. There are indexes for every issue of the Society's publications since it was founded in 1960, with a consolidated index in Excel from 1990 when LHR was launched. All indexes are free to download.
sslh.org.uk/publications...

13.02.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rare Books Edinburgh 2026 – A festival of rare books, featuring the Edinburgh Book Fair

Lots of #BookHistory action happening in Edinburgh later this month (20-27 March) with 'Rare Books Edinburgh 2026' - maybe see you at some of these events? rarebooksedinburgh.com πŸ“–πŸ“š

09.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wondering what the Lidl app algorithm will make of today's shop - two bags of compost and mini tub of ice cream. I await the vouchers with interest.

08.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A special issue of IUGS Episodes dedicated to women in geology is now online:
www.episodes.org/journal/view...

08.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An afternoon spent in a Haymarket pub when Scotland are playing at Murrayfield is an *experience* .

07.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An afternoon spent in a Haymarket pub when Scotland are playing ar Murrayfield is an *experience* .

07.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"Resurrection Men at Work"

"Resurrection Men at Work"

New signage opposite the Ramshorn Kirkyard.

06.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Colloquial phrase updated for modern usage

06.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

A useful resource

05.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aardman's The Wicker Man.

05.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2006 I told the late (great) Prof. Ray Gillespie that I wanted to publish every surviving scrap from the 1766 religious census, by 2016. I missed the 🎯by 10 yrs, but πŸ˜ƒ to report that on the 260th anniv. it's done. Everything, >50k names & population details, now online.
@maynoothuniversity.ie

05.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Genealogy books for sale at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society research centre.

Genealogy books for sale at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society research centre.

Shelves of genealogy reference books at GWSFHS

Shelves of genealogy reference books at GWSFHS

Reference books and collections of journals on shelves at GWSFHS

Reference books and collections of journals on shelves at GWSFHS

Genealogy reference books on display, including Mining the Lothians.

Genealogy reference books on display, including Mining the Lothians.

On #WorldBookDay why not plan a visit to our genealogy library in the West End of Glasgow?

05.03.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect midweek fun. Adieu #TheFilmCrowd

04.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm looking for "Fly fishing" by J R Hartley #TheFilmCrowd

04.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Having spent most of the day lugging books, I'm looking forward to this! #TheFilmCrowd

04.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Discovering Perthshire's Notable Women | Perthshire Box Office

19 March - Friends of Perth and Kinross Archives are hosting a talk on Discovering Perthshire's Notable Women (Gill will be presenting about the PWOW project). Event is free to members of Friends of P&K Archives or Β£6 / Β£3.50.
#PerthScotland #WHM26

www.perthshireboxoffice.com/whats-on/dis...

23.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Mrs Lovi’s beads This is a short piece I wrote for a feature in The Scotsman to mark Women’s History Month 2023. Five female curators at National Museums Scotland were asked to share a story about woman repre…

Mrs Lovi's beads - sharing a short piece I wrote for a newspaper feature for #WomensHistoryMonth on Isabella Lovi, a female scientific instrument maker in Edinburgh
teleskopos.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/m... #histSTM

02.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Crocuses, mainly purple and white, taken
 from ground level with trees and an old wall in the background. In centre foreground is a ladybird.

Crocuses, mainly purple and white, taken from ground level with trees and an old wall in the background. In centre foreground is a ladybird.

Crocuses in the sun at Saughton Park. Taken from the ha-ha, so I didn't have to get down on my knees! Pictured one bonus ladybird, there were also several bees buzzing around.

02.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An image captured from GLASGOW BELONGS TO ME (1965)

An image captured from GLASGOW BELONGS TO ME (1965)

GLASGOW BELONGS TO ME (1965) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tup0Hb8J7M

01.03.2026 09:57 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Headline news re V & R!

28.02.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But just maybe, this time it will.

28.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but nobody has the right to tell you that a bookshelf with a rolling ladder β€œwon’t fix you.”

27.02.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 569 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 5

If I'd have to guess I would have gone for 50s moderne.

28.02.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did they run out of film or something? Not one of the classics. Oh well night all! #TheFilmCrowd

27.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

And Sid James has entered the buiding #TheFilmCrowd

27.02.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0