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Dr Valentina Bold
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FSA Scot, Hon Fellow Edinburgh Uni, Heritage at Scottish Women's Institutes, Editor journals.ed.ac.uk/index.php/rosc and
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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 4d
Delighted to announce that vol 30 of 'Review of Scottish Culture' is now available online. It's another super issue, ranging through Scotland and across genres, from senior scholars and emerging voices. All free to download. Now open, for new submissions!

journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc

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Vicky MacKenzie @vickymackenzie.bsky.social · 19h
This is awkward - no one has bid for a signed copy of my novel, FOR THY GREAT PAIN... yet. 😬
Go on, you can get a personalised present for someone AND help raise money for such an important cause! 🙏
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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 1d
New podcast in our new series: "Going Global", sixth in a set recorded through Scottish Women's Institutes Heritage Lottery funded project. Fascinating insights into Scotland's largest women's movement and the experiences of its intrepid members:

www.theswi.org.uk/heritage/mem...
Member Podcasts | Scottish Women's Institutes (SWI)
The SWI Heritage Project is capturing the often-unheard voices of rural Scottish women, preserving their unique stories and experiences for future generations.
www.theswi.org.uk

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Wakefield Libraries @wflibraries.bsky.social · 1d
On this day in 1835 Andrew Carnegie was born.

He rose from being the son of a poor weaver from Dunfermline to become one of the richest men in the world.

He was a massive philanthropist and famously finance 2509 public libraries across the world. Five of those libraries were built in Wakefield!
A black and white photograph of industrialist Andrew Carnegie.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 1d
General Strike 100

National museums, libraries, archives, community groups, and individuals across the UK are marking the centenary of the 1926 General Strike.

All the details here: generalstrike100.com #GeneralStrike100

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James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 1d
My first online talk for nearly a year will take place tomorrow evening (Tue 25 Nov). It will look at how we can use archives, archaeology and dendrochronology to date ancient buildings.

This will be a brand new bespoke talk & I hope you can join us...

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...

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Laura McKee @lauramckee.bsky.social · 2d
A single closed Hedgerow cranesbill brightened a muddy path today. #WildflowerHour
Purple wildflower closed up in cold on a muddy path.

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Fran Sinclair @notfrangible.bsky.social · 2d
And the fruits! Rosehip, Spindle, Privet, Hawthorn and Bittersweet #NotTheWinter10 #WildflowerHour

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BSBI Scotland @bsbiscotland.bsky.social · 2d
Still plenty in bloom here in central Scotland for #wildflowerhour - Wild Radish in an arable field, Jersey Cudweed in paving and Sweet Alison making a bid for freedom from a nearby planter.
The Cudweed is a recent coloniser, and seems to be spreading from Grangemouth along the Forth & Clyde Canal
Lilac pink flowers of Wild Radish against a backdrop of harvested cereal crop and moody autumnal sky Jersey Cudweed in the autumn sun, growing between paving slabs Rounded clusters of white flowers topping a clump of green leaves, Sweet Alison growing in pebbles at the edge of a wall

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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 4d
and it's a good one!

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 4d
New Project Erskine publication: 'Folklore Material in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines', published in the latest issue of the Review of Scottish Culture 30:1 (2025). Available in open access: journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/issue/v...

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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 7d
That design -- still fashionable, centuries on! And in their orginal colour👌

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Katie MacLean @katiemaclean.bsky.social · 8d
Registration for @rrrjournal.bsky.social's annual conference is now open! Please join us for what will be an intellectually stimulating and rewarding day for PGRs, ECRs, and academics to connect and discuss 'Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century'!

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Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century
The Romance, Revolution and Reform journal's annual conference
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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 10d
#StainedGlassSunday Feast Day of St Margaret of Scotland. By #DouglasStrachan, in Iona Abbey.

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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 10d
Munro, Murdo?

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St Columba’s Church of Scotland @londonkirk.bsky.social · 10d
Tomorrow we celebrate 75 years since the laying of St Columba’s foundation stone.
From the ashes of war to a place of faith, hope & community.
Join us for worship, lunch & music — and celebrate all that St Columba’s means today.
#StColumbas #75Years

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Jennie Morgan @drmorgan.bsky.social · 10d
And breath some more

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Lyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social · 10d
A fab wee event at the lovely But n' Ben Books in Stonehaven today with @mkhardywrites.com, chatting folklore and the gothic and finding our books have plenty in common 🖤🤗 A lovely local bookshop, especially great SFFH selection, so if you find yourself in the area do pop in!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚✨️

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Scotland's Archaeology Strategy @scotarchstrat.bsky.social · 10d
Celebrating Archaeology in Scotland 2025 is here! This year’s issue is packed full of delightful articles featuring discoveries, important progress on sector issues, and how archaeological practices help support people and change lives. #ScotArchStrat archaeologystrategy.scot/magazine/

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 11d
#Museum30 theme 15 is #kindness. Thanks are accorded to all those who kindly gifted items over years to Dunblane Museum for its collection, many permanently on display, or in temporary exhibitions, or for access for research. Those who kindly donate when visiting the museum…/👇

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 11d
The John Aitken Memorial Fountain at Govan Cross in Glasgow. It was erected in 1884 as a memorial to Govan's first medical officer, serving between 1864 and his death aged just 41 in 1880.

Cont./

#glasgow #govan #ironwork #castiron #drinkingfountain #govancross #decorativeironwork #fountain

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Peejalien @peejalien.bsky.social · 14d
Come to our DUNDEE COMICS MINI MARKET!!! On the 23rd!!!

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Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · 15d
Fair Isle experts told me why Game of Wool rips their knitting…

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Shetland islanders accuse Tom Daley’s Game of Wool of cultural appropriation
Fair Isle practitioners say Channel 4’s knitting challenge is littered with errors about their historic craft and demand an apology
www.theguardian.com

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 15d
Love this painted glass window I came across last week in tenement in the Shawlands area of Glasgow.

#glasgow #stainedglass #window #painedglass #tenement #glasgowtenements #tenementtiles #architecture #architecturephotography

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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 15d
Powerful to see the five maquettes for the new Mandela statue for Glasgow. Brought back memories of meeting him in Newfoundland -- a story in itself -- not long after his release, and for my husband, a Mandela Marcher to London. Amandla!

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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 16d
Remembrance

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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 16d
Wish I could be there tomorrow, but still happy to be included with formidable films:
valbold.bsky.social Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 23d
Delighted to share “Up The Middle Road” has been shortlisted for the bi-annual Doc Rowe documentary film Award, with results to be announced next week in London. It is a very strong list!

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Up the Middle Road Film
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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 17d
She is whatever you want her to be, or Sandy needs her to be

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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 17d
Tempting…
#InAnotherLife

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Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · 20d
www.theswi.org.uk/heritage/mem...

These are amazing! Exciting to see Scottish Women’s Institutes’ members sharing their experiences and memories through the ongoing Heritage Lottery project. Watch and enjoy 😊
https://theswi.org.uk/heritage/membe…