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Grace Wright
@graceq22.bsky.social
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PhD student, crafter, Sgitheanach (not always in that order) Research: 19thC women, Highlands and Islands, crofting & land agitation
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Grace Wright @graceq22.bsky.social · 1d
It's me! I'll be taking folk on a (virtual) tour of Portree of the 1880s, talking about land agitation and the social networks which made it possible
29. Land Agitation in Portree in the 1880s – Society of Highland & Island Historical Research
www.highlandhistoricalresearch.com
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Grace Wright @graceq22.bsky.social · Aug 27
I can't see a cas-chrom without thinking of police reports from the 1880s saying they were being used to deforce the police (and imagining how buff you'd need to be for that)
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ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · Aug 26
Ploughing with a cas-chrom (foot plough), Wester Ross

[photo: Highland Life Collection; Edinburgh Central Library]
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Obraichean Gàidhlig @obraichean.co.uk · Aug 21
Tha Oilthigh Ghlaschu a' sireadh Manaidsear Leasachaidh Gàidhlig
Manaidsear Leasachaidh na Gàidhlig/Gaelic Development Manager – Obraichean Gàidhlig
University of Glasgow
www.obraichean.co.uk
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Grace Wright @graceq22.bsky.social · Jul 23
One day to go!

Online tickets here 👉

www.eventbrite.com/e/interrogat...
Interrogating the Napier Commission (Online)
A two-day conference exploring the 1883 Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Condition of Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands.
www.eventbrite.com
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Grace Wright @graceq22.bsky.social · Jun 30
And online 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1434522127...
Interrogating the Napier Commission (Online)
A two-day conference exploring the 1883 Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Condition of Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Grace Wright @graceq22.bsky.social · Jun 30
Tickets now available for Interrogating the Napier Commission, with papers spanning everything from modern legacies to specific localities.

To join us in person 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1434560461...
Interrogating the Napier Commission (In Person)
A two-day conference exploring the 1883 Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Condition of Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Grace Wright @graceq22.bsky.social · Jun 22
It's been in the works for a while as these things so often are 🥴 such a gift to get some space and time to focus on it!
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Grace Wright @graceq22.bsky.social · Jun 22
Beautiful week on residency at Cove Park working on a zine re-mapping Portree with histories of land agitation - ending with a morning too rainy even for the ducks to be out but perfect for a last bit of writing
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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · Jun 10
New tour! Take a multimedia trip round the streets of Govanhill exploring histories of migration, food cultures and the build environment. Listen to refugee historians from Milk Community Glasgow talk through some of the stops and sights: radicalglasgowtours.com/self-led-aud...
Audio tour: Tastes of Govanhill
by Sithara Koramparambil from the WordPress Photo Directory. Take yourself on a sound walk around Govanhill, exploring refugee histories,food cultures and the built environment. At each stop, …
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Grace Wright @graceq22.bsky.social · Jun 6
Crofters and cottars and lairds, oh my!

Co-organising this conference in July. Sign up to the mailing list for updates here ➡️ eepurl.com/i-Zqf2
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