Have run across several relatives who ended their days there.

In 2014 UK politicians and corporate media told you that Scotland's oil and gas would run out within 5 years. In 2024 the surplus gas trade alone was worth £7Bn. You were lied to. You're still being lied to. Don't get fooled again.
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This was where I learned to know and love libraries and possibly was the source of my choice of career.

A nonchalant boi.

Not as bad as putting roll instead of role.

Good to see the Kraftwerk album cover designer had other work.

The Rhodesia Solution - Yes Minister YouTube video by damo2353

There's always a Yes, Minister.

"The Rhodesia Solution"

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Scottish Family Research | University of Strathclyde Registration is open - book here

This May @strathgenealogy.bsky.social in Glasgow, top up your genealogy skills with the Intermediate Scottish Family History Research Course. Classes will be on burgh & trade records, asylums, house history, urban ancestors, & kirk session & church records. Details buff.ly/mNKeBNZ #GenHour #Scotland

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Has he locked his son-in-law inside the TARDIS?

110% gorgeous 🥰

NHS Scotland trains nearly TWICE as many nurses, per capita, as NHS England every year yet the Royal College of Nursing is only campaigning against the SNP in Scotland in an election run-up The Herald and other press operating in Scotland today have this story from the Royal College of Nursing: Scotland is currently missing the equivalent of an entire year’s cohort of nursing students…

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The one and only true Taggart.

Thanks!

A large, grey granite castle sits in on an island in a Scottish loch, reached by a footbridge from the mainland. A dozen or so visitors are walking around the paths on the island. It is Eilean Donan Castle, near Kyle of Lochalsh.

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This was written about a different discipline but the lesson is the same - it's the prefect explanation of why we should NEVER use LLMs in family history research.

"Serendipity doesn't come from efficiency. It comes from spending time in the place where the problem lives..."

Get your hands dirty!

I'll be prepping for my talk on tracing Scots emigré ancestors at bsky.app/profile/stra... #Scotland #Genealogy

Real Taggart or Alex Norton?

Image of Facebook post by University of Strathclyde Centre for Lifelong Learning about their Intermediate Scottish Family History Research course on 5th and 6th May 2026

Less than 4 wks now to the intermediate Scottish Family History course at Strathclyde uni. Join myself, @acspring.bsky.social & @chrismpaton.bsky.social for talks on a wide range of topics to help with your research of your Scottish ancestors. Registration now open www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

Come on then, and remove him.

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Isn't that Chris Serle, That's Life! presenter?

Cartoon of five little sheep sitting on chairs. Caption: Gambollers Anonymous

Spring is in the air

And a cooker on wheels.

Can you help?

Similar situation in my mother's family, Dave. Grandfather wasn't even given an epithet but "his name wis never lifted".

Now I'm craving a Super Mousse bar. Milky Way will have to do instead.

HONK SHU.

My favourite childhood Christmas present 😄

And on the Isle of May!
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