We’re delighted to celebrate the winners of the William Anderson Memorial Prize - a local history writing competition we held in collaboration with @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social
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Items from the Edinburgh 900 exhibition, including a set model for a pantomime, Hearts and Hibs football programmes and a watercolour of a curling match at Duddingston Loch.
Items from the Edinburgh 900 exhibition, including a set model for a pantomime, Hearts and Hibs football programmes and a watercolour of a curling match at Duddingston Loch.
Items from the Edinburgh 900 exhibition, including a set model for a pantomime, Hearts and Hibs football programmes and a watercolour of a curling match at Duddingston Loch.
Today we’re revisiting a special #Edinburgh900 exhibition which brought together eclectic items from the collections of Archives, Libraries and Museums and Galleries - ranging from a 12th century charter to a hand-knitted Maisie the Morningside Cat!
Browse on Capital Collections - zurl.co/LEzvj
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Some images used in the 10 Edinburgh 900 stories on Our Town Stories, one of Edinburgh's Grassmarket, a painting of Leith Races and a caricature of two men by John Kay.
Some images used in the 10 Edinburgh 900 stories on Our Town Stories, one of Edinburgh's Grassmarket, a painting of Leith Races and a caricature of two men by John Kay.
Some images used in the 10 Edinburgh 900 stories on Our Town Stories, one of Edinburgh's Grassmarket, a painting of Leith Races and a caricature of two men by John Kay.
From 2024 to 2025 we added 10 new stories to Our Town Stories in celebration of #Edinburgh900.
Written by different contributors, they tell all aspects of the city’s past from commerce and conflict, faith and diversity to leisure and ideas.
Search on ‘Edinburgh 900’ to read them all! zurl.co/8a7yk
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The #edinburghinterfaith association met today with Scottish Government Minister for Equalities #KaukabStewartMSP and City of Edinburgh Council Leader #janemeagher to celebrate all faiths and none and activate the #Edinburgh900 Faith Accords!
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Our MSc Human Osteoarchaeology students started semester with a trip to @stgilescathedral.bsky.social for the #Edinburgh900 First Burghers exhibition feat. our @samleggs22.bsky.social & lots of great #osteology #aDNA #isotopes work to discuss! #EdinArch #archaeology #medieval #OneHealth #Edinburgh
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Poster for the William Anderson Memorial local history writing competition has a colourful border of painted Edinburgh buildings.
Calling Edinburgh writers!
Enter our local history writing competition, the William Anderson Memorial Prize 2025, for the chance to win £200.
#Edinburgh900
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A leather collar with brass plaque, ring and buckle inscribed with 'Greyfriars Bobby from the Lord Provost'.
Our #Edinburgh900 exhibition is now complete and includes this item representing one of Edinburgh's best-loved stories...
Greyfriars Bobby was given this collar by the Lord Provost in 1867!
See many more intriguing items from nine centuries of city life at zurl.co/JtYki
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As the year of celebrating #Edinburgh900 draws to a close, we review the 10 stories specially created to tell 900 years of Edinburgh’s history on Our Town Stories
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Rossie Place: Tenements with bunting
Colony houses on a street
Colony houses from a stair, showing gardens
A pink Colony of Artists sign attached to a fence with Abbeyhill Primary in the background
Well done Abbeyhill Colony of Artists & Abbeyhill Primary School for a fantastic Day 1 so far of the 20th Annual event despite the 🌧
A vital place in #Edinburgh900 history 🎈 & on til 6pm tomorrow too with likely bluer skies!
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Four separate images. Bessie Watson is a young girl wearing a tartan dress and a sash with the words Votes for Women plays the bagpipes, stencil portrait of Malvina Wells, a group eating or waiting for ice creams gathers around a Pure Luca Ices van, Edinburgh City Vision 2050 logo featuring panorama of city from Calton Hill
Four separate images. Bessie Watson is a young girl wearing a tartan dress and a sash with the words Votes for Women plays the bagpipes, stencil portrait of Malvina Wells, a group eating or waiting for ice creams gathers around a Pure Luca Ices van, Edinburgh City Vision 2050 logo featuring panorama of city from Calton Hill
The final chapter in the Our Town Stories #Edinburgh900 series looking at the city’s history over the past 900 years explores Edinburgh a City of Diversity, celebrating the city’s multicultural landscape and the 2050 City Vision for a diverse and vibrant future for the city zurl.co/E60BX
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Grant Stott was Grand Marshall of the People’s Procession up the Royal Mile today. #Edinburgh900
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Copper fire mark features two repoussé hands shaking above the insurance policy number, '5J3J`.
See the final selection of objects in our #Edinburgh900 exhibition at zurl.co/cDlRp
Every object tells a story - before a city fire brigade, landlords could pay an insurance company to protect their property. Fire marks like this proved to firefighters that the owner was insured!
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A yellowed certificate for payment of annual duty on hair powder dated 1795.
More fascinating items from 900 years of city life have been added to our digital exhibition on Capital Collections, including this certificate from 1795 issued to James Rocheid of Inverleith, for payment of a new tax on hair powder!
Browse the full #Edinburgh900 exhibition at zurl.co/Sz9Bm
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Three separate images. Bessie Watson is a young girl wearing a tartan dress and a sash with the words Votes for Women plays the bagpipes, stencil portrait of Malvina Wells, a group eating or waiting for ice creams gathers around a Pure Luca Ices van.
Three separate images. Bessie Watson is a young girl wearing a tartan dress and a sash with the words Votes for Women plays the bagpipes, stencil portrait of Malvina Wells, a group eating or waiting for ice creams gathers around a Pure Luca Ices van.
Three separate images. Bessie Watson is a young girl wearing a tartan dress and a sash with the words Votes for Women plays the bagpipes, stencil portrait of Malvina Wells, a group eating or waiting for ice creams gathers around a Pure Luca Ices van.
The final chapter in the Our Town Stories #Edinburgh900 series looking at the city’s history over the past 900 years explores Edinburgh a City of Diversity, celebrating the city’s multicultural landscape and the 2050 City Vision for a diverse and vibrant future for the cityhttps://zurl.co/fqzfa
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Get the chance to explore your voice in this dynamic writing session! Keep an eye out for more ED900 event posts highlighting our exciting activities.
#edinburghprintmakers #edinburgh900 #creativewriting #edinburghartworkshops
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Don't miss out on this collaborative drypoint workshop, a highlight of our ED900 celebrations! Stay tuned for more event posts showcasing the full range of activities.
Featured Print:
Polly Morris, Starlings in Flight
#edinburghprintmakers #edinburgh900 #printmaking #edinburghartworkshops
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Musician are playing on a decorated open-backed lorry to crowded pavements as it travels along Lothian Road in Edinburgh.
We continue our exploration of Edinburgh’s heritage for #Edinburgh900 with a whistle-stop tour through a calendar year of festivals!
Read on and you could discover some new festivals to try!
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Photo of Jazz Festival 1987, thanks to SKerr via Edinburgh Collected
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Castle Mills Then & Now | 900 Stories in Print
✨Final Event✨
Saturday 30 August
Please see our website for more information and to book!
https://f.mtr.cool/wngzezvhgs
#printmaking #edinburgh900 #900stories #creativity #workshop
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A woman street performer in a sequinned leotard and blue cape, stands balancing on a ladder in front of crowd of spectators on Edinburgh’s High Street.
Our new City of Celebration story on Our Town Stories continues our exploration of Edinburgh’s heritage with a whistle-stop tour through a calendar year of festivals.
How many of these festivals have you attended?
#Edinburgh900
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A ticket for a ball at the Assembly Rooms on George street is decorated with an illustration of a woman in Grecian costume, a cherub and a string of laurel leaves.
This month for #Edinburgh900 we’re looking at the #CityOfLeisure theme and highlighting the history of the Assembly Rooms, a venue which has been at the heart of the city’s social life since it opened in former premises in the Old Town in 1710!
Read the story online at zurl.co/P9Gpd
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A grouping of promotional packaging for Alex Ferguson chocolates and sweets includes two pheasant shaped boxes.
A new #Edinburgh900 digital exhibition brings together artefacts and artworks from the collections of Museums & Galleries, Libraries and Archives, and for the first time, includes responses to objects from community groups sharing their connections and memories! zurl.co/1bOda
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A pier has steps, bunting and a kiosk at the entrance and a pavilion at the far end.
This month for #Edinburgh900 we’re looking at the #CityOfLeisure theme and highlight an archive story which describes the entertainment available in Victorian Edinburgh.
Read on to find out how the Victorians spent their limited leisure time!
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A crowd of people are travelling home after a day at the races, some on foot and some by horse and cart and some a little worse for wear!.
Come with us as we continue our journey through 900 years of Edinburgh’s history since the city gained royal burgh status, with the story of Edinburgh as a City of Leisure.
Read how Edinburghers spent their free time in centuries past on Our Town Stories!
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We continue our journey through 900 years of Edinburgh’s history with 'Edinburgh - City of Leisure'. The latest #Edinburgh900 story uses some amazing objects and images from the collections of Museums & Galleries and Libraries to conjure up a picture of life in the past.
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Exhibition poster Text Stories of belief An exhibition by Edinburgh Interfaith Assoc Celebrating 900 years of Faith Communities in Edinburgh, 23-29 June 2025 New College, University of Edinburgh. 1-15 July 2025, St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, 16-23 July St James' Quarter
Visit Edinburgh Interfaith Association’s #Edinburgh900 exhibition, Stories of Belief: Celebrating 900 Years of Faith Communities in Edinburgh. New College, University of Edinburgh, Tue - Sat, 9.00-17.00, Sun 9.00 - 12, Until 29 June.
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Join Dr Angela Bartie (Senior Lecturer in Scottish History) this Thursday for 'The Festival in the 60s' as part of the Edinburgh 900 festivities! Learn more at edin.ac/4kKejGk.
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #EdFringe #Edinburgh900
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3 images, Heathen worship ceremonial group including horn and knife, Shrine at Edinburgh Hindu Mandir and Cultural Centre, Edinburgh Gurdwara, formally a church
3 images, Heathen worship ceremonial group including horn and knife, Shrine at Edinburgh Hindu Mandir and Cultural Centre, Edinburgh Gurdwara, formally a church
3 images, Heathen worship ceremonial group including horn and knife, Shrine at Edinburgh Hindu Mandir and Cultural Centre, Edinburgh Gurdwara, formally a church
A further chapter in the Our Town Stories #Edinburgh900 series looking at the city’s history over the past 900 years explores Edinburgh a City of Faith, the home to a fascinating array of faiths and a vibrant spiritual heritage zurl.co/lQ5cs
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A new exhibition revealing fascinating information on some of Edinburgh’s earliest citizens has just opened at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. The exhibition is part of the 900th anniversary celebrations of both Edinburgh and the Cathedral. #Edinburgh900 #Archaeology
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"...intimacy, presence and harnessed conviction." F-Bomb's Monumental placed the city's missing historical women centre-plinth. Brava!
#FBombTheatre #Edinburgh900 #MonumentalEdinburgh #FeministTheatre #WomenInHistory
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On Friday, from 11am - 1pm, we will host the final Drop-In Creative Session in this current series as part of 900 Stories in Print. It will be on storytelling, is free to join, and includes a lunch of sandwiches and cake!
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#edinburgh900 #900stories
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