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Here to connect with other family historians, genealogists, and people with a passion for Glasgow's past. Drop in to our Glasgow West End research centre or visit us online! Registered Scottish charity. gwsfhs.org.uk
👤 Joined on 25 February 2025
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Show Post🥳 Enormous congratulations to my outstanding colleague & friend Prof. Jane Whittle, on her election to the Fellowship of the British Academy. Jane is a world renowned scholar of the history of work & gender in preindustrial Europe. She currently leads The Material Culture of Wills project. 🗃️
Show PostLone Survivor. The former British Linen Bank building at 215 High Street in Glasgow. Built in 1895 from a design by William Forrest Salmon, it's the last building from its era standing on this block. #glasgow #buildings #architecture #architecturephotography #highstreet
Show PostOur publications for 2025-2026! This year we have two (!) volumes, focussed on different islands: Arran (Arran Rentals, 1576-1780: accounts & testaments) and Australia (Life & Adventures of G. R. Nicoll, 1824-1901: travel journal of a Scottish shipwright/blockmaker) www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk
Show PostAlways remember information in census returns is not necessarily true! My great-aunt said she was born in Canada and her husband in Scotland. They weren't married (he was!) and were both born in Gloucestershire! What fun they had filling that one in! #genealogy ##FamilyHistory
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