#scotlandculture — Public Fediverse posts

Scene Mag: Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage launches urgent appeal to secure its future. “The Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive, Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage, has launched an urgent funding appeal as it faces a growing financial crisis that threatens its survival.”

Scene Mag: Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage launches urgent appeal to secure its future. “The Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive, Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage, has launched an urgent funding appeal as it faces a growing financial crisis that threatens its survival.”

Scene Mag: Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage launches urgent appeal to secure its future. “The Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive, Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage, has launched an urgent funding appeal as it faces a growing financial crisis that threatens its survival.”

Scene Mag: Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage launches urgent appeal to secure its future. “The Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive, Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage, has launched an urgent funding appeal as it faces a growing financial crisis that threatens its survival.”

Scene Mag: Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage launches urgent appeal to secure its future. “The Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive, Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage, has launched an urgent funding appeal as it faces a growing financial crisis that threatens its survival.”

St. Francis Xavier University: McGregor Family Letters – New digital collection available on StFX Scholar. “This remarkable collection of letters, dating from 1805 to 1842, was donated to the Angus L. Macdonald Library by George and Elizabeth MacKenzie of Truro, N.S. George was a descendent of Malcolm McGregor, who had emigrated from Scotland to Pictou in 1801 with his wife Isobel and two […]

St. Francis Xavier University: McGregor Family Letters – New digital collection available on StFX Scholar. “This remarkable collection of letters, dating from 1805 to 1842, was donated to the Angus L. Macdonald Library by George and Elizabeth MacKenzie of Truro, N.S. George was a descendent of Malcolm McGregor, who had emigrated from Scotland to Pictou in 1801 with his wife Isobel and two […]

St. Francis Xavier University: McGregor Family Letters – New digital collection available on StFX Scholar. “This remarkable collection of letters, dating from 1805 to 1842, was donated to the Angus L. Macdonald Library by George and Elizabeth MacKenzie of Truro, N.S. George was a descendent of Malcolm McGregor, who had emigrated from Scotland to Pictou in 1801 with his wife Isobel and two […]

St. Francis Xavier University: McGregor Family Letters – New digital collection available on StFX Scholar. “This remarkable collection of letters, dating from 1805 to 1842, was donated to the Angus L. Macdonald Library by George and Elizabeth MacKenzie of Truro, N.S. George was a descendent of Malcolm McGregor, who had emigrated from Scotland to Pictou in 1801 with his wife Isobel and two […]

The Drinks Business: Brewery and distillery search engine launches. “A new internet search engine, dedicated to helping put beer and whisky drinkers in touch with some of the best breweries and distilleries in Scotland, will debut this week.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/12/the-drinks-business-brewery-and-distillery-search-engine-launches/

BBC: Scotland’s first skatepark to be dug up by archaeologists. “For five years it hosted the country’s finest and keenest skateboarders, witnessing flips and tricks as a new subculture boomed in popularity. Now Scotland’s first ever outdoor skatepark is to be resurrected by a team of archaeologists hoping to preserve the site’s legacy.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/20/bbc-scotlands-first-skatepark-to-be-dug-up-by-archaeologists/

National Records of Scotland: Return of documents after historical thefts. “National Records of Scotland (NRS) has completed the return of thousands of documents that were stolen from its archives and from other UK institutions by a single individual between 1949 and 1980. NRS recovered around 3100 items in total, mainly family, estate and business correspondence, that its archivists believe […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/28/national-records-of-scotland-return-of-documents-after-historical-thefts/

University of St Andrews: Nessie loves a sunny summer’s day – how anecdotes become data. “New research from the University of St Andrews has used a database of Loch Ness Monster reports to translate anecdotes into data, shedding light on statistical biases and the important of defining the right information for analysis. While anecdotes are often dismissed in scientific research this […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/university-of-st-andrews-nessie-loves-a-sunny-summers-day-how-anecdotes-become-data/

Historic Environment Scotland: Unlock Scotland’s past with trove.scot. “Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has today launched trove.scot, its new digital portal for the historic environment. Users can now delve into Scotland’s heritage with the platform, which brings together millions of HES’s unique and diverse collections of information, images, video, spatial data and archival […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/15/historic-environment-scotland-unlock-scotlands-past-with-trove-scot/