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Eachdraidh Na Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann: The History of Gaelic in Edinburgh James Gillespie’s High School are delighted to share that their “Eachdraidh Na

Picardy Village, by John Clerk of Eldin

The Picardy Linen Weavers in 18th century Edinburgh In the 18th century, a community of linen weavers from Picardy in France arrived and settled in

The Trinity Apse visit Members of the Old Edinburgh Club were thrilled with their recent visit to the Trinity Apse to hear a talk on

By: Amanda Ramsey, Jean Butchart Bursary awardee

Amanda Ramsey has followed in the footsteps of Matthew Ferrie on his Jean Butchart Bursary, cataloguing manuscripts held by the Edinburgh Central Library. We asked

Register House just before completion

By: Steven Robb

Laying the foundation of General Register House, 1774 Two hundred and fifty years ago today, on 27th June 1774, the foundation stone of Register House

Old Edinburgh Reborn: Update Where is the old Scottish Parliament Building hiding? Remarkably there are significant parts of the old Scottish Parliament Building still in

The Lending Library by Isaac Cruikshank (between 1800 and 1811)

Access the new Books and Borrowing Database The Books and Borrowing Database, containing borrowing records covering eighteen different Scottish libraries active in the period between

Great Debate finalists 2024

By: Jo Chapman

National debate for schools The Historical Association recently announced the winner of the Great Debate 2024: Emma Crow from Broxburn Academy, Broxburn, West Lothian. The

Trinity Collegiate Church from Lower Calton by Henry Duguid 1848

By: Jill Harrison, Jean Guild Grant awardee

Last week Jill Harrison was out and about in Edinburgh looking for more pieces of her Trinity Stones jigsaw puzzle and gives us her