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RT @HLHArchives: This image is from the Duncan Macpherson collection held in our #Skye & #Lochalsh Archive Centre. It shows the famous and…

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RT @Prof_Murdoch: Any of my colleagues know if Wasch's 'Doopregister van der Hollanders in Brazilie' has been digitised? If not, does anyo…

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In September 1937 the League of Nations Union (Airdrie Branch) held a Peace Week in Airdrie with public meetings, performances and a pageant featuring 17 tableaux on the theme of War and Peace. #InternationalDayOfPeace https://t.co/tz2WjruLLj

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RT @stickssn: BBC News - 'Stunning' finds on Scotland's earliest railway https://t.co/8msKCzEjCo

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RT @Scranlife: #ArchiveOccupation - Brickmaker As in #WW1 women took the place of men These #WW2 women worked at Glenboig fireclay works m…

NorthLan Heritage19 Sep

We are giving behind the scenes tours of the Industrial History Store @SummerleeMuseum today at 11am & 1pm The weather is forecast to brighten up later so join our Industrial History Curator for a tour of the nationally-important Summerlee Iron Works site at the museum at 2pm https://t.co/dYKJlGKPtK

NorthLan Heritage18 Sep

RT @SummerleeMuseum: Ever wanted to take a look behind the scenes at Summerlee Museum's industrial history? Doors Open Day, Sunday 19 Sept…

NorthLan Heritage18 Sep

For anyone who couldn't come to our store tours on #DoorsOpenDay today here is a video we made (in pre-Covid times) about North Lanarkshire Archives. @NorthLanDOD @DoorsOpenDays @ARAScot @explorearchives @ScotsArchives @nlcpeople https://t.co/xl0YyuzOCN

NorthLan Heritage18 Sep

Our doors are now open! Meet our museums, archives and local studies staff for a look behind the scenes of North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre (ML1 3HU) at 1.30pm and 3pm. To book call 01698 274 590. Or drop-in to climb our viewing tower and see our exhibitions. #DoorsOpenDay https://t.co/ZMff2jf3aS

NorthLan Heritage18 Sep

It's #DoorsOpenDay! 🎉 Come & visit us at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre (ML1 3HU) today, Sat 18/09/21! We have tours of our archives & museum stores, exhibitions, wonderful views from our tower, and kids activities. To book a tour, call 01698 274590. https://t.co/nDkGfTcGc8 https://t.co/LMsysXItIR

NorthLan Heritage18 Sep

#OTD in 1959, 47 men lost their lives due to an underground fire at the Auchengeich Colliery, near Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire. You can read the report of H.M. Chief Inspector of Mines and Quarries about the disaster at: https://t.co/28ZOFQWmxL

NorthLan Heritage17 Sep

RT @UofGSPS: #RecoveringCommunity podcast episode 1 out now! It explores how public remembrance of the Auchengeich mining disaster of 18t…

NorthLan Heritage17 Sep

RT @ewangibbs: On Sunday, the Auchengeich Miners' Memorial Service commemorated the anniversary of 20th century Scotland's worst mining dis…

NorthLan Heritage17 Sep

Do you have any plans tomorrow? Come & visit us at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre for #DoorsOpenDay, this Saturday 18 September! From behind-the-scenes tours of our archives repository to wonderful views from the tower, you won't regret it! To book a tour, call 01698 274590. https://t.co/hkaKxo6EDF

NorthLan Heritage17 Sep

RT @ScotsArchives: 📢CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS📢 Community Archive or Heritage Group? Get Involved!🗣️ Join @CArchivesScot for their November c…

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RT @_BusinessArch: CALLING REPOSITORIES: Thanks to the work of the Crisis Management Team the archive of Debenhams is safe for now but in n…

NorthLan Heritage17 Sep

#DYK that the design of our North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre tower by architects Andrew Merrylees, Grierson and Robertson was based on Edinburgh's @camobscura? Find out how the design & the views compare when you visit us this Saturday from 12 noon (ML1 3HU). #DoorsOpenDay https://t.co/E3mndnP31t

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