It seemed like a gala day animated by the thrill of eager expectancy; a social function, entirely pleasurable….”Robert Barr (1849-1912), British Canadian short story writer born in Glasgow Things Are Hotting Up As they say in these parts – and …
On 19th July, the monthly social run by the community access team of the Learning and Programme Unit at the National Museum of Scotland had a special guest – Queen Victoria! This social is aimed at people who are living …
This week, Jasper gives us a guided tour of Glasgow, his home town. Always A Full Breakfast Do you ever think about being a tourist in your own home town? I say this because sometimes it does not take much …
To many, Flora MacDonald is a romantic heroine of the Jacobite cause. It is she who is immortalised by the Skye Boat song for her help to get Prince Charles Edward Stuart off South Uist and to safety. However, in …