(This post appeared first on the allmediascotland site) Amid all the gloom that hangs over traditional news media, there’s one bright spot from an unlikely source. Digging up old stories and putting them on the web is flourishing. The fancier… Read More ›
A new exhibition in Edinburgh celebrates the centenary of the Dovecot tapestry weavers. The idea of hanging your history on the wall started well before 1066, but the Bayeux Tapestry not only made the news for England but still fashions… Read More ›
The Central Office of Information (CoI) passed away on March 31 – virtually unnoticed. It had a long and eventful life – nearly a century if you include its early years as the Ministry of Information. Thousands of talented journalists,… Read More ›
This film from the new British Council archive is fascinating in many ways. It’s visually sumptuous – the first time I think the Hebrides, previously captured by sharp-eyed photographers like Werner Kissling in monochrome, was portrayed in glorious Technicolor. It weaves a simple dramatic… Read More ›
A key feature of digital history is its capacity to surprise. My good pal and cycling buddy, Iain Monk, who’s from Benbecula in the Western Isles, never knew his paternal grandfather, who died before Iain was born. But looking on… Read More ›
This gem from the Scottish Screen Archive shows the work of some extraordinarily brave women – click on the picture to view. It is intriguing in many ways – as one of the earliest documentaries, perhaps the only moving image… Read More ›
Manchester United in 1905/06 Image via Wikipedia Football has always been about finding the net. And there is no doubt that it has found it over the last five years with an explosion in newly-digitised historical material. Digital history is… Read More ›
Another gem from British Pathe – featuring Robert Smyth McColl, co-founder of the sweetie shop and newsagent chain which bears his name to this day. Click on the image to view. He was one of Scotland’s greatest players, scoring a… Read More ›
This is the second British Pathe film of the Irish Free State team – this time playing the USA at Dalymount Park, Dublin. Click on the image to view. Similar to the Celtic match on February 23 but this time… Read More ›
Now is maybe a good time to dig in the digital history archive…… given the recent abysmal performances of Scottish football clubs in Europe. Click on this photo to view this silent gem from British Pathe. It is probably the… Read More ›
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