We just thought we would let you know of a great event which Karen is involved in organising as part of Glasgow Doors Open Day 2020. The ‘Haud yer Wheesht, Wumman! Who gets to Speak in Heritage?’ event will be held on the 18th September 2020 at 2pm and is FREE!! An expectation of equal…
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Shaking Up Scotland Event
Well hello there everyone! We are putting on a rather fabulous event as part of the rather fabulous From Her, To Her project by Terra Incognita. We are genuinely thrilled to be part of this project, and we would love you to come along to our Shaking Up Scotland event on November 14th, it should…
Women of Garnethill – DOD Talk
**SAVE THE DATE** as we will be presenting a brand new talk on women of Garnethill, West End of Glasgow as part of Doors Open Day in collaboration with the wonderful Glasgow Guild. More information about the festival can be found here. The talk is on the 12th of September 7.30pm and will discuss several…
Heritage Hits – Things to do in Autumn
Hello all! We are very sorry for the radio silence over the last few weeks but due to the recent events in Glasgow (namely a second fire at a very well-known building) and our PhD’s, we have been a bit snowed under with work. We have however, managed to compile a list of ‘heritage hits’…
The People’s History Show: Belle Moore
What are you doing this Monday evening? Well, I’m here to tell you to cancel all your plans and tune in to STV at 8pm to catch us talking about the amazing Belle Moore, a teenage Olympian and an all-around taboo-busting Scottish swimming legend. Check out the teaser below. Expect a historic recreation (to confirm…
GWL, Banners & Processions 2018
We’ve been really busy over the last couple of months but we took some time out to visit one of The Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) banner making workshops. The workshop, which was held on a Saturday (perfect excuse not to study) was a fun and welcoming event in collaboration with The Scottish Refugee Council. Going…
Citz Superstar – Mary Sweeney
Mary was born in Derry in 1923, the eldest of three children. At 17, at the outbreak of war, she travelled to Manchester alone where she worked as a nurse for the duration of the war. She was the only woman on a boat full of soldiers on the way over. The boat had to stop…
Backstage at the Citz!
Well, hello darlings! Fancy doing something completely different this year and beating the January blues? Why not book onto one of the Citizen’s Theatre backstage Tours! The tours run from January until June this year but remember, the building will be closing this year for the £19.4 million refurbishment and will not be open back up…
Guest Post: Violet Mary Craig Roberton (1888-1954)
Hope you’re all having a good January so far, if not never fear, there are eleven more months to make it up. Today we are chuffed to present another lovely Guest Post, this time about a personal history rediscovered by an intrepid researcher, take it away Clare. Clare Thomson is a librarian in Special collections…
**SOLD OUT** MORE TICKETS!! HERstory Talk (Take Two)
Ok, we are DELIGHTED to announce that we have more tickets available for sale for our HERstory event on Nov 15th 2017. The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Eva Bolander, heard of our search for a venue and contacted the Trust personally to offer us space in the City Chambers! Absolutely amazing! We are so grateful for…
Building Scotland – Margaret Brodie
The Architect, Margaret Brodie, has much to be recognised for and it is only over the last ten years her achievements are being discussed in a similar manner to her male counterparts. Born in 1907 in Largs, she was one of three daughters of John and Jane Brodie. Her father was a civil engineer with…
The Glasgow Guild: Restoring Glasgow one seat at a time
The Glasgow Guild are a company everyone should know, not only in Glasgow but world-wide. This bustling busy workshop which is situated above Singl-End in the Garnethill area of Glasgow is a wonderland of fabrics, furniture and beautifully eccentric chit-chat. Run by Jonathan Cokey and John Cowie, the Glasgow Guild is only four years old…
History. Heritage. Hilarity. 